When I first took the Self Assessment Inventory I had not had any type of Human Services classes‚ or any type of education regarding this. After taking Human Services I and Human Services II classes‚ I see things in a very different light. I feel that my thinking changed dramatically after taking these two courses. There were many things that I completely changed my views and beliefs on. While reading the different chapters I saw a lot of differences in my way of thinking and the correct
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Cultural Self-Awareness We live in a world that is culturally diverse. Cultural diversity includes different cultures‚ groups‚ communities‚ ethnicities‚ religions‚ and forms of communication‚ along with cultural values and norms. Living in such diverse society‚ it is important that we learn to respect each other’s differences. When I think of the term "culturally different‚" I immediately think of a group of individuals who face a number of challenges‚ such as acceptance and discrimination
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Transcendentalism Through the Political Thought of Emerson‚ Thoreau and Fuller Courtney Thompson Introduction: The Transcendentalist During the early to middle years of the nineteenth century‚ American transcendentalism was born. The term transcendental came from German philosopher Immanuel Kant. He criticizes John Locke‚ who claimed that knowledge comes through our sensual impressions of the world. Kant feels as though the mind has intuitions of itself that he called transcendental forms.
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The prompt for this essay was on my choice of 2 early American poets or novelists. The two poets that I chose were Robert Frost‚ and Ralph Waldo Emerson which were American poets that have had many famous works published. These two authors were both of the 18th century‚ and published many works throughout their long lives. Robert Frost was born on March 26‚ 1874 in San Francisco‚ California. He was raised for 11 years there until his father William Prescott Frost Jr. died of tuberculosis. After
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reiterates his delight and connection to nature in saying‚ “Yet it is certain that the power to produce this delight does not reside in nature‚ but in man‚ or in a harmony of both.” Ralph Waldo Emerson was not only an enthusiastic writer of nature‚ but an enjoyer of its magnificent features as well.” Emerson explains that there is such vastness and difference in nature that someone who visits it can’t possible ever get tired of it. He writes‚ “Within [the] plantations of God‚ a decorum and sanctity
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England around the 1836 in reaction to rationalism. That‚ in order to understand the nature of reality‚ one must first examine and analyze the reasoning process that governs the nature of experience” Ralph Waldo Emerson a clergy who left ministering explained in his book that “in the quest for self-fulfillment‚ individuals should work for a communion with the natural world” The authors of transcendentalism promoted individualism‚ encouraged people to look into themselves for answers to life’s difficult
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Ralph Waldo Emerson was an incredible essayist and poet who helped to lead the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He is known for many of his commendable works. He is known for saying “unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered‚ you will never grow” (Emerson). This quote‚ to me‚ has a multitude of meanings‚ one of which is that Emerson is saying that you have to expand your abilities if you want to improve‚ When Emerson said “unless you try to do something
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While I read "The Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez"‚ there were tons of ideas that struck me. It was very interesting because so many of the different parts could relate to my life. Also‚ given his story‚ it’s so interesting to me that he is against bilingual education‚ having benefited from it in his own life. To me‚ it places the book in a different light as I read it. This book is a narrative and it is telling in how his opinions were formed because the experiences that
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I am going to commit to role playing at least once a week with peers so that I master this weakness. I can’t grow as an effective leader if I am not able to have crucial conversations with employees. The domino effect from not having those conversations could in fact be detrimental to the employee and the company. To ensure I actually follow through with this‚ I will schedule time on my calendar with peers to practice. As a servant leader‚ it’s in my nature to make sure people feel cared for and
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I affirm the people at work through different ways. I accept others and listen to them. I have a positive attitude and demonstrate it by encouraging the people with positive comments on their achievements. For example‚ being the committee chairperson of patient documentation‚ I sent ’kudos’ to those staff who does the documentation as per the hospital policy. I treat my teammates with dignity and respect (Warren‚ 2013). I empathize with my coworkers who face issues and suggest them simple and practical
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