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    Social Self

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    THE SOCIAL SELF The way we define who we are is a direct result of what we know. In basic terms‚ the Social Self is defined as how an individual interacts with the social world presented to him and how he approaches the formation of relationships. Mental images of how I see myself play a big role also such as physical appearance‚ accomplishments‚ roles‚ and skills. It is self-awareness process that can sometimes be difficult. Within everyday life people believe themselves to be constantly changing

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    developing self

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    Introduction Every individual have different capabilities and personality‚ which I believe it makes us all unique. However‚ they want to be accepted‚ respect and understand by others in order to enjoy life. According to Nussbaum (2009)‚ people are striving to get a worthy life of human dignity while countries or states are of focused on economic growth. He also mentions that people are the real wealth of nation‚ and the purpose of development is to create healthy and creative environment. It is argued

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    SELF ASSESSMENT

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    be established. Self-assessment allows the rater to look at their own performance‚ form conclusions about performance level‚ and act upon those conclusions to create a development plan. Accurate self-assessment requires introspection and realistic self-perception (Wilson & Pearson‚ 1995). The rater must also be able to reflect on their performance and determine where improvements are necessary (Braskamp & Ory‚ 1994). Self-assessment takes many forms. In many organizations‚ self-evaluation is

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    Confucius on the Self

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    Confucius on the Self From what I have read and taken in it is in my belief that the human “self” has something to do with a persons morals‚ values‚ background and really just everything that makes a person who they are. I believe that when one refers to the human “self” they are referring to what a person sees as right and wrong and truly what it is that they believe in. The readings that we have looked at so far all seem to focus around this central topic of doing right in the world and respecting

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    Self discpline

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    people have self-discipline as it is this quality that aids you to reach your goals. Developing self-discipline for success means you are giving yourself and your goals true and proper respect. It affects your ability to see a project through. It allows you to stay focused on your goal. We are given magnificent ’birth gifts" - talents‚ capacities‚ privileges‚ intelligences‚ opportunities - that would remain largely unopened except through our own decision and effort. The pillars of self-discipline

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    I chose to read Joan Morgan’s From Fly-Girls to Bitches and Hoes for my next reading journal article. She begins with background information of current hip hop and rap lyrics‚ and the language they choose to use. Much of the diction used in their songs are insensitive towards women of all kinds. However‚ Morgan points out that the rappers are not to be entirely blamed. For centuries‚ women have used their sexuality as an advantage in order to progress through social and work situations. “Sex has

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    relationship between self-monitoring and self-esteem. 150 college students from De La Salle University‚ Manila participated in this study. By using Self-Monitoring Scale (SMS) and Self-Esteem Rating Scale (SERS)‚ the participants were asked to answer these questionnaires. The ratings from the scales were used to measure participants’ self-monitoring and self-esteem. Based on the results of this study‚ coherent with the previous studies on the topic‚ it could be inferred that self-monitoring of a person

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    The Toxicity of Today’s Music Industry To some the music industry is a toxic one‚ while to others they could not be more indifferent about it. In the article “Sex‚ Lies and Videos” Joan Morgan stresses the negative affects the music industry is having on this generation. She makes great points throughout the article while using examples to support those points. T.V is one of the most popular forms of “advertising” if you will. She says T.V is essentially a “babysitter” for children. Whether

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    Self Esteem

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    What is Self-Esteem? Self esteem is the acceptance‚ respect‚ confidence and satisfaction that you have in yourself as a person. It is based on an internal image of ourselves that we have ‚ consciously and subconsciously. We begin to create our internal image in childhood based on our interactions with others and our environment. Especially the signals and feedback we receive from our parents at first. Then‚ from our performance in school and sports and how likable our childhood friends‚ family

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    Self Forgiveness

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    forgiveness of one’s-self. The article states that there are few definitions of self–forgiveness that can be found in the social sciences literature‚ but those that do exist emphasize self–love and respect in the face of one’s own wrongdoing. In the philosophy literature‚ self–forgiveness has been conceptualized as a show of goodwill toward the self while one clears the mind of the self–hatred and self–contempt that result from hurting another (Hall‚ & Fincham‚ 2005). My definition of self-forgiveness is

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