practice to make a difference in the lives of others. This class marks the beginning of my path to a hopefully long and influential career in the field of social work. This course has presented opportunities and challenges to raise a level of awareness of self that I did not realize I possessed. I have and will continue to use this discernment to relate and understand others. Prior to this semester‚ I did not fully grasp how each of these exercises‚ experiences‚ and interactions would correlate and influence
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Based on what I have read in “Self-Reliance”‚ I believe that Emerson would not approve of me being in this class because Emerson pushed hard for individualism‚ rather than accepting other people’s ideas and what they are teaching. Emerson writes‚ “To believe in you own thought‚ to believe that what is true for you in your private heart‚ is true for all men‚-- that is genius.”(269). Even though this quote is in the first paragraph on Emerson’s essay‚ it speaks volumes . Emerson is saying that if a
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Self-evaluation journal Writing Skills/ APA format During the past two and half years at University of South Alabama‚ I took several writing courses. When I first started the Master program‚ I was very afraid because I always had a weakness of writing papers. I can honestly since starting the program and having understanding professors that gave perfect feedback‚ I am a little more confident in writing papers. Even though at times it still hard for me to gather information to write a paper.
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I am the product of a Catholic education. Having attended Catholic schools since the age of three‚ I have learned education is an opportunity to not only advance intellectually‚ but also to develop morally. As such‚ my life is guided by the values and beliefs that have been instilled in me throughout the years. One of the core values I hold in high esteem is service. I understand I have an obligation to use my gifts and talents to benefit others. As I prepare to graduate high school and start the
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The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy and Student Performance Jillian Cormier McNeese State University Abstract The study being conducted on self-fulfilling prophecy will determine rather there is a direct correlation between a positive professor‚ a negative professor‚ and a neutral group with no professor opinion. The study will contain 30 undergraduate students from McNeese State University who are currently enrolled in a psychology class. Each group will contain 10 participants and 1 professor. The
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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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Self Concept Paper Although‚ many people like and dislike many of their physical appearances they have to cope with the fact that they can not change them and that their unique characteristics make them who they are. My favorite characteristic is my hair; I like my hair because it is long and curly. I can do a number of different styles with my hair such as straightening it‚ making it wavy or leaving it curly. I’ve never been bothered with my hair because my hair is unique and not many people have
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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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