LITERARY TOPICS 23RD OF OCTOBER 2012 SUMMARY OF “MUNITIONS” BY JESSIE GEORGINA SIME The text “Munitions” by Georgina Sime talks about the position of women and how they too can make a different or change in the society. Sime uses a character (Bertha Martin) to stress the idea and show actually how she strived and made decisions to be able to attain a sense of self-worth. The general image of women was said to be unpleasant “loud‚ noisy‚ forever talking ““bad women”‚ but was explained that
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Research Paper: Self Esteem "Should high self-esteem be a goal in society?" This question is raised often in the essay being reviewed‚ and in the end is the question you are left asking yourself. Self-esteem is literally defined by how much value people place on themselves (Baumeister‚ Campbell‚ Krueger‚ Vohs‚ 2003). High self-esteem has become a growing craze ever since the 1970’s‚ turning from a forbidden sin’ to a way of life’‚ Baumeister et al (2003). The essay on self esteem poses the
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Self-Enhancement is defined by Virginia Kwan quite simply as a self-perception that is overly positive." Kwan posits two manners in which such an overly positive self-perception is formed‚ both of which involve making social comparisons. The apparent distinction between these two ways of establishing a self-enhancing bias lies in the target of the social comparison. In the first type of bias the self-enhancer compares his view of himself to his perceived view of others. Kwan labeled this type
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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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confidence and sympathy of others. A bold attitude of self-help can make a man perfect and successful in life. There is a saying: "God helps those who help themselves." Self-help is the best help. It is a heroic virtue. It gives us the spirit of self confidence and strength of mind. God has given us physical strength and intelligence enough to live a healthy life. So we should properly use these two important qualities in order to build up our life. Life itself has to be adequately planned beforehand
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Self-Esteem and Self-Concept Self-Esteem is the way we view ourselves‚ and the acceptance of our own worth. It is the reason we compare each other‚ and try to be better than others. We judge every little action we do and thought counts. Self-Esteem is linked to the feelings of pride and discouragement. Self-consciousness is associated with self-esteem as self-consciousness is a sense of awareness. Self-confidence is a feeling of personal capacity and self-respect‚ which is a feeling of personal
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Self-confidence is extremely important in almost every aspect of our lives‚ yet so many people struggle to find it. Sadly‚ this can be a vicious circle: People who lack self-confidence can find it difficult to become successful.. Self-confident people inspire confidence in others: their audience‚ their peers‚ their bosses‚ their customers‚ and their friends. And gaining the confidence of others is one of the key ways in which a self-confident person finds success. What is Self-Confidence?
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Ownership and Sense of Self Ownership and sense of self are different‚ but still can relate to each other. Ownership can be determined by the object we possess. Tangible and intangible objects can define an individual person’s character. The ownership of tangible items defines a person’s status and gives people a sense of worthiness. Society seems to be filled by the ideas of ownership and then starts to define people by the objects they own. Ownership can be found within yourself or through the
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focused on “Self awareness” What is Self awareness? It is the ability to read one’s emotion and recognize their impact while using guts feeling to guide decisions. It includes recognition of our personality‚ our strengths and weaknesses‚ our likes and dislikes. Developing self-awareness can help us to recognize when we are stressed or under pressure. It is also often a prerequisite for effective communication and interpersonal relations‚ as well as for developing empathy for others. Self awareness
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Self Awareness What is self awareness? Self awareness is a way for us to explore our individual personalities‚ value systems‚ beliefs‚ natural inclinations‚ and tendencies. Because we are all different in the way we react to things‚ learn‚ and synthesize information‚ it’s helpful to occasionally spend time in self-reflection to gain a better insight into ourselves. Why is self awareness important? Self awareness is important because when we have a better understanding of ourselves‚ we are
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