The movie Precious is based on a young girl who comes from a hostile and difficult environment; she has a complicated relationship with both her mother and her father. Even so, her personality seems to develop throughout the movie. This essay will apply Carl Rogers’ person-centered, humanistic approach to account for the development of Precious’ personality. Carl Rogers's personality theory postulated that given a nurturing environment, every individual has a tendency of actualizing themselves. He also looks at the individual’s interaction with others and how he or she is valued by them, as well as how they value themselves (Hergenhahn, 1994). There are key concepts that Rogers uses in his theory. This essay will explain these concepts and When a person becomes aware and recognizes the situation that they are in, their phenomenological field becomes enhanced and they can be aware of reality; that is, objective and subjective reality become similar (Herganhahn, 1994). Precious' experiences at home were harsh and she blocked them from awareness by creating her own fantasies of her being famous and beautiful, her teacher telling her that he is going to leave his wife and marry her. Precious does not enhance her phenomenological field and thereby stagnates. However, when she becomes aware and recognizes her real situation, she closes the photo album and faces her home unloving environment.
The self-concept Baumeister (as cited in MacLeod, 2008) defines the self-concept as “the individual’s belief about himself or herself, including the person’s attributes and who and what the self is". Self-concept may be described as the individual's outlook on their life, how they perceive themselves (Hergenhahn, 1994). This is to a large extent based on social interactions and evaluations an individual attaches to experiences. Carl Rogers (as cited in MacLeod, 2008) believes that there are three different components of self-concept, namely; self-image, self
when the black death subsided. People wanted to find new knowledge that has been destroyed People became even more open minded then became humanistic.( also known as Secular knowledge) Humanistic means that they accept that they are truly human. Humanism was the popular ideology at the time. This affected the Architecture, Arts, and technologies being open minded led to the New printing press ”During is this era people looked for the old Roman and Greek classics. This was good because the people…
the protection of the environment. Humanists make no apologies for this. Humanists twist no biblical doctrine to justify such actions. They recognize the Promethean defiance of their response and take pride in it. For this is part of the tradition. Humanism is in tune with new technological developments. Humanists are willing to take part in emerging scientific and technological discoveries in order to exercise their moral influence on these revolutions as they come about, especially in the interest…
I. Part One Secular Humanism 1. The Question of Origin: A humanist rejects any existence of god and believed that modern science can answer the question of how life began Origin of the universe and life, the scientific method is most respected as the means for revealing the mysteries of the origins of the universe and life. (What Secular Humanists Believe www.beliefnet.com). “ Atheists, proposed the idea that god is not necessary for life or morals, and the answer to mankind’s existence id…
24th/August/2014 5. Analyze the influence of humanism on the visual arts in the Italian Renaissance. Use at least THREE specific works to support your analysis. (2004 AP Euro FRQ #5) Secular Humanism can be the most popular description for the idea and conception during the Italian Renaissance. The focus of study for the scholar and artist in that era shifts from the church and religion to the interest of human nature. The influences of the humanism on visual art can be seen in the emphasis on the…
Discuss how Renaissance ideals of humanism are expressed in the Italian art of the period, referring to specific works and artists. During the fourteenth century Italy witnessed notable changes, which throughout the next couple of centuries extended towards northern Europe. This was later described as the "Renaissance", "the cultural achievements through sixteenth centuries; those achievements rest on the economic and political developments of earlier centuries". (Western Society, 413) This was…
Salutati became a major collector of ancient texts and was said to have collected up to 800 books in his personal library. From this passion of historical texts, he became correspondents with Petrarch, who is known as the Father of Humanism. Salutati became a major patron of humanism by assisting younger Humanists such as Gian Francesco Poggio Bracciolini, Leonardo Bruni, Niccolo Niccoli, and Pier Paolo Vergerio. He brought them to Florence and assisted them in their studies and finances. Salutati also…
about change. A main movement of change that went on during the Renaissance is Humanism. Generally applied to the overreaching social and intellectual philosophies of the Renaissance era. Humanism is the resurgent study of classical antiquity and was first started in Italy before it went widespread throughout Western Europe during the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth centuries. Before the Renaissance idea of Humanism, there was a counter part of Medieval Scholasticism. The idea of Scholasticism…
northern Europe, subtle changes occurred, with an emphasis on scientific intellectualism and religious humanism. It was dominated by the universities where the development of science was most pronounced. The renewal was also largely centred on religion, which is why the Reformation would happen in the north rather than in Italy. A. Define the term Humanism. Discuss the four stages of the Humanism and Discuss in detail at least two (2)examples in each stage. Was the Renaissance a return to an…
This is my longer analysis of the Kingdom of Heaven. Appreciate any feedback. [SPOILER WARNING] The Kingdom of Heaven is an anti-religion humanist epic. The moral of the story is that humanism is better than religion. KOH uses a traditional storytelling formula designed to convince people to reject a particular belief or worldview. A sympathetic hero begins the story believing in the worldview the screenwriter wants to discredit. After seeing the worldview for what it really is (according to the…
discipline.” The word Renaissance relates to humanism in the fact that these two words came from the same time period. The Oxford English Dictionary defines humanism as “the doctrine that Christ’s nature was human only and not divine.” Humanism brought man to the forefront causing a cultural revolution. The will to better understand the world stirred up progress in the scientific fields. Scientists throughout Europe were under the influence of humanism which was spread with the invention of the printing…
