1. I thought the introduction to the story was a bit long. For me the most captivating part of the introduction was the last two sentences. On the second paragraph where it says “many creatures lie inside the jungle” I would change it to “many creatures lie in wait in that jungle.” I loved the description of the soft beaches and the transparent blue water, in the third paragraph. Also in the same paragraph I would change “underwater kingdom” to “domain.” In the fourth paragraph I didn’t understand the role of the garden and how it fit into the story. The story as a whole though was very powerful and I could really feel the character Lee’s pain and loss.
2. This story engages nothing but laughter from me, sure there are some grammatical errors but over all I thought it was a great story. The way the author told her story was so realistic and I was able to relate to that time in a teenage girls life. The feelings of need to be like everyone else, that encompassing needs to fit in.
3. The first sentence “why do you think people do bad things?” hangs luminously over the entire story. The story itself was a bit hard to follow; I never really grasped ahold of that underlying meaning until the very end. Maybe in order to engage the reader sooner in the story there could be a subtle introduction to the climax earlier on.
4. This story was breath taking, the way the author brings something tender and kind out of something frozen and cold. It is a story that leaves you stranded, a cliffhanger and it leaves me wanting to know how the proposal turns out. The author portrays feelings that one can only wish for and makes them real.
The Self Our perception is often skewed by what the media or what others deem as attractive and beautiful. Self-concept affects individuals directly through interpersonal communications and how others perceive several aspects of our behaviour and attitudes. Self-Esteem and Body Image are also common factors which help define who we are, and are significant in today’s society. These three issues today, can have a huge impact on an individual’s development and overall personality. By definition, perception…
The Webster’s Dictionary defines “self” as the person someone normally or truly is. I find this hard to understand, words of certainty are used but I am no more certain of the self. Normally is defined as not strange. Truly is similarly defined as without doubt. Prior to being asked, what is the self and how do you know? I never gave the idea much thought. It seemed that the self was something permanent, undeniable and certain even through the vast changes that exist in the world. Having…
Mike McCarthy CMM 350 Jared Bishop 8 February, 2015 Self and Society The debate between Walter Lippmann and John Dewey is based on whether or not the public has the capability to to learn how to govern itself correctly in a democracy. Dewey had a great faith in the public's capacity, while Lippmann was skeptical of the public's policy-making ability. I think that both of these arguments hold water and a combination of the two is what is needed in order to form an effective democracy. Lippmann…
The self is first and foremost the collection of beliefs that we hold about ourselves, simple but interesting. The first question posed to us is what are our import characteristic. People put on a show daily so they can fit into their surroundings, with that being said integrity and accountability is key. Self esteem is the evaluation we make of ourselves, and when we use reflective appraisals we need to apply that integrity to give our self a true self assessment and show accountability when we…
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Nhi Tran Comm-20 Nov 17th 2014 Self Reflection After the very first speech of this course, which is the demonstration speech, I made a big improvement for this one. Speech is no longer my biggest fear because by this time, I’ve watched enough good examples from my fellow classmates. Plus, I’ve learned from my previous speech mistakes and know how to fix it, putting my second speech to another different level. However, positive and negative are alway come together. Even though I did better than the…
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Therapist Self-Disclosure 1 Running head: THERIPIST SELF-DISCLOSURE IN GROUP THERAPY Therapist Self-Disclosure 2 Abstract The effects that counselor self-disclosure can have on group members and the appropriateness of when to use self disclosure will be explained in this paper. The author will discuss the ethical dilemmas that may arise when counselors divulge too much information, as well as a discussion of what the client's perceptions may be of such disclosure and the positive…
either make up or restrain the self-identity of a person or an individual. Culture, in addition to family traditions, is one of the factors that affect the self-identity of an individual. When growing up, the environment around affect the personality, values, as well as, beliefs of an individual. The environment includes friends, family members, and the people that affect the life of an individual. So, if the environment is negative, then an individual will have low self esteem. Moreover, as an…