...one―just one―gets to be the hegemonic self; the self you call “your-self”. In other words, there is a whole universe inside us, albeit a rather chaotic one, governed by a few, fragile, laws. More important, however, is the idea that all those pugnacious selves were orbiting around you from the beginning. Sometimes there is relative harmony, and other times the collision looks like an encounter between matter and antimatter. When you look at it this way, changes in our personality seem, ironically enough, less random. While it is true that there is no way of knowing which of your selves will eventually become “your-self”, the possibility of turning into something you have never been are remote. Don’t we sometimes say that a particular person is able to bring out the “best of us” or the “worst of us”, perhaps...
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...Personal Responsibility Personal Responsibility GEN/200 Sherry Caperton 10/8/2012 GEN/200 Sherry Caperton 10/8/2012 Ryan Clapp Personal responsibility is a decision that determines a person’s character. Ryan Clapp Personal responsibility is a decision that determines a person’s character. A personal responsibility is a choice or decision one individual make for one’s self or a group depending on what needs to be done. A way that you define your character and values on life. How one defines personal responsibility very from person to person as well as situation to situation. For me a sense of personal responsibility if defined by what is right and wrong? In ways that are like the right way and the wrong way of doing things. As well and the right and wrong way to act or treat one another in everyday life. Personal responsibility it doing what you know needs to be done without judgment or procrastination. How one can Identify personal responsibility is to find what needs to be done and do it as it needs to be done. Ways one can identify their own personal responsibilities it to look over the everyday lives. And determine what those priorities are and which of them are not as well as ones wants and needs. One should separate there wants from needs and from there determine what is higher priority. Examples such as rent or fun, food or entertainment, clothes or accessories everyone have different responsibilities. In these processes...
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...at this time. This cost, however, can be influenced by your provider and their offerings for you when you are ready for a device upgrade. Everything in my office is Apple, so everything in my home is Apple. This matters to me. I have learned how to use Apple products and like the continuity between home and work. I also like the different applications that are compatible with my phone. I do not have two sets of instructions for two different types of operating systems. I have also synched my work Ipad with my personal phone. What you are sued to is often what you buy. Samsung has bigger and brighter tiles. The tiles are easy to move and easy to see. This is important to people with vision problems. Samsung has also created a plethora of applications and upgrades, which make it equal to Apple in formatting and bells and whistles. It seems like a person is either a Samsung or an Apple person and those people tend to stick to those brands. I am a creature of habit, and way too busy to learn a new system, but I have looked at Samsung carefully in the past. While Apple may have been leaps and bounds ahead of Samsung in the past, the two seem to be quite equal these days. Also consider how important the Windows platform is to you. I could live without it, but I have friends who buy Samsung because they must have it. Whether Samsung or Apple is a better device is very much a personal call. Some people buy their phone simply on the physical appearance, and if that is what matters...
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...power is controversial because power is a loose concept that includes material and mental aspects. Commonly, people believe that power is connections, a successful career, and money. As a matter of fact, it is correct. Knowing “right people”, in most of cases, eventually leads to quick getting up the career ladder. It goes without saying that the higher position you take the more money you make, and money is a factor in many things that happen. People who have money also have certainty and confidence in their present and future life. Indeed, families with money can afford living in safe and nice neighborhoods without having to worry about being robbed or killed every day. Besides, they can meet the expenses of education, thus they have bigger chances of getting in prestigious universities even than people who has ever had only “A”. Also, the rich can see all the beauty of the world because there are no financial issues that would interfere with their traveling and visiting any place of our planet. All these factors give them distinct control over their lives and, as a result, power. Mental power, by some believes, is even more important. A power of personality includes such things as intelligence and inner strength. Perhaps, everybody has heard that power is knowledge. Indeed, the power of knowledge has changed our world out of all recognition. In fact, the power of knowledge helps to fulfill one’s dreams, carry out one’s...
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...set forth in the Bible and are influenced and guided by the Holy Spirit. The life experiences, the surroundings, and the persons own personality becomes understood as he/she matures in Christ. The sinful acts of temptation, being full of sin, and those experiences they have in life tend to affect the person even less as they mature spiritually. And yet, as the person grows more spiritually, they become aware of their own sins, faults, and disorders which give them a greater need for God. One should not look at counseling as the cure-all. Counseling tries to help men and women free themselves of the sin that has overtaken their lives, and to show them that through the Holy Spirit, they can come to know God in a new and friendly way and live a life that is not only showing obedience to God, but to also live life according to the Scripture that has been set before us. Goal of Christian Counseling Many individuals would think that the goal of Christian counseling is to make the individual happy. This is not the case. “Neither the goal of Christian life or counseling is the individual’s happiness” (Crabb, 1977, p. 21). Does this not sound odd? I mean, shouldn’t our own happiness take precedence above all else? When this happens, we tend to lose sight of the bigger picture. When an individual becomes consumed in their own happiness, they lose sight of the bigger picture, and that is pleasing God. By entering into a deeper...
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...this latitude there is one special position called the “anchor.” This is the single position that a person finds the most acceptable of all. It may be the most extreme position (“absolutely essential”), but the anchor could also be a milder position (“highly probable”). At some border point, a person will no longer accept some position, but will not reject it either. This is the latitude of non-commitment. This contains things about which there is no real opinion. As the discussion moves out of the latitude of non-commitment, there...
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...Jalen Lewis English 111-04 Reflective Essay 10/13/14 Gentle Giants For as long as I can remember I was always given the harsher discipline after a conflict between me and another person. And for a long time I could never figure out why. Was it because I started it? No, it would usually start because of them picking with me. Was it because of the color of my skin? Again. No, because it was usually between me and another person of my color. Another question popped into my head. Was it because I was taller and bigger than the other person? That’s when it hit me. When I think back, I mostly remember the conflicts being with a person smaller than me. That had to be the reason. I found this to be true when one of my teachers apologized to me for thinking that I was bullying another student. Of course, I am not the only one to be labeled as a bully because of my size. It happens all over the world. Not only in real life but, also on TV shows, cartoons, in movies, and even in books. Even though it is not as serious, it is just like racial profiling, except with size instead of the color of one’s skin. It seems like most of the places I go people are afraid of me because of my size. Much like people being afraid of persons of certain races. The difference is that it is not a certain race that is afraid me. It is people of all different races. Seeing people flee in my presence can be quite upsetting. There’s also the staring and commenting, which drives me crazy. It’s almost as...
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...committed in a premeditated manner. I think that some may be at will, or spontaneously. I do also believe that crime can be part of who we are as people. I think that a lot of criminals start off with a small crime and end up in situations to commit bigger crimes. Don’t get me wrong, I do believe we are all responsible for our own actions but I don’t think people just wake up one day and decide to commit a crime. There is something that triggers that person, whether it’s their up bring, poverty, bullying, neglect, abuse, peer pressure, drugs, media, and so much more. When someone is taught to hate, have no remorse for anyone, grow up around crime and drugs, that’s all they know. I feel that some criminals have not been taught the difference between ‘right and wrong.’ There are a lot of people that are given many opportunities in life, but what about those who have not been given the same opportunities. There are a lot of people that are not given a chance in life and I believe that can lead someone to commit a crime. I still believe society has a lot to do with the influence on people and the decisions they make. I also believe that whoever commits the crime should be responsible, but still I question what was it that made that person commit a crime. This is a debate that likely will never...
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...volume of sale rather than an individual sale. (Rafeek, 2009 March 16) For example the Indian BOP market with its vast size and demand, offers a huge opportunity for companies. Out of the 1.12 billion population, 70% live in rural areas, accounting to more than 700 million people at 6,27,000 villages. India’s rural population comprises of 12% of the world’s population presenting a huge market opportunity. As at 2008, this market has grown at an impressive rate of 25%. According to a McKinsey survey conducted, rural India, with a population of 700 million, would become bigger than the total consumer market in countries such as South Korea or Canada and it would grow almost four times from its existing size in the next few years. (Rafeek, 2009 March 16) Consumer bahaviour Having an understanding of the consumers in BOP can help organization enter this market. With earning less than $2 a day the average persons perception is a “earn today, spend...
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...important purchase was a car in September. I purchased a 2012 GMC Terrain with some special features. The GMC is a mid size SUV that is known to have one of best gas mileage for its type. My choice of an SUV was mainly based on the fact that I like bigger cars because I travel a lot with large items (bowling balls) and I like to sit up higher in a car so I can see everything. Most of the time, SUV drivers are described as people who like to feel in control, which is a lot of the times what I like to do. I often take control of situations because that it is personality. The purchase of a newer also indicates that I want to have a sense of pride and a feeling of accomplishment because I purchased a brand new car. This explanation would be an example of how I tried to enhance my ideal self-concept of being someone who looks accomplished. I also chose the vehicle based on needs. My old car had very poor gas mileage and it was costing me a lot of money to travel to and from work every day. This was one of the main factors when purchasing the car because I knew that one of my needs was a more fuel efficient car. I also believe the color of a car indicates some ideas of a self-concept. My vehicle color, white, often means that the person is positive and often likes things to be neat...
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...of one’s life begins at the early forties. Not many people manage their second lives as these people are the minority. People who managed their second lives are those who see the long working-life expectancy as a chance both for themselves and for society who will become the leaders and the models. Bill Gates once said, “As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.” But one does not simply become a success person. It took years to become one. There is one requirement for managing the second life of one’s life which is to begin creating it long before one enters it. Other than to become leaders and models, we need to think on what to do with our second half of lives because we cannot put hope that we will still be working in the same organization in twenty years from now. As the saying goes, “Failure to prepare is preparing to fail.” We were taught in class the graph of life; as we are getting older, the options that are available to us are getting smaller, but the responsibilities are getting bigger. So at this young age, we need to grab any chances for the benefit of our future. As the professor said in class, “Don’t get old, alone and broke.” If we did, we might have nothing at all; even family. We do not want to be a burden to ourselves and people around us. Life is about drawing circles. If we have a great life, we will draw a perfect round circle. If we slipped somewhere, the circles drawn might not look like a circle. There are...
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...Sociological imagination is what “enables its possessor to understand the large historical scene in terms of its meaning for the inner life and the external career of a variety of individuals” (Mills, 1959:2) To be able reach it, people should find not only their place in history but also of those that have been in the same situation as them. They have to be able to understand that the history repeats itself and that they should not ignore “the public issues” because it affects them directly. For instance, in spite of democracy being a dominant form of government that sustains the equality in rights, there are many countries that not only allow racism towards other countries, but also inside the society. There have been reports that show persons being...
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...Personal Ethics Personal ethics reflects the strength of the individual personal character. Personal ethics in today’s society can have a positive or negative effect on family, employers, coworkers, friends, and life. Personal ethics varies for each person; however, people want to be known for their good personal ethics and not the bad because a person does not want to slander his or her character as an individual. Depending on the individual, the person could have positive or negative values of personal ethics when working at a job, working around and with other coworkers, and individuals. Personal ethics brings out characteristics in individuals. For example, when hired at a job, most of the times the company will give out a code of ethics book with the hiring package. This book is for the employees to take home and read over. The majority of employees do follow each code of ethics in this book, but some do not. However, it depends on the person and what his or her beliefs are. There are many codes of ethics to follow when working at a company. Not only are responsibilities and principles are some ethics roles but also ethics can mean race, gender, age, religion, and culture just to name a few. According to the Institute of Interdisciplinary Business Research “Ethics are important for the people from many aspects and at different sphere of the society. It may affect not only the personal life of personnel but also his social life. Many of the employees therefore, imbed...
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...Individuality, Freedom to learn new skills and things about the place where they are going to (The Expedition Location). Students will gain much more experience of doing outdoor activities with the group or on their own this is really helpful in many different ways. It is a good way to grow, Develop different types of abilities and talents which are useful in our every day to day life, Such as Map reading or orienteering events. Example of educational expedition is The Challenge expeditions approved by the Duke of Edinburgh's Award which include training, practice and qualifying ventures for schools, youth groups and uniformed organisations. Individual: A specific expedition is agreed to by a person or group of students with a particular determination, to discover and see new destinations. It is frequently taking place because of their interests or to spend some free time away of their Homes, Exploring different dwellings and gaining some knowledge of wildlife. They also do that to create reminiscences that will last for a lifetime which students will really enjoy thinking...
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...Technology is rapidly increasing and becoming more prevalent by the second. Each day technology is playing a bigger part in our daily lives. Technological developments are revolutionizing the way in which society lives as a whole. If we looked back twenty years we would never even think that the technology we have today would even be possible. This makes one wonder what the future holds for us. When can technological inventions pose a threat to our society? The recent study towards robotic military use and ethics poses a major threat. Robots interacting on a humanized level can be dangerous. The programmers have to take into account that no human person is the same. This makes programming of a robot very difficult. A robot should be able to sense personal feelings and emotions in order to interact with them correctly which ultimately could never be fully accurate. With people being so different, there leaves a lot of potential for a robot to act up and malfunction. If these accidents lead to injury or death you have to look at who is liable, and in these situations it is very hard to say. The UK and US have already spent large sums of money developing robots that could be implemented towards military use. The logic behind replacing people with robots deals with safety. If one army is capable of saving human lives by replacing them with robots it sounds like a great idea. The reality of the situation is that these robot armies could potentially face an enemy group...
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