Eye Opener
Date Submitted: 09/09/2006 23:34:31
Category: / Social Sciences / Sociology
Length: 1 pages (215 words)
Category: / Social Sciences / Sociology
Length: 1 pages (215 words)
In chapter two of M. Neil Bowne and Stuart Keely book Striving For Excellence In
College, there are many good ideas stating positive and negative attitudes that people
take toward their learning. The idea that I found interesting was the one that said that
"Seeing ourselves as inadequate, incompetent, worthless, stupid, or lazy keeps us from
striving for excellence" (11).
This idea is interesting to me because, people who have this self-images have a very
low …
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…that a person can have of
themselves it can be developed by the influence of society and the parents.
The importance of having self-confidence is the lesson that I gain from this idea.
This attitude allows me to have a positive view of myself and the situations that I will
face in life. As a student in College I want to change some of my negative attitudes, and
be able to take risks without fear.
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