Essay About My Self

The Importance of Self Essay
The Importance of Self
For many centuries people have been trying to find answers to questions concerning the reason for
their existance and the meaning of self. Questions such as: 'What is the meaning of I? Where does
the idea of self come from?' pose many arguments in our society. Many philospophers tried to find
solutions to these questions yet it seems that those questions are much more complex than we
perceive them and are not fully explainable. One of the most famous philosophers, Descartes, spend
much time analyzing human existance and the idea of self. Even though his solutions are
questionable to certain extend, he provides us with helpful knoweledge on how to approach this
complex matter of self. The matter of...show more content...
We are able to think critically and distinguish ideas from each other. Yet these ideas are not always
stable and well–understood. As Descartes proposes the self is filled with images that might appear
true yet in reality are nothing but a false images created by our senses. The self has the ability to
understand the world outside and decide for itself which images are true and which are false.
Before making a decision the self or I uses reason to establish the possible outcome and see if it will
benefit the self. We do everything to satisfy the self. Our mind is designed especially to fulfill the
wishes, sometimes unnecessary, to make ourselves feel better. Intellingece we posses, helps us
find a right place for the self in this world. The decisions we make based on our desires to please
the self are not always beneficial and ethical. Many times we place certain unimportant values
above other more helpful and correct ones in order to fulfill temporary desires. The self is
satisfied for a short period of time until the conscience takes over and analyzes the situation again.
Every choice taken has a consequences on ourselves; either a good or bad. Our understanding of
world through our senses could be very deceiving. Our senses deceive our self and impose on us
certain values and beliefs which otherwise would not come up. The urges to do
Get more content on HelpWriting.net

essay about myself
Hi,
I am an international student from Czech Republic and I am applying for college preparatory
boarding school in USA. This is my short essay (100–200 words), topic is "Tell us about yourself
and why you would like to become a part of our school family."
My story is similar like the story of thousand of other children: My father struggled with alcohol
and drug problems which caused him to leave my mother and me, so I grew up with only my
mother. Nevertheless, I realized what I want from my life.
Throughout my life, I have heard people constantly repeat that children who grow up with only one
parent end up unsuccessful, on drugs or even in prison. I have decided that I do not want that for
me; I will not follow my father's...show more content...
I couldn't get used to the surroundings and couldn't sleep much for days. I also disliked the
unfamiliar food given at the boarding house. I missed my family so much and became depressed.
But my parents supported me. They phoned me often, even though they were busy with work.
When I was seeking an advice about school, they suggested me with good ideas. My father mailed a
box filled with Japanese sweets, to the Japanese–food–hungry me. Without my parents support, I
would have been depressed for the whole 4 years at the boarding house.
Lastly, I recognized bad characteristics of myself at the boarding house, where many other
students live. I'm very stubborn. I get stubborn when I am choosing for something. For example, I
had a small quarrel with my roommates about a shower time because I was being adamant with
changing it. Another characteristic of myself I had realised is that I can get irritated quite easily. I
get irritated when something is distracting me when I am concentrating. For example, I said some
rude words at my friend who just came into my room when I was concentrating on my test studies.
On top of that, I became aware that I am lazy. Once I was scolded for not doing the weekly duty
allotted. I have recognized many bad parts of my identity, and I wish to change them in the future.
To conclude, I came to value friends and family with my boarding experience. The things I value is
a important part of my identity. I also started to want to

My Self As A Learner Essay
MY SELF AS A LEARNER
Kyle R. Pace
Bellevue University
Abstract
The importance of knowing yourself as a learner is to know your strengths and areas you can
improve. After taking the MBTI assessment, I found out that I am an ISFJ personality. ISFJ
personality stands for Introverted, Sensing, Feeling, and Judging. I always thought I was a tactile
learner, however after taking the (What 's Your Learning Style? 20 Questions) assessment, I
found out that I am a visual learner. It's also good to know the location in which you focus the
best, to retain all the information you learn to the best of your capability. . Upon completing the
Study Environment Analysis, I found that the perfect study environment for me is in my kitchen
at the table, because this area is neat, clean and has the least distractions. All of these assessments
have been very informational for me in both my personal and professional life. This is going to
better me as a student by providing me the best learning experience possible for my degree and for
any courses that I take for my career. I can incorporate these skills in my professional life and this
will be able to provide more for my employees than I have been able to do before. Myers–Briggs
Type Indicator
According to the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator, I am an ISFJ which stands for Introverted, Sensing,
Feeling, and Judging. I am the type of person that likes to ensure that every aspect of my life is
planned accordingly, to eliminate any

Reflection About Myself
During this Semester I have written six essays, and all of them were a little different. All of them
had a different purpose in writing and required a different skill too. There are things that I did both
good and bad in writing all of these essays. The first essay that I had to write for this class was a
Self–Assessment essay, about my writing career and how the four basics have been involved in my
life. This was a more personal essay about myself, while I have also had to write some essays about
a feeling that I had, and also one about a specific topic. There were several different essays, and
ways that I had to write them. The first essay I wrote, the Self–Assessment, was about the four
basics and how they have been in my life and...show more content...
I chose dedication because I knew that it was something that I could write a lot on. This was my
favorite essay to write in the class, mostly because the topic was something that I could write a lot
on. The best part about this essay is the way that it was written, it was very easy to read. Also the
way the opposing views and examples worked well in showing how what I said was good. The
ending could have been a lot better, there was not much of a conclusion to it, and it was weak
compared to how the rest of the essay was. Also, I tended to have some very long paragraphs, and
then some smaller ones too. I need to work better on making sure that all of the paragraphs are
closer in length and how to try and limit writing on one specific topic (paragraph) and learn how to
move onto the next.
After that, there was the Research Essay, and I chose to write on concussion in football. I chose
to write on this topic, because I have always been interested in this. I explained what a concussion
was, and how people get them and what to do when you have one. I also talked about the new
changes or ways that the sport is making to help prevent concussions. I liked how the essay flowed
and it was set up. There were things that I could have done better in the paper, and one

Personal Self Assessment Essay
Self assessment is a process in which you examine yourself in attempt to discover and learn more
about yourself. Your likes, dislikes, behaviors, attitudes and habits can be found during this process.
You can use the discoveries to your advantage by accepting or changing strengths and weaknesses. I
plan on using this course to enhance my personal skills to become a better student and find success
in earning my Bachelor of Arts degree at Ashford University in Social Science.Self Assessment is
the first step in my successful future.
I can remember in high school, it seemed like I was always one of the last students finished with a
test.
I was sometimes slower at completing a written paper or an assignment. In open discussions...show
more content...
I have discovered some interesting things I have noticed in myself before taking this course. For
example, my learning style I have noticed is the visual learning style.
With this, I prefer to see and read information to full gain comprehension. If I forget the data, or
not clearly understand it the first time read, I have the option of reading it over. I do not always
trust myself to absorb all information the first time around. I take a lot of notes to look at. Notes
help me remember even though I may not read the again, I can refer to them in my mind after
writing them down. I am not sure if just anyone reading them would get anything out of it, but at
least I know what they mean.
I like to take my time with material, but am not always given the allotted time to do so. I also like
to keep a written list of things to do to refer to. I am comfortable with my learning style, accepted
it as my very own. I am not sure if changing it this late in life is such a good idea. I have got by this
far, it must work out for me.
I have identified my personality style as being extroverted, one who becomes easily energized by
others, and outwardly expressing thoughts as long as I am fully understanding context and material
being discussed. If I have no idea what is being addressed, I am better of keeping quiet to save
myself from

Essay About Myself
Growing up in a town of less than 1500 citizens offered little diversity. I grew up around others
that belittled people for their beliefs, color of skin, or sexuality. When I moved to downtown one of
the first people I naturally ran into was my neighbor in the house next door. Right away when I met
David I automatically knew that he was gay. Months went by without anyone in my household or
me talking to our neighbors. After this long period of time I noticed one night that they were having
a get together and I thought it would be a good time to say hi and finally get to know everybody a
little better. This would be the first time that my friend and I have ever gone out of our way to party
with a group of homosexuals....show more content...
The only discrepancy that I had to make was the crazy techno music that was blaring out of the front
door and onto the streets. After dealing with Brandon's bickering for about an hour we finally
decided to enter the house at around 2:30 AM.
After we walked through the doors the first most obvious thing was that there were only 2 girls
there with the company of about 20 men. Instead of trying to leach onto the only girls in the house
I decided it would be a good idea to work my way through the crowd to find my neighbor David.
After a little searching and losing my friend I finally discovered my neighbor in his kitchen. He
seemed shocked to see me at first but came out to say that he was glad that we finally decided to
come by and say hello. At this point I was still feeling a little uncomfortable but I figured I'd use my
time wisely and get to know my neighbor a little better.
The whole time I was talking to David I kept thinking in my head "I wonder if he knows that I am
not gay?" For one reason or another I decided it would be a good idea to let him know what I was
thinking. He reacted in a jokingly matter saying how it was very obvious that I was straight and not
comfortable at the party. This made me feel better immediately and I

Essay on Finding Yourself
How can one truly know who they are? It takes years of experience to understand yourself; your
likes, your dislikes, your abilities, and your passions. Sometimes society will agree with these things,
and sometimes it won't. Self–identity is the result of trial and error in terms of resistance to the
cultural norms of one's society, and the lessons learned through such resistance, as demonstrated in
Munro's An Ounce of Cure and Boyle's Greasy Lake.
An Ounce of Cure tells the story of a teenage girl, whom remains unnamed throughout the entire
story, who was brought up in a small town where drinking was frowned upon, thinking that she was
never good enough for her family. She had her heart broken by a boy at school and became depressed
over...show more content...
Alice Munro demonstrates the learning of oneself through the resistance to society via the girl in An
Ounce of Cure. Although she knew it wasn't a good idea, and that her parents and community
wouldn't approve of her drinking if they found out, she resisted that cultural norm and did it anyway.
By drinking too much and getting drunk to the point of being physically sick, she learns that it
was not the best idea. By the social consequences of the rumours spread across her town
afterwards, she suffers loneliness and learns that the boy who started her depression in the first
place was not worth the embarrassment, nor the experience itself. Munro depicts a teenage girl
growing up; learning about herself and coming to terms with who she is. The girl learns that
alcohol (and pills) are not the solution to a broken heart, and that her time was wasted being
miserable over a boy who dumped her.
Greasy Lake depicts the story of a young man, also without a name, who tried to build a reputation
for himself as a "dangerous character" (p. 33), much like many other young men of the era. He did
many things he considered 'bad', such as wearing torn–up leather jackets and sniffing glue. It was
popular for the people of his crowd to take their parents cars to Greasy Lake, a local hangout for
young adults which was in all reality just a dumpy murky pond. One night, the boy and his two
friends

Essay About Myself
There are three very important aspects that play a major rule in my life. They can be categorized as
intellectual, social, and spiritual. My intellectual self is interesting because I am mainly
right–brained which means that I tend to use my creativity more than my mathematical skills, also
making me a visual learner. My social self consists of friends, family, and my surroundings. I spend
most of my time at home with my family. Whenever I am with my friends, I observe their behaviors
and listen to their opinions. I am more of an independent type of person. Being with different people
has influenced me into appreciating different cultures and beliefs. I have learned things that have
now been incorporated into my own set of beliefs and...show more content...
I find that I can only recall long–term memories if they are important to me, or if they are dramatic
experiences. A few examples of my childhood memories are my mother reading to me, my
grandfather playing his guitar, and my dad relentlessly teaching me how to ice skate, no matter
how many times I fell. The people who affect my social life the most are my family and friends. I
have an extremely close family that has played a major role in my life. They are whom I spend
most of my spare time with. My family usually gathers every weekend for dinner. I am also very
open to different religions, cultures, and practices because I know many people with different
backgrounds and beliefs. Since I've been influenced by various people, I've learned at a very
young age to never judge people by how they look, dress, feel, or act. I am very fortunate to have
learned these lessons, because many people still do not understand the importance of accepting
differences. In a group, I prefer to listen to what others have to say, and then contribute to the
discussion. I try to listen so I am able to compare them to my own thoughts. I enjoy working in a
group, because it gives everyone an opportunity to incorporate their own ideas. My social self is
most greatly influenced by my family and friends. I believe that my spiritual self is the most
important out of the three. Although I have a certain religion that I belong to and practice, I believe
in a bit of

Reflection About Myself
After some time of reflecting over myself and characterizing my own self, I have came up with a
few characteristics of myself. These characteristics are words I feel can be used to describe
myself. The characteristics I have chosen are trustworthy, optimistic, and independent. I find
myself to be a pretty trustworthy person. I have been a person that people have been able to come
to me with a problem and ask for advice. I can also keep secrets pretty well. An example of
something that can contradict me being a trustful person is when I have to lie to someone to
keep someone's secret. An example of this is when I had to lie to my dad that my mom was out
of town. My parents are divorced and my dad lives about an hour away from Smithville. My mom
had to go out of town for a work trip. Since it was during the week, my mom did not want us to
have to go to my dads because it would be tough to get back and forth to school. We also knew
that my dad would be stubborn and persistent about having us stay at his house. So in conclusion,
my Grandma came and watched us while my mom was out of town and I told my dad that she
would be home. This trait did not really start to form until the beginning of my Freshman year. A
lot of my traits started last year because up until then, well, I as well as my other classmates have
not really been in an environment where the level of maturity is much higher than what we are
accustomed to. I find optimistic a word to describe me well because I am

Essay About Myself
School, to me and among many peers of my age, is not a distant term. I have spent one–third of my
life time sitting in classrooms, every week since I was seven years old. After spending this much
time in school, many things and experiences that happened there have left their mark in my
memory. Some are small incidences while some have had a great impact on me. However,
regardless the degree of significance, things that happened all contributed to shape the person that I
am now. I was accused of cheating for the first time when I was seven years old. It was during the
term final where the performance of the test indicates all the progress the student had made
throughout the semester, so its importance was never over emphasized. Though...show more content...
Everything started anew, I was all by myself. While I was busy getting used to the school and
making new friends, I also discovered a new passion, soccer. Through soccer I was able to meet
some of my most loyal friends. We would often get together and play soccer against other classes.
The school required a test for admission, so the competition was getting fierce. The teachers
focused a lot on our academics and tried to squeeze as much time as they can from us to study. As
the result, we were not allowed to play soccer during our free time because it hinders us from
studying. Maybe it is human tendency to break laws, but the gang of us didnГўв‚¬в„ўt want to
conform to that rule so sneaking a soccer ball to school and keep it away from the teachers
became an everyday challenge. It was amazing the kind of ideas we came up with for this task.
Soccer added spices into my otherwise boring school life, and it served as a channel between me
and my fellow classmates. Through soccer we found a common ground, that we were able to know
each other more and support each other no matter what happens. It gave us a sense of unity, and it
was very important to me. Even now I cherish the pact I had with them back then – the support that
helped me to stay on the right track during my rebel teenage years. My homeroom teacher at the
time had the most impact on me than any other mentors I had. People say

Self Introduction Essay
Ajou University
Self–Introduction Essay
Full Name in English:
Li–Ying Huang
Gender:
Female
Nationality:
Taiwan
Home University:
National Chung Hsing University
My name is Lydia. My parents gave me this name and hoped that I could be friendly and always in
good manners. I was born in a sweet and great family. English is like my mother language, mainly
because my parents do export business and it requires them to use English frequently. I am very
close to my parents and my older sisters. I share my concern with them and do girl talks very often
just like best friends do. Family to me is a safe harbor and place where I grow and learn. I grew up
as an independent and mature kid; I seldom do compromise when it comes to my ideal targets. My
...show more content...
Gradually, I became more interested in reading English books; I am most interested in modern
literature such as Da Vinci Code written by Dan Brown and many others. I consider myself a lucky
student; after getting the certificate, the chair of our department deemed that due to my English
proficiency I could qualify to be part of a study abroad program. Even though I only had little
amount of time to prepare but I studied very hard to pass the required score in TOEFL and got the
full amount scholarship, most important thing–became one of the exchange students who went
studying abroad in Pittsburg State University. August 2011, the most special and most meaningful
year of my life started off. I got to know students from different countries during the year in the
United States. Besides broadening my horizon, I also tried to show and explain to my new friends
how beautiful and wonderful our culture is. I believe I have become a person who is more
independent and mature. I can now face my own flaws and make amends of my mistakes. Besides
facing my own flaws, I am willing to face all kinds of challenges in my life. I hope I could become
one of the exchange students in National Chung Hsing University and represent the Department of
Accounting. Besides pursuing excellence on English, I wish to become fluent and accustom with
Korean and acquire Korean related certificates. I wish to

The Self Essay
The Self Every situation that an individual is exposed to throughout life, helps mold our "self." As
humans we have the ability to see ourselves from the outside, and all through life we try to see what
others see and our "self" revolves around the generalized other. We observe how others perceive us
and we make conclusions depending on our observations. How we act around others depends on the
image we feel they have towards us.
Charles Horton Cooley, a symbolic interactionist, concluded that our sense of "self" develops from
interactions with others. Cooley described this process as the...show more content...
On the other hand if you see yourself as an individual who can communicate without a problem and
you see that you can keep others interested in a given conversations, your reaction is more positive.
Through this looking– glass self we develop a "self" concept. Depending on the observations we
make concerning the reactions of others we develop feelings and ideas about ourselves. The
reflection we see in the mirror is either negative or positive depending on the feedback we get back
from those around us. Misjudgments of the reactions of others become part of our "self" concept
also the misinterpretations of how others think of us. Self concepts begins in childhood but it
continues to develop throughout life. As we observe how other people react to us, we modify our
"self."
The "self" is never a finished project, and it continues to change as our life takes different turns. Our
"self" reacts to the environment that we are in. As the "self" expands we put together the different
reactions making us a unique individual. Every individual has a different way of thinking and
therefore they make their own choices about certain situations. Going through different life changes,
means the "self" is expected to change to accommodate the life stage we find our selves in. The
way we perceived things when

Essay About My Self

More Related Content

Similar to Essay About My Self

More from Paper Writer Services

Recently uploaded

Essay About My Self