Personal Reflection Essay

Pocahontas’ story has been changed throughout history. Her story has been subverted because people wanted to make it more interesting so that they could make more money and fame of off it. Townsend explains the choices that Pocahontas and her father made as well as the trajectory of her life by using other people’s accounts of her and how they perceived her. There were no documents recorded from Pocahontas.

On March 7, 2017, I attended a meeting of the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners at which they discussed land use and development. Topics and requests discussed included easements and setback applications and zoning. Having never previously attended a county meeting before, I had my expectations set relatively low for the meeting efficiency. I turned out being surprised with how the meeting was run, which I will discussed further in this summary.

With the activities centering primarily on perspective in Chapter 5, I found myself enjoying the text. When writing the lifeline, I saw the variety of experiences that have shaped who I am emerge. At first glance, it seems as though I have gone through the most transitions during the last 10 years of my life, moving to new states, starting new jobs, etc. However, taking a closer look, I realized the transitions before then were perhaps just from a different perspective. I married, had children, and started to establish my own identity separate from my parents. Overall, the pattern I see is one of continual growth, being open to new opportunities, and taking paths leading to expanded learning. Socially, my web showed numerous relationships; however, there were several dissonant ones that gave me pause. I realized I often spend a lot of energy on those relationships, which is draining. The importance of balancing the resonant and dissonant relationships became very clear in the exercise, giving me a broader perspective.

Here Lady Macbeth and her servant would enter SL as the opposing door represents Macbeth’s chambers nor could they enter through SR. Why? In the previous scene, Macbeth has sent his assassins towards his chamber in order to belay his orders, Lady Macbeth could not possibly be present there as well as she has exited further outwards of the castle in the events prior. The servant is then tasked with fetching Macbeth and thus he would initiate a cross over towards SR (“Say to the king, I would attend his leisure” III.ii 1170). Soon afterwards, Macbeth is then seen entering from SR and executing a back loop, coming from within his chambers onto this intermediary stage space to meet Lady Macbeth. Again after their interchange, both

One important lesson that I learned after getting certified as a sniper is the importance of selecting and adjusting a quality trigger. When shooting it’s important to have an adjustable trigger that will allow the shooter to have a light and crisp shot. In the military a heavier two stage trigger is used, and this aids a soldier with better accuracy under pressure and when using winter gloves. It allows the soldier to feel a little extra creep or bump before the shot breaks. If these rifles are used in the civilian market, the trigger may need replacement to accommodate the bench rest or sports shooter.

| |the intellectual conversation of topics that were discussed. I also enjoyed the learning |

From my first days at The College of Wooster, I can tell that I will be aptly prepared to have a successful future both during college and beyond. I’ll immediately be challenged and engaged by the First Year Seminar which will provide me with opportunities to make friends, engage in a topic of interest, and further develop my writing skills. In addition, this seminar will prepare me for college success.

Writing is the unlimited practice of expressing one’s own ideas and beliefs. It is complicated and confusing at times, but once you understand what the writer is trying to say, it becomes in adventure. For me writing is difficult because I truly never learned how to write. I struggled in English for SAT and in Reading for the SAT, but I always tried to better myself. I learned that writing isn’t about how the grammar necessarily, writing is about what the content is telling you. Writing is trying to grab the audience to read your story. It is your chance to have a voice and have chance for people to hear you. Writing is the necessity to learning and the necessity to life. It connects everyone around you with you. This practice will continue to flourish and will always be an important quality.

To describe an event or experience in my life and how it influenced my decision to further my education was a culmination of several situations that had happened in the last two years. It started with my place of employment. I had gone up as high that I could in the company and without any further education I no longer had the ability to make more money or to do anything else in the corporation. I began to get frustrated with the situation and with myself. I knew I had more to offer and the desired to do so. As the days passed I had a conversation I had with my daughter. She had questioned the importance of her schooling. I was stressing to her the importance of a good education and how that education will change her life for the better. I explained how an education can give

I highly agree with this sentence, self-reflecting is difficult. I am working on self-reflecting and how understanding myself will help me understand others. Self-reflecting can affect people in a positive or in a negative way. I have to learn to pull and highlight all the positive aspects of what a self-reflection emerge, with out fixating on the fear or the negative. Most of us are thirsty individuals that want immediate ratification and reward. We seek a quick buzz without wanting to work hard and without the hangover. We all want the answers and we all want help, but we do not want to help others succeed. I say most and I say we, because it is hard to say I. We all want to fit

This semester, when our class discussed self awareness and taking charge of our health, I did not think that I needed to set it as a priority. However, as I went through the following weeks of school, I began to reflect on how my tendency to overthink simple things and replay my mistakes makes me prone to stress and anxiety. I’m starting to understand that prioritizing self-care does not interfere with my work but that it actually allows me to be a more efficient student. In addition to daily self-care, I also need to improve my long-term planning. Although I invest a lot of time and effort into my day-to-day school work, I have to remind myself to take time to work on my academic planning and career goals.

For some individuals attending school is not a very appealing prospect. School can seem like another hoop to go through to get somewhere else. The school system enforces the mindset of living for the future; we start from kindergarten to first grade, second grade third grade and so on. We are constantly running to get from one place to another, as if the best thing is not at the moment we are in, but where we are running to.

My father, a small town pharmacist, and my mother, a child behavioral psychologist, each had a fundamental empathy and compassion for aiding others. Through them I witnessed, and became inspired, by the ever complicated relationship dynamics of total patient care. I realized my father didn’t just fill prescriptions as the local “Walmart Pharmacist” and my mother didn’t just convene and listen to individual’s dialogue about their personal issues. Instead, the interactions they both faced with each of their respective patients carried a multiplex of red tape, claim denials, write offs, prolonged consults, bureaucracy, and confusing medical terminology from beginning to end. Yet, somehow they both managed to offer the care, sympathy, and willingness to assist anyone and everyone who required it within our small community.

Teaching has always been my desire. I started as a young child teaching my stuffed animals and moved to my cousins. I spent many of summers teaching members of my family. My love has only grown since becoming a certified teacher in Alabama. I am committed to my students and strive to show them. I willingly meet with students and parents, if needed, when it is convenient for them. I come in early, stay late, work weekends, and summers. I strive to grow in my teaching and knowledge of my content plus the needs of my students. My students are my children. I attend as many of their events outside of school. Students that feel safe and wanted will be more open to learning. Once inside

It’s my first week. I’m stressed, I’m anxious, I’m overwhelmed. Am I in over my head? I can’t help but think I don’t belong here, that I’ve made a mistake. It’s freshman year, and I’m two days in. I was so eager to get here, and after only two days of class, I start doubting myself. Know the feeling? I couldn’t wait to get away from home, I was ready for this, I could taste the freedom. And yet, here I am, jolted into self-reflection, questioning if I was truly ready. I had no idea what I wanted to study, what career I wanted to pursue, or even how to make it through the next week. My college transition truly tested my perseverance and resilience, however, it all paid off when I stepped foot in my first psychology classroom.