Essays on Self Awareness

There are multiple aspects that can affect an individual throughout their life. An individual who is privileged, because of the characteristics that they were born with have an automatic advantage within society. Those who are oppressed are at a disadvantaged based on the same characteristics. A majority of people will experience a mixture of privilege…

Emotional intelligence has recently been arousing the interest of many psychologists and researchers. It has been associated with the kind of intelligence that plays a key role in our performance in various areas in life and serves as a tool to reach our goals more effectively. According to Goleman, emotional intelligence is recognized as “the…

Higgin’s, 1987 Self-Discrepancy Theory (SDT) states there are three domains of the self, essential to understanding emotional experience. ‘Actual-self’ represents attributes one actually possesses, also known as ‘self-concept’. ‘Ideal-self’ is the interpretation of ideal attributes eg: a depiction of hopes or aspirations. ‘Ought-self’ includes attributes individuals feel they should possess due to moral obligation or…

SELF is essence of what and who we are. It is a concept that can never be fully understood because I believe there are many theories and hypothesis about “Self”. In fact, us humans experience a collective awareness of our environment when we are awake but when we sleep our experience is not part of…

The first step to understanding what something means is to define it. What Is Emotional Intelligence? “Its meaning and measurement have become confusing and ambiguous.” (Whetten & Cameron, 2016) Due to the popularity of the term, it has now become difficult to define. According to the group of phycologists and credible authors of Sussex Publishers,…

New technologies enable buildings to be self-aware and become intelligent enough to diagnostic, measure and repair themselves without human intervention. From building materials and solutions that locate and repair structural damage, to devices and sensors that can extract and process data about the health of a physical structure, self-awareness elevates the concept of smart buildings….

From the outset of the poem Gawain is tested. During the feast in King Arthur castle a visitor arrives. This visitor is none other than the Green Knight. Upon his arrival the Knight issues a challenge to Arthur. Arthur looks around to see if any of his men will accept this challenge, none of his…

Introduction The Chinese philosopher Tsang said, “I daily examine myself on three points…” It is obvious that self-awareness is an essential method to improve an individual’s personality, skills and value. I am a fourth-year student specialized in management and accounting with some internship working experience in the past two years. Firstly, I worked as a…

Chang-Rae Lee’s novel, “On Such A Full Sea”, explores social trends in a dystopian future America. Utilizing a first-person plural narrator, Lee documents the journey of the teenaged protagonist: Fan. Lee uses this fantasy world as a medium for the expression of concerns about the state of affairs in the modern world. As a result,…

Since this semester, I became busier than before because I have one job to do, and I also hold a position in student government. But as a college student, this course has helped me learn a lot about other people and myself. Through several self-assessments and tests, I have developed a better understanding of myself….