Sample Essay Myself

PersonalMissionStatement

IseemyselfprogressinginmyfieldaswellasinmyeducationIfindmyeducationchallengingand motivating.IcanseemanychallengesaheadandthereforeIamwillingtoinvestmytimelearning alltheskillsandknowledgeofmyfieldtowardsprofessionaladvancement.Ihopedtobeofferedin amanagementrolein5years,lookingtomoveontogreaterthings.I'mpreparedtolearnednew thingsandcontributetotheoverallsuccessoftheorganizationinanumberofways.Theonly specific''planofwillingness''isthattheopportunitybewithinmyabilitytolearn,interestingenough formetodiganddoagoodjob,andthecompensationincreaseareasonableamountinrelationto thedemandsofthe...showmorecontent...

Iwillremainastudentregardlessifit'sonlypart–timetocontinuemyclassesAsofrightnowIam seekingemploymentwithacompanythathasgrowthpotential,goodbenefits,andanexcellent retirementplan.Itwouldbeterrifictofindacompanythatwillhelpmetoenhancemybusiness skillswhileI'mattendingDeVryUniversityobtainingmyBachelor'sdegree.

Atthispointinmylife,Ihaveanobligationtomyfamilytofulfillmydutiesbypayingthebills withourlimitedincome.Theseresponsibilityhastaughtmealotaboutworkdisciplineandfamily values.IknowwiththesupportaroundmeIcanovercomeanyobstaclewiththedeterminationfor successandusinghelpfulresources.Eventhoughmylowincomestatuswillcausemetotakea sufficientpayingjobtosupplementmyfamilyneeds.Ijustwanttomanagemytimeefficientlywith myclassesandovercomeanyboundsorobstacleswhichmightawaitformeinmypathtobe successfulinthefuturewhichliesaheadforme.IpraymystrengthintheLordforguidanceand wisdomwhichwillforeseemetohavethewillandstrengthtokeepthrivingeachandeverydayto pursuemydreams

PresentState–IamunemployedatthepresenttimeseekingemploymentandIhavealotoftimeon myhands.ThetimemanagementisnotaissuetomebecauseIspendallthetimeIwantonmy schoolwork.

DesiredState–OnceIamemployedfull–time,IhopeIcanhaveasetschedulesomyschooland

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Sometimesapersonmayfeelthattheyhavenopurposeinlife.Findingoutwhoyouarejusttakes thetimeofsittingdownandthinkingoftheimportanceinyourlife.WhoamI?IamMercedes KimberlyKingston,andIamapersonwithdifferentpersonalities,characteristics,andidentities. Themanyways,inwhichIidentifymyself,infact,arethewaysthatdefinewhoIam.MyIdentity issomethingonlyIcanfullydefineIhavealittlebrother,whichmakesmeasister;Ihavetwo lovingparents,whichmakesmeadaughter;Iamincollegestudyingmedicine,whichmakesmea student;andIhavewonderfulfriendsindesperateneedofsupport,whichmakesmeawonderful bestfriendBeforeanything,Iamabigsistertoshowmorecontent

Itisseenasanessentialpartoflearningandusingwhatyoulearninclass.Butwhenyougetloads ofclassworkandhaveverylittletimetofinishit,thenitbecomesanunnecessaryburden.Yet, sometimes,forme,itisthefactthatIprocrastinatethatpreventsmefromcompletingatask.For collegestudent,likemyselfwhoisworkingtopayforcollege,largeamountsofclassworkusually bringslotsofstressandfearofnotbeingabletogetgoodgradesinmanyofmyclassesYet,Ihave supportfrommyfamily,friends,andsomepeerswhoencouragemetoputupagoodfightin reachingmygoal.Iamastudentthathasgonethroughsomuchtogethere,whereIam.Therewere timesthatIhadstrongfeelingsthatIwouldneverbeincollege,justbecauseofthenegativeenergy Iforceduponmyself.Sincepre–K,IhavehadthisproblemthatifIcan'tdosomethingIjustgive up,andstoptryingIstillhavethisproblem,butIhavelearnedtogetacontrolonitThebiggest problemwasgraduatingfromhighschool.IneverthoughtthatIwouldevergraduate.ButIknew,as astudent,IshouldatleasttryandshowmyteachersthatIamputtingeffort.Andnow,I'min college,studyingpre–med,andhopingtobecomeeitherapediatrician,oraNFLDoctorGrowing upasadaughtertoasinglemom,was,Ithink,thebestexperienceever.Iwas,andamstill,very spoiled.IalwayshadeverythingthatIeverwanted.And

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School,tomeandamongmanypeersofmyage,isnotadistantterm.Ihavespentone–thirdofmy lifetimesittinginclassrooms,everyweeksinceIwassevenyearsold.Afterspendingthismuch timeinschool,manythingsandexperiencesthathappenedtherehavelefttheirmarkinmymemory. Somearesmallincidenceswhilesomehavehadagreatimpactonme.However,regardlessthe degreeofsignificance,thingsthathappenedallcontributedtoshapethepersonthatIamnowIwas accusedofcheatingforthefirsttimewhenIwassevenyearsold.Itwasduringthetermfinalwhere theperformanceofthetestindicatesalltheprogressthestudenthadmadethroughoutthesemester, soitsimportancewasneveroveremphasizedThoughshowmorecontent

Everythingstartedanew,Iwasallbymyself.WhileIwasbusygettingusedtotheschooland makingnewfriends,Ialsodiscoveredanewpassion,soccer.ThroughsoccerIwasabletomeet someofmymostloyalfriends.Wewouldoftengettogetherandplaysocceragainstotherclasses. Theschoolrequiredatestforadmission,sothecompetitionwasgettingfierce.Theteachersfocused alotonouracademicsandtriedtosqueezeasmuchtimeastheycanfromustostudyAstheresult, wewerenotallowedtoplaysoccerduringourfreetimebecauseithindersusfromstudying.Maybe itishumantendencytobreaklaws,butthegangofusdidn’twanttoconformtothatruleso sneakingasoccerballtoschoolandkeepitawayfromtheteachersbecameaneverydaychallenge. Itwasamazingthekindofideaswecameupwithforthistask.Socceraddedspicesintomy otherwiseboringschoollife,anditservedasachannelbetweenmeandmyfellowclassmates Throughsoccerwefoundacommonground,thatwewereabletoknoweachothermoreand supporteachothernomatterwhathappens.Itgaveusasenseofunity,anditwasveryimportantto meEvennowIcherishthepactIhadwiththembackthen–thesupportthathelpedmetostayon therighttrackduringmyrebelteenageyears.Myhomeroomteacheratthetimehadthemostimpact onmethananyothermentorsIhad.Peoplesay

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SelfIntroductionEssay

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Self–IntroductionEssay

FullNameinEnglish: Li–YingHuang

Gender: Female Nationality: Taiwan

HomeUniversity: NationalChungHsingUniversity

MynameisLydia.MyparentsgavemethisnameandhopedthatIcouldbefriendlyandalwaysin goodmanners.Iwasborninasweetandgreatfamily.Englishislikemymotherlanguage,mainly becausemyparentsdoexportbusinessanditrequiresthemtouseEnglishfrequentlyIamvery closetomyparentsandmyoldersisters.Isharemyconcernwiththemanddogirltalksveryoften justlikebestfriendsdo.FamilytomeisasafeharborandplacewhereIgrowandlearn.Igrewup asanindependentandmaturekid;Iseldomdocompromisewhenitcomestomyidealtargets.

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Gradually,IbecamemoreinterestedinreadingEnglishbooks;Iammostinterestedinmodern literaturesuchasDaVinciCodewrittenbyDanBrownandmanyothers.Iconsidermyselfalucky student;aftergettingthecertificate,thechairofourdepartmentdeemedthatduetomyEnglish proficiencyIcouldqualifytobepartofastudyabroadprogramEventhoughIonlyhadlittle amountoftimetopreparebutIstudiedveryhardtopasstherequiredscoreinTOEFLandgotthe fullamountscholarship,mostimportantthing–becameoneoftheexchangestudentswhowent studyingabroadinPittsburgStateUniversity.August2011,themostspecialandmostmeaningful yearofmylifestartedoff.Igottoknowstudentsfromdifferentcountriesduringtheyearinthe UnitedStatesBesidesbroadeningmyhorizon,Ialsotriedtoshowandexplaintomynewfriends howbeautifulandwonderfulourcultureis.IbelieveIhavebecomeapersonwhoismore independentandmature.Icannowfacemyownflawsandmakeamendsofmymistakes.Besides facingmyownflaws,IamwillingtofaceallkindsofchallengesinmylifeIhopeIcouldbecome oneoftheexchangestudentsinNationalChungHsingUniversityandrepresenttheDepartmentof AccountingBesidespursuingexcellenceonEnglish,Iwishtobecomefluentandaccustomwith KoreanandacquireKoreanrelatedcertificates.Iwishto

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Justtothinkaboutselfcarecanbeataskinitself.Ineverreallythoughtitaboutit,tobehonest,but itisanessentialpartofliving.Wegetsobusyandcaughtuplivinginoureverydaylivesthatwe forgetaboutthemostimportantpart,ourselves.Ihavetwoyoungkidsages3and5,somyfocusis alwaystotakecareofthemandmakesuretheirneedsaremet,forgettingaboutmyselfalongthe wayIthinkthisassignmentwillhelpmetoappreciateandnottakeforgrantedthethingsthatI knowIneedtodoformyselfandtoshowlovetothemostimportantperson,me. Stressmanagementandself–soothingtechniquesarecriticalforsurvivingmodernwork–nomatter thefocusoftheworkPsychotherapiststendtodisregardtheirshowmorecontent Inclasswediscussed"sayingno"beingapartofourplansandIknowthatthisisamustforme.At timesIfindmyselfrunningaroundlikeachickenwithitsheadcutoff.IfonlyIhadthecourageto tellpeoplenowhenIreallyneedtothemost.ThiswillbetoughformebutIknowthatitwillhelp mehavemoretimetodothethingsIlove.

AlthoughthereareseveralthingsonmylistthatIamcringingoverIwillgiveitmyallWhatbetter waytobeagoodtherapist?Startingtheprocessofself–carenowwillhopefullyalleviatefuture problemsthatIcouldface.Iembracethisexperiencetocreatemoreself–lovewithin.Settingout withdeterminationandaclearunderstandingofmyplanwillhopefullycreatethemotivationthatI needtocompletemygoals.KnowinghowIam,Ihavetotakethisday–by–day.IfIdomissatask, insteadofbeatinguponmyselfasIusuallydoIwillcommittothattaskthefollowingdayItsnot somuchdoingthetasksthatIamworriedaboutbecauseeverythingonmylistIappreciate,itis findingthetimetofititallin.IthinkwhatwillmotivatemeisknowingthatifIcan'thelpandtake careofmyselfthenhowcanItakecareofmyfutureclientsMyultimategoalafterattending AntiochisofcoursehelpingothersbettertheirlivessoIthinkthisplanwillgivemeajumpstartin helpingmyselffirst.

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EssayonMeMyselfandPersonalityTraits

MeMyselfandPersonalityTraitsWhenaskedtodescribemyselfIneverknowwhattosay,butI shouldknowmyselfthebest,right?Iliketolookatmyselfasagenuine,thoughtfulyounglady.I'm ahardworker;Ibelievenothingiseverhandedtoyousoyouhavetogogetit.Iworkedhardtoget tothispointofmylifeandworkingevenhardertogettothesuccessfulandgraduatepartofmylife. IcaremoreforsomeothersthanIdomyselfbutIhaveahugenonchalantattitudeIdon'treally showangerorsadnessmuchIalwayssmilebecauseI'moptimisticaboutlife.Ilookatlifeasif somethingbadcomesalong,noneedtodwellonityoucan'ttakeitbacksojustmove–onand improvewhatyoudidwrongifit'spossibleshowmorecontent Iwastaughttobecaringandthoughtful;Iwasn'ttaughtanythingelsefromanyoneotherthannotto trustpeople.I'mtheoddballofmyfamilybecauseIamnothinglikeanyone.IcansayIwasalso taughttobelieveinmyselfandneverdownmyselfbecauseIcanaccomplishanything.Thatis shownthroughmydeterminationandhardworkbecauseifIdidn'tbelieveinmyselfIwouldn'ttry ashardLastbutnotall,Humanisticapproachsumsupmypersonalityalittlemorethan psychodynamicdoesbecauseitinvolvesnaturevs.nurtureandthatkindofsumsitupjustsaying that.EnvironmentandHeredityiskindofthemainreasonsofmyattitudesandactions.Inthe article,Time–LimitedPsychodynamicPsychotherapy,Briggsconductsdifferentformsof psychotherapytechniquestoprovewhetherthingsinanadolescent'slifeeffectdifferentadolescents differentlyHisstudywasasuccessandprovedthatmanyadolescentshavedifferentinterpretations onthesameissue.Hereadthemoffdifferentproblemsandwantedtoseehowtheywouldinterpret them.Heusedchildrenintheagegroupsof12–17anditworkedout.Ithinkthatthedifferent approachescanbebroughttogetherinsomecircumstancesbutinmycaseitdoesn'tMypersonality makesmoresensecomingfromthehumanisticapproach.Briggs,Stephen(2010).Time–Limited PsychodynamicPsychotherapyforAdolescentsandYoungAdults.JournalofSocialWork

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MyselfAsAnArtist

Iamaartist.Aartistisapersonwhoenjoyspracticingtherecreativitythougharangeofdifferent mediumsondifferenttypesofcanvases,nomattertheskillsetofthatperson.Whenyouhearthe wordartistyouthinkofapersonwhodraws,andpaintseverychancetheygetbecausetheylovethe ideaofcreatingsomethingnew.ButwhenIthinkofmyselfasanartistIdon'tseethatIseeaperson wholovestopaintanddraw,welldrawmostly,butonlybecausesheisdoingitforotherreasons likeforagradeorsomething.Inmycaseitisforagrade.EverysinceIhavebeentakinganartclass ihavelearnedtoputmycreativityintoapieceofartthatIhavetoturnintoateacher.Inolonger finemyselfdrawingorscathinginmyfreetimeanymorelikewhenIwasalittlekidNowIdraw becauseIhaveto.EventhoughIdoseemyselfasanartist,Idon'tfeellikeonesometimes.Imean whatisthedefinitionofanartistanyway?Isitapersonwhositsanddrawsalldaybecausethey loveitorsomeonewhoissupposedtodraworpaintforthefunofit,fortheenjoymentthatyoulike tocreatesomethingbeautiful.Forinstance,Ihadshowedmycousinsomeofmyartworkandshe saidthatIwasreallygoodandthatIshouldgotoanartschoolwhenI'molderbutIcaughtmyself thinkingthatwhydidIevencreatethosepieces,wouldIstillhavemadethosepiecesifIweren't gettinggradedforthem.WhenshehadsaidthatitbroughtbackmemoriesofmewhenIwas

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Describeyourselfasastudentandalsoyouraspirationsforthefuture.Pleaseincludeexamplesfrom yourpersonalacademicandnon–academicexperiences.

AsophomoreatDowntownMagnetsHighSchool,Idemonstratepassioninmyeducation,ambition infulfillingmypersonalandacademicgoals,andamanexplorativestudent.Mypassionfor learningistheresultofmymindset,inthatasidefromfindingeducationanecessity,itisenjoyable, challenging,andbeneficialinfulfillingmyfutureaspirations.Forexample,IfindmyHonors AdvancedMathematicsclassmymostuniquecourse.Itbuildsuponmyabilitytocriticallythink, presentdataorinformation,andunderstandhigher–levelmathatarapidpaceInparticular,itisthe abilitytosolvereal–worldsituationsandtheunderlyingmysterymathematicianshaveyettosolve thatintriguesmetocontinuelearning.Theclassexpectsmuchofme,butIamawarethatitis preparingmeforcollege–anduniversity–levelmathwhileprovidingmewiththeskillstopursuea careerinArchitectural/StructuralEngineering.Ambitious,Isetobjectivesformyselfandarrangeto accomplishandexcelintheprocessForinstance,Iparticipatedinmymiddleschool'sacademic decathlonwithachancetorepresentmyschoolinthemathematicssingle–subjectexam.Indoing so,Iattemptedtoscoreanearperfecttoperfectscore.WhilethecompetitiondidnotendthewayI expected,Isuccessfullygainedaflawlessscoreonthequestions

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ReflectionAboutMyself

DuringthisSemesterIhavewrittensixessays,andallofthemwerealittledifferent.Allofthem hadadifferentpurposeinwritingandrequiredadifferentskilltoo.TherearethingsthatIdidboth goodandbadinwritingalloftheseessays.ThefirstessaythatIhadtowriteforthisclasswasa Self–Assessmentessay,aboutmywritingcareerandhowthefourbasicshavebeeninvolvedinmy lifeThiswasamorepersonalessayaboutmyself,whileIhavealsohadtowritesomeessaysabout afeelingthatIhad,andalsooneaboutaspecifictopic.Therewereseveraldifferentessays,and waysthatIhadtowritethem.ThefirstessayIwrote,theSelf–Assessment,wasaboutthefour basicsandhowtheyhavebeeninmylifeandshowmorecontent IchosededicationbecauseIknewthatitwassomethingthatIcouldwritealoton.Thiswasmy favoriteessaytowriteintheclass,mostlybecausethetopicwassomethingthatIcouldwritealot on.Thebestpartaboutthisessayisthewaythatitwaswritten,itwasveryeasytoread.Alsothe waytheopposingviewsandexamplesworkedwellinshowinghowwhatIsaidwasgood.The endingcouldhavebeenalotbetter,therewasnotmuchofaconclusiontoit,anditwasweak comparedtohowtherestoftheessaywas.Also,Itendedtohavesomeverylongparagraphs,and thensomesmalleronestoo.Ineedtoworkbetteronmakingsurethatalloftheparagraphsare closerinlengthandhowtotryandlimitwritingononespecifictopic(paragraph)andlearnhowto moveontothenext.

Afterthat,therewastheResearchEssay,andIchosetowriteonconcussioninfootballIchoseto writeonthistopic,becauseIhavealwaysbeeninterestedinthis.Iexplainedwhataconcussionwas, andhowpeoplegetthemandwhattodowhenyouhaveone.Ialsotalkedaboutthenewchangesor waysthatthesportismakingtohelppreventconcussionsIlikedhowtheessayflowedanditwas setup.TherewerethingsthatIcouldhavedonebetterinthepaper,andone

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PersonalSelfAssessmentEssay

Selfassessmentisaprocessinwhichyouexamineyourselfinattempttodiscoverandlearnmore aboutyourself.Yourlikes,dislikes,behaviors,attitudesandhabitscanbefoundduringthisprocess. Youcanusethediscoveriestoyouradvantagebyacceptingorchangingstrengthsandweaknesses.I planonusingthiscoursetoenhancemypersonalskillstobecomeabetterstudentandfindsuccess inearningmyBachelorofArtsdegreeatAshfordUniversityinSocialScienceSelfAssessmentis thefirststepinmysuccessfulfuture.

Icanrememberinhighschool,itseemedlikeIwasalwaysoneofthelaststudentsfinishedwitha test

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IhavediscoveredsomeinterestingthingsIhavenoticedinmyselfbeforetakingthiscourse.For example,mylearningstyleIhavenoticedisthevisuallearningstyle.

Withthis,Iprefertoseeandreadinformationtofullgaincomprehension.IfIforgetthedata,ornot clearlyunderstanditthefirsttimeread,Ihavetheoptionofreadingitover.Idonotalwaystrust myselftoabsorballinformationthefirsttimearound.Itakealotofnotestolookat.Noteshelpme remembereventhoughImaynotreadtheagain,Icanrefertotheminmymindafterwritingthem downIamnotsureifjustanyonereadingthemwouldgetanythingoutofit,butatleastIknow whattheymean.

Iliketotakemytimewithmaterial,butamnotalwaysgiventheallottedtimetodoso.Ialsoliketo keepawrittenlistofthingstodotorefertoIamcomfortablewithmylearningstyle,accepteditas myveryown.Iamnotsureifchangingitthislateinlifeissuchagoodidea.Ihavegotbythisfar,it mustworkoutforme.

Ihaveidentifiedmypersonalitystyleasbeingextroverted,onewhobecomeseasilyenergizedby others,andoutwardlyexpressingthoughtsaslongasIamfullyunderstandingcontextandmaterial beingdiscussedIfIhavenoideawhatisbeingaddressed,Iambetterofkeepingquiettosave myselffrom

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TheSelfEverysituationthatanindividualisexposedtothroughoutlife,helpsmoldour"self."As humanswehavetheabilitytoseeourselvesfromtheoutside,andallthroughlifewetrytoseewhat othersseeandour"self"revolvesaroundthegeneralizedother.Weobservehowothersperceiveus andwemakeconclusionsdependingonourobservations.Howweactaroundothersdependsonthe imagewefeeltheyhavetowardsus

CharlesHortonCooley,asymbolicinteractionist,concludedthatoursenseof"self"developsfrom interactionswithothersCooleydescribedthisprocessastheshowmorecontent Ontheotherhandifyouseeyourselfasanindividualwhocancommunicatewithoutaproblemand youseethatyoucankeepothersinterestedinagivenconversations,yourreactionismorepositive. Throughthislooking–glassselfwedevelopa"self"concept.Dependingontheobservationswe makeconcerningthereactionsofotherswedevelopfeelingsandideasaboutourselves.The reflectionweseeinthemirroriseithernegativeorpositivedependingonthefeedbackwegetback fromthosearoundus.Misjudgmentsofthereactionsofothersbecomepartofour"self"concept alsothemisinterpretationsofhowothersthinkofus.Selfconceptsbeginsinchildhoodbutit continuestodevelopthroughoutlife.Asweobservehowotherpeoplereacttous,wemodifyour "self."

The"self"isneverafinishedproject,anditcontinuestochangeasourlifetakesdifferentturns.Our "self"reactstotheenvironmentthatwearein.Asthe"self"expandsweputtogetherthedifferent reactionsmakingusauniqueindividualEveryindividualhasadifferentwayofthinkingand thereforetheymaketheirownchoicesaboutcertainsituations.Goingthroughdifferentlifechanges, meansthe"self"isexpectedtochangetoaccommodatethelifestagewefindourselvesin.Theway weperceivedthingswhen

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