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Personal Trust and Self-Confidence, 2008.
This paper describes a personal experience in which a person, Steve, whom the author trusted, has let him down and how this occurrence affected the author's sense of personal trust and self-confidence.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper relates that, in terms of self-concept, the author of the paper learned from his altercation with Steve that his self-esteem was directly impacted by the loyalty of others, which he had never sensed before in other similar experiences. The author realizes that he too often makes sweeping generalizations about others, possibly caused by his desire to trust without hesitation, which has led to many instances of disappointment that affected his self-esteem. The paper relates that this epiphany has given him a great deal of personal strength. The author states that, instead of viewing the situation as a new generalization that no one can be trusted, he was able to see that he can always trust himself to get done what needs to be done. The author underscores that, in terms of Steve's behavior, while many people try to follow the social rules around them, some are unable to actually handle the relationships with others thus they inflate their own self-concepts.
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"At this point, I had stopped searching for a used car. I had utmost confidence that Steve would come through, despite his recent lapses in communication. Another week passed, and I received no word of my car. I decided to call again. There was no answer. I began to realize that there never actually was an answer--only the answering service. I called and called. I became desperate. School was about to begin and I had no vehicle and no supplemental income. I had been waiting for Steve...but, who was Steve? In the end, Steve did call me back. It was over a month later that I received the call, only to be curtly chastised for my annoying requests."
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Personal Finance Books, 2007.
This paper compares two books on personal finances: D. Chilton's "The Wealthy Barber" and E. Tyson's "Personal Finance for Dummies".
1,050 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 36.95
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This paper explains that these personal finance books are designed to aid the average person in his or her personal finances, which is a subject everyone should try to understand. The author points out that Chilton's "The Wealthy Barber: Everyone's Commonsense Guide to Becoming Financially Independent" is formatted as a discussion among friends; however, it does not provide a clear explanation. The paper relates that Tyson's "Personal Finance for Dummies" explains different topics, chapter by chapter, in a clear and well-designed manner including a useful chapter pointing the way to more information such as financial planners. The author suggests that Chilton's book might make a good introduction for the individual who needs to gain some of the basics before examining Tyson's more detailed book.
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"Chilton uses a fictional barber as a central character and so details how this barber has handled his personal finances so as to become financially independent. The plan Chilton offers is not a quick scheme but a carefully developed way to change one's financial status over time. Chilton does not require the reader to be wealthy or to have any more than an average salary, yet he shows how such a person can take control of their finances and make a real difference for their future."
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Cultural Values, Personal Ethics, 2004.
A personal narrative comparing the writer's cultural values and personal ethics.
1,353 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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This paper attempts to show the connection between the writer's personal life and values and the values instilled in him by his corporate life at IBM. The paper explores the writer's childhood and discusses the important roles played by his mother and grandmother. The writer examines the positive influences his career at IBM had on his personal values and ethics.
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"Preppy, Wasp, Conservative?Republican. These are the adjectives frequently given to the upstate New York State culture from which I hail, so memorably depicted in the fiction of Joyce Carol Oates, herself a proud product of this ?stock? and geographical region, as depicted in short stories such as ?Where are you going, where do you come from?? Or the culture, one could add, so memorably satirized in Lisa Birnbach?s The Official Preppy Handbook, although I like to think that the New York working class WASP culture has a slightly less noxious sense of entitlement than the New England WASPs the handbook chronicles. My own upbringing placed a strong stress upon hard work and core, American values, contrary to some of the attitudes expressed in the Guide as well."
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Personal Systems and Propositions, 2008.
A look at the author's personal belief system.
2,191 words (approx. 8.8 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 68.95
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This paper represents the author's personal goals and objectives within the context of his personal system of beliefs and perceptions. He discusses personal competencies that are beneficial in the organizational setting. Further, beliefs and values are explained in respect to their influence on the author's self-concept. His personal propositions form the latter sections of the document.
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"Many of my goals are focused on improving both my academic and long-term professional employment. I consider improving my communication skills to be one of my most important goals. There are courses where communication skills can be addressed by sensitivity training offered through the colleges and universities and I intend on taking one. Communication skills are extremely important in today's interconnected society and economy. Not only are individuals the world over now able to communicate instantaneously with each other without much effort or expense but organizations now have the ability to create teams and workgroups that communicate seamlessly with each other across regions, time zones, and other barriers. These developments have elevated the importance of communication as a skill, a competency and a goal for individuals to achieve because it is now considered a necessity rather than a nice attribute."
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A Personal Journey: Aging, 2008.
A personal reflection of the positive and negative aspects of the writer's own aging process.
1,237 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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This paper presents a personal reflection on the aging process - particularly of being a woman, especially a forty-eight-year-old woman in America today. It begins by listing the positive and negative aspects of aging and then provides a personal reflection on the process. The paper describes the impact of Christianity in the writer's acceptance of her own aging.
Table of Contents:
Good Things About Aging
Bad Things About Aging
Reflections On My Personal Aging Process
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"One of the reasons I think that I have been able to tolerate aging so well, psychologically, somewhat in contrast to other members of my culture, is because of my strong Christian faith. Christianity tends to focus on spiritual refreshment and renewal from within, rather than seeking solutions from without. I have always had an awareness that 'the body dies, eventually' but the soul is eternal. In God's eyes, I have always believed, we are all young when compared with the age of the earth and eternity, and also, somehow, all old because death comes very soon on the mortal plane, while from the perspective of the divine, what is really important and lasting is attached to the soul. What is most important to me is what I am learning on earth, here, not what I look like in terms of my body. That is why when I see young people making the same mistakes I made when I was in my teens, twenties, and thirties, and know I won't have to make those mistakes again, the feeling is relief, as well as a sense of pride in my strong sense of self and the personal and financial independence I have gained that I did not have when I was younger. I have also lost many of the hang-ups I did have when I was younger, because I know that according to my culture, now I will never be 'the ideal,' in terms of beauty, so I can accept my appearance and even see that for younger women, the dominant beauty standard is highly unrealistic."
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?A Personal Matter?, 2004.
A review of the book, ?A Personal Matter?, by Kenzaburo Oe.
1,089 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 37.95
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The purpose of this paper is to introduce, discuss, and analyze the book, "A Personal Matter", by Kenzaburo Oe. Specifically, it discusses how the name "Bird" represents the characteristics of the main character and describes how his name corresponds to the actions he takes throughout the novel. It looks at how "Bird" is the perfect name for a character that flits from person to person, flies away when times are hard, and dreams of migrating to Africa to get away from his troubles at home. Bird is not ready for fatherhood or a family, and so he abandons the "nest" for revelry and excess until he finally takes responsibility for his actions and sheds his childhood nickname forever.
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"Many of Bird's characteristics match those of the birds he is named after, from his appearance to the way he takes flight after he leaves his baby at the new hospital. He is flying away from his troubles, and acting as if he ignores them, they will disappear on the wind. This not only represents how Bird is like his namesakes, who fly away on the wind, it shows how immature he is, and how he may be 27 years old, but he is really still a boy. He would rather fly away than take responsibility for his "vegetable" son, and the only thing that gives him pleasure is running away from responsibility. Even his movements mimic that of a bird. He is often tentative, awkward, and gawky, just like an ungainly bird on land. He even reacts to adversity like a bird ? regurgitating up his whiskey like a bird regurgitates dinner for their young."
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Personal Theory of Counseling, 2004.
Discusses a theory of counseling based on one individual's personal belief system.
3,375 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 0 sources, APA, $ 119.95
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This paper presents a comprehensive explanation of one individual's personal theory of counseling that incorporates behaviorism, Christianity, and person-centered therapy. The main focus of the paper is on the nature of person-centered therapy and how this approach fits with the individual therapist's own personality, beliefs, and values.
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"Perhaps nothing is as significant to the success of the therapeutic process and nothing represents the foundation of successful therapy more than one's personal theory of counseling. All individuals in all aspects of life work from some belief system perspective or model of how the world works, how things are and how things interact. Developing a deep understanding of one's own personal theory leads to better decision-making with respect to the therapeutic process including therapist approach and client interaction. Such an understanding also promotes a..."
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