Thinking College Essays Samples For Students

Dompere basically discuss an old issue in the philosophy and in many other sciences including economics: rationality. Rationality has been defined by many scientists in terms of different dimensions such as ethical rationality, emprical rationality, logical rationality etc. He is interested in a rationality definition in terms of decision-making process of an individual. Understanding human decisions and choices provides us important information to comprehend human behaviors.

We believe there is a rationality behind human behaviors upon observing human behaviors and decision-making process and human's choices. There exist a nationality we believe in, however, there is no concensus among scientists ...

Analysis of an American Trial: The Salem Witch Trials of 1692

Today, the Salem village located in Massachusetts in the United States of America is notorious to the world for being the village, where unjustified witch prosecutions and trials took place. The Salem has fallen into such disrepute because of the sad historical events occurred there in 1692. Many women, including little girls aged 4 and 11, were accused of witchcraft without any valid evidentiary material. All of them were considered to be the Devil’s servants, who possessed supernatural powers for the purposes of harming people and pleasing the Devil by doing so. Such women were imprisoned, hanged on ...

Introduction

The scientific study of behaviors and mental functions is something that I am interested in so much. My personal goal as an upcoming psychologist is essentially to have a good understanding of individuals and groups through both researching specific cases and establishing general principles. For that reason, the first topic that is, Introduction to Psychology is a very motivating topic to me.

I like the definition of psychology because it is straight forward and easily understandable. What is studied in this field that is, mental process and behavior is what I am interested most as I have stated ...

The Digital Generation: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

This paper will present the salient points of the article “The Digital Generation: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly”. The author begins his discussion on the effects of the inventions and innovations in the digital front by identifying himself as a “digital immigrant”, that is, one who has been familiarized and accustomed with the use of the technology. On the contrary, he goes on further to define the “digital natives” as those who “have grown up with this technology and have never seen a world without it”.

Paul’s objective in his essay is to point out what ...

The violation I decided to do was to take a notebook with me at all times, and in the next four telephone calls I received, I would be completely silent. By violating the expectation that I would talk to them, I would note the caller’s reaction to my utter and complete silence; they would know that I had picked up, but was not answering them. I made the stipulation that, if it was a call from work, I would take it however; work was excised from the callers I would perform the violation on.

The first person to ...

During the complicated history of the US its Northern and Southern states have developed hostile feelings against each other. It had happened mainly because of the historical patterns of economic and political development of these regions. “No real transportation infrastructure existed in colonial America, and north-south roads were practically nonexistent” (Junius P. Rodriguez 249), what has led to the division between these regions. The hostility has reached its peak during the Civil war, after what the mutual animosity has thawed. However those tensions have had a tremendous impact on northern perceptions of South and southern perceptions of North.

Talking ...

How pollution is presented is just as important as why it is discussed. A weak presentation can wipe out the facts, and a strong one can make us do better. In the videos I’ve seen, the work in showing us the knowledge is can change how we view it. With this in mind, the merit can only be measured by a cleaner tomorrow.

First to be acknowledged: I acknowledge that pollution exists. I know its nearby and far away, and all throughout the world. I know it’s in the air, in my living room, in my water. ...

Nicholas Carr's article, "Is Google Making Us Stupid?", contends that despite the many benefits of the Internet to humankind, it has greatly affected how humans think and process information. According to Carr, the Internet works by rewiring the brain so that it enjoys the experience of reading, surfing, and scanning online materials, which includes magazines, newspapers, and books. Carr mentions Bruce Friedman, a pathologist who also works as faculty member of the University of Michigan Medical School who concedes that his thinking and reading skills have changed with the advent of the Internet. He insinuates that the way he ...

“I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my mother’s “limited” English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. I believed that her English reflected the quality if what she had to say. That is, because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect. And I have plenty of empirical evidence to support me: the fact that people in department stores at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not ...

People who have college education have the potential to better paying jobs than those without. As long as I have memory I have wanted to attend college and get career rather than a job.

At age ten when the neighborhood children were outside playing, I would be inside reading a book. Even though they invited me to play with them, they quickly stopped asking because they thought that I was too serious, I always come to play with my book, everyone decided I was boring; and I was quite happy to be left alone. I thought that if I ...

“Case management’’ is understood to have originated from the process of moving cerebral health patients out of the institutional care and into the group of people in the USA and UK in the 1980’s.The word management implies direction and power, that something more happens than would happen by possibility or through the individual’s own initiatives. Any association which deals with cases might be said to practice case management and their approach to it might be called case management approach. Case management process consists of numerous steps or sub-processes that are recurring, iterative and recursive rather than linear ...

Business law, which is also referred to as the commercial law, is a body of rules and regulations, whether by convectional agreement, national or international legislation, are used to govern the dealings between individuals in commercial matters (Miller, Roger, Gaylord and Jentz, 98). Through this business law class, I have been equipped with an immense amount of knowledge and critical thinking skills on matters regarding the legal aspect concerning business entities and dealings. I am now conversant with how business contracts are carried out and the binding principles underlying them, the work ethics involved issues in regard to negotiable ...

It is true that people who have never been to Rome cannot give a true picture of the city’s beauty. In the same manner, it is also true that people who have never seen someone being discriminated cannot fully appreciate the beauty of diversity. I have in mind a distant cousin of mine living in the state of Mississippi. Although he suffers from cerebral palsy, he loves to play basketball. At some point, he came over to our place during the holidays and everyone in the family was happy to have him around. I remember ...

Abstract.

Effective childhood learning is a combination of child efforts with those of the teachers and parents. A child’s development starts after learning how to interact. Language and communication is vital at this stage as it enables interaction and development of relationships. As a child grows, various stages with a variety of needs crop up. Several theories have been developed to explain the reasons behind these changes of needs. The development of a child, however, totally depends on the association with teachers, peers and parents who establish the style of learning and focus in life. This paper analyses ...

Introduction

Following paper compares and contrasts Hedda Gabler and Nora Helmer. Both are the main characters from Doll’s House and Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen. Hedda is the main character in Henrik Ibsen's play Hedda Gabler. She called when Hedda Tesman by her husband, Jorgen Tesman. Ibsen has probably decided to name the piece after her pikenvn, Gabler, for the reason that Hedda has a problem with men. In the drama, it also acts as if she has a desire to be alone and to do without man. Another reason Hedda's problems is her fear of intimacy and ...

Question 1:

The Arizona Character Education Foundation (Para 1) observes that ethics is about doing what is right. It is what drives individuals to strive hard to live as per the expected societal standards. There are various benefits of striving to live in line with these standards. According to Business Case Studies (1), application of ethics can help in various situations such as in business settings, at work and in other social forums. More often than not, we are faced by issues which call for ethical decision making.

There are two recent incidences which I can relate to this. ...

In order to develop my own sense of leadership, I have to determine exactly what kind of leader I am now. This will allow me to learn exactly what needs to change, and what needs to be maintained as I continue to grow and evolve as a leader. In terms of my leadership style, I would say that I am authentic and adaptive; these are the two primary concepts I would use to identify the way in which I lead. My authenticity comes from my ability to be honest and fair with my teammates and peers; I always made ...

The knowledge above all is a key aspect in the Hindu spiritual tradition. The desire to know more about the depths of life and death cannot be bribed. Death offers Naicketas pleasures, happiness, wealth, many years of life, for him and his family in order to make him take back his question about a man who is considered death, although some other people consider him alive.

“Choose sons and grandsons who’d live a hundred years!/Plenty of livestock and elephants, horses and gold! Choose as your domain a wide expanse of earth” (Olivelle 234) and even offers free ...

Discussion Essay

When the term ‘name’ comes into mind, there are several other issues that come into thinking. One is the existence of reputation and another is the entity or identity that one tends to embrace especially in the context of determining one’s role in relation to the name that has been given to him. As a person is born into the world, the parents and/or guardians usually spend a relative span of time thinking what specific name they would give the new born child. Notably, such condition of thinking entails the desire of the people surrounding the family that ...

In Griswold’s article he poses the question whether happiness and cypher's choice is ignorance bliss. He addresses the question what is happiness? As humans, we invest a lot of effort in pursuit of happiness. Precisely, depriving ourselves happiness is equitable to depriving ourselves a reason for living or good life. In other terms, happiness is so sought after that a life without it seems barely worth having. Happiness is so important that even earlier philosophers are cognizant of the fact. According to Aristotle, happiness is either the ultimate end of the activities carried out by mankind or the ...

There are many instances in my life wherein I ask myself the question “How did I live?” I cannot remember my childhood too much. All I can remember is that I suddenly became a conscious being—able to see, hear, feel, and basically observe everything in my surrounding. I grew up as a toddler, then a few years later, as a child.
Of course I had a lot of realizations when I was a child. Childhood, for me, is the age of enlightenment. I do not know what childhood is for others or how they see or treasure it, ...

Psychoanalysis of Sigmund Freud is a psychic form of literary criticism that has found its way to literature. Research attempts to link the psychoanalysis to the author or an interesting character in a piece of literature. The aims and objectives of the criticism revolve around therapeutic nuances that are very similar to the work of Sigmund Freud, Interpretation of Dreams. The major aspects that emerge as critical in the analysis dwells on thoughts and behaviors that fictional characters exhibit. In poetry, the analysis attempts an outlook of a poem’s ...

Chapter seven explores cognition and mental abilities, this chapter talks about cognition which can be defined as the process of thinking, solving a problem and making decisions. The thinking process involves evaluation, reflection, imagery, language, conceptualization, and insight. Hence cognition calls for manipulating information in several ways in addition, to recalling and processing data or information from ones memory.

Ulric Neisser and George Miller were the first cognitive psychologists who led to the development of cognitive psychology. They summarized the basic building blocks of thought as images, concepts and language, where language can be defined as a flexible system ...

PART 1: Reflection on Writing Process and Commitment  One of the most important things I have learned from doing peer review on other classmates' essays and the feedback process is the importance of constructive criticism. I have not had many instances of non-constructive feedback in this class, to be fair, but I have also learned how to give it. I sometimes tend to find myself getting slightly aggravated at the occasional spelling or grammar error, but for the most part I have learned to temper my own high-strung nature and provide criticism that addresses the issue without placing a ...

Hume and Bergeson were philosophical scientists who are remembered for their contributions on humanity nature. Bergerson’s philosophy advocated for the fact that a person has a free will, which is conceived within their hearts. The basis of their decision is therefore based on what they feel rather than what they see. The imaginative nature of humanity is responsible for all creative that is seen in the world. Hume on the other hand emphasized the ...

The name is Takesha Lashawn Proctor. I am an African American. African Americans have a very long and rather rich ethnic history characterized by certain points of ups and downs. As of the latest consensus conducted in the United States, it appears that African Americans comprise roughly 14.1 percent of the total U.S. population. This actually means there are a lot of people who has the same ethnic origin as me living in the U.S.

I am proud to be an African American. I am more than aware that issues of racial discrimination and injustices are still present and ...

The book “Quiet” talks about the inherent characteristics of introverted persons and how these can be used to create positive and productive changes in our society. Sadly, our prevailing culture and society are biased towards nurturing the extroverts, and have seem to take for granted the needs of introverts to think freely and be on their own.
Being introverted herself, the author tried to relate how the American history and culture have somehow “limited” the advancement of introverted persons. In the past and even now, only the outspoken and the aggressive were the ones who were given special attention ...

Abstract:

The topic of interest is non-verbal communication where the intended audience is my instructors and fellow students. The choice of format for my PowerPoint is logical as it effectively offers a contribution to the thorough understanding of concepts surrounding the main topic. The presentation bears a clear beginning, a well-organized body, and clear conclusion. The format is critically designed (including the use of color, graphics, animation, labels, titles, and slide transitions). Graphics and images are sufficiently clear and the sounds produced are audible (Hook, Franks & Baue, 2011). The multimedia product in this case is technically correct and operates within ...

1. Compare and contrast Du Bois's theory as to the oppression of African Americans with Gilman's theory as to the oppression of women. What similarities do you see in their arguments? What are the differences in these two theories of oppression?

Gilman followed the Marxist’ theory and described economic and political factors of gender inequality. She pointed out that the traditional family role distribution make women dependent. Differential socialization sustains inequality – when girls are taught differently from the early age capabilities of both girls and boys are the same. The scientist also stated that core women’s abilities (to ...

In Kate Chopin's "Story of an Hour," Louise Mallard, a woman "afflicted with a heart trouble" learns over the course of the story that her husband is dead. The story follows the progression of her emotions from shock and horror to a feeling of liberation and freedom, as she feels relief of the burden of being wife. A very controversial story when it was first published, Chopin's tale (like many of her works) deals with the unexpected ability of women to liberate themselves and operate separately from men (Jamil, 2009). This theme of ...

Personal transformation refers to a dynamic and uniquely individualized practice of increasing consciousness where individuals turn out to be critically knowledgeable of old, as well as new self-views, thereby choosing to integrate these opinions to a new self-definition (Campebell, 2004). Although these views might take the form of Transpersonal Psychology, Taoism, Contemplative Psychology or Confucianism, they are capable of distinctively conceiving the temperament of human existence thus transforming the individual differently (Campebell, 2004). As a result, this essay explores personal transformation through the various perspectives of Transpersonal Psychology, Taoism, Contemplative Psychology and Confucianism.

1) Transpersonal Psychology

Transpersonal psychology widens ...

"Despite the usual connotations of the word “criticism,” literary criticism is called criticism not because it is negative or corrective but rather because those who write criticism ask searching, analytical, "critical" questions about the works they read. Literary criticism is both the process of interpreting and commenting on literature and the result of that process."

This passage from the textbook gave me a new way to think about the word “criticism.” I always thought of criticism as a way to talk about what is wrong with something, but the textbook says it is not limited to negative remarks. It ...

“Cathedral” is a small, intimate story, one which effectively revolves around two characters – the narrator, a regular average joe, and Robert, a blind man who is an acquaintance of the narrator’s wife. One fateful night, invited over for dinner, the narrator attempts to understand Robert and his way of life, as well as his relationship to his wife. In the process of this, he begins to understand things about himself, life, and Robert that he could not imagine otherwise – this level of understanding is the ‘sight’ that is discussed in the story.

There is a direct discussion of ...

In Chapter 6 of Predictably Irrational, Dan Ariety and George Loewenstein discuss the influence of arousal on decision making when people are in high-stress and emotional situations. In their study, they examine the different ways in which individuals would react or make decisions when they were in a high state of sexual arousal, asking the same questions when someone is coldly emotional and when they were masturbating. In many cases, people's decision making would get more irrational and shortsighted, focused mainly on instant gratification more than long-term satisfaction. Their conclusions allude to the idea that each of us has ...

Introduction

Critical thinking is a way of confirming or deciding whether a given claim is true or false. Critical thinking is a very important component of most professions as it helps in problem solving and aid in the attainment of amicable solution to various problems. The concept of critical thinking is a rich concept which has been in existence in the last several centuries. It can also be referred to as the intellectual and skillful conceptualization of information to get a solution to a prevailing situation. Critical thinking is a form of problem solving technique which entails examination, carrying ...

The interconnection with our landscapes is usually understood with the geographical and historical understanding of place and its local culture. Barry Lopez explores the idea of geographical connection according to how Americans are gradually discovering America as a homogenized National geography and are not willing to explore the beauty that exists in an intimate manner. This essay is extremely important to understand that how people value their own existence and the geographical environment in which they sustained for centuries, and what are the modern and traditional views across this, which makes a geographical location, symbolic of special specifications. Moreover, ...

In Edmund Wilson's "The Historical Interpretation of Literature," Wilson attempts to demonstrate the means by which literature is interpreted in its "historical" sense - the sociopolitical and economic worlds of a literary work. Throughout the essay, he notes the history of this kind of criticism, which goes back all the way to the Enlightenment - investigating the historical components of a story allows the reader to bring further context to these works. The use of historical interpretation is a very strong and powerful method of gleaning meaning from a work - "The experience of mankind on the earth is ...

All the houses on Maple Street were lulled into the night’s repose, amalgamating with darkness, which was interrupted only by a small string of lights leading to the very end of the street. It was a small house which inhabited Maple Street number 73, with an equally petite garden of white and dark pink primroses, adorning the entrance to the porch, right after the small pebble covered, granular pavement leading towards the house. Of all the seven windows, only the small one on the right was illuminated, but the thick, heavy curtains of a marine shade refused to ...

The freedom of speech and to express oneself is guaranteed by the First Amendment to the United State’s Constitution. Yet, in many cases the amendment is violated by the censorship. In her essay Intellectual Freedom, Libraries, and Censorship Judith F. Krug proves logically that everyone has the right to get any information he or she might want to know whatever the information is and whether is trustworthy or not because lack of this information leads to ignorance and misunderstandings; libraries are the ideal places therefore to distribute such information and librarians are the people, who protect and warrant ...

The author of this paper opines that the very question “is history a science or an art” is redundant. A scientist has to have a certain degree of creativity and imagination to be good at his or her work. For instance, in general terms, a zoologist has to understand organisms at the cellular level as well as have an understanding of their habits and needs to appreciate animal behavior. This not only requires scientific training but also a certain development of instincts and awareness, which in many ways makes the zoologist a keen observer of life, not unlike a ...

Music has always played a very significant role in people’s culture and development. Since ancient times it was the way of sending hidden messages and reaching the desirable audience, sometimes even to make people do something. For instance, one can easily observe that his/her mood changes greatly when listening to certain song or track. Moreover, it is not a secret anymore that certain type of music is used in commercials in order to make listeners buy certain products or services. Basically, music is one more way of ...

“...August 8, 1967 marks the death of Joyce Wilson Jones whose mortal body was absolved by Christ, and she was laid to rest after being overcome by alcoholism. Joyce was my biological mother, and I watched her suffer stubbornly to the disease of addiction making this essay the most difficult one to approach, perhaps the most difficult of tasks in all my collage years….” Death is one of the major causes of denial since one may not be able to accept the reality of the loss, ...

Question # 1:

The right to free expression is a very important thing in a society - many of society's or an individual's ends are met through this right. Mill states that "To have a right, then, is, I conceive, to have something which society ought to defend me in the possession of. If the objector goes on to ask, why it ought? I can give him no other reason than general utility" (Utilitarianism, 1861). As a result, it can be inferred that rights are generally useful to the individuals who receive them, including the right to freely express oneself.

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Given the fact that college admission essays are perceived to be the most comprehensive and accurate systems of student admission to colleges, I beg to take exception to this notion and think otherwise. This, to most people, is the brilliant idea of selection of student to a learning institution. However, it is also imperative for both scholars and education professionals worldwide to look back and rethink the whole thing. To my view, admission essays are not what they are thought to be. The reason why I think it is crucial not to use only the admission essay writing system ...

1. Baseline Self-Assessment

In order to develop my own sense of leadership, I have to determine exactly what kind of leader I am now. This will allow me to learn exactly what needs to change, and what needs to be maintained as I continue to grow and evolve as a leader. In terms of my leadership style, I would say that I am authentic and adaptive; these are the two primary concepts I would use to identify the way in which I lead. My authenticity comes from my ability to be honest and fair with my teammates and peers; ...

This old house- the heart is a lonely place menagerie by David Sedaris is a subgenre unique in that it takes place exclusively in the human setting. It resembles a genre that relies on supernatural, ironic, or unusual events to guide the plot. It is unlike its parent genre in that it uses these tools not solely for the sake of suspense, but to explore social issues and reveal the cultural character of the personalities involved. The style employs the use of macabre and ironic events to examine the virtues of the relevant victims.

The character mentioned above lives ...

I believe that in order to become a professional nurse, it is necessary to understand why this occupation is important and what exactly it means for the person. If a future nurse doesn’t consider these questions, it can often result in overall dissatisfaction with the work, which will turn into burdensome routine. I don’t want to find myself in such a situation and I know that I won’t, as I have clear understanding of what I want from my life in general and from my work in particular. In this paper I will ...

1. What is the effect of Brady’s opening sentence, “I belong to that classification of people known as wives”? Why do you think she uses the phrase “Classification of people”?

The first sentence can make a person blink their eyes and reread it because until the end of the sentence, which comes up fast, you don’t really expect to see the word “wives.” On forms people are usually asked to classify themselves according to gender, race, religion or income and that sort of label. But the idea of a form asking you to classify yourself ...

Colson Whitehead is a well renowned author of all times and has continued to amaze readers with his great talent in writing. In his book, Occasional Dispatches from the Republic of Anhedonia, he sheds light on this guy who is a poker player. Basically the person is not only a professional poker as he participates in other games also. He has a wife and a kid. Part 1 of the book mainly highlights the life of this character and his encounters or rather experiences. He is caught up in his life as a gambler that he forgets his duty ...

Religion can be defined as a practice or belief intended to create long-lasting and influential meaning by establishing symbols that relate to a specific set of human values. Religion seeks to explain origin of the universe and life, giving meaning to life and explain other phenomena. Examples of religion are Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism and Islam. The debate about whether questioning religion is morally right is as old as religion itself. In my opinion, rational questioning of religion is not morally wrong; in fact, it helps ...

Introduction
Utilitarianism is a principle that the moral worth of an action is determined by its usefulness in maximizing utility and minimizing negative utility. Utility is the pleasure, preference satisfaction and knowledge. The moral worth of an action is determined by its outcome. In this study we are going to compare Mill, John Stuart’s work 'Utilitarianism’ and Kant, Immanuel’s work 'Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals.' The study will also come up with findings based on the comparisons if the end justifies the means.
John Mill’s account on Utilitarianism is primarily influenced by Jeremy Bentham ...

Othello

What is honor and how is one supposed to restore it when it is jeopardized? Should one place one’s honor (or whatever he or she considers to be his honor – reputation, pride or suchlike) above all the other interests?
The will to restore one’s honor is a praiseworthy feature, but too often it becomes a weak spot for people who consider it to be the most important aspect of their lives. Very often we can see people, striving to keep or restore their reputation, or not willing to let anything that shows them in ...

In life people make critical decisions that define them, their personality, ego and integrity. Such decisions are subject of opportunity cost and trade off between maintenance of status quo and choosing an idea that leaves footprints in generations to come. After finishing my o-level, I felt the need to develop the spirit of intellectualism in me, this idea came to me after proper meditation and value addition in my mental faculty developed the thirst to be great philosopher who can prudently gather information, who can be precise in arguementation,fair-minded in reasoning and unbiased in criteria. In addition, I ...

Introduction
Joseph Nye’s book titled what matters is compelling in that it strives to predict the future of the US government foreign policy. But Yogi Berra, the great shrewd of baseball, was heard saying, “Never make predictions—principally about the future.” He apparently had a point but if we go back three decades, to the late 1970s, the Cold War was in earnest, and conservative wisdom held that American power was in the decline. But of course no one saw the Internet coming. Why must we think we can do any better by looking forward 30-plus years?
Perhaps ...

Reflection Learning Report—YEAR 2010

Objectives

Business Informatics subject has the objective of integrating information technology or computer science and the field of business management into one field. It will assist professional in the industry embrace the New are of information technology in their management functions as well as groove the potential and future professionals in the field to entrench computer science into their future careers.

Highlights

After going through the 12-lecture contents I have at last completed my Business informatics subject which has greatly highlighted on my present position and given me ...

Reflection:

1. Did the teacher use Communicative Language Teaching? What did you observe which supports your answer? Yes, the teacher used Communicative Language in her teaching approach. In fact, she encouraged students to reflect on positive communication in classrooms. The students were encouraged to communicate through the English language. There were massive communicative interactions between the teacher and students. Students mainly learnt from the interactions in their classroom rather than solely relying on their teacher’s input. Students discussed ideas, and constructed meaningful solutions among themselves given the fact that they communicated and interacted freely with each other in ...

1. Considering what is known about the teenage brain and sexual development, are messages of "just say no" likely to be effective when it comes to drug use and sex? Why or why not? Be sure to explain your answer. Please note your answer should make reference to both adolescent brain and sexual development. (3 points)
The adolescent brain is considered to be more similar to the brain of a child than an adult. Its development is a work in progress. Adolescents don’t perceive things in the way adults do. Their brain is filled with curiosity about the ...

The little short story was written by Hemingway expressing her worries and doubts. The short story is a letter to an unknown doctor in which Hemingway believes he would save her. The story talks about the engagement to a man from United States three years ago. After involving herself in a relationship, her lover was transferred from America to china because of job purposes. Unluckily, they could not travel together and Hemingway was left behind. In her letter, she illustrates her disappointments after the return of her man from china three years later. She is confused and wonders what ...

The process of generating an action plan based on my values, awareness, goal-setting, reflection, and plan for my individual development in the context of my education, career, self- improvement, or relationship stimulates me. I have always been a creative and resilient individual that stays with a plan of action until I achieve my desired objective. My ability to tolerate stress normally makes me very resourceful in solving both challenging and new problems, but I am easily bored by the routine. The process of creating my personal development plan (PDP) started with numerous individual evaluations that helped me recognize who ...

Transcendentalism has been regarded as an American philosophy and idea that states that both women and men have knowledge about their existence and are conscious of the world around them, in a manner that transcends their senses. According to Brodrick (2010), the knowledge of self and the environment is realized through either imagination or intuition and not through the senses or logic. Reuben (2011) regards transcendentalism as a spirituality and state of mind that prompts the person to go outside his/her senses, shun corruption, and materialism, and gets united with nature.
This ideology started in the 19th century. Some ...