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Relationship Between Self Improvement and Self Concept

In eight pages this paper assesses the importance of self concept in terms of failure or success with scientific research upon set...

Lucius in Apuleius' Golden Ass and St. Augustine

it is interesting to note that the heros first name is the same as both Apuleius himself, as well as the name of the author from w...

Confessions by Saint Augustine

In five pages St. Augustine's Confessions is examined in an overview that includes the theologian's views about the natural, physi...

Virtue and Self-Discipline in Toni Morrison's Sula

This 5 page paper explores the concepts of virtue and self-discipline and how self-discipline applies to virtue in Toni Morrison's...

Self Esteem and Gender

In five pages this paper discusses how the expectations of society exerts a profound influence over adolescent self perception in ...

Mass Media, Negative Influences, and the Self

This paper discusses the theories of Freud and Lasch as they relate to the potential negative impact of mass media on self-esteem ...

Self-Directed Andragogy

In a paper of seven pages, the writer looks at self-directed learning theories. Behaviorism and humanism are used to build a self-...

Self-Regulation Outside Psychology

learning and academics. As the field of self-regulation in learning has emerged, an entirely new theory of self-regulated learning...

The Authenticity of Self and Philosophy

itself (Howell, 2010). Nevertheless, one who wishes to cultivate an authentic self can do so by following the path of philosophica...

"The Scarlet Letter" and the Subversion of Puritanism

the entire monologue with a sense of poetics, inviting one to study the words more deeply in search of a hidden meaning. This idea...

Intrapersonal Communication and Self-Talk

performance both academically and professionally. This paragraph helps the student begin to explore the concept of self-talk in p...

Disparities Between Real and Ideal Self

that distress and neuroses stem directly from a discrepancy or disparity between the ideal self (or the self as one perceives it) ...

The Impact of Self-Efficacy and Locus of Control on Decision Making

entirely of decisions. Given an infinitely capacious intellect such as the infamous Laplaces Demon, it may well even be possible t...

Confessions Book I

African parents. His mother was Catholic and his father converted to Christianity in his later years. As a boy, Augustine studied ...

The Self-Control Theory of Crime: Addressing the Criticisms

the extent to which the self-control theory of crime can be said to be valid. This paragraph helps the student give an overview o...

Soccer, Culture and Identity

was that team members would be consistent, playing for an entire season, which would engender the building of self esteem, with th...

The Perception of the Self - Explanations from Baumeister and Cooley

and perhaps unhealthy, influence on society. Unstable audience members have fantasy relationships with movie stars and violent fil...

Confessions of Nat Turner, An Analysis

This paper focuses on "The Confessions of Nat Turner" and discusses the layer quality of the narrative. The writer also compares t...

The EQ to Lead

The literature has consistently concluded that effective leaders have high emotional intelligence and the key is self-awareness. T...

Plato's "Crito" and "Apology"/Augustine's Confessions

This essay focuses on Plato's use of dialogue in his "Apology" and "Crito," and Augustine's use of the monologue in his "Confessio...

Self Care Model of Dorothea Orem

Today, the theories of Orem, Roy, Neuman, Rogers, King, and others seem to be more popular than older theories such as those of Fl...

Lives and Learning by Plato and Augustine

text in which he is painstakingly honest, demonstrates that his spiritual path was not easy. It is clear from the beginning that t...

Cooley's Looking Glass Self Theory

-perception. Cooleys Theory: Overview, Critiques and Assessment [The first part of the "body" of the paper should explain who Cool...

Self Esteem, Self Image, and Cosmetic Surgery

may have had about canceling the operation. "My breasts were fine before, but especially giving birth to twins changed my breasts...

Truth in the Works of Saint Augustine of Hippo and Jonathan Swift

on to reflect that the skins of women at home appear beautiful because we cannot see these small defects under normal circumstance...

How Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau Define 'Self Reliance'

emphasized the importance of self reliance. Both Emerson and Thoreau are remembered for their philosophies that encapsulate...

Meet Joe Black, the Confessions of Augustine of Hippo, and Transformation

death in the usual manner, but rather as a good looking young man who is apparently capable of falling in love with an attractive ...

Concept of a Spiritual Journey

and with that has come an interest in spirituality itself, outside of any religious context. It is this search for a truth that m...

Adolescent Psychology and Family Dysfunction

alcohol or substance abuse, and suicidal ideation, it is important to assess some of the views of maternal attachment, the impacts...

Modalities of Self Care and Holistic Nursing

help each other by merely listening and offering words of encouragement. My psychologist friend firmly believed that lifestyle ch...