Religious, Ghost Experience : Golf, Cello, Japanese Chess

Being the oldest of four children, it was always hard me to learn things fast. My parents weren’t able to help me with schoolwork because they both dropped out of school at a very young age. As I entered high school, I was terrified of all the hard classes I would be taking. Although I am not the best in every subject, a topic in which I have excelled in is Mathematics.

When I was a little girl, I would always dream of being those famous celebrities on television. But I did not grew a desire for that. As I grew more and experience more things in life, I start having a desire of being a pediatrician. I also have a desire to travel the world and live in Atlanta for the rest of my life.

Singer and Benassi (1981) described a positive correlation between environmental uncertainty in western countries and occult beliefs. Although it could be argued that they may be overreaching with this generalization which is not supported with data, there is truth to this correlation. Humans try to be rational, and logical, and think critically, but in uncertain situations, we look to our environment, the physical and social environment, to provide us with information. Therefore, superstitions and supernatural phenomenon seem possible if no logical explanation can be given, and if the feedback from the environment reinforces what could be occult beliefs. French, Haque, Bunton-Stasyshyn, & Davis (2009) conducted an experiment attempting to investigate whether they could try to create a “haunted” room, and if participants would experience more abnormal sensations. Participants were informed they may feel some abnormal sensations prior to entering the room. Majority of participants reported having three or more abnormal sensations in the 50-minute period they were in the room. These sensations can be a result of susceptibility, but the uncertainty of that environment, and the lack of information may create these sensations and can validate occult

Shamanism and ancestor reverence are key religions of the Chinese. Shamans are spiritual healers who call on spirits while they are dreaming to relieve an individual from uncertainty or cure an individual from a disease (Laughlin & Rock, 2014). Shamans are seen as elders of the Chinese community and are respected for the tremendous healing power they have on others. Furthermore, ancestor reverence is the respect many younger generations have for their

I realize that there have been many things that have influenced my growth as an individual. However, because I am so often drawn to ideas in math and science, I’d have to conclude that these two fields of study pose the most compelling as far as personal development. My interest in these fields have impacted who I am today. As a younger student I did not really care much about school. In fact, my second grade teacher pronounced me a failure, but my parents believed in my strengths, and gradually school turned a corner for me. By the end of my sophomore year I had begun watching lectures of theoretical physics, and deep space astronomy from the World Science Festival. I went into my Junior year very ambitious and self motivated! My cumulative GPA within

In a way I have dream like Arnold, I want to be a doctor it may seem impossible but I know I have to work hard to get there.

Many of the oldest recorded paleographical records that are left from China’s ancient history have shown the significance of communication with the spiritual world. The concept of the Chinese spiritual world evolved large from the Chinese focus on filial piety and the harmony that exists between those alive and deceased. A diviner would use his or her interpretation to assist patrons in how to proceed by interpreting events, signs or contact with forces that are supernatural.

While reading Too Cool for School by Ellis Cose I have became aware of various aspects of my ‘schooling’ experience. I realized that I may not have had the best schooling experience, but I never pushed up against the system to get any better. Throughout my life I have attended over 10 schools some very high end others bottom of the barrel. Like Cose, I always knew my intellectual abilities, but I was always so dissatisfied with my situation I didn't make the best of it. Instead of soaking up as much knowledge as possible and making a lesson out of my situation I became complacent. I started to slack off and allow myself to become stagnant to what I knew my abilities were. I allowed myself to be a product of my environment when I should I have

The Buddha’s Discourse on the Scripture of the Spell for Saving the Burning-Mouth Hungry Ghost is one of the three key texts in the development of Buddhist performances held during the Ghost Festival of the seventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar. This celebration is moulded by a Buddhist practice and is consider the second most important festival of the year for the Chinese people. The Chinese people have practiced this tradition since the Liang Dynasty but since then it has developed into the existing Zhongyuan Festival. This celebration began with a story that will be explained below, this event become so special because it helped Chinese people escape their suffering and hungry that they would experience after they die by doing certain practice and chants to satisfy the hungry ghost.

But not all spirits are roaming restlessly. In fact in Yu Kuang-hong’s article Making a Malefactor a Benefactor: Ghost Worship in Taiwan, he identifies “three major categories of supernatural spirits in Hokkien folk religion: gods, ancestors, and ghosts” (Kuang-hong, 1990, p. 39). Gods are believed to have once been mortals, and earned their status in the afterlife by their virtues in the previous one. Ancestors are passed family members who are regularly worshipped by their descendants. Ghosts are spirits disassociated with their relatives, and are believed to cause misfortune and illness. Unlike ancestors and gods who bring good fortune, “the living expect nothing from the ghosts, other than taking what is offered them, and merely want to be left alone” (Kuang-hong, 1990, p. 40). There are tales portraying the forms of ghosts in traditional folklore. As explained by The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Zen Buddhism by Helen Josephine Baroni, ghosts are described as “creatures with large bellies and needle-thin necks” and although they have “voracious appetites they cannot fill their bellies due to the narrowness of their throats” (Haroni, 2002, p. 106). This gruesome image is portrayed in Chinese myth because the ghosts are seen as being punished for their lack of virtue in their previous life. Their descendants have

I have this dream. I long to go to college, and eventually medical school, in hopes to become a Dermatologist. One of my aunts recently became the first in my family to go to college and become a nurse. Seeing someone in my family become so successful and seeing how proud my family was of her, truly inspired me to pursue a career in the medical field as well.

Teiser, Stephen F. "The Spirits of Chinese Religion." Http://afe.easia.columbia.edu. Ed. Donald S. Lopez. 1996 Princeton University Press.

I chose Urie Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological model of child development to reflect on my stages of development. In the microsystem of Bronfenbrenner’s model, my early childhood family structure included my uncle, his wife and their five children. I went to live with my uncle after my mother passed away. By middle childhood, my uncle and his wife migrated to the United Sates and I went to live with one of his daughters( Erica) and her two children. They became my construct of what a family represent. Although I was welcomed in Erica’s family, I felt as if I did not belong in their family. The only place I felt accepted was at school. The classroom represented a place where I expressed my feelings without being ignored or judged by my peers. Also, I had very observant and understanding teachers who had the best of my interest. I had one teacher , Mr. Francis, who believed that I was capable of improving academically. At the end of his class, he noted in my report card that I had potential to be academically competent, however, I needed to settle down and apply myself to learning. His comments motivated me to do my best throughout elementary school. During elementary school, I maintained healthy relationships with my peers. There were never any reports of misconduct of any misunderstanding amongst my peers. In fact, interactions with them thought me how to engage in fair play, wait my turn, build trust and explore my environment. In exploring my environment, I

Growing up, I hated school. The sinking feeling I got hearing people talk about academics was distressing. Every time I heard the words “mathematics” or “language arts” used in speech I would cringe reminding myself of what I struggle with. Looking back at this struggle, I realize that it helped define the essential components of my personality. Without this hardship, I would not have the resiliency, enthusiasm, or diligence that I have today to face my educational and real - life endeavors.

I knew I was gifted and capable of more, but after we moved from urban Oklahoma City to Tulsa before the fourth grade, my intelligence was meaningless. Suburban-school luxuries like computers, advanced math, and special ways to learn English flooded my brain. Homework was an afterthought.