Self Reflection

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Recently, I have been on a journey of self-discovery, trying to find my own personal beliefs in life. Within this Philosophy class, we have discussed the existence of God(s) and the soul, which has made me even more curious as to my stance regarding this topic. I have adapted the “Religio Original” which to Europeans and the Greek represents the beliefs and customs of the original religion of that country, dating back to the time of Zeus and the titans. This is a Polytheist religion, believing in hundreds of Gods and Goddesses and deities. When looking through different philosophical points regarding this topic I have found Homer’s Odyssey to be most likely correlated with my belief system. Although there is no exact doctrine to follow within this religion as there is within more “mainstream” religions, there are certain beliefs that are common and well versed. To me, the Underworld is an important place in which soul’s journey to be “reset” for the soul to return to this plane and continue its duties until each one is complete, which may take the being many attempts to succeed. Recently, scientists also have discovered evidence concluding that as the body dies, the soul returns to the Universe to later be reunited with a “meat suit” and return to Earth.

I learned self-acceptance when I found a passion where I did not have to prove my worth to others. A passion,that has served as the most effective emotional outlet for me. I was in middle school at the time, a time where self-esteem and self-acceptance was not present. I searched for acceptance in school. Much of my appearance caused a lot of people to look pass me, did they find me interesting. I was too shy, and socially awkward. Even my friends would complain I needed to be more open.

In the summer of 2015, I interned at the Office of Community and Population Health at Montefiore Hospital. My job was to support the Project Manager with the various projects they were working on by assisting with data collection and conducting research. I helped gather research regarding the healthy food options in local delis in the Bronx. This was a beneficial research experience for me because I was able to discover my interest in public health and eventually, I chose community health to be my major. This internship allowed me to experience conducting research by connecting with the community directly, as well as developing analytical skills.

New York is commonly referred to as the city that never sleeps. The sun sets and rises here like any other place in the world. However, the cities bright LED’s turn on and the busy city crowd continuous when the moon begins to rise. Similarly, the mind cannot ever be shut off. To completely inquire, and learn about myself, I took significant time to practice two of the aspects of the Pacmind, and also noted how my mind “Pacminded what Happened” throughout the day. I ultimately learned more about my personality, and discovered certain characteristics about myself, that I had not been aware of before this practice.

As a young child, I experienced an immense amount of love and care from my family. My mother cared for me the majority of the time as a child, as she was a stay-at-home mom. Having siblings, I sometimes thought that I was not sufficiently being listened to or given enough attention. However, looking back on it, we were all given an equal amount of attention as children. Occasionally one of us would have an event or situation happening in our lives that required more attention and as any child would, I got jealous because I felt like I should always be the center of attention. In elementary school, I was not able to easily make friends of my own age. Instead, I would bond with my teachers and the surrounding adults. I would label myself as a mixture of a secure connector and a pleaser. I am usually able to easily communicate my feelings and describe my own strengths and weaknesses. However, I also constantly feel like I need to do everything right in order to please the people around me. As a result of having great parents and mentors in my life, God has been able to evidently care for me through them. God was able to take the times that I struggled with as a child in elementary school and use them to my advantage as I got older, by allowing me to communicate at a higher level with people.

In our daily life's family members, friends, sales people, and stores try to convince us to buy or sign up for a certain product. It is not obvious what tactics the merchant is utilizing because we are so curious to see if the product is rightful to use or beneficial to use. In growing older more people approach me to sign up for insurances, credit cards, cars and mobile phones in doing this because they see me as a young woman. As a result, they think I will comply to what they are asking of me. In taking this class learning about the weapons of influence which are conformity, scarcity, commitment, authority and liking I paid attention more to the persons words and actions towards me.

After going to pre-school my motor and social skills peaked since I had never seen many toys and I began to play with toys and make crafts like putting a string on a mitten and make many friends, but I had more guy friends rather than girlfriends since I had arrived from Mexico and all the girls where mean to me. Fast forward to when I was four and five years old, not only was I growing and more energized but I had a new family with a mom, a dad. Now I was able to go to the park and ride my bike with training wheels and run around and play soccer I would make forts inside and outside of our small apartment. Later on, in Kindergarten I would play with my friends and work together to build puzzles and play group games and solve problems or learn new vocab words. Teachers would have in place many games and tasks for us to build our social and language skills. Such as jumping rope and seeing who could jump to 100 and learn to encourage our group, and we would play hide and seek and whoever's groups had more points would win. These activities helped me learn to work within a group and work in unity to succeed as an individual and as a group. But the main goal of speaking our mind and our emotions failed after the incident with my dad.

Prompt: Some students have a background, identity , interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.

Before attending the University of Rochester, I had never been exposed to a different culture other than my own. Actually, I had never been exposed to a demanding educational system, not even time management. Every single thing that I have experience since I step a foot in Rochester itself is new for me. Consequently, the CAS 145 course provided me with support which allowed me to be more confident in myself, it permitted me to view my surroundings and realize that I am not the only human being who comes with a weak educational background and is trying to find a rhythm in order to succeed in a prestigious university.

When I stare at a blank page of paper today, I am able to visualize the many possibilities of its potential use a much more than compared to when I was younger. When I was about elementary/middle school age, black sheets of paper brought the expectation of notes in classes such as Ms. Chilikoff’s history and language arts, Mrs. Williams’s math class, and Mrs. Apodaca’s science lectures. It brings memories of procrastination and hesitation as to how to begin my essays on trivial topics that didn’t particularly leave a lasting impression on my learning experience. I just remember the anxious feeling of trying to be “perfect” on the first try, trying to force myself to start long projects so I wouldn't stress as much, and the therapeutic doodles as I constantly get sidetracked from my work.

First, in relation to the work, I believe that if I cannot make better efforts on normal tasks, even the trivial one, then how can I expect to do more challenge things in the future? Everyone wants to reveal their abilities and to be famous including me. But, maybe I should focus on small things and prepare for big things’ coming. If I do not want to do something routine and trivial, I can figure out the creative method to be more efficient. I believe that the companies and managers would like employees could make more contribution in a smart way and save more cost and time.

As mentioned previously, this semester has been challenging with balancing graduate coursework and life outside of the class room, but I have tried my best to engage in professional behavior and participation in every class component. Those class components include: having discussions in small and large groups; asking questions during normal and guest lectures; working collaboratively during a group project; being prepared for class with necessary materials; being on time to class; respecting others’ opinions; and learning how researching information outside of class can be beneficial to expand learning. To participate in small and large group discussions, I tried voicing my opinion and answering questions in a respectful manner. While it was hard at times to quickly come up with responses to questions asked, before my cohort members answered with a similar response, I tried to make a point of answering at least one question per class. This motivation to answer was because I wanted to feel more confident in expressing my opinions while in a safe learning environment. Additionally, I worked with my group members during our OT Global Day of Service and participated by collaborating on ideas in class, creating the online Kahoot game we had anticipated on using during the day, problem solving with group members during the event to address situations that arose, photographing the event for our presentation, and taking the initiative to talk to parents about the benefits of OT

As an undergraduate student at the University of Central Florida, I learned a great deal about how societies generally function and how laws and policies can affect individual members of a society in unique and significant ways. With low-income families not investing in their educations past high school and lacking proper knowledge of how their governing laws and regulations work and are enforced, they often fall into predicaments that could be avoided if they just had someone to point them in the right direction. When I was President of the Student Government Association at Seminole State College, I often encountered peers and classmates who were unaware of the assistance available to them through the city or university if they simply didn’t have the means to meet their everyday needs. These students and other working adults in the community were struggling to acquire food and clothing, and yet there were churches, shelters, thrift stores, and vouchers available and easily accessible to them for assistance; with me being so passionate about helping others, I informed them of these resources available to them. Once I witnessed such hardships firsthand, it served as confirmation for me in what should could have been done and needed to be done for my former students. Also, when I served as the Region 3 Director for the Florida African-American Student Association, I participated in board meetings where my colleagues and I discussed various ways to ensure the equality of

Being placed in a judgmental society such as the one we have today has diminished the self-confidence we as individuals have begun to shape for ourselves. “…our preferences for particular body types are not biologically ingrained but… shaped by the cultural norms of beauty communicated through magazine ads, commercials, and movies” (EOS pg. 50). As weak individuals living in a controlling society we tend to examine our own personal qualities and the depiction that others have for us, and morph ourselves into beings crave social acceptance, even if we lose sight of our own identities . The question I ponder is how can individuals truly see and value their selves in a society full of judgement? There comes a point in our lives where we truly