Zero By Paul Logan, I’m Just Me by Lylah Alphonse, and The Jacket by Gary Soto

It was simply about getting home without being hassled"("Zero"). Logan didn’t not apply himself in school that when he got to college he thought it would be just like high school where he can coasting way through school. For this reason his grades where horrible to the point where he had a zero grade point average gave up and drop out of college. In my own witnesses I have seen this happened to a friend of mind who would did not take high school seriously and would have due her assignments a day before it was due. She had when to a community college for a year a dropped out because she did not think school was for her.

Self-concept it is the collection of experiences and beliefs about one self, and how these experiences, beliefs interact to form a picture according to individual’s perspective what kind of a person an individual is. This includes physical and mental

Concept of self, self-esteem and self-efficacy. Refers to beliefs about who we are, how good we feel about ourselves, and how capable we believe we are at performing task.

If I could describe my own racial identity, I would describe myself as a twenty-one year old girl who is causation. I was born and raised in Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania my whole life with my two sisters. I come from a middle class working family. My cultural background is, I come from the Irish and German heritage. I have green eyes, brown hair and my skin color is light. When it comes to my extended families, racial history is most of my family members were from Ireland and came over the America to raise their families. My great grandmother was born in Ireland, but she lived Czechoslovakia for a few years, before she moved to America. So my most of my extended family that I know are Irish on my father’s side of the family, my mother’s family is German. My parents raised my sisters and I, in a house where religion was very important, my parents raised us as Catholics. My parents were really strict and old school when it came to certain things. How I feel about my racial identity is, I love the person I am and I would not want to change myself at all. I enjoyed the way I was raised; it helped me shape me into the person I am today.

Since the moment one is born, until one’s life comes to a halting end, he or she is always in a quest to find his or her self. Clearly, the concept of self is rather complex. Humans are different entities, with varied views on the world, which is what makes the universe such an interesting place. Of course, people are born with certain characteristics that become the bases for who he or she is. Yet, the components that fall under the self, such as, self concept, self knowledge, self esteem continue to change. Interestingly enough, the self falls under a specific spectrum. When he or she is young, he or she can merely recognize him or herself. Therefore the self is lost. However when he or she begins school the self he or she fall under one of the two

Americans are categorized into different races and it is believed that by belonging in a group, it 's members are the only ones able to understand each other and those who have experienced the same problems are not able to. Rodriguez argues that Americans often state,"You can 't know what I 'm feeling unless you are me," (Rodriguez 26). People want to be different and by being included in a 'race ', it makes the individual feel unique. This

In the early years of life, most children do not spend their free time looking in the mirror and wracking their brain for an answer to the question, “What are you?” I suppose that particular experience is quite unique to my childhood. For as long as I can remember my race has been something that comes into question or speculation in some way or another. To this day, I struggle with my identity due to being a mixed race individual.

An individual’s opinion of who and what they helps them form and develop their own individuality. It is established through the individual’s behaviour and attitude. It relates to how they view themselves and is associated with their own self-image, body image and self-esteem. Murphy (as cited by Gross, 2001) stated the self is part of the individual which is understood and know to by the individual them self. A person’s physical appearance is the first thing that is seen when they are in contact with others. If the individual feels positive and confident within themselves then this will influence the development of a strong and healthy life. This can also influence how they experience life allowing them to develop in a positive, healthy way and enabling them to build up strong relationships with others. Self concept can be based upon one’s own expectations and goals which they hold

One's self-concept affects one's perception, attitude and behavior, which can be demonstrated during the process of interpersonal communication. Aspects of one's life influence their self-concept, which not only affect how people perceive them but how they perceive themselves. Such things are gender, motivational level and psychological type. It is widely

This chapter about Self Concept has greatly affected me. In a way, it has brought up a lot of awareness and pain in my life. Although the chapter has brought up unwanted memories, the chapter relates to psychology and I am going to school to study psychology. I love studying psychology and because of my love for learning, I one day want to help other people improve their lives.

     Two things can happen when we are required to base our definition of “self” on others.  One can take others’ ways of living and thinking, process them, and formulate his or her own definition, independent of anyone else.  Or, one can use the relationships he or she has with other people on which to base their own definition of self, thus making him or her dependent on those other people.  As young people, we learn and take in all we can through the world, our experiences, and relationships with other people.  From there, we grow and establish our own identities, our own “selves”, in response to those interactions with others.  This definition is continually growing and progressing as we evolve as people, interacting with different people in different environments and

One's self-concept affects one's perception, attitude and behavior, which can be demonstrated during the process of interpersonal communication. Aspects of one's life influence their self-concept, which not only affect how people perceive them but how they perceive themselves. Such things are gender, motivational level and psychological type. It is

The difference between self-concept and self-esteem is that the self-concept refers to educational settings. Basically self-concept is the perceptions of an individual’s knowledge and ability in activities like athletics, math, reading, science, and friendships (Bohlin, Durwin, & Reese-Weber, page 53). According to the book, the relationship between academic self-concept and achievement is complementary, because while more positive self-concept more higher achievements and while more higher achievements more positive self-concept. For example, if a person has positive self-concept is more likely to have high achievements. I as a Mexican immigrant, reinforce my own self-concept every day because the concept that many people have about Mexican immigrants in this country is too bad. Some people in the United States have the Mexicans in the concept of lazy people that do not like to study. This concept gives me the strength to learn new things, love myself and know what I am able to achieve by myself. Self-concept affects learning in different ways. For example, as immigrant my daughter did not have many academic opportunities and financial aid available for her, but because she knew what she is capable to achieve, she looked for different programs that might help her financially. She graduate from college last year and she finished her fist year at San Jose State. She never gives up and all the time looked for new opportunities because she has a positive healthy self-concept.

The development of self starts at a very young age. When a preschooler is asked how are they different from other children, they usually look at their self concept. Self concept is their identity, of their set of beliefs about what they are like as individuals. Most preschoolers give inaccurate statements about their self concept. They usually overestimate their skills and knowledge. Preschool-age children also begin to develop a view of self that reflects their particular culture considers the self. An example of this would be to look at the different views as self between the Western culture and the Asian culture. Western cultures believe that an individual should seek attention of others by standing out

Self concepts begins in childhood but it continues to develop throughout life. As we observe how other people react to us, we modify our “self.” The “self” is never a finished project, and it continues to change as our life takes different turns. Our “self” reacts to the environment that we are in.