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The individual’s ability to pursue personal well-being when responding to omitting internal and external demands Life is challenging: a truth we cannot question. We face, frequently, situations that demand much from us, and in the throes of such demands, we may struggle with keeping our well-being intact and our stress in abeyance. Depending on the nature of the challenges, and who we are as individuals, we may feel unstable, pressured, disillusioned by what is being required from us.
At other times, we may experience the rewards that come with conquering obstacles, avoiding manipulation thinly disguised as “free will,” or resisting the allure f an appealing opportunity that may have “strings attached. ” Your Assignment: Consider how the nature of self-preservation has been reflected and developed in a text you have studied in English 30-1. Discuss this idea(s) developed by the text creator about the role that self-preservation plays when individuals respond to competing internal/external demands.
Choice 6: The desire for independence and the need for security in shaping an individual’s identity In life, we often find ourselves striving for independence and security, in expressing our individuality. While this may appear easily achieved, moieties the converse appears: independence may bring more tumultuous and unpredictable outcomes than we originally anticipated; security and individuality are compromised. Other times, having a secure foundation allows us to express our individuality whole-heartedly, empowering us to experience independence.
Your Assignment: Consider how the desire for independence and the need for security have been reflected and developed in a text you have studied in English 30-1. Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator about an individual’s attempt to reconcile the desire to act independently with the need for security. An idealized image of courage is conveyed in the untitled photometer by Scott Mutter Choice 7: How do acts of courage develop and nurture personal integrity? When you hear the word “courage,” what comes to mind?
The individual who, in the face of impending danger, places the well-being of others before himself? The individual who, in the face of conflict, stands firm for his/her convictions? The individual who, in the face of “choices,” follows the path of good and right, despite the allure of possible fame, glory and wealth? Throughout our lives, we will be called upon to act with courage and integrity. How we answer the calls reveals much about the kind of individual we are… Or choose to be.
Consider how acts of courage and integrity have been reflected and developed in a text you have studied in English 30-1 . Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text integrity. The photograph by Christopher Simon captures a moment in which an individual may – or may not – choose to act with integrity. (cover photograph, Harpers Magazine, October, 2001 APP Photo/Christopher Simon O APP) Choice 8: The interplay between fear and foresight when making life-altering choices Picture: Shaken Robinson, Photocopier Africa – https://photo]round. Lat. Co. A A young girl takes part in a ballet class for underprivileged children at the community hall in Alexandra Township, South Africa, thanks to the support, training and encouragement of prima ballerina Penelope Othello, who believes the children have the talent to succeed. Life will offer us opportunities to better ourselves, to take risks, to face challenges, essentially, “to boldly go’ where we haven’t been before. Do we have the ability to recognize such opportunities, or are we so busy, they pass us by? If we do recognize them, do we have the courage to embrace them?