Ordered List

Integrity
Family
Friendship
Personal Accomplishment
Personal Development
Loyalty
Enjoyment
Security
Wealth
Leadership
Power
Wisdom
Community
Prestige
Independence
Service
Health
Creativity
Expertness
Location

Prioritizing Life Values

While prioritizing my life values, I found it to be a very difficult task. It is hard to block out what it seems like society may want us to value in our lives. For me, my first priority is integrity. I feel like this is more a trait to strive for on a daily basis and in everything that I do, I always to try show integrity. While looking back on my day I can think of plenty of instances that I feel I used integrity. I feel that I am someone who is aware of my surroundings and thinking about others. To me, that shows a great deal of integrity. My next choice was family because my family is so important to me. My Mom is a rock in my life and if I ever feel overly stressed or upset, I know that I can call on her and she would know just what to say or do to make me feel better. Also, my older brother has always looked out for me and I know if I were ever in need of anything, he would do his best to provide it. Although, this is something that is so important to me, I find that today I have not called them or told them how much I appreciate them. This to me shows that my life at school becomes so busy that I forget to show appreciation to those I know I could go to in a time of need.
When Im at school, my friends tend to become like a family to me. This is why I put them third. Friendship is very important to me. Both being a good friend and having good friends is what keeps me sane in this chaotic world. Today I offered my friend a ride somewhere because she does not have a car here. Just taking time out a busy day to help another person is what friendship is about. Sometimes I get so overwhelmed with school, my internship, and my job that I need a friend to just talk to and unwind. With all of my activities, I can without a doubt say that Personal Accomplishment is an extremely important priority in my life. I strive to be my best everyday. I have so many things going on, that if I get behind on anything, I feel like everything will kind of unwind. Im in my second year of a high stress, time consuming internship with the athletic department in my sophomore year. I am doing this because I want to get into the sports business field after I graduate. A lot of times I am jealous that my friends can hang out and watch TV when I go into the office but I keep focusing on my future and hope that it will someday pay off. I also currently hold 2 executive positions in my sorority and although I enjoy it, I realize that it will mostly be appealing on my resume. This brings me to my final most important priority, Personal Development. I have always considered myself to be a type-A personality. On top of all my other commitments I always set aside an hour everyday to go to the gym. Although im not specifically looking for physical results, working out relieves stress and allows me to have time dedicated to myself. During this hour I like to listen to my music and just relax.

Man and his values 2: Question

When Werkmeister was speaking of "man" was he stritcly saying males or was he intending that we think of it as mankind?

Man and his values 1

Although this reading was very complex, I beleive that Werkmiester was trying to explain the complexity of being a man. He explains that there are so many possible morals, ideals, religious views, or expectations that are to be lived up to. Although his reading was hard to understand at times, I can personally identify with the complexity of having pressures from society. Different people will give you all kinds of advice and guidelines to live you life by. This may be confusing and as individuals we have to determine what we are comfortable with living by. In a sense although this reading may not have been targeted toward women, I can still identify with many of the points that Werkmiester made.

Models Too Skinny

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I have to agree with this particular argument in many ways because I feel that models are becoming too skinny and it creates a great amount of pressure on young adolescent women who read fashion or teen magazines. When they constantly see just stick skinny models, and they themselves are not stick skinny they may feel that there is something wrong with them. With designers only hiring skinny models to sell their products, they are conveying a body image that is rare and dangerous to attain. This could increase the prevelence of eating disorders and un healthy food practices among young women.