Matt Batton
Dr. Harrison
Reflections
Reflective
Essay #2
2/6/2012
Reflective Essay #2
Do
you ever wonder what it would be like to have a secret identity? You could have
another side of you that nobody knows about except yourself. Clark Kent and
Superman, Bruce Wayne and Batman, or Peter Parker and Spiderman and many other
superheroes had secret identities that helped protect themselves as well as
those they loved. This secret identity allowed them to walk amongst people
without ever being noticed. What do you think it would be like if you had a
secret identity? What if you had a secret identity, but you did not know about
it? As we have talked about in class, many of us have dual personalities to
satisfy those in our lives that important to us. For instance, I am a son, a
brother, a boyfriend, and a teammate along with many other labels. How I act
when I am around those individuals is different from each other. When I am around
my parents, I am respectful, well mannered, and entertaining. However, when I
am around my brother I am entertaining but I also set a role model standard for
myself to set for him. As a teammate, I am more aggressive and motivational. I
push myself and my teammates to be the best they can be as well as give all
they possibly can. As a boyfriend, I am generous, entertaining, and loving.
Some of my traits I carry from personality to personality, because I see how
they work out in some situations and I try to apply them in other situations
when I need to. I find this interesting, because I notice that some superheroes
tend to do this as well. They allow their personal life get involved with their
secret identity and that is when they start to get into trouble. In a way,
these different personalities make up who I am, but they also give me a secret identity
when it comes to who I am around. I think myself and others tend to do this,
because you want to fit in and get along with those you are around, so you
adapt who you are to help fit in. Even though we do not have super powers, we
do have “secret” identities. The way we act around others is different
depending on whom we are with. With that being said, I like to think of us as
superheroes without super powers.
I agree with the way you act toward different types of people. I am the same way!
ReplyDeleteI agree we act different in certain situations and I wrote about that as well. I believe we do it without even noticing and that at times can be strange about us. I liked how you ended your post with, "I like to think of us as superheroes without super powers." I think this is very true because whether we know it or not, some individuals look up to us when we are not aware of it. I find that cool and it also keeps me up on my feet to always make sure I am setting a good standard to follow.
ReplyDeleteWe might ask ourselves: To whom might we be a superhero? A younger sibling? A friend? A neighbor?
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