ESSAY: THE SELF

By: Rosa P. Palconit

Did you know who you are? Are you familiar with the word Self? According to the
definition of Merriam Webster, the self is a person's essential being that distinguishes them
from others, especially considered as the object of introspection or reflexive action. This
concept gives the idea of self. Somehow, there is a various viewpoint for what is self. These
are, self is human nature, self is identity and self is a reflection.

Self is human nature because it possesses several body parts particularly our legs,
hands, even our brain and heart the important parts of the human body.Including the five
senses of human. The sense of touch, sight, hearing, taste and smell. In relation, this will
indicate that our self is the real us.

Self is identity or personality. Our identity helps us to identify who we are. An

example is recognizing our facial appearance. Perceiving through our name which leads in
identifying our individuality. There's an instance that someone may forget our name but they
recognize us through our face.

Self is a reflection, analyzing our self for who we are and what we are is a sign that
we are revealing the actual us. Reflecting our self is describing what is our attitude or
behaviors. For example, you are reflecting that you are a generous person, your
characteristics define your action. Which you are reflecting that you are a helpful person.
Moreover, another aspect that our self is the reflection is that thinking or looking at a mirror
how you look or describing your image. And considering that when you reflect yourself is
seeing your soul.

In conclusion, the self is human nature, identity and reflection of ourselves. It is the
concept of a variety of impressions regarding the word self. Furthermore, knowing and
understanding of what self is, is accepting that these three sub-topics that are stated above
are pointing only one idea focusing on self. Before I end up this argument, I would like to
leave the quotation of Aristotle that knowing yourself is the beginning of your wisdom. It
starts with you, but if you don't know to look at yourself in the mirror—or refuse to—then you
haven't done the essential task necessary to even start growing your views.
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RUBRIC FOR ESSAY ABOUT THE SELF
Name: Rosa P. Palconit Course/Year/Section: BSED 1 MATH- B
Date Submitted: Oct. 21, 2020

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1 Score
Above Meets Approachin Below
Standards Standards g Standards
Standards
Focus or The thesis The thesis The thesis The thesis
Thesis statement statement statement statement
Statement names the topic names the outlines does not
of the topic of the some or all of name the
essay and essay the topic AND 4
outlines the main main points does not
points to be to be preview what
discussed. discussed will be
but does not discussed.
name the
topic.

Support for Includes 3 or Includes 3 or Includes 2 Includes 1 or

Position more pieces more pieces pieces of fewer
of evidence of evidence evidence pieces of
(facts, (facts, (facts, evidence
statistics, statistics, statistics, (facts,
examples, real examples, real examples, statistics,
life experiences) life real-life examples, 3
that experiences) experiences) real-life
support the that that support experiences).
position support the the position
statement. The position statement.
writer statement.
anticipates the
reader\\\'s
 concerns, biases
or
arguments and
has
provided at least
1
counterargument.
Imagination The essay The essay The essay The essay
employed employed employed employed 3
imagination in imagination in imagination imagination
explaining explaining in explaining in
the self. The the self. The the explaining
essay essay self. The the self.
sufficiently sufficiently essay The essay
explains the self explains the sufficiently sufficiently
through a rich self through a explains the explains the
exploration of rich self through a self
why’s about the exploration of rich through a
self. Gave why’s about exploration of rich
at least 4 inter- the self. Gave why’s exploration of
connected at least 3 about the why’s
assumptions as inter-connected self. Gave at about the
to why self assumptions least self. Gave at
seems as it is. as to why self 2 inter- least 1 inter-
seems as it is. connected connected
assumptions assumptions
as to why self as to why
seems as it self seems
is. as it is.
Sequencing Arguments and Arguments and A few of the Many of the
support a re support support support
provided in a are provided in details details or
logical order a fairly or arguments arguments
that makes it logical order are not in an are not in an
easy and that makes it expected or expected 4
interesting to reasonably logical order, or logical
follow the easy to follow distracting order,
author's train of the author's the reader distracting
thought. train of and the reader
thought. making the and making
essay seem the essay
a seem very
little confusing.
confusing.
Transitions A variety of Transitions Some The
thoughtful show how transitions transitions
transitions are ideas are work well, between
used. They connected, but but some ideas are 4
clearly show how there is little connections unclear OR
ideas are variety between nonexistent.
connected. ideas are
 fuzzy.
Completenes The essay is The essay has The essay is The work is
s complete with an missing an just a
of Parts an introduction, introduction, essential part random
body body and of an essay.
containing key conclusion but 4
arguments with 1-2
and a conclusion thoughts that
presented are
in order. misplaced.
Parsimony The essay made The essay The essay The essay
use of made use of made use of made use
simple, easily simple, easily quite of more than
understandable understandable 6 -8 jargons 8 jargons 3
words as words. making some and the
much as Used 5-6 parts a bit essay is
possible. Used 0 jargons. difficult to difficult
– understand. understand.
4 jargons.
Internal All the arguments 1 argument in The The essay is
Consistency posed in the essay arguments in totally
the essay are seems a bit off the essay inconsistent.
consistent from the are quite Different
with each other. rest. 1 concept hard to follow terms used 3
The essay is referred because 2-3 for the
used the same to differently in inconsistent same
terms for the essay. ideas. Used concepts.
exact same 2-3 words to
concepts. describe
same
concept.
Guides Action The essay gives The essay The essay The essay do
a lot of gives enough gave insight not give
insight as to how insight as to as to insight as to
to behave how to how to how to
better based on behave better behave better behave given
ideas based on based the
presented of the ideas on ideas ideas 3
self. It presented of presented of presented of
provided if – then the the the
arguments self. It provided self but is self. .
related to the if – then somewhat
self. arguments vague.
related to the
self.
Researchable All of the 2 argument 1 argument No argument
arguments presented in presented in in the
presented in the the essay can the essay can be 3
essay be test essay can be tested.
about the self ed. tested.
can be
tested.
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