Self Ignorance

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Self-assurance is having confidence in ourselves and believing we can accomplish all our goals, whether immense or miniscule. Occasionally, it can have a negative connotation since people view it as a pleasant way to say someone is cocky or narcissistic, but actually it is about how we perceive ourselves. Being confident in ourselves allows us to stand up for what we believe in, even if we will be mocked or criticized for it. It can require a long time to build up our self-esteem, but having appropriate self-esteem effects all parts of our lives. This is truly about not caring how other people will judge our actions and not letting society and peer pressure dictate who we are as a person. This allows us to stand up for what we believe and have …show more content…
If no one stood up for justice in cases of human rights violations, the whole world would be enslaved. Standing up for what we believe can be difficult if we do not even believe in ourselves. When we believe in our own power and our own abilities, we can change the world. We should be independent from what others think when we know something is not correct. I attend a Christian high school and I do not always agree with what the teachers say and I have never been afraid to argue against them. Since it is a private school, teachers are allowed to discuss their political views without any restriction. Last year, I had an incredibly racist teacher and I could not stand by and let her keep talking the way she was. I called her out for her racist views and she lowered my grades on my papers, but I could not stay silent. I would not let her define who I was as a person just because she marked down my papers. I made it out of the class with an A and I have not talked to her since. That year was a year of inner growth for me for I realized there were injustices that mattered far greater than what the teacher or my classmates thought of my beliefs. I had self-confidence in these situations and I did what I knew was right. That year also helped me have better self-esteem in other parts of my
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