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the ability to take ownership of one’s actions and understand

the consequences of those actions for oneself and others.

 

I make excuses for myself a lot because I think that will help support my reason for not being responsible. This is my life though. Nobody has any control over it but me. Why have I not taken ownership for what I have done, good or bad? If I have done something good then I should take pride. If it’s bad then I should be able to explain why it’s bad. During the group projects, I learned to take responsibility not just for my own, but for my group's work. My actions and thoughts affected the group as a whole. Knowing this, I did the best I could to keep contact with Team Dolphin throughout the course.

 

One of the first assignment of the year, I completed it, but my response my irrelevant and unfocused. I was supposed to analyze my audience, and explain how I could better my writing to make my audience understand my message better. Instead, I just talked about how to define audience. My Writing Fellow gave me the grade I deserved, and at first I was upset and blamed the class for the "lack on explanation." After this, I felt really guilty. I realized after that I needed to take responsibility for my own actions - I simply misunderstood the assignment. I thought what I did was right, but it wasn't. Simple as that! Instead of blaming the class or professors or my Writing Fellow, the only person I could blame is myself. From that point on, I really tried hard to thoroughly read all instructions and answer all questions. If I misunderstand an assignment, it's my fault because if I was really having that much trouble, I should have asked a peer or even emailed the teacher for more of an explanation. This stuck through with me the entire course, because, frankly, I was embarrassed when I lost my temper! I'm in a college level class, and I just turned twenty. I should not be losing my temper, especially over the Internet. Now I can say that I will never ever make that mistake in a class again. Since I learned how to take responsibility for things, even my work life has improved! I used to have an awkward acquaintanceship with my boss, but since I've taken responsibility for my actions and told him why I have been passive towards him, our relationship has improved. I think I am just starting to truly understand what responsibility means, and how an adult should always be responsible for themselves.

 

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