english
Sean A. Wake
Professor Fields
December, 5, 2013
English 101
Two Worlds apart
“High school is the best years of your life, enjoy them”, said an elder to a student in high school. Do people really know what the best years of their life are? Does someone know when something spectacular or tremendous will occur in their life? And how can someone tell you when the best years of your life are especially if they are of no relation? Who’s to say that your best years will be in your 30s or 40s and maybe even 90s; Why is that High School has to be the best years of that person’s life because college may be the best experience that person has ever had. The comparisons and contrasts of these two types of facilities come in many and are hard to miss. College is better than High school if you follow Abraham Maslow’s “Hierarchy of needs.” What Abraham Maslow hypothesizes in his Hierarchy of needs is a Pyramid scheme of what a human being needs in order to reach their full potential or self-actualization. In his diagram he presents a five-part bottom to top pyramid that starts from the human’s physiological needs all the way up to his or her point of self-actualization; the first stage in the development is the physiological nature which are the physical requirements for human survival (Breathing, food, water, sex, sleep, homeostasis, and excretion), if these requirements are not dealt with the human body cannot function properly. Next is Safety (Security of body, Employment, resources, morality, he family, health, and property) when the physical needs are met because without safety a person can feel emotions of post-traumatic stress depression and trans generational trauma. Number three of the pyramid is love/belonging (friendship, family, sexual intimacy) because a human needs a sense of belonging this is why kids cling to their parents as a child. Esteem (self-esteem, confidence,
Professor Fields
December, 5, 2013
English 101
Two Worlds apart
“High school is the best years of your life, enjoy them”, said an elder to a student in high school. Do people really know what the best years of their life are? Does someone know when something spectacular or tremendous will occur in their life? And how can someone tell you when the best years of your life are especially if they are of no relation? Who’s to say that your best years will be in your 30s or 40s and maybe even 90s; Why is that High School has to be the best years of that person’s life because college may be the best experience that person has ever had. The comparisons and contrasts of these two types of facilities come in many and are hard to miss. College is better than High school if you follow Abraham Maslow’s “Hierarchy of needs.” What Abraham Maslow hypothesizes in his Hierarchy of needs is a Pyramid scheme of what a human being needs in order to reach their full potential or self-actualization. In his diagram he presents a five-part bottom to top pyramid that starts from the human’s physiological needs all the way up to his or her point of self-actualization; the first stage in the development is the physiological nature which are the physical requirements for human survival (Breathing, food, water, sex, sleep, homeostasis, and excretion), if these requirements are not dealt with the human body cannot function properly. Next is Safety (Security of body, Employment, resources, morality, he family, health, and property) when the physical needs are met because without safety a person can feel emotions of post-traumatic stress depression and trans generational trauma. Number three of the pyramid is love/belonging (friendship, family, sexual intimacy) because a human needs a sense of belonging this is why kids cling to their parents as a child. Esteem (self-esteem, confidence,