In the essay I read, “Me Talk Pretty One Day,” by David Sedaris what I understood of it was that he wasn’t confident in himself. I believe no matter what the situation is you are always to be confident in what you do because you are the one that determines what others perceive you as, whether it’s if you are an intellectual person or not. Yes, sometimes people might make others feel dumb or as if you are not good at something, but then again who doesn’t make mistakes in life.
As I read this essay, I couldn’t help but think that perhaps David was trying to prove his teacher wrong. All she did was try to put him down since he didn’t speak French as fluently as she did. I believe sometimes tough love toughens a person’s skin. In the essay the teacher questions how well he knows French, but I believe the reason she does it is to make him self-confident in what he does or say. It’s true you shouldn’t be insecure about anything and at times people may be, but that’s when they need to realize that not everyone is perfect and to start believing in yourself first. For example, in my writing I was never confident in my skills. I realized that all the things I write aren’t bad at all but it took me a while to start building my confidence in writing.
In the end it comes down to not letting self-doubt get the best of you. You are what you make of yourself and it doesn’t matter what others may or may not think of you. Whether you think something is dumb or not, take the risk. Unlike David, when face with feelings of insecurity do not ever let anyone get the best of you.
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I enjoyed how you expressed your views and put your thoughts and opinions on how David should handle things. I agreed with you when you say that tough criticism can help your self confidence because if David would have had a different teacher who was more laid back then he probably wouldn’t have strived or would have been as determined as he was now to learn the French language. I feel that we could both relate to not being confident in our work because when I first started writing I felt that I didn’t know anything. I enjoy writing but I would never like people reading what I had to say because I was afraid of what they would say and give me negative feed back. But that is behind me now. After having several different English teacher I have learned that it’s ok to make mistakes on an essay because no one is perfect and even perfect people make mistakes.
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