1. Personal Traits
The most important personal trait in Frederick Douglass's education was his self motivation. After he was given a small sampling of teaching at a young age he never gave up on attempting to learn how to read and write. Even though his original instructor turned against him and scolded him anytime she saw him with anything sort of reading material in his had, he never gave up. His motivation to one day learn to read and write, despite already knowing he was a slave for life, was the key personal trait that allowed to accomplish this with very little outside guidance. Another major personal trait was his curiosity. He always wanted to learn more about what was going on in the world and wanted to be like everyone else. Therefore, he tried harder than ever to read whatever he could and attempt to memorize how it was done so that he could one day master it.
2. Exterior Forces
There was not a lot of encouragement from the outside world for Frederick to one day learn to read and write. Frankly, it was seen as a horrible accomplishment. The thought of slaves learning to read and write was considered a travesty in the world at that time. He defied the odds to be able to accomplish these feats. The only exterior forces that helped him was his mistress for a short time, the kids that lived on Philpot Street, and random magazines or books that he could get his hand on. The only one of these that truly stood out was the kids he met on Philpot Street. He gives them a great deal of gratitude for originally helping get him started in his story. They were the key outside source that can be given any credit.
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I liked how he overcame the odds and managed to learn these forbidden skills and become the guy he is today. I thought that the sly methods that he used to learn; like tricking white kids into helping him and memorizing the letters off of a ship were creative and impressive. I did not like how his original teacher just turned on him and refused to help him learn. However, he was too driven to learn after that and that is how he became the guy he is today.
at September 15, 2005 5:12 PMHis self motivation skills has dominated him which made him who he is. It is so strong that it made him achieve his success. It helped him to become stronger and never gave up despite the discrimination and criticisms that he received.
He was truly inspiring. He can actually be a motivator to someone. Thinking that he never gave up, you too can do it! Having the self motivation skills is a huge advantage in achieving your goals. It helps you avoid procrastination and do the things that you want and must do in order to achieve your goals.
Posted by: Self Motivation Skills at June 12, 2007 11:23 AMSometimes we need to be encouraged by other people first before we anything or things we wanted to do. People with good conversation skills are really convincing. They are those who can influence people well. They must be really good in their communication skills.
Conversation skills are really important when dealing with other people. It helps in influencing other people or giving them encouragement in pursuing their goals.
Posted by: Conversation Skills at September 17, 2007 5:14 PMSelf motivation, as well as staying positive, is really important in achieving one's goals or dreams in life. It gives us the determination to keep on reaching our dreams.
The Sedona Method is a very effective way to get yourself motivated and positive. It helps you gain emotional wellness that would help you achieve your dreams.
Posted by: sedona method at May 2, 2008 2:59 PM