Check out my results to two personality test I took. They seem pretty accurate

	The Big 5 Personality Test Your Results
Closed-Minded		Open to New Experiences
Disorganized		Conscientious
Introverted		Extraverted
Disagreeable		Agreeable
Calm / Relaxed		Nervous / High-Strung

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What aspects of personality does this tell me about?

There has been much research on how people describe others, and five major dimensions of human personality have been found. They are often referred to as the OCEAN model of personality, because of the acronym from the names of the five dimensions.

Openness to Experience/Intellect
	High scorers tend to be original, creative, curious, complex; Low scorers tend to be conventional, down to earth, narrow interests, uncreative.
		You enjoy having novel experiences and seeing things in new ways.	(Your percentile: 88)
Conscientiousness
	High scorers tend to be reliable, well-organized, self-disciplined, careful; Low scorers tend to be disorganized, undependable, negligent.
		You are well-organized, and are reliable.	(Your percentile: 64)
Extraversion
	High scorers tend to be sociable, friendly, fun loving, talkative; Low scorers tend to be introverted, reserved, inhibited, quiet.
		You probably enjoy spending quiet time alone.	(Your percentile: 9)
Agreeableness
	High scorers tend to be good natured, sympathetic, forgiving, courteous; Low scorers tend to be critical, rude, harsh, callous.
		You find it easy to express irritation with others.	(Your percentile: 32)
Neuroticism
	High scorers tend to be nervous, high-strung, insecure, worrying; Low scorers tend to be calm, relaxed, secure, hardy.
		You are a generally anxious person and tend to worry about things.	(Your percentile: 97)

What do the scores tell me?



In order to provide you with a meaningful comparison, the scores you received have been converted to "percentile scores." This means that your personality score can be directly compared to another group of people who have also taken this personality test.
The percentile scores show you where you score on the five personality dimensions relative to the comparison sample of other people who have taken this test on-line. In other words, your percentile scores indicate the percentage of people who score less than you on each dimension. For example, your Extraversion percentile score is 9, which means that about 9 percent of the people in our comparison sample are less extraverted than you -- in other words, you are strongly introverted. Keep in mind that these percentile scores are relative to our particular sample of people. Thus, your percentile scores may differ if you were compared to another sample (e.g., elderly British people).


"Need for Uniqueness

Need to be unique:	3%
Need to NOT conform:	45%
Willingness to express dissent:	32%
Overall score:	22%

Your Results

• Need to be unique: You do not feel that you need to be very unique.
• Need to NOT conform: You prefer to conform to others' standards, but don't mind acting differently occasionally.
• Willingness to express dissent: You are typically respectful when you disagree, but are willing to speak your mind if it is appropriate.

How do I read my score?

Your scores are percentiles between 1 and 100. The higher the number, the more your personality agrees with the associated comment. Your percentile indicates how you compare against others who have taken this test. Since you have an overall score of 22, this indicates that you have a higher need-for-uniqueness than 21 out of 100 people.
This test was developed by two psychologists in the 1970's to determine an individual's "Need for Uniqueness." It's a real test, based on scientific research, not a so-called purity test like those typically found on the internet.

Cool anonymous quotes I've found

“Keep pushing towards your perceive strengths. And if people can't handle that then that just mean that everyone is just ten steps behind you.”

“Most disappointments grow from unmet expectations. Set realistic expectations for yourself, based on your strengths, then strive to exceed them.”

“Don't complain. Either change your situation, learn to cope, or change your perspective.”

“Don't worry about making big bucks out of the gate, worry first about doing whatever you have to do excellently.

“Get your work done first so you can play without guilt. Even better, make work play and the fun never ends!”

“If you want to develop your passion and gift, stop worrying about the things you do poorly. Go with your strengths!”

“Greatness will not find you: you have to find it, and work damn hard for it too. All through the eighties and nineties we were taught to follow our dreams, and not settle for less. We were taught to do work for the love of it, not for the money. This is a nice sentiment, but reality comes crashing down on you once you graduate. You might feel slighted, lied to, or unfairly left out of the wonderment that life was supposed to bestow on you. Is it possible to do what you love, be successful, and be happy the rest of your days? Absolutely - but you have to WORK REALLY HARD, EVERY SINGLE DAY to get there. You have to do those 10,000 drawings, play 10,000 gigs, code for 10,000 hours, etc. in order to get there. Figure out who your heroes are in your chosen lifestyle, and focus on the stories of the boring crap they had to do in order to get there. The media loves stories of people who just happened to be in the right place at the right time and got lucky, but for the other 99.99999% - and you - this will not be the case.”

“Your 20's are like investments with compound interest. Small, smart deposits equal huge rewards. And diversify.”

“The things that you fear most, that are most uncomfortable, are often most important for you to do. And you might as well do them if it's related to that "big dream", because time will pass anyway. And in your twenties often the worst thing that can happen is you move back in with your parents (Thank you Molly Mahar ;)). So do it now while you have relatively little to lose, and more time to rebuild than you ever will again.”

“Get a mentor. And another. And another...”

“Read more, never stop trying to learn, cling to your idealism and don't give up on your dreams. Surround yourself with those who push you, believe in you, will give you the advice you need to hear but don't want to (and know when to give you the advice you ask to hear when needed because sometimes you just need to shelter/protect your confidence).”

“It is practice doing something that requires concentration and attention to detail. Why do that when instead you could be getting tiny little hits from watching TV and browsing the Web? It helps you better understand that learning sometimes involves long periods of frustration. Why confront that and make yourself uncomfortable? It helps you communicate with more people. What if this leads to other problems, such as broadening your world-view? It helps you appreciate your own language better. Surely yours needs no improving? It helps you when you travel. But isn't it better to stay home or, when you do travel, let other people do your negotiating for you? You can start to read foreign newspapers. Wouldn't this just expose you to the misguided notions that other people have about world events? You can eventually read literary works in their original. How could they possibly be better than in translation?”

“Ultimately, your brain is just going to form rich new connective neural pathways. This is all electrochemical activity, whose very name sounds dangerous. Therefore, I strongly recommend against it.”

Stayceyann Chin “Feminist or a Womanist”

“Am I a feminist or a womanist?

The student needs to know if I do men occasionally and primarily, am I a lesbian?

Tongue tied up in my cheek, I attempt to respond with some honesty.

Well, this business of Dykes and Dykery, I tell her, it’s often messy.

With social tensions as they are, you never quite know what you’re getting.

Girls who are only straight at night, hardcore butches be sporting dresses between 9 & 6 every day.

Sometimes she is a he, trapped by the limitations of our imaginations.

Primarily, I tell her, I am concerned about young women who are raped on college campuses, in bars, after poetry readings like this one, in bars.

Bruised lip and broken heart, you will forgive her if she does not come forward with the truth immediately, for when she does, it is she who will stand trial as damaged goods.

Everyone will say she asked for it, dressed as she was, she must have wanted it.

The words will knock about in her head: ” Harlot, slut, tease, loose woman” – some people can not handle a woman on the loose.

You know those women in pinstriped shirts and silk ties, You know those women in blood-red stiletto heels and short skirts.

These women make New York City the most interesting place.

And while we’re on the subject of diversity, Asia is not one big race, and there’s not one big country called ‘The Islands’, and no, I am not from there.

There are a hundred ways to slip between the cracks of our not so credible cultural assumptions about race and religion.

Most people are surprised that my father is Chinese.

Like there’s some kind of preconditioned look for the half-Chinese, lesbian poet who used to be Catholic, but now believes in dreams.

Let’s get real sister-boy in the double-x hooded sweatshirt.

That blonde-haired, blue-eyed Jesus in the Vatican ain’t right.

That motherfucker was Jewish, not white.

Christ was a middle-eastern rasta man who ate grapes in the company of prostitutes and he drank wine more than he drank water.

Born of the spirit, the disciples loved him in the flesh.

But the discourse is not on those of us who identify as gay or lesbian or even straight.

The state needs us to be either a clear left or right.

Those in the middle get caught in the cross – fire away at the other side.

If you are not for us, then you must be against us.

If you are not for us, then you must be against us.

People get scared enough, they pick a team.

Be it for Buddha or Krishna or Christ, I believe God is that place between belief and what you name it.

I believe holy is what you do when there is nothing between your actions and the truth.

The truth is I’m afraid to draw your black lines around me, I’m not always pale in the middle, I come in too many flavors for one fucking spoon.

I am never one thing or the other.

At night I am everything I fear, tears and sorrows, black windows and muffled screams.

In the morning, I am all I ever want to be: rain and laughter, bare footprints and invisible seams, always without breath or definition.

I claim every single dawn, for yesterday is simply what I was, and tomorrow even that will be gone.”

Read her book: The Other Side Of Paradise by StaceyAnn Chin

 StaceyAnn is my heroine of the century. I can only hope to be as comfortable in my truth as she is. I can only dream to be as courageous and well-spoken as she is. I can only wish to have a voice just as loud, if not louder. _Wilnesshia

Battling stereotypes of different women in the U.S

Choose the best terms you think would go accurately for the description.

A poor, single mother of five who lives in a housing project complex and feeds her family using food stamps.

A rich suburban wife, mother of two with a husband who makes over six figures annually.

A thin twenty-one year old Harvard law graduate with a background of strong family values and are obedient to her parents and elders.

An illegal immigrant who is low-income and have to depend on financial aid to pay for all her classes and books.

A)           A woman of Asian descent, for ex. East Asian Chinese or South Asian Indian

B)            A woman of Hispanic/Latina decent for ex. South America, Latin Caribbean Islands or Central America

C)            A woman of African descent for ex. African Americans from U.S 1900’s history

D)           A woman of European descent for ex. Caucasians

E)            Any of these women can be from various educational backgrounds, social class and socioeconomic status

Define the key term words:

Social class

Socioeconomic status

Stereotypes

Preconceived notions

Bigot

Opinion

Determine what socioeconomic status you might be a part of and explain how being in such a category can hinder your progress of a better life for you and your family. Also, explain what the five remainder key terms have in common when a person of a minority group try to prosper in such conditions.

How does perceptions influence the way we speak, act, think and treat others? How do we battle preconceived notions?

Questions to ask yourself this week:

Do you want to lead?

What do you want to lead in?

Why do you want to lead or why not?

Who is your audience? And how do you make them influence them to listen to you?

Why would someone completely different (religion, culture, ethnicity, nationality) from you listen/value your opinions if they already have a stereotype image of you in their minds’? And can we change how other’s perceive us? Yes we can! By the way we speak, our body language, what we say and how we say it, the way we get our point across and how we react to events in our daily lives.

How can we enforce strong public safety regulations in South Sudan? Does the West have the solution to South Sudan’s unstable human rights issue?

Public safety in Sudan borders on atrocious. The government, frequently bought to look aside and be blind to the mass murders, rapes and pillaging of its people done by terrorist Arab foreigners. After decades of conflict, South Sudan became a newly independent country on July 9, 2011. Civil war aftereffects continue to plague Sudan, while the Sudanese government fails to provide adequate public safety to all of its citizens against terrorist attacks by ignoring the increasing violence between opposing political parties and African/Arab ethnic conflicts. “Violence should define the perpetrators not the victims. This is the truth that our patriarchal society has continued to ignore since the beginning of time.  Prevention happens through leadership and education.”

South Sudan is an Eastern country in Africa that borders alongside countries such as Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda. South Sudan depends largely on imports of goods, services, and capital from the north, which causes a great disadvantage to them. On Jan 9, 2005, after three years of negotiations, a peace deal was reached between the southern rebels, led by John Garang of the SPLA, and the Khartoum government, ending Africa’s longest-running civil war. Two weeks after Garang was sworn in as first vice president as part of the power sharing agreement, he was killed in a helicopter crash during bad weather. Rioting erupted in Khartoum, killing nearly a hundred locals. Garang’s deputy, Salva Kiir was sworn in, both North and South Sudan swore to keep the peace agreement.

In late July 2013, President Kiir, fired his vice president Riek Machar, he claimed the move was to funnel out corruption and abuse of power, but many suspected it was to gain dictatorial power of the region. Ex Vice president Machar and his supporters dubbed President Kiir a dictator, with this declaration many political unrest unfolded for months to come.

Mass Murder

Why does countries like Sweden and Norway have low death-violence correlations? One important factor includes the way these countries deal with public safety regulations and laws concerning its citizens. South Sudan’s government severely lacks the proper security to the Sudanese locals. Public safety in Sudan haven’t been at its best especially in cities like Darfur with hundreds of bloody body counts.

The Victim Cycle

One day while on YouTube I randomly clicked on a video titled, “Violence against women-it’s a men’s issue.” The first point I should note at, it’s ironic that someone else’s opinion may influence a person away from their original position or the person may share the same exact sentiments as their own. The bold statement declared in the video immediately awed me by how well the person explained their view on the topic discussed. The statement was made in regards to violence towards women and how women shouldn’t be harassed by their peers after a report of abuse, but be put under a veil of protection by society, because they are in fact the victims. These abused women shouldn’t be the ones to have shame, guilt or disgust cast upon them because they couldn’t stop what happened.

Instead societies’ glare should focus on the horrible perpetrators of the crime. In many societies in the world the patriarchal system rules above all else, men have many times been placed in positions of absolute power. That in turn have caused catastrophic events for lesser members of society, women at the mercy of abusive men or the poor at the hands of the elite rich. First nation societies do not need to nitpick and degrade third world nations based on how much corruption they face, but learn to cooperate together as a human family.  On a world scale Sudan must seem like a dissolute inhospitable place, where only the corrupt and inhuman go to cause their horrible deeds. But in reality Sudan’s just like any other country dealing with its human rights issues. Having the same challenges of any developing country plus the frustrations of independence from North Sudan, South Sudan must learn to adapt in order to see further progress.

The Solutions

                                                             

What happens within another countries’ borders isn’t just that countries’ affairs anytime a violation has occurred in a citizens’ human rights. No longer is it “their issue” but it spawns into global affairs. Violence is a human rights issue. And we, the citizens of the world, must find a solution to this disastrous deadly problem. Laws should define a clear line between tradition and custom from a human rights violation. Violence and abuse is a worldwide problem and come in many forms.

To an extent every single nation on Earth have corruption, and since Western countries such as Sweden, Norway and Canada have a reduced governmental, public and local corruption scale, shouldn’t we, in these first world countries do something about this world wide problem? Since many nations throughout the world have some sort of dominant society in place, like all other times, those dominants in society have the upper hand, oppression of the least powerful group is not far behind. That dominant group, men usually, expresses unwritten laws on sexism, racism, and sexual preference by bigotry, religious intolerance and many likewise narrow mindedness which causes internal decaying of a country in conflict. The powerful majority shape morals first. Then status quos are put into place. This is how oppression begins to work.

In addition, the only way to prevent future abuse from occurring is through actions of leadership and education by those same societies. Overall, victim blaming those unfortunates gives those in power a figurative “get out of jail free card”. When looking at all aspects of the equation by reducing the numerous victim bashing, the society at large can begin placing much needed assigned fault on the perpetrators of the crime. Furthermore, this statement generates such strong emotions within me, because these same sentiments could be used for other conflicts a nation similar to South Sudan may face, such as rampant poverty, lack of infrastructure, low grade health care and education.

What is the solution to crime? Which theory of punishment best justifies the infliction of punishment by the State upon the individual?

It would be nice to live in a utopian society where there is absolutely no crime, no greedy corrupt governments and no angry emotions that leads to crime and hatred on fellow humans. In the past there have been ancient civilizations who have achieved these status quos and lived happy healthy lives in a huge community of neighbors and loved ones…. And then some other tribe from across the forest would come charging in killing the men, raping the women and using the children as work and sex slaves. Everywhere in humanity, across all the seas and oceans in every demographic and every culture this has happened. One thing I will admit is that forfeiture theory seems to be the best theory when it comes to consequences of breaking the law.

 I believe humans are a violent species of animals that will continue to harm the weaker frailer members of our society. But I also believe there are a few solutions to crime; the rest of the solutions I do not know. First being to educate the citizens of the country in areas such as academics and life skills. Yes, wealthy educated people do commit crazy looney crimes. And yes those same people may have all the opportunities in the world and yet they still hurt and manipulate people and their families.

 But financial stability definitely play a big part in why richer people commit less crime than poverty stricken people. Rich people do not go out and rob liquor stores-poor people do. Poverty and crime are correlated topics for a lot of good reasons and so is wealth with education. To be more specific academic education. When you’re enlightened (which is a usual end result of being academically educated) you are in an elevated state of mind that can be more in tune with an enhanced morality. You aren't poor in mind nor knowledge which leads to a college educated future, less crime, a better job and career choice, and more money.

 The same thinking applies to life skills. Whenever people are able to cope better with the everyday stressors of life they are well adjusted and informed to make decisions that are sounder for their futures. There are less impulsive reactions and more proactive reasoning to whatever stressful surrounding they may face. Another possible solution is efficient child-rearing techniques. I have no doubt in my mind that some people are born to be evil while others acquire evil tendencies through human interaction.

For the latter, I presume there is some type of way to help these lot before they become future inmates and criminals. I believe adamantly that children need love, attention and guidance in order to be fully functioning rational members of society. In order for parents and guardians to raise future members of society they need to know the basics when it comes to children’s needs in the home and in the classroom settings. The abuse of children-emotionally, verbally, physically and sexually- have shown that the humanity of these kids seem to erode over time.  Much of the needed emotional connections that children are nurtured to respond to in childhood and adolescence are disrupted.

In many cases causing the children to act out in habits that are detrimental to society as a whole. In this case, these children end up being young adults and older people who commit criminal offences of the law. An additional precaution should be to screen individual minors for mental health issues who have shown odd behaviors and frame of thoughts or who have had risky behaviors in the past. Mental health play a tremendous factor in whether or not something is seriously wrong with a person’s psyche. And if an issue of mental health may arise, therapist and psychologist can predetermine a series of events the troubled child might act out.

I do not know if these solutions will in fact be the SOLUTIONS that change and affect society’s crime rate. But what I do know is that we need to start trying out smart solutions in order to make our lives better for not just ourselves but for our children as well. In order for us, the citizens of the world, to achieve the goal of having lesser crimes we need to learn how to love and understand each other’s differences.

 The understanding of each other’s differences will help whenever there’s a discussion of opposing theologies or paradigms. For many years the United States of America have been referred to as, “A Cultural Melting pot”. In this “melting pot” we need to respect others’ cultures, sexual orientation and religions to uphold what we claim is important, the safety of all our citizens. We can’t do it without each other, the best solution of all is us. We are the solution into ending crimes of all kind in our society.