Danny Matos
Man 3025 Chapter 15 Essay Questions
Question #1
Change is one of the most difficult things for anybody to accept
and to actually persevere through until the change is completely
accomplished. The reason why is because we are so used to “how
we’ve always done things”. We’re comfortable where we are and
changes threaten our comfort, so that’s why many people are
scared of change. It has been extremely difficult for me to make
behavioral changes. When I was a young teenager I used to get
in trouble a lot for misbehaving. It was very hard for my parents
because although my grades were good they were receiving so
many complaints about my behavior. I tried to change and
behave appropriately, but there would be times when I would lose
focus and act in ways that I knew I shouldn’t. In high school
things changed because I was on the baseball team and if my
coach heard that I got a referral, I could get suspended from the
team or worse asked to run all practice long. That’s -nally what
got me to change the way I was acting. Having fun in class wasn’t
