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Show WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, r BY KYLEA CUSTER KyleaCusterDSU 1 zi,,.. .,. , 1 :.....". . , t ,.. t , Cockiness is cover- ek - ing up the absence of confidence. To some, confidence and cockiness can seem to be one in the 'same, but they are in fact two extremely opposite character traits. Cockiness is being arrogant and wrapped up in oneself. People with cocky personalities are less likely to reach out for help or to look out for others. When I meet a cocky person, I often find them annoying, selfish and rude. In my experience, those who are cocky are trying to hide the flaws they have. These type of people always want to win the conversation, and they will try to make their life seem worse or better than yours. They try to "one-up- " you. People who are confident know who they are. They --- , - , : , 't. onsimiLN vanston iughter after he )atcher , it falsely shot his ding ge insid:; tw,(1, E Deceit.; 3nded tr , )1d A,,, 1 ' , )m the ft; Ey shot aot clear ess was 4 't - 3 DIXIESUNNEWS.COM (7 0 afici,,1,11, - ax 2018 1 9 acknowledge and accept their flaws but do not settle for them. Being confident takes time and humility. Confidence is an attractive and desirable trait. Dr. Guy Winch, a licensed psychologist, said in his article "The Key Difference Between Pride and Arrogance" that confidence and cociciness are two different types of pride, authentic and hubristic. "Authentic pride arises when we feel good about ourselves, confident, and productive, and is related to socially-desirab- rb (P17 Liti41 personality le traits such as being agreeable, conscientious, and emotionally stable," Winch said. For those with low who are worried about becoming arrogant upon increasing their should have no need to fear. Winch said because you fear to become that, you are more aware and are less likely to gain that hubristic, cocky pride. Last summer, I had a friend who was absolutely beautiful on the inside and outside, but she didn't see what I saw. Near the end of August, she self-estee- m self-estee- m or ness is not ,,,,, are to others and to yourself. Love who you are. It is not an easy or simple process. It could take years and years asked another friend to do some portraits for her and I tagged along on the photo-shoto get some more experience behind the camera. Not long after I sent her the photos I took, she messaged me and informed that the photos my friend and I had taken had helped her realize just how beautiful she was. I wish everyone could see themselves through the eyes of someone who loves them. So, if you feel you are cocky than quit it. Take down some of your walls and accept the flaws you have. Everyone has flaws, but just because we have them does not mean we can't fix them or make them ot to fully love yourself. I still struggle with my from The key is to not give up. self-wor-th time-to-tim- e. i , 1 't,' ,,,..s,'' , , t. , t t - , better. , . Start looking for the good in others, look for traits you want to exhibit in yourself. Rejoice in others success. You don't always have to have a bettet day than they did. When you do these things and humble yourself you will start to gain your own that is free of arrogance. If you believe you have high now, then you need to build on it and main-tait. Remember who you 1 . , t : , ?' , t ,,, 1 , T . c 1 - : - ,3, , . : 't, , , - I , I 0 . , . , c) ', ",,), i - .. ,-,:, -- ., ,- . : 1'''' 4 ,. , . , ., I . I - o k cz F self-estee- m m 7.-- -- L .:-- , - Photo Editor Kyles Custer says it is important to be confident in who you are, but to not be boastful about it. Cockiness will set you back, but confidence can enhance your life. ,, accordr I: , , . apparc, lies .acuate y after a an arr Women are not merely objects fling bor.., in them.' Dixie Sun, thank you for your issue celebrating women today and on campus. One of the articles featured a young woman in one of my classes. The front page also was an expression of the problem of misogyny and sexism. Then I turned to page 9. of all the tasteless photos for any issue but for one celebrating women as more than objects. We have to get beyond the past's use of women as sexual objects in marketing and our evaluation of worth. I am saddened to see also that the majority of your staff listed seem to be women. They signed off on this treatment of themselves. Please take some responsibility. old Mar the face .ets after . aation tome. lates that ;es of swq with sontj spoofing: umbers. ago Tribu RSpublished to en S he .eixdiienut he d n- - Joseph Platt 'Scorn. The guidelines etters are as follows: Biological sciences Dixie State University C t sa lanca ad not out of context DIXIE SUN ENCOURAGES CONVERSATION ON AD BY MARKEE HECKENLIABLE markeekaenews - .(11 ,, I : The Dixie Sun is enthused that a Casaad, that's been ', , !running in our features section for the past few weeks, has sparked conversation. Some concerns have been brought to our attention, such as the ad is borderline advertising prostitution and advertising an event that doesn't fit the majority age group ' Jbmissions should be no ier than 250 words and I be of Dixie State University's students. I'm hoping to put some of those concerns to rest or at least start a civil conversation with our readers. As the of a news organization, a student in the media studies department and as a woman, I fully understand the way women are in media and often used as objects to make messages in media seem out of context. With that said, this ad isn't out of context. The full page Casablanca ad is advertising a beach party, and like most beach parties, women will wear bikinis. editor-in-chi- over-sexualiz- JONNY well-writt- M , riters must include e, phone number and address. Students did also include year :hod, hometown and 'A )r. to style and 4,4.4 f ftters consisting of 'curate, libelous or highly 'nsive content will not be , 1. in the email, not an brnent. become property Sun News and may iblished in any format. Sun News encour- a lively discussion website among its Ts. le Sun News does not omments. However, itor will not post any nnts that are libelous gar. lk s:,,:4-,- , ippyjedi ,,, Y, be submit- dixiesundixiaedu iody of le ) , , tters should kie HOLLAND II Lhed tters JONN ' nmar. t. 18-2- 2, munity. Advertising is also how we receive our own fund ing. Our funding from student fees was on the verge of getting cut by 50 percent last month. DSU Student Association made it a point that they can't dictate how we spend our funding, so there is no reason to criticize the fact that we receive funding from advertising. You can't have it both ways. A contract was signed and the ad has already been paid for. Although the ad will still appear in the Dixie Sun, we still encourage conversation and invite letters to the editor. You can contact us with any thoughts or concerns at Dixie Sun dixie.edu. AT THIE 0 RIM S Quiet Place' speaks volumes in theaters lil qters are subject rig for length, ef And this isn't the first time DSU students have been exposed to women wearing less than a and jeans. Last year women in thongs and bras were seen running around campus for a "nearly naked mile." As for the age group at DSU, according to collegefactual.com, 45.5 percent of students range from age and nearly 40 percent of students are under the age of 21. The Dixie Sun serves more than just students as well; we serve faculty, staff and the com- 1', ''')., ., Sound is part of our everyall around day lives, and it's "A Krasinski's us, but in John silent Quiet Place" staying between difference means the death. certain survival and The film made me think of the quiet game my mom I would have my brother and to us wanted play when she be quiet. We couldn't make own a sound other than our breathing, and whomever lose. made a noise first would I thought of this game be- cause the Abbot family must do everything silently. They can't afford to make any sounds louder than a whisper because creatures, which hunt by sound, will attack them if they do. It is an interesting concept because I thought about how we take sound for granted. We associate so many things with sound. We communicate through speech, through music and everything we do makes some sort of noise. The Abbots are forced to put all of that aside because their very survival depends on them being as silent as possible. This causes some very tense situations in the film, which I thought made the film suspenseful in a very Hitchcockian way, in that I heard people gasp during a scene where a lantern accidentally gets knocked over. It was that "LI oh, something is going to get them" sort of feeling. The aspect of the film that was most intriguing is Regan Abbot is deaf, to the point that she cannot hear any sound at all and doesn't comprehend the fact that every movement she makes produces sound. I realized how significant this was in a scene where the teenager is arguing with her father using sign language and she says, "I don't make noise." Regan's handicap made her a danger to the entire family because she could knock something over, attracting the attention of the deadly creatures lurking about and never know it. That knowledge, as terrible as it is, made me feel the suspense even more. I think that was the intention of the story in order to add another level of tension within the film and not to convey an idea that deaf individuals are a danger to themselves and everyone else. The filmmakers took care to show that even though this character is handicapped, she is very capable and is even depended upon by her parents to help around the house. They also did something I thought ingenious. In some scenes with just Regan, they made all of the ambient sound go away. It gave insight into how she perceives the world around a world without sound, her making her the antithesis to the creatures who only perceive sound and touch because they are blind. I enjoyed "A Quite- Place" because it is much more than a suspense thriller. It is a film that gives the audience an idea of how the world works when you can't talk and where sound is not the blessing we all take it for, bringing to light the amazing capacity deaf individuals have to survive in a world congested with noise. - . |