The first unit of our Interactions textbook by Ann Moseley and Jeanette Harris talks about the concept of self. It is difficult to find a definition of self-concept because it is a combination of certain beliefs regarding ethnicity, religion, and personality. This unit contains a number of readings from various authors where it shows struggles with oneself. Self-identity, ethnic origins and self-esteem are the main aspects of these readings. After reading their writings, I found that I could relate to their experiences. The three readings that caught my attention were “Zero” by Paul Logan, “I’m Just Me” by Lylah Alphonse, and “The Jacket” by Gary Soto. In the reading "Zero", Paul Logan is a student who has struggled throughout his journey. his academic life by being a failure and having a cumulative GPA of 0.0. Logan was an A student and he eventually became a C student in his later years. He was disappointed and dropped out of school. Logan worked at Sam's Club, and while he was working, he had a moment of realization when he met his high school classmates. They made him feel bad because they wondered how he ended up working at Sam's Club. He decided he had to start something and succeed. The next fall, after raising money, he started at a local community college and completed all the classes. Obviously, Logan thought things through and turned his failure into a lesson or a beginning of success. Compared to Logan's experiences, I faced grade change and failure once in my college life. As mentioned, Logan was an A student and continued to get lower grades until he reached C level. Being this way affected his college studies and caused him to drop out. Throughout my entire middle school until my junior year of high school, I never scored lower than 98%, which is equivalent to a...... middle of paper ...... esteem issues because of my appearance. My years were miserable like Soto's. I haven't had a good social life because I always think that being obese is wrong and that no one would like me. Plus, I used to skip school just because I didn't want people to see me. It was a struggle for me, but I managed to lose weight just to feel good about myself. After all, just like Soto, I began to accept and love myself, and also to feel worthy. I never thought about the concept of myself, and the first unit made me realize that I've been through some tough times in my life and I'm proud that I did. managed and processed most of them. Lacking confidence, finding who you are and facing difficult situations isn't easy but shouldn't be a problem. Logan, Alphones and Soto are now sophisticated and successful people. I want to be like them because I'm starting to believe in myself..