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OVERCOMING FEAR AND INSECURIT

By Sidney Chan, Hannah Judson, and Vera

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Discuss:WHY DO WE FEEL INSECURE OR A

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Reasons we feel insecure/afraid

Reasons we feel insecure about our talents/capab Pressure

Social influence

Bad personal experiences/background

Reasons we feel afraid

Trauma Societal pressures

society sets guidelines and ideals and some

afraid to break them and be different/unacce

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Fear and Insecurity In Real Life

Public speaking

Spiders

Failure

Disappointing others Judgement from peers

Unhealthy relationships

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Meet the Robinsons

The main character, Lewis, feared and/or was insecure about: REJECTION

because many families rejected him for adoption

FAILURE

after many of his inventions failed (often scaring adopting

away)

after his machine broke down at the science fair (becauseWhich, as a result, hindered him at many points: Wilbur needed him to fix the time machine and he didnt have

confidence to

He gave up on fixing his own memory-recollection machine

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Meet the Robinsons

Louis OVERCAME fear andinsecurity in order to stop

(future) Goob and prevent a

horrible future, because he

found faith in himself

and his abilities

had support and

encouragement from his

future family

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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Marguerite was sexually ab

she was eight. It was an ex

that violated her personal

and betrayed her trust in o

then retracted into her she

not speak to anyone outsidimmediate family.

In addition, she firsthand e

racism and was aware of it

child, which added to her i

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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Becoming concerned, those around her reached out to try an Grandma

asked Mrs. Flowers, whom Marguerite admired, to h

Mrs. Flowers

gave her cookies and made her feel appreciated

encouraged her to recite poetry and book passages made her more comfortable with speaking

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DISCUSSION: How do we overcome insecurity and

our own lives? How do Louis and Marguerite ove

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Positive Familial support

Approaching the

problem head-on

Accepting help

Negativ Ignoring the iss

Eating disorder

Self harm

Substance abu

How do we, in real life, deal with

fears/insecurities?

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How did Marguerite/Louis overc

their fears/insecurities?Familial Support Self Support

Marguerite -Grandmas request to Miss

Flowers-Miss Flowers schoolingMarguerite in speaking

-Understanding that she

appreciated-Having faith in her abilit

Louis -Future family encouraged andshowed faith in him

-Understanding he wasappreciated

-Having faith in his abiliti

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Familial Support

Blood is thicker than water...vs.

...The blood of the covenant is thicker th

water of the womb.

MEANING:

The family that you choose can be more im

than the family youre born into.

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Self-Support

In the end, you are the one responsibleovercoming your own obstacles.

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THE END