Are there inconsistencies or distortions between your received beliefs/assumptions and the concrete conditions of individual and group life? How do you account for these contradictions?

In what ways are your values, beliefs, attitudes, assumptions, and self-understandings reflections of economic, social, educational, or other systems?
To what extent do you accept or accept uncritically the values, beliefs, assumptions, and prescriptions you have received as a result of your socialization into particular communities?
To what extent do you accept the structures of your society as unproblematic, especially structures related to power and privilege? To what extent are you able or willing to raise questions about them?
Are there inconsistencies or distortions between your received beliefs/assumptions and the concrete conditions of individual and group life? How do you account for these contradictions?
In what ways are your perspectives, beliefs, values, and assumptions related to your self-interest and perceived needs?
Are there contradictions between your avowed intentions or values and the structural outcomes of your activities?
Tie in relevant course materials to strengthen the paper. For example, were there readings that helped you deepen your reflection and understanding of these issues? Do not summarize course material, rather use it to help you move beyond a descriptive account of yourself to a more critical analysis of how you know who you are.