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               Summary of Mirman's Article

 

            In Professor David Mirman’s article, he wrote the true story about Jonathan Brenan. The first day of college class, there were two students that had no textbook because the bookstore did not have sufficient amount of books. They were told to order their books prior to the second week of class.  The first college student did not take any action regarding ordering the books needed, and just blamed the situation of how it was not available at the college bookstore. The second student took more of a pro-active approach by using resources available to her; such as acquiring the needed books at a local bookstore, and ordering her used books via online. It was expedited to her for the similar price of the new book at the college bookstore. The first student depicts as a Victim response, as stated by Skip Downing. She blamed the bookstore for running out of books, and just accepted the situation by not taking any action and thus not reaching her objective of getting her books. The second student depicts as a Creator response. She wanted to accomplish her goal of obtaining the books and succeed. In order to become a Creator have a positive solution rather than a negative one (Mirman). 

 

                                                                                     Works Cited

 

Mirman, David. "Do You Think like a Victim or a Creator?" You are the Prime Mover. 2 Jan. 2012. Web. 15 Mar. 2015.          <http://youaretheprimemover.com/2012/do-you-think-like-a-victim-or-a-creator>.

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