THE MICHIGAN CITIZEN DEC. 28 - JAN. 3, 1987
What kind of person are you?
eading
Together
By Dr. Cbar W. Fa r
any people say they are
upremely confident. But deep
down inside, they realize they
lack the essential of confidence.
Confident people u ally control
the re of the population.
How doe confident per n
act? What does such a person
do?
Confidence i indicated by
behavior in certain situ -
that cau others acute
stre There are, of cour ,
degrees of confidence - me
people may be bold and agres­
sive in certain ituation and
around particular people. In
different circum ance they
may display timidity. Few
people display maximum a r­
tivene in every situation.
In practical terms, confidence
may be defined a the ability
to function normally in spite
of the gravity of a situation'
to be unaffected by the opin­
ions of others' to feel that,
'I will do this well in spite of
The Africans: A Tripi Heritage, by Ali A. Mazrui (Little,
Brown 1986) is companion volume to the PBS teL vision
rie which a aired in October. The boo oes into a
closer examination of the continent of Africa, its problem
and its future. I
The author, a political scienti om-
b , enya, opens the door to thi impre . e udy with the
word 'The ance on are angry." De ribing the institutions
"decaying" and the structure "ru ing away," he
ate that thi h s happened becau ' the compact between
Afric and the twentieth century and it terms are all wrong."
Beginning with th way the continent defined by
map-m er who arbitrarily decided which are should be
con idered a part of the African continent, he goe on to a
• discu 'on of Afric 's environment, describing it a "con-
inent of abundant life but speedy death" and "a cradle
of civilization but a ar cemetery of culture ."
He silo s ho mankind, ith it probable beginning in
Africa, began parating into e' and 'they'; lovers of land
ver u lovers of animals; on st tes and statele societies, and
record-keeping culture and the oral tradition, thu mapping
the different routes taken by people in becoming separated
into di inet cultural group
The boo focu upon the mixture of three different
culture in Africa: the native African culture, the Islamic
influence, and Westernization. t de ribes many instances
here thi triple heritage h fu d and formed a hybrid
culture, but there are al many ca s where, rather than
blending together, the triple heritage h cau d further
paration and brought about the problems which exist in
Africa today. The problem are examined from various
aspect such as language, politic , religion, and technology.
In tracing the root of the problem in Africa today,
azrui has ctually traced the roots of the problem of the
human race as a hole. The book shows how thi rich con­
tinent, endowed with 0 much ha been ravaged by human­
kind's inability to recogniz it common kinship, like a rpent
"'�;.7!,
aDo in itl own tan.
n di u sing lutions to the variou problem the au thor
put forth the view that much of the conflict and decay in
Africa today hold the ed for new birth. He urge that
Afric 100 inwards toward its own ance try, whil t the
same time, look outw rd toward the wider humanity .
In ery comfortable langu e, Mazrui ha unravelled many
of the my terie of Africa. Information which ha been
buried under th rubble of di orted history i pre nted 1m a
manner which i cceptabl to both the scholar and the lay­
man.
Thi beautiful boo , p c ed with information and filled
with photographs, i one which the reader will want to refer to
gain and gain. It will be a valuable addition to the home
library.
what others may think." Rather
than "I am not capable of
ucceeding in thi situation."
Here are some characteri tic
behaviors:
I/SituaUon: You are
attracted to someone and want
to become acquainted. Con­
fident . person would introduce
himself/herself; on-confident
per n would do nothing but
hope to be noticed.
2/Situation: Your love
affair ends. Confident person
wuld get over bad feeling quick­
ly; on-confident person would
feel completely rejected.
3/Situation: You are angry
with your partner. Confident
per n would expre the un­
pleasant feeling realizing that
the problem will subside; on­
confident person would be
afraid to expre unpleasant
feeling .
4/Situation: You want to
a a question at a meeting.
Confident per n would a the
que tion at fir t opportunity.
on-confident person would not
question under any circum­
ances.
5/Situation: One of your
acquaintances has criticized you.
Confident person would take it
in stride: on-confident per n
\ would feel hurt and angry.
6/ Situation: You are attend­
ing an interview. .Confident
person would feel excited by the
challenge; on-confident per n
would fee terrified.
7/Situation: You go to
lunch with friend and are
hungrier than they. Confident
person' would order what you
want without apologies· on­
confident person would do
exactly hat the other do.
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8/ Situation: Your part-
ner ows an intere t in some­
one el. Confident per n
would remain assured of top
atus: o n-confident per n
would feel threatened, jealous
and angry.
9/ Situation: Someone loves
you. Confident person would
know that you de rve it;
on-confident person would be
afraid that the love would stop
when your lover gets to know
you.
10/ Situation: ou damaged
someone's property. Confident
person would know that it wa
an unfortunate accident: on­
confident per on would be
afraid to admit it.
11/ Situation: Your partner
di us sexual feelings and
preference. Confident per n
would share feeling in a frank
di cussion; on-confident per-
n would change the subject
or refu to talk.
12/ Situation: You are attract­
ed to someone other than your
partner. Confident per n
would accept it as normal;
on-confident per n would feel
guilty.
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know?
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