The Sloppy Extrovert

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The paper discusses Rauch's article "Caring for Your Introvert" where the author describes the personality of introverts and extroverts. The paper then looks at the ideas of Suzanne Britt, who made her own categorization on the opposing personalities and labeled introverts as neat and extroverts as sloppy. The paper reveals that sloppy extroverts have the upper hand since society considers being outgoing normal and therefore desirable and a mark of happiness and confidence.

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"Know thyself...love thyself are common axioms heard often. In understanding ourselves, we either look deep within or mirror others to who we are. Psychologists, sociologists and psychiatrists study people's personalities in the context of being individuals or in a group setting, but their studies oftentimes are too clinical or too detached to be really appreciated. Although if we put a bit of humor in these scientific studies, we may at least get the lighter side of personas and personalities, and be aware of whom we really are. Two distinct personalities are the introvert and the extrovert - extremes in every way and make."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Britt, Suzanne. "Neat People vs. Sloppy People." A Pocketful of Essays, Volume I. David Madden, ed. New York: Harcourt College Publishers, 2001. 63-64.)
• Rauch, Jonathan. "Caring for Your Introvert - The habits and needs of a little-understood group." The Atlantic Online. March 2003. 31 July 2007. <http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200303/rauch>.

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