Kereiona Johnson

The word determination comes from the Middle English from Latin. It can be said in many different languages; Spanish, Determincion, Italian, determinaione, and German, Entscheidung. Determination means the settling and ending of a controversy. The self-determination theory is to endorse one's actions at the highest level of reflection, and the freedom to do what is interesting. In my opinion it means getting done what needs to get done, and trying hard to achieve a goal.
Alexander Graham Bell once said, "What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it." The girl in Whale Rider shows that she has a lot of self-determination. In Whale Rider, the little girl is determined to prove that she is good enough to be the chosen one even though she is a girl. Her grandpa wouldn't let her because he wanted to respect the ancient ways. But she didn't let discouragement affect her determination to become the chosen one. She was faced with many challenges when her uncle was teaching her how to fight the ancient ways. She wanted to wanted to show them that she was worthy. Because of her determination, the grandpa finally accepted her as the new chief and he broke tradition.
While searching the internet i found many websites that have to do with determination. www.psych.rochester.edu/SDT talks about the self-determination theory. Also www. self determination.com talks about a working collaboration of individuals and organizations committed to the principles of self determination to help all persons create the life they want. www.ssa.gov/disability/determination.htm talks about the decision for disability determination services through the social security administration. The self determination committee is another website. It talks about how they help educate the African slaves descent on how to become self determined. Also the self determination- wikipedia the free encyclopedia shows the history of the word.