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Question: The two responses to others need to be 100-130 words each and reflect on comment of that student in a meaningful way by reacting to the questions that were answered by a student.

1-Jacob Morgan
Often times when we predict something will happen, whether it be good or bad, that thing is more likely to happen as we're fixated on it in our minds. I used to play in tournaments for this game called rocket league. I was at this tournament that was being held in downtown San Diego, it had about 200 entrants and a decent cash prize for first place. Me and my partner made it all the way to Grand Finals and we were up 4-1 with a minute left in the last game of the set (Full game is 5 minutes). As I was waiting for the kickoff I thought to myself "Imagine if we lost this". I then went on to miss a save which gave them 4-2, my teammate missed his kickoff which made it 4-3, and then with 10 seconds left they tied and then won in overtime. With every goal the "prophecy" came closer to being completed and I got more and more nervous. The closer it got to coming true the worse I played, I sabotaged myself. If I had stayed focused on winning, and not thought of the possibility of defeat, I'm sure I would have played better. After all we were up by 3 points, all we had to do was play the same we were. I talked to my teammate afterwards and he said he was thinking the exact same thing. I think the reason we don't use this phenomena to our advantage more is because it doesn't work as well when we're aware that we're doing it. Telling yourself you're going to win is different then actually believing you'll win.
The creators of the game (psyonix) were there as they're based in San Diego, after seeing what happened they shipped me and my teammate some discontinued shirts because they felt so bad which was awesome!

2-Trevor Lincoln
The self-fulfilling prophecy is an interesting concept that basically describes the actions or behaviors carried out in a certain situation based on previous expectations or beliefs that one may have. The results of this can vary from positive to negative depending on how the individual initially perceives the process. For example, someone who believes they will get an A on their final is much more likely to study harder and perform better on their exam compared to an individual who automatically accepts the fact that they are not going to pass.
A personal example I have of how the self-fulfilling prophecy affected my communication is when I interviewed for my current job at the hospital. Before I had even attended the interview, I told myself that I was 100% going to get hired. In turn, I went out and bought new dress clothes, got a haircut, shaved, and even studied up about the company. My determination and preparation allowed me to perform well during the interview, which ultimately let to me being hired.

2) Again, because I was so determined to get the job I was interviewing for, I took things much more seriously. I believed that I was qualified, able, and willing to work hard for this company. This prior belief gave me the motivation I needed to come across as more professional and more confident to my interviewer. Had I not made these prior expectations for myself, I might have questioned my abilities or qualifications for being hired, causing me to act differently. Instead my actions and behavior reflected that of a desirable employee.

In this situation, the self-fulfilling prophecy worked to my advantage, however it is not always used intentionally. These preconceived believes are often times done unconsciously or even imposed by other people, explaining why we cannot always control the use of this phenomenon. In fact, most of the time we do not realized that we have deployed the self-fulfilling prophecy until after the event has already passed and the results of the situation have already revealed themselves.