Which of the following scenarios best illustration what we mean when we say that "the self is the last frontier of control"?
A) Armond completed his MBA at Harvard at the top of his class, 27 years after his dad did the same thing; he is being groomed to take over the family business.
B) Lucille comes from a working-class background and finds her first post-college job as a supervisor at a manufacturing facility; she joins same union as her dad.
C) James successfully hides his working-class Appalachian accent when he attends Northwestern University, and after graduation lands a finance job in Manhattan.
D) Sarah, graduated with a master's degree in Historical Preservation and was recently hired at the same museum where her mother worked as a curator almost two decades ago.

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This scenario best illustrates the idea that "the self is the last frontier of control" because James actively made changes to his behavior and accent in order to fit into a different social and professional environment. It shows that even though external factors, such as education or job opportunities, can be controlled to a certain extent, the way one perceives and presents oneself to the world is ultimately up to the individual.

Which of the Following Scenarios Best Illustration What We Mean