Do All of Us Have a Single Identity?

No two people have the same identity. Every person has a separate set of experiences. People mold and shape to what goes on around them and react to these events. Building your personality is something you will do for your whole life and is a constant occupation. There are many origins of an identity, My Life as a Dog, “Five Kinds of Self-knowledge” by Ulric Neisser, and “Love and Need” by Thomas Merton look deeper into identity to see what creates and effects it. These pieces of literature all support the idea that one's environment and self choice influence who you are. Many things go into the development of a person’s identity, but nothing is more important than the experiences that come from

Growing up in a generation with high expectations of identity that are constantly altering whether it’s the latest trends, styles and even mind-set principles, can be over whelming. When asked to describe one-self, we often are stuck thinking of what particular word could fully describe who we are as a person. We have such a hard time of coming with just one word because there is no form of describing one’s self. How we see ourselves, we may not want to be that the next day. “Looks can be deceiving” or “the first impressions are the most important” is commonly instilled in our mindset which it is true to some extent. Our work

Have you really understood what made you who you are? Let me clarify the answer by saying that we’re a mix of the personal and environmental factors that corresponds. Meaning, the persona sculpts us, just the same way as the environment. I’m convinced; Kate Chopin explores this in her 1892 short story Désirée’s Baby. In the story, the racist attitudes, and the prejudice society stimulates Desiree’s selfhood. Chopin questions whether we should jeopardise our self-dignity to preserve our identity?

Identity. Is it formed when you were first born? when you were givien a name. Is it formed over time, or possibly even as you grow older you start to relize who you really are as a person. We people have identities.

People who see the importance in themselves, have experienced failure, and understand their potential to grow have a “full” identity. For example, Hillary Clinton, a presidential candidate in the current election cycle has been through countless scandals and failures, ranging from her husband’s affair to her e-mail fiasco. Her struggles have shaped her character, forcing inner reflection, giving her a sense of humility, and revealing her areas to grow, thus giving her a “full” identity. Hillary and her struggles perfectly demonstrate a full identity formed through constant struggle and inner reflection. Similarly, as exemplified in Chris Cleave’s novel Little Bee, a conscious sense of self-awareness forms a full identity.

In the short-film “i”, the audience experienced the journey of Chris Ladd as he worked to determine his true identity. His journey reflected the change in ideas and measurement of personality over time. He ultimately concluded that there isn’t a way to label one’s own identity, but rather all measurements are simply descriptors. To arrive at this conclusion he partook in the three major methods of personality study: Subjective, Objective and BLIS-Data Inventories. Through these tests, it was present that though major themes were continued throughout the process for Ladd, each measurement gave a different and incomplete answer. This led me to believe that if I were to also study my own identity, I would use similar but look at the results through a different lens, specifically one of introspection.

From the moment one is born, one is exposed to a multitude of different stimuli that are often wildly different from another. These stimuli can be so new that they can redefine one 's thoughts and outlook on life. One goes through years of this as their journey through life continues on, with each new experience adding to the ever growing and ever changing matrix that is one 's identity. Many times, one points to things they enjoy or who one proclaims he or she is as their identity. However, it is not one 's words or list of likes that actually crafts who one is. Interactions with others, the experiences gained from those reactions, and the actions and choices that are made based on the knowledge gained from those experiences are what modify and hack into one 's identity. Experiences and character interaction are the walls needed to make the rooms of action and choice, which then form the house of identity. The actions that one makes in the situations presented to them in life are what mold and form their identity and eventually who one is. By growing up, one continues to have refreshing experiences that help stimulate our identities, thereby making it something that is ever changing and evolving instead of a static fixture that cannot be changed.

Is it possible for people to retain their identity throughout time? As simple as that question may sound, personal identity is a topic that cannot be so easily explained. It is an area of study that stems from deep philosophical thinking and scientific studies. According to the information I’ve personally reviewed, I’m lead to believe that no human being is the “same” throughout time. As a matter of fact, a person is continuously changing identity as each second goes by.

There are many different ways that our identities are shaped. There are three main ways we are shaped one is nature which is with our genes another one is society and the last one is nurture which is how we were raised. Some people believe that one is the result of how we are and others think it's two of them that shape us. There are some people though that think that all three of them shape us. Many people have their own opinions but the biggest factor is what happens in society.

As a person matures and develops over their lifespan, their sense of identity is constantly evolving. Regardless, if their outlook on life is optimistic or not, people yearn for those feelings of fulfillment and wanting to have served a purpose in the world. While some people believe that they have found their niche early in life, the rest are often still on the fence about where they belong and who their “true” selves are. Nevertheless, one cannot help but wonder what purpose does having an identity serve if societal influences continuously seeks to transform it. Literary authors like Franz Kafka have spent most of their lives trying to find the answer to this and relay it in such a way for their readers to understand it in their works.

The concept of identity is a very wide and subjective area. Identities can both be chosen and given, and are sources of disconnection and connection. Identities are not solely applied to people, but to places too. A places identity can both positively and negatively affect peoples identities. My essay will examine the argument that places can be a source of inclusion and exclusion for specific communities, how identities are constructed and linked to other places and identities are marked and unmarked through othering and also how a persons identity can be impacted upon by place identity and how both imagined and idealised past of a place can impact on people feeling out of place, or even part of, and how a place’s identity can be

The mosaic of our identity is crafted through our lifetime by the beliefs that we hold and the experiences that we share with others. Each life experience is a small piece of the puzzle that comes together to craft an artwork describing the integral portions of our identity. This artwork is then presented to the public through our actions towards others leaving the individual’s identity to be perceived through on the viewer’s interpretation. Sometimes, this interpretation is drastically different than its intended result. I admit I have made generalizations of individuals by not allowing myself look at the whole mosaic of their personality and instead only small portions of it. The true level of uniqueness in each individual was, for me, often overlooked and generalized; people fit into tight boxes with only the portions of the personality I quickly accepted. It was not until my high school junior year that I was able to begin to understand my ignorance.

How can one truly know who they are? It takes years of experience to understand yourself; your likes, your dislikes, your abilities, and your passions. Sometimes society will agree with these things, and sometimes it won’t. Self-identity is the result of trial and error in terms of resistance to the cultural norms of one’s society, and the lessons learned through such resistance, as demonstrated in Munro’s An Ounce of Cure and Boyle’s Greasy Lake.

Our personalities, comprised of our values and interests, help to build our identities. The people, places, things, ideas, and objects we hold dear and value compose our identities. One thing that Chris McCandless valued for a long time was his car, the yellow Datsun, to which he abandoned when he was caught in a flood (Source A). The values we impose upon ourselves affect how we treat others as well as how we view ourselves, much like how Chris abandoned his car, cutting him off from society as more of a symbolic gesture of his value of solitude, making up part of who he was. The things we love the most become like a checklist ticking off each aspect of our beings. Our values may change over time, but each one shows a unique aspect of ourselves, and thus, our overall identities. Similarly, our personalities are easily identifiable by our interests. John Muir, for

Throughout the course of life people tend to go through many different stages or phases. From the rebellious teenager phase to the “wanting to travel the world” university student, people start to take shape in many different ways. But as life goes on these phases tend to become more than just a phase, they start to become a part of a person's identity and who they view themselves to be. The search for an identity is not an easy one and usually comes with many different challenges and struggles. Without an identity a person may feel lost or that they are not living life to its fullest. That is why many people spend their entire life trying to connect with who they truly are. The long, and difficult search for identity is also seen throughout popular literature, plays, and short stories with many different characters trying to pursue an identity. Throughout the semester the class studied many different works where one of the main character's struggles to find who they truly are and who they want to be.