Identity Is Something So Important?

What identity means to me is how a person or thing describes itself or is described. A person’s identity is based on their personality and who they are as a person. If a person is kind to other people and helps others this shows the person is caring so one of the person’s identity is that he/she is caring. People might identify themselves by saying that their compassionate, courageous, easygoing, determined, sensitive or even that their independent . Three words that identify me are that I am venturesome, ambitious, and athletic.

Identity is an essential necessity for humans to demonstrate the distinct individual. A person’s identity may take time to develope as the person acquires new interests, influences, and comprehension of the surrounding people. Authors such as Adrienne Rich and Gloria Anzaldua write about the struggles persistent in identity. Rich is identified by her gender and race by other people, while Anzaldua is defined as to what a Mexican American women should be. As a Mexican American, Amelia Mendoza, my best friend, encounters the strains of identity.

No matter how much a person desires to live according to their personal autonomy, he or she will never escape the influence of societal forces. Explicitly or subtlety, these forces shape our individuality. One intriguing manner that these societal forces manifests itself in is our name. As Ruth Graham writes, “It’s becoming increasingly clear today that names carry a wealth of information about the world around us, the family we arrived in, the moment we were born—and that they mark us as part of cultural currents bigger than we realize.” Names alone provide evidence that individuals are made by interactions with social institutions and groups. Ultimately, the inescapable nature of society’s influence demands individuals to ponder how much personal autonomy is actually autonomous and to what extent does the pursuit of personal autonomy lead to a life of emptiness and vanity.

Lately my mornings are spent getting up between 5:30am and 6am. I get myself ready, I never look fantastic just passable, and I go to work. Part of my morning routine is getting my dog, Donovan, ready for the early part of his day as well. We go to the yard for his bathroom routine, we go inside where I feed him his diet dog food and inject him with insulin, we go upstairs where I place a new diaper wrap around his mid-section (dogs with diabetes leak, who knew?), and he goes back to bed to sleep beside my husband. After we say our goodbyes I head to work, or school, or whatever adventure life has for me that particular day. Rinse, wash, repeat. I had no idea when I was in my teenage years that my life at 32 years old would be a tattooed, married, full time working, full time schooling, boring, Puerto Rican, animal lover. Well, the animal loving part I knew since I was maybe 2.

Personal Identity in philosophy refers to a person’s self-perception, ones belief about who they are and how they differ form others. Locke and Hume both share their ideas about Personal identity and although they might both drastically differ they are still both puzzling.

Personal identity is essential in the human experience. Identity is complex and can be broken down into two main groups: introspective identity, and bodily identity. Introspective identity is based off of the groups, mentalities, or beliefs that you align yourself with, and bodily identity is based off of the physical side of yourself. Whether physical or introspective, your identity impacts every action you take. Whether choices ranging from what colors you prefer to which college you want to attend are primarily based off of your introspective identity, which is a combination of both memory and consciousness, physical identity impacts how others perceive you. Consciousness is mainly the awareness of bodily identity as well as continuous introspective identify, while memory is awareness of introspective identity. These two different facets of identity are imperative in the distinction between bodily identity and introspective identity. In means of personal identity introspective identity (which is evident in memory), is essential, while bodily identity (based partially in consciousness) has less credit.

This chapter concept was about being consciously aware that we communicate in multiple ways other than talking. Having a positive and healthy vibe is communicated with our confidence in who we are such as our personal interests, our functionality, and our awareness of our surroundings. It taught me to stay true to who i am and stand up for my beliefs. One component that i really enjoyed was, "Developing your interests and talents". This was all about developing one's identity through an artistic outlet. it encourages one to not be afraid of the unknown and to take risks to grow their hobby, into a skill. Relating to your environment's main points were to make one,s mark on their own environment. The action of getting out of the house and enjoying one's surroundings and also add to its growth.

Identity, as a concept, is broad and difficult to define because of how personal it is. To me, identity is who you are, and how you see yourself as a person. Accordingly, some of the most important factors that contribute to one’s identity are your racial background and physical appearance. In society, these factors have a great influence on the understanding .

Identity is a word that can have many multiple meanings depending on who you ask. The word identity can have a different meaning for an immigrant, it can be influenced by childhood events, politics, and it can cause you to question what do you call home. To some identity means who you are, where you are from, and what you believe.

Identity is like a flower. The flower has a strong stem to help it stand up. The flower has many petals that make the flower what it is. The flower relies on the environment to help it flourish. Many people try to figure out who they are, when really, identity forms when it’s least expected.

Identity is the concept of what we believe in, where we grew up, what we look like, and our choices we make in life. We evolve overtime and occasionally we have no control of it. Central Americans migrate to America to have a better life but unfortunately, society alters their individuality. Identity forms solely on religion, language, and society. Transnationalism can affect Central Americans in many ways shaping their identity and who they are.

I like it. Immersing myself in another culture truly inspires me. While in Fiji, we did just that.

Identity has always been an interesting topic. There are many ways one’s identity is created. When narrowing the topics, it comes down to three main points: others’ opinions, friends and family, and one’s culture.

An identity can come in handy as well as hinder you in many situations from mediocre or even life threatening. How you identify yourself can be the thing that saves your life or end up losing it. Fitting in has always been pounded into our heads as children, and those who did not get the memo in time where the ones either tossed to the side or ignored completely. Having an individual identity is crucial in those times of feeling lost or unwanted. It helps show people they are not the only ones fighting this fight. It can united people of the same backgrounds to make a change for the beater in their surroundings. The student of the east L.A schools saw the unjustness of their communities, but most did not even know of the first steps in how to change it. They simply shrugged and accepted their fates of the treatment thinking of it as a norm in their society. But, as they began to understand with the word Chicano and no longer where aimless as to who they were in essence they were able to unite unlikely students to start a movement that change society as they knew it. They no longer had to be ashamed of their heritage as Mexicana immigrants, but embrace it instead. Identity can also lead to a backlash as well. Not only does it lump many people with similarities together but it divides us along with it. It also the use of the communitive “We” in praise as well as the onslaught of

Many people question themselves, what is it exactly that makes them unique? What is it that defines them as a unique person that no one in the world possesses? In philosophy, these questions do not have just one answer, and all answers are correct depending on which theory appeals most and makes sense to you. In general, there are two ways people approach this question, some say that a person’s identity is the “self” that carries all of their experiences, thoughts, memories, and consciousness (ego theorists), and some say that a person’s identity is just a bundle of experiences and events that a person has been through in their life, these people deny that the “self” exists (bundle theorists). In this paper, I will be arguing that a person’s identity is just a bundle of experiences, denying the self and the memory criterion.