Important Aspects of Human Identity Essay

The concept of Identity is complex through the exploration of relationships and a sense of belonging. This is explored within Tim Winton’s short stories, ‘ Neighbours’ and ‘Big World’, and in Robert Walker’s poem ‘Okay, Let’s be Honest’. Identity can change and evolve depending on belief, change, language and shifting influences.

Most people, unless they choose to be an outsider, want to be considered “cool.” Whether it’s to fit in with a peer group, or clique, or to impress someone in particular, like a member of the opposite sex, or a potential mate. Or possibly to gain something from an individual for financial or social gain (see “Scamming”).

Identity is what defines us as a person. Everyone one on earth has their own unique identity. To showcase my identity, I created a collage of images and descriptive words, called an identi-kit. This identi-kit shows what I feel like is my identity to myself and the others. My identi-kit identifies me as a mixed martial artist. The identi-kit has images of a deadly shark with mixed martial arts gloves on that say mixed martial arts on the front and fight shorts with the words competitor and warrior on them. It also has descriptive words like “killer instinct” and “fight” which describe my spirit. There are three assumptions that come to question when asking about one’s identity. The first is if you were born with this

     There are many aspects of identity in the poem “Sex without Love,” by Sharon Olds. I can relate my own thoughts to how the author views the subject that she talks about in this poem. There has been a situation in my own life where I was thinking to myself, just as the author was, “How do they do it, the ones who make love without love?” (Olds 740). Having been raised as a well-rounded and disciplined person, as well as religious, I know the discouragement of having premarital sex. It’s not just the immorality that these characters are experiencing that the author is talking about, but they probably have personal issues that have to do with a their self worth and identity. These

02.07 Discussion Based Assessment Throughout this module, I explored the theme and concept of identity. To do this, I was introduced to the book Little Brother by Cory Doctorow, the original Cinderella, and I read the story of Linda Brent in Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs, in which she told her readers how many terrible experiences she had to endure because of slavery. After reading these beautifully written pieces of literature, I can now form an idea of what identity means to me. So far, my understanding of identity is the experiences that make up your morality, and the decisions that you make that make you who you are. Your identity is your responsibility and your image.

The two positions of personal identity over-time consider whether we are ‘tracking persons’ or ‘human beings’. Through analysing Locke’s account of personal identity and his definition of a ‘person’, the first side of this argument will be explained. However in opposition to Locke’s theory, the second position that considers us as ‘human beings’ will also be assessed, as advocated by animalists such as Olson. In response to this examples of cases such as amnesia will also be taken into consideration and how Parfait’s psychological continuity theory resolves prior objections to Locke’s argument made by Butler and Reid. The conclusion reached will show support towards this new Lockean theory of personal identity due to psychological

Sometimes in life, we feel as though our actions and choices are predetermined by a greater force. We feel as though another being is determining our fate. But not every action is set in any book. Romeo and Juliet is a tragic love story where the two households, Montagues and Capulets, are fated to hate each other from an old feud. But the two households' children, Romeo and Juliet, decided to get married. Even when it seems all forces are pinning the children apart, they find a way to be together. One's actions and choices are not predetermined by a greater force, but are made by that person and that person alone.

Destiny; that is where our story begins. In the novels, Of Mice and Men, The Pearl, and Cannery Row we see different destinies and dreams, but they all have the same goal, to reach them. It is the duty of every man, as far as his ability extends, to detect and expose delusion and error. Nature has not given to everyone a talent for the purpose; among those to whom such a talent is given, there is often a want of disposition or of courage to do it. The saying “you control your own destiny” applies to the everyday life of us all. The way you act will determine who you are as a person and what you chose to bring out of life. How you handle the lessons that life thrusts upon you will be completely up to you to decide. Equally important, the decisions

An identity is the state of being oneself. Your character is comprised of your past, present, and future. Some individuals are ashamed of who they really are and try to change themselves, or mask their identities. One of the dominant themes that is conveyed throughout The Namesake is the theme of identity. In the novels, everybody is a little lost, or a lot lost, frankly. Practically every individual struggles with his or her identity, because every person feels the tug and pull of different cultures, different traditions, and different dreams. The Namesake is about this perpetual dilemma faced by immigrants as they fight to maintain their identities while trying to shake them off at the same time while The Great Gatsby is about people

Our perception of our identity is constantly changing, the groups we belong to, the people we talk to and the way we connect with others help to form our identity. There is one thing we all have in common despite our individual identities, is the need to belong. There’s no obligation to belong to only one group, you can belong to many. An individual can belong to many groups, which will then create multiple identities; hence our understanding of identity is never constant. Belonging to a loving family, group of caring friends that help us to develop our own sense of self. However, belonging can have a negative side. For example our families might have an expectation of us to do something that might alter our ambitions and interfere with

In life you make choices. We choose to go in or out. We choose to get up or stay in bed. We choose to live or die. The choices you make can effect your life forever. No pressure right? Sometimes you can make the wrong choice. If this happens, it is your choice to learn from it, or keeping making the same mistake. An important aspect of life is being able to understand how someone is feeling. This is called emotional intelligence. When we understand our emotions and others. Being able to relate to people is a big job. We have to choose whether to try and put ourselves in the other persons shoes, or only see from our own perspective. This choice can determine if you are seeing the world in a selfish way or a beneficial way.

To be an American is to have traits of freedom the thing that the founding fathers counted on is to have the will to speak freely and to have the will of religion in the constitution it say that every citizen should have life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. This impacts and brings everyone from different places to help create a society that is free. The founding fathers also counted for the people to speak for what is right. The reason is because this helps out on what the people want instead of the government wants this goes to show that the people matter and that is what makes a person happy and also makes a person feel like they have the pursuit to be happy.

“I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.” (Buddha) Throughout history, there has always seemed to be a connection between what people do, and how those things determine their worth as people. While I have gone about living my own life, I have found a strange curiosity within figuring out just how this relates within myself. Do I have the ability to change my fate and who I am? Or was that predetermined already. It’s interesting to think about how much and little impact we have on every aspect of existence around us. It’s interesting to think about what it means to be anything at all.

    “Molly, dinner time!” my mother yells in a sing-songy voice from the first floor. My father calls the waitress over, “Excuse me, Molly” he states, trying to get her attention. The doorbell rings, and I answer it, “Hi, I’m Molly” says the cheerful little girl scout standing at my doorstep. Names are universal identifers; they shed no light about one’s personality. They are labels, they fail to display our identity because identity is a unique part of what makes you, you.

In Western society, the Other refers to a person outside of socially accepted identities. The Other is often viewed as the lesser of a binary pair. Like all binaries, the socially accepted identity and the Other constantly struggle against each other in a push and pull motion. In his book, Modernity and Ambivalence, Zygmut Bauman illustrates this dichotomy: "Woman is the other of man, animal is the other of human, stranger is the other of native, abnormality the other of norm, deviation the other of law-abiding, illness the other of health, insanity the other of reason, lay public the other of the expert, foreigner the other of state subject, enemy the other of friend" (Bauman 1991: 8). This power dynamic perpetuates itself socially and biologically. Humans adapt over time, repeating, editing, and translating both biological and social traits. Our subjective identity is a consequence of what our bodies experience objectively. Through combining subjective and objective experience within our bodies, society's fear of the Other is put into question.