Much Like Richard Blanco : My Identity And Finding Myself

Sociological Accounts on Individuals Acquiring Their Identities The concept of identity has been defined as 'A sense of self that develops as the child differentiates from parents and family and takes a place in society' (Jary and Jary, 1991.) Through the process of socialization, individuals acquire their identities, but this issue cause different understandings according to sociological accounts. Here, I will show these accounts, and make an analysis understood by me.

In one’s life, there are many core memories that make up who a person is and many life changing events or people that help shape your identity. At the time, one might not realize how much someone changed their life, or how an event completely changed them as a person, but in the end, one will be truly grateful for the events and people who helped them become who they are; just as I am. The day I met my best friend changed a lot of aspects of my life and helped shape my identity. We met at basketball practice over Thanksgiving break this past year, and we had never talked before because I was scared that I would not be funny enough or she would think I was not popular enough. Then, one day we were in the middle of a drill and I decided step

The central theme of my identity is my progressive ideals, which has contributed to my want to be politically active. For instance, I had the incredible opportunity to work on a various political campaigns in my local community. Specifically, I phone-banked for the Clinton campaign, went door to door for a local county commissioner's race, and put out political signs for future Governor Roy Cooper. Subsequently, all of this political involvement derived from my absolute outrage at the actions of Republican reactionaries throughout the country. Thus, I saw it my moral duty to get political and help fight a rising influence of individuals who do not have the best interests for the average American. From HB2 to Republican attempts to infringe

One can be influenced by various factors such as culture, media, interest, friends, experiences, and beliefs. Although the most significant impact on my identity is my family, as it has affected my morals, personality, and occupational identity.

Hello Paige, I live in Edmonton as well. Your hobbies are really interesting! It's always rewarding to indulge in a healthy and calming outlet such as yoga or meditation. I admire your strong sense of identity, you seem incredibly comfortable and confident in yourself and your passions. Although my major is not Psychology, I did take a General Psychology course in high school and I'm enrolled in PSYCH 290 and I have to say it's an extremely fascinating subject; probably one of my favorites this semester. I believe that from reading even a brief introduction about you that such an endeavor truly fits your personality.

I am Sudanese by ethnicity and heritage, a Saudi Arabian by birth, and a Nebraskan by chance and fortune. I was born in Jeddah, a city in western Saudi Arabia. Within a few years, we moved to Sudan to be close to our relatives during what was then a difficult time for our family. However, my father remained due to work commitments, and we would yearly visit him during summer. In my parting of the red sea, as I traveled between Saudi Arabia and Sudan, my identity would toggle between an expatriate and a native.

Throughout the world everyone was an identity’s ether by culture or by other aspects that influence who you are. Amy Tan refers to her mother’s English as “broken” or “limited” because of people’s perceptions of limited English. I agree with her opinion, because of people’s judgment of English learners. There are several aspects that identifies me such as, culture, tradition, language, and specially religion.

Personal identity is an ambiguous concept that plays an essential role in the story of your life. Have you ever thought of who you are or what makes you up? Some believe that it is your body, mind, or even that your “self” does not exist. Identity can be defined as all of those things and an infinite amount of others. Self is made of your soul because your body and mind are physical and they deteriorate over time and your soul does not, you are yourself despite birth and death, even if your ideas and opinions change over time.

However, other theories come into play and reject the psychological approach to explaining personal identity and it’s persistence over time; claims that continuity of the brain and memory are not enough to explain and confirm personal identity are made. These theories include the biological approach, the dualist theory, and the materialist approach from Shoemaker, which involves the memory theory. Through the review of these theories respectively, a clearer understanding of personal identity can be developed and argued for. Following this, we can begin to see how cases of multiples personalities or identities can be argued to exist as well.

As a young girl in elementary school I would get the question “what are you?” As a junior in high school, whether in school or in the grocery store, I am still frequently asked that same question. I used to feel embarrassed of my identity when they asked what I was. My usual response was to slightly laugh and tell them I was “mixed.”

Even my close friends say that they don't know me well. I don’t feel sorry about this because it is the product of my efforts to hide my identity. Born half Japanese and half Korean, I have been secretive as to my identity since I have never been welcomed in Korea and in Japan. The Koreans have shunned me for being a descendant of the people who colonized them brutally, while the Japanese distanced themselves from me, saying that I am one of those who keep demanding apologies that they had already done.

Being able to find identity for myself seemed like a walk of solitude through my silence and confusion. Growing up biracial I observed others as they look me up and down to figure out what I am because to them, I am something different, something almost oriental, something to put a label on because they cannot perceive the in between. With polite smiles people would ask the “what are you?” question. By never being able to escape others apprehension, I strayed away, I drew the lines for myself.

Identity is what shapes us. It makes us. And it breaks us. Some identities seem very cookie cutter when first seen. But when you get to know a person you get to see other sides of them, opening the closed book. To others at first I may seem relatively simple. I might seem like a plain, maybe even run of the mill kind of guy. But behind the façade of this there is a depth to me.

The problem of identity is a very challenging subject. It is quite difficult for us to wrap our minds around the question “Who am I?” One constantly changes. Values and morals change as time passes on. Does that make one a different person?

Everybody has an identity, it makes them individual and unique, and it defines who you are as a person. This project about my identity showed me what makes me unique. I would have never known how much my friends mean to me or how my identities connect with each other. I have three identities that make me who I am, cultural, personal, and social. A specific quality that covers my cultural identity is being Czechoslovakian. Both sides of my family have at least a part of Czech in them. My great-grandparents are from Czech Republic and my grandpa was the first generation in America, he was born in Ohio. This is very important because I have always identified as Czech and it is a big part of me, as I am so interested in ancestry. For my personal identity, the biggest part is my personality, being loud and outgoing, has always been important to me. The reason being, it is how people view me. A lot of people know me as the loud person or the person who talks a lot. That is meaningful to me considering I like people to view me in a certain way The last identity, social, is one of the most important to me because it involves my friends, and through this project, I learned how vital they really are to my social identity. I realized that I have a good amount of friends in this project. It is nice to have people as a support system and to relate with. These qualities show that I value being loud and outgoing. It also says that I value my family and they are a big part of life. The last one, social, ties in with the first one because it shows I am outgoing and friendly.