Reflection Paper On Self Identity

What is personal identity? This question has been asked and debated by philosophers for centuries. The problem of personal identity is determining what conditions and qualities are necessary and sufficient for a person to exist as the same being at one time as another. Some think personal identity is physical, taking a materialistic perspective believing that bodily continuity or physicality is what makes a person a person with the view that even mental things are caused by some kind of physical occurrence. Others take a more idealist approach with the belief that mental continuity is the sole factor in establishing personal identity holding that physical things are just reflections of the mind.

The fifth grade school year ended very quickly, Mrs.Cullen retired, and my classmates and I moved on to the next chapter of our lifes, sixth grade. As the next school year arrived, I went about sixth grade the same way I had started about fifth grade, I had a ton of friends in my class, and I thought that sixth grade would be a walk in the park. My advisor was Mr.Ferry, and having to write about 1000 times I will not disrupt class, I finally began to approach sixth grade in a different way. In sixth grade I learned the importance of mindfulness, and doing what I loved from

Identity is a state of mind in which someone recognizes/identifies their character traits that leads to finding out who they are and what they do and not that of someone else. In other words it's basically who you are and what you define yourself as being. The theme of identity is often expressed in books/novels or basically any other piece of literature so that the reader can intrigue themselves and relate to the characters and their emotions. It's useful in helping readers understand that a person's state of mind is full of arduous thoughts about who they are and what they want to be. People can try to modify their identity as much as they want but that can never change. The theme of identity is a very strenuous topic to understand

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.

1. Any theory of personal identity should be able to solve two problems: first, the problem of individuation; second, the problem of continuity or persistence. How would you in your own words characterize these problems? Also, do these problems matter at all? Are they actually important? Why or why not?

To understand Locke’s concept of personal identity it is necessary to understand what he means by identity and what he means specifically by personal identity. Locke states there are three substances that we have ideas of and that have identities. He defines idea in Essay concerning Human Understanding as “whatsoever is the object of the understanding when a man thinks” (Essay, chapter 1, section 8). That is to say that an idea, to Locke, is the basic unit of human thought. Identity is based off of comparison of these ideas in different times and places.

I, Oscar, was born in the city of Santa Ana, El Salvador, the second of 5 children of a very poor family. I was raised in El Salvador up to the age of 15 years old. Due to a civil war that devastated the country and its people, I was forced to depart and try to find a better life in other horizons. I arrived in Los Angeles, California where I found myself in a different environment. Living in a mostly Hispanic neighborhood, where people spoke Spanish, but a lot of the words I could not understand because there were slang words from different Hispanic countries, and some other ones were a mix of Spanish and English. It was a mixture of cultures and languages. Soon after my arrival, I was enrolled at a white majority high school, Ulysses S. Grant High School from where I graduated in 1983. Then I married my wife Gladys, our wedding service took place in the oldest Catholic Mexican church in the city, and our reception took place in Chinatown. I already had my two daughters and was working full-time when I started to go to school at the Los Angeles City College, where I earned an Associate’s Degree in Liberal Studies.

It was the year we got to change classes every 45 minutes. This was a tough change for me and my classmates but I would say we handled it well. We learned about a ton of new things that I have never heard about. It really extended my knowledge of different things. This is the first year that we had to try out for sports and was a lot of fun when we brought the best in the school together to try and win a city county. We came close in Fifth grade basketball but fell short of our goal. In Science we learned about rocks and minerals and in Social studies about American History. In sixth grade was the first year I had Mrs. kelly and this where Mary Queen really takes off in a religious standpoint in the classroom. She taught us so many thing about our faith and how to build good character. We went to St. Patricks center and really learned about how people have it in our country. Not everybody had it as good as us. We learned about the bones in the human body and the dynasties in China. We learned a lot about English and Literature in Mrs. Ream’s class. Our home room was one of the best I've ever had and we had a good time. We won city County for baseball this year and was a great way to cap of my sixth grade year at

It was that moment that I never knew was going to happen. My parents told me,"In less than a month you will be moving schools". All of a sudden the whole world stopped. Although I didn't know much about what this meant since I was only in first grade I knew that I won't be walking into the same building. The place where I was greeted everyday by my teachers and friends, where I learned my abc's and my 1,2,3's. It was that day that I had to accept these new changes.

Transitioning from the junior high to the high school will always be a defining moment of growth and learning for me. I remember middle school as if it were yesterday; I formed a tight relationship with the people in my class and we shared jokes, and supported each other no matter what. However, I knew 8th-grade year couldn't last forever and that, eventually my then best friend would be going to a different school and everyone who I saw and laughed with every day would be split apart. Some people may argue that I could still keep in touch with most of my close friends but I knew it would never be the same without us all together. Although it seems childish to me now, I remember the sickening feeling of everyone I love leaving me, and the dread

“Looking at the Black Church and how it identifies with the growth, and development of the church in the community has been a struggle’. ‘The necessary adjustments needed to assist the church in developing a positive identity in the community, and to recognize transition difficulties and the importance in making these adjustments”. “Some Black Churches have been left behind in first accepting the need for their presence and identity in the community, then to ask the question how determined are you for change”. “The Black Church must evolve, and continue to move forward with the need of their positive identity, and self-determination for change, and a positive presence in the community” “The church that fail to develop in understanding the need for their presence, and a lack of teaching and practicing, hinders the development of

My first year of Middle School was awesome. Although I only knew a few kids I made ton as the year moved on. The sixth grade has been jammed packed with exciting events and has been one of my favorites that I will remember for ages.

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.

My family shaped my personal and social identity at a micro level by being the first set of influencers the moment I was born. My personal identity is significantly influenced by my family through the approach that my parents have taken to raise and nurture me. The results of my parents raising me is shown through the behaviour and beliefs that I embody. For example, because of my family I have always been aware that there is a God. In consequence, my compliant behaviour towards religion has already been constructed at a young age. Moreover, my social identity’s structure was shaped by my family through they way they have socially interacted with me. My micro level interactions with my family throughout time has created a deeply rooted influence within me. The influence that my family has had on my social identity is demonstrated in the way that I respond in certain social situations. For example, through behavioural observation as a child I have learned not to speak back to my parents when they are lecturing me.

In kindergarten I had the best teachers in the world. Mrs. Madden and Ms. Belcher I will never forget those two. It was my first day at Hodges Elementary I cried my butt off but they made me feel welcome anyway. Ms. Belcher is now what we call an old family friend whenever I need her she's always there even when I don't half of the time. I can always count on her for anything. Also in elementary school I found my best friend for life. While Middle School on the other hand wasn't such a walk in the park for me. Throughout elementary I was with the people that I had known for years but walking into middle school was nothing like those days. I was now surrounded by kids that I had never seen before from different middle schools throughout the district. Yeah I had many rough days but I seem to make it through with the help of my family and friends. Sixth grade what's the hardest year for me because my best friend left to stay with her dad in Alabama but she returned my seventh grade