Religion My Identity

My cultural identity, as I know is Mexican American because both my parents are born in Mexico and I was born here. I can also be defined as a Chicana because that is another way used to call a Mexican American. My culture can be seen in so many different ways like for example it can be seen in food, music, religion, dance, art, festivals, and even more. Most of these traditions have changed a little bit over time as they were brought to the U.S. What I mean by that is that some of those traditions were brought from Mexico, and had a little change into them because they were combined with some traditions that have already been here in the U.S.

Most people call me Colby, but on the field i'm know as number 40. Soccer has been a part of my life since I was 3, my 12 years of experience have influenced how I act, what I eat and most aspects of my life-like who I hang out with and what I dislike. In the United states especially, sports are a huge part of everyone's cultural identity. With all this in mind I would call my cultural identity a soccer game. It can change in a blink of the eye but is consistent through life.My family is like the other players, education is like the field and my hobbies are like the ball.

What is my cultural identity? Personally, I don’t think I am completely assured on what my cultural identity is, but I can do my best on explaining it. However, I won’t get started on that yet, first I’ll explain the occasion of me learning about my identity. At almost the beginning of the year, it was announced in our English class that we would be doing an essay on our cultural identities. When my teacher announced this I thought to myself, “What in the world is a cultural identity, or even my cultural identity?” In these months, we have gotten to learn the definition of culture, and what it means to us, individually., I believe that culture means a group of people that share the same customs, way of life, and beliefs. Also, over these last couple of months we have been reading texts all about people knowing and understanding their cultural identities, meanwhile I still didn’t understand my own. All I know is that I was born on February 11, 2002, I like movies and music, and my mom is from Chile and my Dad is from Virginia. Now that didn’t feel like enough for me to write on, but then I started thinking about all of the cultural differences that my parents have had raising me as a person, and how those have all combined to make me. In my short 15 years of life, the culture clashes have sometimes affected me on my thoughts and opinions, which I’ll talk about later on. As well as how movies and music have affected my perspectives and opinions.

Award-winning journalist, Lee Strobel wrote The Case for Christ to retrace and enlarge his journey toward becoming a Christian. Strobel once atheist, and now Christian, shares how he began to look upon the Bible and God. As an atheist, Strobel lived the life of selfishness and only worried to please himself. When his wife began to go to church he wasn’t very pleased until after he saw the positive and attractive change in her. This is the start of his curiosity and investigation about Christianity. He wanted to understand what changed her like this. He wanted to relate with his wife so he decided to study about this and attend church services with her. Strobel began his journey and interviewed thirteen leading scholars who defended their views concerning the historical reliability of the New Testament. Strobel splits the case for Christ into three basic sections: Examining the Record, Analyzing Jesus, and Researching the Resurrection.

In my experience emerging in a country where most people look and act a certain way, while I am the outlier thanks to my different looks and traditions, has made me a minority. Being born in Mexico City from a Jewish family that immigrated from Poland two generations ago, and then going to college in Texas, has made me feel the differences of being lets say, “different”.

Award-winning journalist, Lee Strobel wrote The Case for Christ to retrace and expand his journey toward becoming a Christian. Strobel once declared atheist, and now Christian, shares how he began to look upon the Bible and God. As an atheist, Strobel lived the life of selfishness and only worried to please himself. When his wife began to go to church he wasn’t very pleased until after he saw the positive and attractive change in her. This is the start of his curiosity and investigation about Christianity. To relate with his wife he decided to study about this and attend church services with her. Strobel interviewed thirteen leading scholars who defended their views concerning the historical reliability of the New Testament.

Charles F. Glassman once said, “In a few seconds, we judge another person and think we know them. When, the person we’ve lived with the longest, we still don’t know very well- ourselves.” Writing about my values has gave me a better understanding of who I am. I now understand the several ways my culture has shaped me to become who I am. My cultural autobiography will allow me to reveal who I truly am by understanding my cultural identity. My cultural identity is the combination of my worldview and values as well as my position in the eight microcultures.

“Dale, dale, dale, No pierdas el tino; Porque si lo pierdes, Pierdes el camino”. The classic piñata song that is sung at parties. It translates to “Go, go, go, don't lose your aim; because if you lose it, you will lose your path.” The phrase ties in with my identity because of my cultural background and experiences at parties. Who am I? What is my cultural identity? The questions that have me trying my best not to have an existential crisis. I am a Mexican American, my parents were born in Jalisco and I was born in California. As for my cultural identity, I am a NSHS student that has been shaped by music, technology, and sports.

Most people know what crucifixion looks like, but what most don't consider is how it must feel to have nails driven through your limbs. We all recognize the iconic image of Jesus on the cross, but it's wrong to assume that all crucifixions were executed in the often-depicted upright position. According to Senior Reporter Esther Inglis Arkell, people could be crucified upside down, sideways along the arms of the cross, or in any other way, shape, or form the emperors saw fit. Instead of nailing hands to the cross, it was more commonplace and more favorable to nail the wrists. This meant more stability, and a longer time upright. However, this would also mean the possibility of cutting a major artery, which would've caused exsanguination. It's likely the people carrying out the crucifixion would've been trained to avoid this, as the point of this method of torture is to delay the death of the victim for as long as possible. The most common cause of death resulting from crucifixion has been concluded to be suffocation. The body exhausts itself to the point where it can no longer physically inhale. It'd resemble drowning without water. However, this could only happen if the victim in question did not first die of exposure. Weather, scavenger animals such as rats, and even Roman citizens could contribute to the death. Keep in mind, all this physical pain would occur alongside the slow mental deterioration the victim would likely experience due to the cruel and public nature of the

The vast world in which we live in today inhabits people with different cultures, beliefs and faith. These uniqueness acts as a foundation to form their own identity that they are proud of. Each individuals have their own perspective on their beliefs and faith, which creates the structure of their own identity throughout their life. There are an abundant amount of novels, movies and plays that clearly demonstrate the uniqueness of identity for people to be inspired of.

According to statistics from Pew Research, 78.4% of U.S. adults consider themselves Christian. When the study was conducted in 2007, only .7% identified themselves as Buddhist, .4% identified as Hindu, and less than .3% identified with other world religions, including Daoism (Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, 2007). The American Religious Identity Survey (ARIS) provides more information about those who identified with other religions. According to this study, .9% of adults in the U.S. identified as belonging to any Eastern Religion and .5% of that .9% considered themselves Buddhist. Comparing the results of this newest survey to those of the first ARIS survey, conducted in 1990, shows that the percentage of adults in the U.S. who

My religion has identified me as me. I believe in God and God’s love has shaped me into the person I

¨Pereme-what? That is the weirdest and longest last name i've ever heard of! Where do people get last names like that?¨ My answer? Well, my grandfather is from Siberia, but my family just consider ourselves Russian. Actually not long ago my dad had told me about a city in Russia called Peremyshl, my great great grandparents, as I was told, are from there, Peremyshl is in the Kaluga Oblast near Moscow. And because of my ethnic background, I go to my church's youth, our youth really likes to go and hang out at the park or go someplace else and play volleyball.

Who am I? I am a child of God, a fellow heiress of Christ, created in “the image and likeness of God” (NLT, Genesis, 1:26). Not only by physical traits, the Homo sapiens species were formed with a living soul and spirit capable of developing a personal and spiritual relationship (John 4:24). Descendants of Adam and Eve, we were born with a sinful nature by their transgressions. (I Tim 2:13-14).

A book that has affected me deeply is Josh McDowell’s The New Evidence that Demands a Verdict. In this book, Josh McDowell explores the plethora of evidence that supports the Christian faith and also gives the reader a testimony of how in his quest to find evidence to disprove Christianity as an atheist, he was ultimately futile in his attempts. As he continued to research Christianity’s claims as well as his very own claims, he was convicted in his heart that Jesus Christ is the true Savior of humanity. The pinnacle reason why this book has affected me deeply is because it creates an interesting dynamic within me. While it satisfies me in terms of gaining knowledge of my faith, it also motivates me to continue to seek out more knowledge and learn the things of God. This book always will be an invaluable and timeless resource to me.