What Makes Us Distinctive From Everyone Else?

Possessing different physical attributes and cultural customs to the majority can make it difficult to feel like one belongs to a certain group. Groups are formed on opinion and common interests, not feeling like a person shares any of these things with another can make a person feel like an outsider especially a migrant.

Juana’s and Adelina’s stories are slightly similar to mine but overall they are quite different. Me and my sister were born here in the United States. I was born in San

In America, every single person has something unique about them. Maybe it's their beliefs, ideas, or physical appearance. Some people may have a mole on their face and some may not, which theoretically proves the point of every little quality we have makes us unique. In the Declaration of Independence, it states,” all men are created equal,” which is wrong because that all the features we have

It has been said countries have differences between one another. Rarely does anyone think about the many differences within a single country. Of course, all states are different. For example, Texas is huge and people local to that area say phrases and terms such as “ya’ll” and “coke,” versus up in the Mid-Western states such as Minnesota where the locals say “you guys” and “pop.” Though those are differences, the way of life is all the same. I realized this when I went to Maui to visit my sister this past summer. There are many differences between Maui and the U.S. mainland.

What makes us different from one another? Is it the color of our hair, the different shades of pigment in our skin, or the intelligence and beauty that a person may have?

Where we are from, our own personal history contributes to who we are. Each of our own stories are unique and make up a part of ourselves. We all have a knowledge of our own, customs, traditions, a family, and a history.

My parents are both from a small town in Costa Rica. Costa Rice is located in Central America. They both lived on a farm with their families. They both grew up in very poor homes. My mom would walk 4 miles daily to go to school. She made the effort to go to school because she wanted a better life. My father on the other hand, couldn’t go to school. He had to go out and work on his farm to make ends meet. My father was the only man of the house. He lived with his mom and 4 sisters.

The very first thing we are taught about how the world is divided- before classifying it as first, second and third world or even simply North, East, West and South- is that it is divided into different continents. These different continents are then associated with different problems, cultures, and histories amoung other things. This then makes it possible for people from different continents to be distinctive

We are often shaped by our race based on common ancestry in which we are born and the culture in which we are raised which ultimately can have an impact on how we are treated in our society. For example, we may dress in a certain fashion, celebrate certain holidays or festivals or listen to certain types of music. The people who raised us and the people we were around growing up will affect the way we think, act and conduct ourselves later in life. Our social status is shaped by our shared customs, heritage and upbringing. Our identities are commonly supported by our

Ethnicity Difference It is interesting and wonderful to see people from different race and ethnicity live together in one country such as the United States of America. One of the names that the U.S. called is the "melting pot," which is a metaphor that mainly refers to the claimed fact that the U.S. welcomes people from all races, cultures, and religions. People immigrate to the U.S. coming from Mexico, North America, Africa, Europe, Asia, and all over the world. Some come to live a better lifestyle, have a good job, study in college, or to stay away from wars, and of course there are many other reasons.

My oldest brother, Ricardo, has undeniably been the greatest influence in my life. My parents, Ricardo Sr. and Noemi, immigrated from Mexico in search of a better future for our family. Because of this search, my twin brother, Rene, and I stayed in Mexico until they had the means to bring us to them. However, the move did not go as smoothly as everyone would have wished for. For so long, Rene and I never knew we had family aside from our maternal grandparents. Since we were only about three, so unaccustomed, and scared of our new environment and family, we inevitably shut down, until Rica(Ricardo’s nickname) brought us out of our shells.

What makes us unique? What makes us human? These are complex questions to which humans have struggled to find an adequate answer, even after the course of hundreds of years. I personally believe there are many reasons and factors as to why humans today are in control of the planet, with the most defining feature of our species being collective learning, empowered by the creation of symbolic language.

Thought is what makes us humans. Our rationalism, our ability to make decisions based on our own reason and knowledge, is what makes humans human and not animals. Now a day we all have access to the largest library, the largest source of knowledge the world has ever known: the internet. Over 2,000 years ago we had the Library of Alexandria, a place where intellectuals would gather to discuss ideas and conduct research from over half a million books, a place where knowledge could grow.

     Basically we are all the same human beings. We have the same number of hands and legs. We are born and we die the same way. It is what happens in between that determines our place in society and our relationship with one another. If we think about it is the fact that we are born in Africa or in Utah really important?

One of the unique abilities that set humans apart from other life forms is the ability of speech production. Although it occurs involuntarily the act of speaking can be traced back to neural level even before the muscles are directed to move or before the first breathe is taken to supply the energy source for speech. Most people may not realize it but the fact is saying a word or even a sound is quite laboring on the body, especially when it must occur rapidly to even create a single sentence.