Your Beliefs, Alignments, And Interest

Personal identity is unique to each person. Depending on influences that occurred during one’s lifetime, no one is exactly the same. Identity can be based off but, is not limited to; culture and language. This the reason why there are so many classifications in the way people behave.

For years people have gone back and forth on what your identity means. Some say it is how you carry yourself and others say it is based on your cultural background. These two arguments are both valid, but is not giving the benefit of the doubt to the individual in which is being considered by their identity. Although most cultures are made up of languages and the traditions within we cannot limit an individual to be based off the language they speak. On the cultural aspect that does not apply necessarily because culture makes up only a part of your identity, whereas language is a source of communication. These are two factors people confuse each other with when thinking on the identity plane. Culture and identity are under the same umbrella

“Being authentic means something like living in accordance with one’s own unique values and ideals,” but it is greater than simply being oneself, it is “resisting the imposition of the values and ideals of others” (Pierce 441) as well. Therefore, authenticity is also neglecting to succumb to the beliefs of others to stay true to one’s own beliefs. However, this does not mean that authenticity is static, “an individual should engage in a process of constructing his personhood…. His task in life becomes searching for his true personhood” (381). Personhood should be a journey of finding oneself, figuring out who one is and what one believes in. The act of evolving is part of the discovery, but when “their acts are guided by other people’s ideas of who they should be” (379) it leads to inauthenticity because the change is made solely to fit in. All in all, authenticity is based heavily on truth, because “[it]

Identity as the “condition or character as to who a person or what a thing is; the qualities, beliefs, etc., that distinguish or identify a person or thing” (Dictionary.com). This could refer to name, gender, sexual orientation, one’s profession, race, ethnicity, and the list stretches beyond. Is it birth, by choice, or by evolution of events? In Gloria Anzaldua’s “How to Tame a Wild Tongue”, Jhumpa Lahiri’s “Teach Yourself Italian”, and Zadie Smith’s “Speaking in Tongues”, each author writes about their experiences with languages and all have lived through different events which has led them to their definitions of identity. What they all have in common is that they define identity not as something defined by birth, by determined by

One observation I have noticed throughout my life is that some people can get uncomfortable when talking about identity. Even in our General Business 365: LEAD course, some students would accidentally stray away from identity and start talking about their strengths and weaknesses and personalities instead. On that day when we were talking about identity, I remember personally getting a little tense. The more I thought about it, the more I realized that identity can be a sensitive topic for many people. For me, it got uncomfortable because as a

Who am I? What is it that defines that personality? Anzaldua argues in her essay that the language is what defines one’s identity. Language is indeed an important component of culture, and culture is known to be a crucial definer of identity. People use language to connect to their identities and communicating their realities and values to themselves and to the world around them… In other words, language is important because people use it to express their thoughts and beliefs. “People evolve a language in order to describe and thus control their circumstances” (Baldwin 109). Consequently, language does not necessarily define identity as much as identity defines language. People decide on

According to Lawler (2008) Identity derives from the difficulties of defining it adequately and it is not possible to provide a single definition of what it is, how it is develop and how it works. I agree with Lawler. I choose my religion as my identity because growing up as a reverends daughter the most important things was being involved in everything that has to do with church. This plays a huge role in my identity as a reverends daughter. Viewing other people’s thoughts and opinions’ also changed my understanding of identity. We all share similarities and we are all individual and that showed in others photo

The saying “the personal is political” or “the private is political” is theory that was used as a rallying slogan for second-wave feminism as well for a student movement. This theory started as a way to change the nuclear family values and now it has developed into something more for feminism and for political ideologies being closely interconnected. Personally, I completely agree with the statement that “the personal is political”. It would be hard, in my opinion, to separate your personal beliefs on your political ideologies. That is like saying you love chocolate but not chocolate cake, even though they are basically the same things. One’s personal beliefs must influence their political beliefs and vice versa. For example, I would personally never have an abortion, but I believe everyone has the right to be able to choose for themselves, because I respect that everyone has a choice. Which is why I would choose to vote for a pro-choice candidate, because of my beliefs. This is an extremely important notion to understand. Politics are vastly important. If more people understood this idea, then I believe more people would become involved in politics. There is no way to separate one’s opinions and political ideas, because our opinions on those topics stem from the political ideas and the fact that we have to choose either one or the other. All the hot topics have become highly politicized, so how could one not have an opinion on them? One cannot be indifferent on healthcare,

The individuality and uniqueness in the way a person expresses themselves through speech and/or writing

Growing up as a child in the inner city streets of Baltimore, Maryland you tend to change your perception and the way you portray yourself when your around a certain crowds, having multiple identities could have its advantages and disadvantages you just have to make sure you choose them wisely. Several identities of mine would be being goofy, out-going, dedicated and ambitious. When I’m around friends and family and maybe even people I don’t know depending on the setting I’ll show my goofy and out-going characteristics, but when I'm trying to be professional or in a work environment I’ll present my dedication and ambitious traits to show I mean business and ready to get my work done. A advantage for having these different identities are you

After evaluating my answers according to the practical test my worldview is that of a theist. I say this because a theist believes: “A worldview that entails belief in the existence of at least one personal and intelligent divine being” (Cosgrove, 2006). To ensure that I live my worldview out in the world without conflict with others with different worldviews, I need to be objective. Although my actions would align with my personal worldview, in other words, I might not be neutral when discussing certain issues with persons that hold a different worldview than mine, but I need to show respect and able to interact with people of different faith on a daily basis. I should also come to the understanding that “worldviews shape every individual,

Your identity is made up of different attitudes in a structure called self-schema (p456). Everyone has multiple schemas both positive and negative. Knowing your identity will not only help you communicate well with others, but will also help you deal with stress and situations of success and failures in your life. Besides accepting yourself to build diverse relationships you need to lower barriers, recognize the existence of diversity and clarify misunderstandings. Barriers could include prejudice and culture conflict and blaming the

Have an understanding of your own personal views/beliefs and recognise that everyone has the right to their own opinion. The ensure this doesn’t become an issue that will effect your relationship with individuals, gain the ability to communicate and have skills to be able to work together and find a resolution despite different opinions.

Many theorists see Identity as something that is solid and unchanging - something that is true to your inner-self. Others argue that your identity is something that is constantly changing and adapting, and something that requires commitment and action to sustain. Problems that occur with finding an identity lie in that people seek to be accepted into that new identity and be validated by others.

In other cases, however, identity is a more indefinite, philosophical, and psychological concept. One’s identity is one’s sense of self, how one is defined on a deeper