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    For years I’ve watched my family struggle to figure out who they were or who the wanted to be which made me question myself every day. Who am I? Or Who do I want to be? Til this day I still don't know who I am but I truly believe I know who I want to be. A social worker or an entrepreneur that is, I want to be able to have my own and help others even if it's with the littlest things like helping tie a shoe or picking out an outfit. It took me a while to actually figure out what I wanted to be. My

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    life, along with a hint of biological factors, are what mold our personalities and characteristics. Forming an identity is crucial, since it's what distinguishes us from other people. In the article "Identity", Erik Erikson, one of the first psychologists to develop a theory which extends from birth to death and determines how our identities are formed, claims that to develop an identity and experience self-awareness, one must have "challenges, and crisis that must be mastered in order for a healthy

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    just get them for no reason, but there are also items that have a lot of meaning. These items are critical in our lives because they can reveal our identities and personalities. Sometimes people don’t even know you, and they can tell what you are like by looking at your personal belongings. I know that I own some things that would reveal my identity and personality. My bottle of moisturizing lotion, my book in my backpack, and my music collection reveal my need of moisturized skin, my love of reading

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    Identity is a very in depth topic that explores someone’s inner self, simply putting it; identity is what makes you the way that you are. I have honestly never pondered this question in such depth. So receiving this essay, it was bittersweet, I have never pondered this question before, but on the other hand, being the age that I am it is important to understand my identity so this is a good opportunity to do so. While pondering this question, I have found that my identity consists of different elements

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    A person's identity defines what a person looks like, however not for who they are as an individual. In Darwish, “Identity Card”, through the use of sarcastic tone and point of view as a subjugate Palestinian man, Darwish depicts the event as conformity due to the fact that society tries to change people. Darwish uses the use of sarcastic tone to depict the event of conformity. Even though Darwish is angry at the Israeli soldier, he shows it in a sarcastic way. The sarcastic tone stated by Darwish

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    Identity is what makes a person unique. It is the soul and the essence of a human being. People are not born with a fixed identity. Identity is inherently dynamic; it changes and evolves over time. A person’s identity is ultimately shaped by their decisions. My identity is different from those who surround me. I create my own identity. The building blocks of personal identities begin at birth. Parents and teachers are a major influence on one’s identity. They teach the individual the basic morals

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    In recent discussions of identity, what makes up your identity has been a controversial issue. On one hand, some argue that identity is found in your culture and how your culture makes you. On the other hand, some say identity is found in events that make you who you are. In “The Girl with the Red Dot”, Ranjant Nellore gives a definition of identity. She states it as “the condition of being oneself and not another.” (Nellore) In her essay, “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior”, Amy Chua argues that

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    How does one really know who they are? What defines us? How do we really know our true identity? Identity is created from one's dream, social back ground, religion, belief, and their feeling towards themselves. In A Raisin in the Sun Beneatha lives in a time where African American women were not known for pursuing their dreams, but Beneatha’s identity shows that she is a woman who wants to break that cycle and create a better future for other African American women after her. She is very direct,

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    texts Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, as well as Sherman Alexie’s The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven all ask us to consider the relationship between rhetoric and identity. When thinking about identity it depends on the person. I would define identity as the key characteristics about each of us that we define ourselves by. How we want to be seen by others, and how we think others see us. What parts of ourselves we choose to keep private and what parts we

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    Our individual identity is greatly constructed by how others perceive us. In the poem, "Response to Executive Order 9066" written by Dwight Okita is about how american identity has more to do with how you experience culture than with where your family came from. In the story "Mericans" written by Sandra Cisnero's is about the narrators american identity contrasts with the awful grandmothers strong mexican roots but the americans judge the narrators based on her looks. Though the speakers in Okita's

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