Collective identity

Identity seems to be something important to human beings throughout life and something that is always brought to our attention with the question “what makes you, you?”. Throughout life, we experience personal events that shape us to be who we are. Although often times, we can put on a mask and act as someone we really aren't, which is what happens to Jack Gladney in White Noise. Jack Gladney is an intelligent college professor who studies the academic field of Hitler Studies and founded it in…

tangible, such as a house or a car, while others adopt a broader definition of ownership that encompasses internal as well as external traits, such as knowledge of a subject or self-understanding. Given the ephemeral nature of tangible items, self-identity is more accurately expressed through the unique qualities people have and how they use them in order to better themselves and the world around them. In the movie Legally Blonde, main character Elle Woods seems to have it all: looks, money,…

Role of Adversity on Identity Adversity is something we all face no matter how small or significant. Whether or not we know it, people go through problems every day. By considering the character of the barber from “Lather and Nothing Else”, the author demonstrates that adversity can reveal who we truly are. When people face adversity, it can bring people closer to their true self. The barber is very accomplished in his profession and takes great pride in his work. This is shown by the line “…I…

Identity was and always will be an important part of human life; it is the fact of being who or what a person or thing is. Identity is what makes a person himself. Without identity, a lot of things wouldn’t have happened, including the events of “Romeo and Juliet”, where in my opinion identity contributed to the conflict. In “Romeo and Juliet” the two protagonists come from entirely different families, each of those families has its own identity that it build itself over hundreds of years.…

Ownership of objects in regards to self-identity can be quite a complicated subject. Plato believes that owning anything will harm your character, whereas Aristotle and Jean-Paul Sartre believe that it not only aids in building character, but Sartre also brings the idea of owning intangible objects as well. In their eyes what you own goes far beyond what you can see and touch. Based on what Aristotle claims, you could assume that he bases judgement off of what you own, because that’s what…

people to have two lives, second life being the digital life. Davis discusses about how my generation is going through an identity crisis, revealing, and concealing on who we actually are. According to Davis, “Triangulation, in general, refers to two (or more) separate phenomena pointing to the same conclusion. Self-triangulation refers to the strategic connection of identity performances across multiple physical and digitally mediated interaction environments” (505).…

Identity, as is, is hard to define for yourself. Kids struggle to find themselves every day, dodging social norms left and right. How can someone feel like they are their true self and still be liked for who they are? Or will people just be forever judged and have to mask their identity to the world? Many people around the world are pushed down in their communities for religion, gender, or sexuality and may have to hide from authority and their peers. Although the people in America still deal…

truly are and why we may contrast around different groups. We don’t act the same around our friends as we would around our family, teachers, or strangers. Along with ourselves, our culture affects us as well. We are all raised differently. If our identity remains the same with every group we might be considered “weird” or “awkward.” Our parents or guardians may have taught us to be a diverse person, acting a certain way around certain groups just to fit in or please…

the midst of an obstacle I must find the courage, resilience, and strength to overcome the problem. My view of personal identity is significantly formed because of many factors in my life, the beigest obstacles in my life is my education, because I lacked basic literacy and mathematical skills as a child . Having dyslexia in my opinion has greatly shaped me and my personal identity it made me find courage, and, resilience to better myself. Through sports I found how to build trust and how to…

traumatic stress exposure, age, identity distress, and posttraumatic stress symptoms between 401 individuals from 18-86 years old whom were exposed to the Hurricane Katrina (Wiley, Berman, Marsee, Taylor, Canon & Weens, 2011). An individual’s identity was a key developmental task that was linked to their psychological results due to the hurricane. Their results were measured upon a 10-item questionnaire that was used to measure distress associated with unresolved identity issues. The test…