Identity politics

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…

injustice, which is the lack of sensitivity to other people’s notion of the good (Smith, 626). It is important to look into the common good theory, as Aristotle believed that it had the potential to reorient individuals to a more justice-filled vision of politics and life in general. Although talk about the Common Good has been abandoned in the 20th century, this essay claims that a Common Good can exist in the…

I have a deep-seated passion for fixing injustice in the world, particularly the inequality of women, including the systemic violence they face in our contemporary societies. Political theory has given me a framework in which to pursue the desire I have, to understand these issues in an educated context. This has led to my fascination with the writings of political thinkers, frondeurs, philosophy, international law, and the freedom of sexuality. I intend to purse feminist political theory,…

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…

Schools play a vital role in promoting the intellectual, physical, social, emotional, moral, spiritual and aesthetic development and wellbeing of young Australians, and in ensuring the nation’s ongoing economic prosperity and social cohesion. Schools share this responsibility with students, parents, carers, families, the community, business and other education and training providers. (MCEETYA, 2008, p. 4) My image is a bee emerging from its hive hanging on the branch of a tree. It’s a sunny day…