Philosophical terminology

Writing Sample 2: Identity Prompt What would you say if someone asked you to describe you? I am Ali and i believe that there are many things that describe me. If someone asked me to describe myself, I would say the people that are close to me, my education, and my interests. The people that are close to me describe most of who I am. Most people have an example that they look up to. I look up to most of my friends and family. My friends show me how to be kind and gentle, while my family teaches…

A name is a title. It is the first thing seen when starting a new paper, starting a new opportunity. A name is what describes a person even when the person is unknown. A name is of such significance, because a name could simply be all a person has. Names are something that could never possibly be taken from someone. When thinking of the significance of names, John Proctor from the Crucible comes to mind. In his monologue he says, “I have given you my soul, leave me my name!” (Miller, Arthur). He…

As Dr. Seuss said, “Always do what you want, and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter doesn’t mind”. One of the most fundamental needs we have is the sense of identity. Mainly, the term identity includes expressing oneself, such as: “I can”, “I have”, “I am”, “I like”, “I remember”, “I come from”. The true meaning is that identity defines us. It is the group of qualities that make us different one from another. The concept of identity can be broadly…

Some may say that a person's identity is all sorts of things but do people even know the meaning of identity. The true meaning of identity is yourself only you know you're true identity but were talking about like if someone were to first meet you what to do atomically think of when they meet you some say it's your family that impact who you are others say it's friends but I think it's your gender. I feel like identity is important because without it how would we think upon each other by looks?…

Identity is the fact of being who or what a person or thing is. Our identity allows us to depict what is important to us and what is not. It defines who we are as a person, how we react to situations and how we treat people. We develop our sense of identity at a young age, an idea of how we like to treat other people and things, and how we view ourselves. Most of the things we identify ourselves with are based on how we are raised, and what we are told to believe is the right thing from a young…

The Webster definition of identities is “the distinguishing character or personality of an individual”, however I believe a personal identity is much more than that. In my own words, a personal identity are both characteristic of the individual, as well as events that have molded them into who they are today, and what has caused them to act, or think the way do. I created my project as a metaphor to show my identities that I portrait on the outside, as well as the ones that are less visible to…

Identity is a person’s own sense of who they are; most simply a major part of their individuality. A person’s identity is developed from adolescence to adulthood and becomes part of their culture. It is the image that a person shows the world; through the unique factors of family, personal, and social identity. Identity is viewed as complex if a person is different from what people refer to as the norm. Since the beginning of North America being Caucasian has been stereotyped as the “normal…

1. I have chosen Abita Springs Elementary School in St. Tammany Parish. 2. A) What information does the Report Card provide? The report card provides information about the school’s population, students who come from low income families, special education, and performance of students. The progress of students was not available. B) What does the information in the report card tell you about the school? The report card tells me that the school is doing a good job of keeping students on track. An…

Influence Matters: Becoming Who We Are “Be careful what you say and do, you never know who is watching you!” "Be careful who you look up to, you will begin to mimic their actions and attitudes!" We all have had someone say these words to us throughout our lives, but sometimes we wonder if it is true. Does influence truly have an impact on me? Is there really anyone that is watching me and looking up to me? Whether we realize it or not, influence plays a huge role in our everyday lives. Others…

In the classroom of interest, the grade level being taught is third grade with the students’ ages varying from seven years old to nine years old. The location of the school is in Gainesville, Florida and is called Stephen Foster Elementary School, which is a public magnet school, composed of grades kindergarten through fifth. Forty five percent of the students at Stephen Foster Elementary School are African American, 32% of students are Caucasian, 8% of students are Hispanic, and the rest of…