...Whether you believe it or not you are shaping something right now. In the midst of all the confusion and hardships we as people are shaping something. Some people choose to ignore it, on the flip side many decide to embrace it. It is called our American Identity. It shapes who we are as people in what we believe in. It also defines our ability as “outcast citizens” to ban as one together against a common enemy if needed. This ability to shape our own government and to take pride in our nation is a special thing that only we as American citizens are able to grasp. We are a nation of loose ends that ship here from miles away to be tied together in one shoe. This shoe of loose ends of the broken ties of the world is a special place on Earth where...
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...Mirescu Final Exam Relating Power to Political Identity What I shall attempt to do in this paper is display my knowledge of the definition of power. I will also attempt to discuss the different theories of power looked at during this course and apply them to another familiar topic, political identity. I will pick one of the many theories of power we looked at and explain how it relates to political identity. Political identity and power are directly proportional. The more power one has, the more vivid political identity he will have. The more clear political identity one has, the easier it is to gain power. Before discussing and applying power to political identity, I will explain each topic, for one may question the importance of engaging in either of the topics. After referring to Webster's Dictionary, the definition of power is the ability to do something or act in particular way. Power is also the capacity or ability to direct or influence the behavior of others or a course of events. Human power is very important to us. We utilize power as a way to feel superior to other humans who do not have the resources, or means to obtain power. Humans without power often need guidance, people to follow, look up to, and listen to. Political identity in the most obvious sense describes one of the different parties that one can possibly belong to. However, any part of ones identity used to vote can be considered a political identity. Richard Dahl placed power into three categories...
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...Have you ever made a mistake in public and someone pointed it out? You might have felt ashamed or even had a bad experience. Well, your identity can be shaped by many aspects, including shame, guilt, and good or bad experiences. The Things They Carried is a postmodern novel by Tim O’Brien that explores exactly that. It shows how shame, guilt, and tragic experiences shape your identity during a war. Our identity is shaped by shame, guilt, and our experiences that make us feel less than ourselves. Identity is shown with shame about ourselves within a situation. Many people express shame in different ways, but it makes us feel less than who we are. Curt Lemon had a “toothache” and told the dentist he needed them to take the tooth out. He felt...
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...The second method that females attempt to use for constructing their gender identities is related to the biological aspect of their bodies. Females start employing their bodies as a signifier for their female identities by forming their personal awareness of their gender abilities and their sexual orientations. The biological manifestations that are ascribed to body allow human beings to shape their gender identities; they become aware of their gender roles and abilities that their bodies have including their sexualities. Human body in a certain way achieves a coherent unit of human identity. The body can be used as a tool for constructing gender roles and thus gender identities. For example, females at early age reveal their awareness of their...
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...Language Shapes Our Minds Language is so essential to our existence, so deeply part of what every human has and does, and it’s impossible to picture life without it. As social creatures, we use language as a tool, but this tool is embedded in us. This tool doesn't just help us shape the world around us and create bonds and express things, but this tool also shapes our mind. They can alter the way we see the world and the way we think and the way we live our lives. I’ve always been a firm believer of this and many different persons including lawyers, linguists, and psychologist speculated it, but not until recently were studies actually done to prove these statements. This was mostly done because it was presumed “untestable”, but luckily, Stanford and MIT found ways to reopen the question. “We have collected data around the world: from China, Greece, Chile, Indonesia, Russia, and Aboriginal Australia. What we have learned is that people who speak different languages do indeed think differently and that even flukes of grammar can profoundly affect how we see the world.” (Boroditsky, Lera. "HOW DOES OUR LANGUAGE SHAPE THE WAY WE THINK.) Language is a unique thing that humans have had the ability to create and develop and it is not only a key example to express how humans work, but it allows us to express ourselves in so many ways. To understand how language works, we must first understand what language is. Language is defined as ‘a body of words and the systems for their use...
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...Context Prompt: Our relationships with others help us to define who we are. Our identity is what we perceive ourselves to be as well as how others view us. One’s identity is therefore an essential element in defining themselves. For that reason, it is especially important that we are comfortable with our identity. As individuals, people have unique characteristics and personalities as well as belonging to groups that influence such factors as their lives go on. Although great emphasis is put on creating ones identity alone, a number of factors such as ones appearance, society, environment, religion and race can shape our identities thus help us to define who we are. It is also believed that our genetic makeup has a large role in determining who we are. Our identity can be considerably shaped by our appearance. Physical appearance is the first, and often most important, and most lasting impression others get of us. Society will create different assumptions about others based on simple factors such as ones fashion and ones physical qualities. As a result, many will adjust their identities to be accepted by society. For example, people tailoring their personal appearance to fit what they want others to see them as. An individual who dresses very formally is likely to want others to view them as high class or wealthy. Although, factors such as height and skin colour cannot be so easily altered and depends on ones genetics. The effects of appearance on our identity can be seen...
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...–Pythagoras Shaping an Exceptional Annean Identity Yes, we are all Anneans here, but before anything else, let me ask each one of you a simple question. As an Annean, how far do you know yourself? This inquisition has left many people on a crucial case. However, we have this concept called exceptional identity which can help us visualize ourselves more. Too often we tell ourselves we aren’t smart enough or attractive enough or talented enough to pursue our dreams. We buy into what other people say about us, or we put restrictions on ourselves. The confusion lies in here. How can we, as an Annean, make our contribution? How can we shape our exceptional identity to be a productive citizen of our own country? As we live each day of our lives and through influence of Ste. Anne, we develop a greater emotional, physical, intellectual, and spiritual well-being. We also make positive life choices and been a productive members of our community. Through her we taught to work all together in a Christ-centered environment through sharing catholic values, beliefs, personal strength, talents and many gifts to others. We work hard for each of our own responsibilities. Most of us believe that every one of us has a mission that makes us want to influence the world for the better. We’re like missionaries, volunteers, writers and artist. We all help spread the messages of God even if in these days that there are people who are confused of what the message of God actually is. It is important...
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...Gender Identity Raymond Santiago PSY 265 March 24, 2012 Laura Schulz Gender Identity Gender identity is one’s belief that one is male or female, and an important aspect of self-concepts. Studies show there are a variety of factors that help determine gender identity. Most of us can remember something that helped determine our own personal identity. These personal experiences were important as they helped shape the future and what gender would be identified with. I will share my own personal reflection at what exactly helped me determine my own personal gender identify. There are also stereotypes that associate with each gender that help shape characters and who we are as well as who we will become. These stereotypes will be addressed as well as their importance. Biological factors play a huge role in shaping children's physical development. For instance, boys and girls are born with distinctive sexual organs, and become further differentiated when secondary sexual characteristics emerge upon puberty. Naturally occurring chemical messenger compounds in the body known as hormones are responsible for coordinating the appearance of these physical differences. Some research suggests that the same sex hormones that enable sexual organ differentiation in utero and which later trigger puberty also plays an important role in shaping gender identity. Boys tend to have more androgens (male sex hormones) than girls. However, some boys and girls are born...
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...people shares common ancestry in the early time, but later it began to link with patriotism and with aspirations to statehood. This concept became widely accepted by more and more people during twentieth century. Nationalism now is defined as a subjective feeling of a membership in a nation; a belief that a nation should form the state, or a belief that the identification with the nation should be above all other forms of identity. Nowadays Nationalism has set off a wave around the world. Primordialism and constructivism can be used to explain this phenomenon. We will see the key arguments of both theories. The first one is primordialism. Key arguments of two theories The emergence of the theory of primordialism was in the second half of the eighteenth centuries, in general, primordialism assumes political identity are innate and largely unchanged. It comes with when you are born or in nature way. Since the identity is with you by born, so it’s extremely difficult to choose or change it. Primordialism is an argument, which contended that political identity is ancient, natural phenomena. It emphasis that identify of nation is decided by nature. Identify is extremely difficult to change. It advocated that importance of cultural traits exist...
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... Riley 1 Savannah Sipple ENG 101 26 November 2015 IDENTITY Whenever someone asks us who we are, our first natural response is going to be to tell them our name. Then, if they do not know you, your next response would usually be to begin naming some of your relatives in hopes that they might know some of them, which then might give one a better understanding of who you are. The next question is usually, "Where are you from? Followed by yet another popular question, which is, "What do you work at?" These are the main questions that we as a society base someone's identity on. Take me for an example: My name is Gary Lee Riley, I am from a small county in Southeastern Kentucky, and I am a part time farmer while also a full time on-line student. However, if one were to ask you who you really are, this can promote some deep thought into what really shapes us into the person who looks back at us when we look into a mirror. Beginning at birth, we start learning how to be a human being, and our surroundings is our teacher. We learn to walk and talk and pretty much everything else by watching others, such as parents and siblings, yet we learn to do it "our way," because everyone is unique and "puts their own spin on things," so to speak. If one were to assume that identity is what we are born with, they would be right, but only to a certain degree. Yes, we are identified by the names which were given to...
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...group we belong to, the family, has more influence than any other group on forming our identity’ Family, the first group we belong to, carries a monumental impact in influencing ones' identity. However, through different circumstances, it is possible to have more than one 'family', thus having another group possessing more influence over the 'first family'. Having a 'family' is not determined by having a biological connection, rather it is the people with whom we associate. We are moulded by our environment and what we experience whilst growing up. The foundation of values and beliefs we acquire throughout our lives originates from our first home. Even so, if one chooses to leave their family early or if their family can no longer be with them, our identity is then influenced by the people we choose to surround ourselves with. Experiencing the world through your own eyes naturally shapes you to become a person adaptable to it. The In the novel, The Dressmaker, by Rosalie Ham, the protagonist, Tilly Dunnage is an illegitimate child victimised by many because of her background. As a young girl, Tilly, originally known as Myrtle, suffered torment, harassment both physically and mentally due to the 'brand' she is given from birth. Being born out of wedlock, her mother, 'Mad Molly', is known as a 'whore' and thus both are outcasted from the 1950s rural township of Dungatar. Tilly's identity is unjustly established by this first group she belongs to, the family. The influence...
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... * Introduce the argument that consumption reflects and shapes our lifestyle and identity. * Why do we consume? * Introduce key points such as Theorists, The big four and how they restrict shopping choices and why, How some people consume in a certain way to protect the environment, inequalities some people can consume whilst others can’t because of money, disabilities etc. Transportation. Main Body * Introduce theorists 1. Baumen-Seduced and repressed 2. Veblen-Leisure class 3. Susman-Society is shaped * How the big four shape our shopping choices. * The ways in which some people consume, what effect consumption has on the environment. * Inequalities. Conclusion * Talk about the links between the concepts the theorists have and how they are evidence to the point that consumption shapes and reflects our lifestyle an identity. * Talk about the big four and the conclusions drawn TMA02 Outline the claim that consumption reflects and shapes our lifestyle and identity. Contemporary UK society today has moved from an industrial society that revolved around work to a society that now focuses on purchasing and having certain possessions, a ‘consumer society.’ There are many reasons why people consume such as to fulfil the desire to live a certain lifestyle or to reflect their hobbies and interests. The claim that Consumption reflects and shapes our lifestyle and identity can be backed by many forms of evidence. First are the theories...
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...encounter many forms of bias but still demand equality. In our country, it is a constitutional right to be treated equally. We encounter forms of bias in our every day to lives in the simplest forms, but it is the human self that decides what a fair course of action or thinking is. Being judgmental begins with the way we people are brought up. If being educated about the progressing world around us helps to keep negative judgments to a minimum, we could slowly make our way up on the “Happiest Countries” list. We call it equality and unfortunately, we are far from perfect when it comes to treating out neighbor like we’d want to be treated. The way to achieve such a feat can only be done by educating the public about their innate bias towards others. However, success is not achieved overnight. We get a little closer to total equality every day, even if it is a slow journey. The first step to make progress in this journey is for people to be educated. An anti-bias curriculum needs to be implemented into classrooms nationwide because it will lead to greater understanding between mainstream America and non-mainstream America, promote acceptance of diversity, and allow the already diverse to accept themselves. Bias is everywhere. It is impossible to live life without some form of bias. However, what anti-bias education seeks to do is enlighten people about the differences and similarities between different ethnicities, gender identities, people with disabilities, different religions and...
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...thesis paper using the subjects told in chapter four of Urban Fortunes titled, “Homes: Exchange and Sentiment in the Neighborhood.” In this paper I will explain the importance of exchange and sentiment, and how it has shaped the identities of not only the neighborhoods themselves, but the people inhabiting those very neighborhoods. I will go into depth about how imperative these two processes affect the way people psychologically feel about themselves and their neighborhoods. A person is a reflection and a product of his own environment and I will look to support that claim. This paper will analyze the meaning of exchange and importance of a prosperous local economy within a community and sentiment, the psychological aspects of neighborhoods. The emotional attachment to your home and neighborhood, how you feel about your neighbors, and the feelings of general day to day life within the community. Neighborhoods are shaped...
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...Language is what binds us to our culture and ancestors. It’s what shaped our attitudes, beliefs, values, and understanding of what is truth. Our language is the ‘heart’ of who we are as a person. But language also depends on how your family interferes with it. How you expose yourself to it and how you observe and understand it. It can both isolate us and bring us closer together. But without our languages, would we all be with no identity? Half my family speaks German, I do not. This has made me feel like I had no identity, when surrounded by Germans for many years, but have this also affected who I am overall? My father tried desperately to teach me German as a child, but as stubborn as I was, I simply refused to learn it. That, however, has had its consequences. When growing up, my parents and grandparents would chatter away in German, leaving me feeling left out. They would often “forget” I couldn’t speak it and start talking to me in ‘their’ language. I’d look at them blankly and they’d either leave it or get a bit irritated. My parents would also bring me along to their friends in Germany, who had kids around my age, thinking I might learn some from talking to them. However, I couldn’t. While they would all be have a big discussion in German, I would sit there awkwardly, trying to catch a phrase or two. But since I grew up with the German side of my family and been dragged along to German ‘play dates’, I’m most comfortable in an environment with Germans and German speakers...
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