Essays on Personal Identity

Identity is based on many factors and can have a variety of meanings based on the person and their perception of the word identity. One of the main ways people identify is based on past experiences. We wouldn’t be anywhere without our pasts, everyone has...

What is it that makes me different from everyone else? This is a question most philosophers ask when it comes to personal identity. This precisely is a question of life and death and the accurate answer is to decide on which changes a person can...

Throughout our childhood and young adulthood, we are constantly trying to figure out who we are and what purpose we have. If that is trying new things left and right in the hopes of figuring out what you want to be or if that’s throwing...

As I continue my journey in life, I always ask myself this question, “What is my true identity?” Am I a daughter? A sister? A friend? A student? Then I realized, I am all of those. I am a daughter because I am my parents’...

There are approximately 7.7 billion human beings around the world. So what sets me apart from others? It is my identity that sets me apart from others. I think of it as singular (male) and multifaceted (family identity). To me family identity means a socially...

Sun streaked blonde hair, and ocean blue eyes. I remember praying that one day that I would look like the rest of my friends. While growing up, I mostly attended Caucasian schools and was surrounded by American pop culture. However at the same time it...

Introduction From the age of pre-school into adolescence and even adulthood an individual’s identity along with their self-conception are ever-changing and advancing, alternating and developing. Founded of cognitive ability, a feeling of individuality greatly hinges on numerous life encounters. Important elements in advancement encompass many...

Culture, one of the most ambiguous words in the dictionary, is seen in day-to-day life no matter where you are or what you’re doing. It can be considered to be the “outline” of life. Culture consists of different values, beliefs, and practices that many see...

Our group consists of individuals from very different backgrounds. We are all from different areas and walks of life. The individuals are from New York, Texas, Iowa, and Venezuela. Our definition of culture is learned patterns of perceptions, values, and behaviors that are shared by...

Personal identity is the persistent and continuous view humans have of themselves which evolves and develops throughout the course of life. This may include aspects of your life that you have no control over, such as where you grew up or the color of your...

There’s nothing like going home for a homecooked meal with the loved ones, especially for the holidays. Unfortunately, not everyone has the luxury of a place to call home. Being homeless is a negative experience. People may ask about the others that travel all the...

What Does Identity Mean? Many people when repeat by force some phrases excessively, they almost lose their meaning and become empty formulas. Such is the case with affinity from Mark Manson when he affirms in his latest article that your identity is a “made up...

So often we hear people talk about broadening that network, nurturing relationships, but never enough about the most important relationship in our lives – the one with ourselves. If you’ve been extra focused on the external factors in your own life, we encourage you to...

By definition, identity can be said to refer to an individual’s perception of who they are, the perception of which is a constituent of their thoughts and beliefs about themselves. Identity is very vital in our lives as it influences our behavior and the way...

In “Sonny’s blue”, from the perspective of narrator, the fiction expresses his observations of the world and his thinking about life by describing Sonny’s experience. Also, the fiction depicts two very different lives by comparing the different experiences of narrator and Sonny and the different...

In the last few decades technology has been improving dramatically, from the old clunky plastic computers with super slow internet service and limited information on the web and basic games such as pong, to today’s super-fast constantly updating smartphones, watches, laptops, desktops, home devices, and...

Tatum rationalises that one’s identity is moulded by many components in one’s life and falls back on how one is perceived by others. Tatum explains that each component of our identity differentiate us because we are constantly identified through our race, ethnicity, gender, and more....

I recently read the essay Double Identity, by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston. The essay discussed the way that the authors life was as she grew up. She discusses how she had to live two separate lives, do to the strict family rules and also the influence...

It’s funny how things that might seem to lack importance and worth, when instantaneously taken away, can cause an overwhelming rush through one’s body as if they were being trampled by a thousand-pound cyclops out of nowhere. Erick Erickson, a psychologist, once said, “In the...

When I look back into my past I remember that my family and I lived in Egypt. Both me and my sister, Judi were born there. We had a nanny who didn’t speak English and our mom’s English wasn’t very strong back then either. I...

The contemporary theories and ethnographies on the topic of identity represent it as fluid and multiple. Much of the anthropological knowledge in the 20th century, conceptualizes identity as a construction, performance and/or a dichotomy. But how was identity treated during the 16th century, an era...

In chapter XXVII of the essay Identity and Diversity, the author John Locke discusses numerous types of identities and provides multiple examples for these identities. However, to understand identity and its many components we must first grasp the concept of identity itself as understood by...

The Joy Luck Club is a novel first published by Amy Tan in 1989. The 4 mothers portray in the book have all shared painful and heartbroken memories back in the days in China during the Japanese occupation. All 4 of them fled to America...

A person’s understanding of their gender is identified either by the assigned sex at birth or is an influence they had by their beliefs. By most of society, gender is divided into two main categories, male and female, being masculine or feminine. There are people...

Identity is not something that can simply be explained in a few words. There is a variety of factors that can make up someone’s identity – family, friends, culture, environment, hobbies, interests, and gender are just a few. Many people use these factors to self-identify....

The thoughtful formation of identity is a significant part of Hailsham life, and as a narrator, Kathy shares her doubts while consciously searching for the aspects of her personality that could answer her queries about her life at Hailsham. Kathy’s search is divided into her...

Literary texts are a pervasive medium for expressing opinion about the human condition and, as a result, common moral and ethical messages are found across a diverse range of stories. The novels Me and Earl and the Dying Girl and Kafka on the Shore are...

“Who am I?”, “Who are we?”, “What am I?” and “What are we?”. These are 4 of the most prevalent questions asked throughout from the time humans have been able to think and discern. And for eons, we have tried to answer them through literature,...

Exercise is a method often implemented by health professionals within western civilisation, who aim to combat the increasing number of people suffering from conditions such as heart disease and obesity. I have developed an awareness of the role exercise plays in maintaining the health of...

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic delves into Allison Bechdel’s struggling relationship with not only her father, but with herself as well. She is caught up in questions left unanswered regarding both her and her father’s sexuality. The autobiography explores and details Bechdel’s relationship with her...