we are in any given moment. These fragments of ourselves include our sexuality‚ gender‚ and sense of belonging to a particular culture‚ nation‚ religion‚ family‚ or some other group. Our identity includes our looks‚ personality‚ beliefs and fears. Our identities are constantly growing‚ changing‚ and adapting to our everyday lives. This emphasizes the overriding link that one’s sense of belonging influences‚ or often dictates‚ individual identity. Each individual in society assigns themselves a particular
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PROMPT: What could be the advantages/benefits of belonging to a group or groups or to a community? The advantages of belonging to a group or groups can have a lot of advantages and benefits. Being apart of a group(s) we are able to see who we want to be and do rather then who we try to be and to fit in. There’s always a group that can be influential‚ good or bad. The shaping of our identity is aided by various influences in our lives‚ one of them being the groups to which we belong. “Who am I
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with reality. It does however‚ offer some benefits. In joining a social group of friends‚ colleagues or religion‚ club other activities‚ it THE CHOICE reveals our individual values‚ morals and goals that are shared in common. It offers a sense of belonging where we are able to feel most comfortable‚ explore further patterns of existence and growth. On the other hand‚ the groups we consciously choose to reject further reveals our inner core values and morals that we possess. Rejecting groups further
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Prompt: Belonging to a group both strengthens and weakens our sense of self. The shaping of our identity is aided by various influences in our lives‚ one of them being the groups to which we belong. There are different types of groups which we may find ourselves associated with‚ such as social‚ religious and cultural groups. Belonging to any one of these groups may be either by choice or a sense of obligation. For instance‚ the decision to belong to a certain social group is entirely dependent
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subconscious revulsion you feel when you see your child as a stranger. You look at your husband‚ and you see just a man. Your house‚ a labyrinth. These are symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease‚ which you might associate with the elderly. In the book Still Alice by Lisa Genova‚ that’s what Alice thought‚ until she was diagnosed at age 50. It is hard to imagine all the books fell into abeyance‚ but in the event it does‚ I would save this book. Why would I save this book in particular? I feel that the empowering values
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Bad Language - Lisa Why did you pick this actor? I picked this actor because I thought her scene was very funny and she came across as very genuine. Was the actor relaxed? Was she focused? Was her concentration strong‚ or did she seem to go in and out of concentration? Please explain your thoughts. The actor did not seem very relaxed‚ but this is because her character‚ Lisa‚ is a very high strung person. She was very focused and never seemed to miss her lines or step out of character. She was
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In the story Girl by Jamaica Kincaid the mother does most of the talking who gives her daughter a long list of instructions and warnings. The daughter responds twice but they happen to go unnoticed by the mother. There is no introduction of the characters‚ no action‚ and no description of setting. The mother’s voice simply begins speaking‚ "Wash the white clothes on Monday‚" and continues through to the end. The mother dispenses much practical and helpful advice that will help her daughter keep
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around them. Because differences in individuals is breeding ground for discrimination‚ which would easily make people to be isolated and bullied. Therefore‚ people would do anything to achieve the acceptances from the others not just for the sense of belonging but in order to protect themselves. Although we would sacrifice anything to achieve acceptance from others‚ we must be clear that change of appearance‚ languages or names does not mean being a fresh person. I have dyed my hair‚ but I’m still “me”
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When an individual’s beliefs or values are contradicted by that of their society‚ they must make a choice as to whether belonging to themselves or to the group is more important. Miller explores the reactions of many characters to this dilemma‚ in particular Reverend Hale. Initially Hale is strongly respected and connected to the town‚ being described as “an expert”. He uses the metaphor of “Theology sir‚ is a fortress; no crack in a fortress can be accounted small”‚ to indicate his strong belief
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Girl by Jamaica Kincaid Jamaica Kincaid relates the relationship between a mother and daughter in her poem‚ “Girl”. The poem is about how a mother prepares her daughter to become a woman. She gives her a litany of valuable lessons to shape her behavior and character according to what is acceptable to their culture. Kincaid cleverly dropped hints throughout her poem suggesting that the culture being referred to is the Afro-Carribean culture. The Afro-Carribean culture is a blend of music‚ dance
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