thought about how‚ in modern time‚ most individuals truly do not think about how their race‚ religion‚ gender‚ language‚ and other aspects of their identities impact their daily lives. While I have experienced brief moments in my life where my identities came to light‚ I never considered how these “labels” benefit me or even make me vulnerable. All of my identities inform my worldview‚ and just looking through one may not identify my true privilege or vulnerability. Through my identities‚ I am influenced
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person. I am extremely shy. I have terrible social anxiety. On my first day of high school‚ I was marked absent for my first class because I was too scared to ask anyone where it was‚ and too scared to ask anyone for a map. Freshman year was not enjoyable due to theses reasons - until my introverted self stumbled across a call board in the director’s classroom for anybody interested in joining the invigorating world of speech. I had worked my way into the theatre world through friends. I determined that
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The identity we assume can often be a large part of how we see ourselves and how others around us can get a snapshot of our personalities‚ our origins‚ and how we wish to be portrayed. Sometimes the line between distinct identities can be blurred and a person can lose sight of who they are or where they feel like they belong most. Such can often be the case for immigrants as myself‚ who can sometimes struggle to find the identity that addresses the new life they have molded into and most represents
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Writing Assignment 1: My Musical Identity Music‚ in all its complexity can be seen as a living‚ breathing mechanism that has the ability to sink deep down into one’s soul and create feelings of awe‚ excitement and wonder. Music speaks to and connects people of all cultures‚ backgrounds and ideologies‚ creating a common bond between various members of the human species. When listening to a beautifully composed piece of music‚ I myself cannot help but feel connected to the instruments‚ the artists
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I Am. An identity is something I believe that all people are obligated to create for themselves‚ and it’s given to us when we are born and it continues to evolve as we grow. Although our identity is based on who we think are‚ who we’ve become‚ and who we think we’ll become in the future; my family‚ my friends‚ and being an artist are the three most important aspects of my identity. Family is a source of unconditional love‚ being a friends influences the way I and my friends act‚ and being an artist
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Ethnicity‚ nationality‚ and culture are the basis of ethnic studies. Race is an identity given from society based on appearances. People would see as Asian. Ethnicity is where one’s ancestor are originally from. I’m a taishanese descendant. Nationality is the country that one sides with and I’m American. Culture are the ways of being and seeing and I’m culturally Chinese. My racial identity is seen as Asian. All of my life I’ve known and considered myself as Asian. I grew up in an Asian community
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MY CULTURE ? I ve been through many situations in my life‚ many have been about my cultural identity. I ve noticed many things about the people surrounding me‚ especially the diversity and influences there is in my daily life‚ thanks to them i am able to learn more and more about the culture i belong to and the ethnicity i attend when I m around those who influence me. My friends have influence in me as well‚ they have all this different interesting ethnicitys‚ I wonder‚ why not me ? ‚ why am
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is and has always been a major part of human existence. And while ownership is mostly considered in the tangible‚ visible sense‚ such as a watch‚ I believe we own the intangible as well‚ like our inner morals or our actions. I also believe that all of what we own‚ whether it be a watch or a value‚ directly creates who we are. What I own‚ such as my clothes‚ or my iconic spirit day costumes‚ make my reputation‚ and as a result‚ they make my identity. But it’s not just my clothes that create my identity
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Cultural Background Summary Culture is defined as the system of shared beliefs‚ values‚ customs‚ behaviors‚ and artifacts that the members of society use to cope with their world and with one another‚ and that are transmitted from generation to generation through learning. Culture helps to understand how things are created‚ developed‚ managed and changed. Each culture is unique‚ People will not find any culture that is exactly like another culture but they can find many similarities. Some similarities
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taking English to me is that I that I learned how to read‚ write and understand different word concepts. This year in 10th grade English class‚ my reading skills have improved and Essay/paragraph writing has improved also. In my 9th grade English class‚ when reading books/novels‚ my understanding of the story didn’t always connect. Now in 10th grade I find it easier to understand the stories. Over the course of taking English 10‚ I have learned to take my time when reading and not rush. I also learned
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