Name: Yifei Gao Date: 09/26/10 Cultural Identity Cultural identity is something special which distinguishes itself from other cultures. Generally‚ as society develops‚ its certain culture prospers and gradually becomes different from others. When we focus on certain individuals‚ it seems that everyone does have his own cultural identity no matter where he comes from. Culture is a broad term‚ and it’s summed up several different sections. Culture contains not only books from which we have learned
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school. This affected my learning because each school has a different learning period either being too far ahead or behind. This then gave me no hope for school because I figured we will just move again. I focused my time at home and had to deal with my alcoholic father. When he was drunk he would call me a failure and that would put me down.With my father having no hope in me and believing that I will be a failure in life started affecting me. The only person who believed in me was my mother. She was
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firing‚ motivating and supervising. For as long as I can recall management has shaped me into a better individual through self-management. When I was younger I can remember mommy always ensuring I go to bed on time to get a needed night’s rest to be able to keep up with school and social activities‚ this taught me time management. When I had reached the elementary level of my education I was allowed the privilege of managing my own money and here I learnt money management. By the time I was a teenager
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weeks have honestly changed my life but also my fellow classmates and teacher. In the beginning‚ everything seemed to fall into place‚ our teacher gave us the full run down and it looked like nothing‚ but it wasn’t. From the start‚ she told that‚ this was not a game and you will experience all emotions‚ and possibly want to quit. On the first day‚ I thought that this class would be a piece of cake‚ turns out‚ that it was not. Now‚ I know why our teacher stressed to us about how‚ sixteen weeks is not enough
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How has your life experience shaped the person you are today? I’ve been through so much during my lifetime. Each of the events that I’ve encountered has done their part in shaping me into who I am today. Often‚ people mention big events that have shaped them into being the people they are today. However‚ I am not going to do that. I’m here mentioning the little experiences made me the person I am today. That is because it’s the little things in life that we often don’t consider that helps us change
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“World Citizen” defines a person who feels a responsibility for the human race all together‚ irrespective of their identity as a citizen. Personally‚ I do feel for the human race regardless of their location‚ country‚ or culture. My feelings and admiration toward individuals are solely based on their actions‚ not their gender or race. Living in New York City as a twenty-four year old I saw how culture and race impacts many citizens. For example‚ in 2014 the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter made headlines on
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coaches have put a lot on my shoulders since my sophomore year. I tried to lead and be a role model as much as possible last year‚ and that helped me grow as a person and take on challenges my father and mother went through as a student athlete. My father was an extraordinary football and basketball player‚ he could have possibly got a D1 scholarship if he didn’t break his ankle his senior year. As I’ve been a part of the football and basketball team‚ I’ve influenced my sister to exercise and join
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a year ago‚ I faced my own near fatal struggle with adversity. Life had become more of a burden than an adventure and nothing seemed to be looking up. Things progressed and events occurred that produced life changing results. After nearly losing my life I realized that things needed to change‚ mindsets needed to change. The one thing that had not changed was my stubbornness. Unable to get to doctors that would help I looked for ways to return balance to the turmoil in my mind‚ one such way was
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Growing up I excelled in every educational aspect of school. However the stereotype for someone of my skin color did not allow for me to be both Mexican and smart. My Hispanic peers began to exclude me; the most common way they did that was by taking away my identity as a Mexican. I heard “Diego you white” an uncountable number of times throughout my schooling. I noticed that my grades and vocabulary would trigger that comment so I began to change the way I acted in order to fit in. It was not until
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the first and most important influence that forms my identity. My family started influencing my identity from the moment I was born. I remember my grandfather saying that we are all born in different places‚ and in those places there are different races‚ but we are all people and should be treated equally. When I was young‚ I did not know what was allowed in society and what was not. My family made it a point to teach me that just because someone has a different skin tone then I did. Did not mean that
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