Personal Identity: Influences And Passions

Personal identity is essential in the human experience. Identity is complex and can be broken down into two main groups: introspective identity, and bodily identity. Introspective identity is based off of the groups, mentalities, or beliefs that you align yourself with, and bodily identity is based off of the physical side of yourself. Whether physical or introspective, your identity impacts every action you take. Whether choices ranging from what colors you prefer to which college you want to attend are primarily based off of your introspective identity, which is a combination of both memory and consciousness, physical identity impacts how others perceive you. Consciousness is mainly the awareness of bodily identity as well as continuous introspective identify, while memory is awareness of introspective identity. These two different facets of identity are imperative in the distinction between bodily identity and introspective identity. In means of personal identity introspective identity (which is evident in memory), is essential, while bodily identity (based partially in consciousness) has less credit.

     There are many aspects of identity in the poem “Sex without Love,” by Sharon Olds. I can relate my own thoughts to how the author views the subject that she talks about in this poem. There has been a situation in my own life where I was thinking to myself, just as the author was, “How do they do it, the ones who make love without love?” (Olds 740). Having been raised as a well-rounded and disciplined person, as well as religious, I know the discouragement of having premarital sex. It’s not just the immorality that these characters are experiencing that the author is talking about, but they probably have personal issues that have to do with a their self worth and identity. These

One of the central issues of psychology is identity and the way individuals shape their identities for themselves. People live in different regions all around the globe and are consequently exposed to a distinct type of culture, religion, education, family values and media. These influences instill certain rigid values in people from birth, which configures their self-concept and the way they perceive other individuals in the society they interact with.

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A person’s identity is shaped by many different aspects. Family, culture, friends, personal interests and surrounding environments are all factors that tend to help shape a person’s identity. Some factors may have more of an influence than others and some may not have any influence at all. As a person grows up in a family, they are influenced by many aspects of their life. Family and culture may influence a person’s sense of responsibilities, ethics and morals, tastes in music, humor and sports, and many other aspects of life. Friends and surrounding environments may influence a person’s taste in clothing, music, speech, and social activities. Personal interests are what truly set individuals apart. An individual is not a puppet

People every day have an idea of who they want to be but cannot attain this ideal image due to the social influences surrounding them. It is hard to go against the grain and be who we would like to be when we know it will cause a negative reaction from those around us. For many, it may be familial influences raising them to go into a certain profession. For others, it may be the idea that they need to make a certain amount of money and are responsible for supporting the family completely. It causes people to enter into a profession that may not make them completely happy as they are doing it for the benefit of others. Although I believe I will be happy in my future profession, it was not what I had originally planned for myself. Through social norms and influences from society, my professional identity has been shaped by the people and ideas around me.

“You’re right but shut up and listen,” Jackie yelled. “ I hung out with him for half of the night then he said he had this other party, so without thinking I went. It was the most disturbing place in the world Joe, there was a whole bunch of junkies roaming around and it was in an underground location. The place was shady. He pulled me in deeper until I could finally hear the music. I saw people lined up to enter, but I spotted something weird. The man letting people enter was accompanied by two bigger bodyguards. This particular man was holding some type of mask connected to huge tanks, each person put the mask on for a few seconds, and it seemed as if the man wouldn’t let them in until they inhaled a certain amount. I noticed that I was getting

To be an American is to have traits of freedom the thing that the founding fathers counted on is to have the will to speak freely and to have the will of religion in the constitution it say that every citizen should have life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. This impacts and brings everyone from different places to help create a society that is free. The founding fathers also counted for the people to speak for what is right. The reason is because this helps out on what the people want instead of the government wants this goes to show that the people matter and that is what makes a person happy and also makes a person feel like they have the pursuit to be happy.

My purpose is to show my individuality and to express myself. This is for others including myself, to see and to remind us that our identity is very complex.

My many identities have provided me with unique experiences that have a large part in shaping my life today, just as it has a large part of shaping everyone’s life. One identity of mine that has had a huge part in shaping my life is that I am white. Due to my race, I have white privilege which makes me part of the majority and I do not have to worry about being discriminated against or someone having biases against me. Similarly, because of my white privileged I never had to talk about race, which is a norm among white individuals (Irving, 2014; Picca & Thompsom-Miller, 2016). This has shaped my life by making me unaware of the importance of race in shaping one’s identity.

Everybody has an identity, it makes them individual and unique, and it defines who you are as a person. This project about my identity showed me what makes me unique. I would have never known how much my friends mean to me or how my identities connect with each other. I have three identities that make me who I am, cultural, personal, and social. A specific quality that covers my cultural identity is being Czechoslovakian. Both sides of my family have at least a part of Czech in them. My great-grandparents are from Czech Republic and my grandpa was the first generation in America, he was born in Ohio. This is very important because I have always identified as Czech and it is a big part of me, as I am so interested in ancestry. For my personal identity, the biggest part is my personality, being loud and outgoing, has always been important to me. The reason being, it is how people view me. A lot of people know me as the loud person or the person who talks a lot. That is meaningful to me considering I like people to view me in a certain way The last identity, social, is one of the most important to me because it involves my friends, and through this project, I learned how vital they really are to my social identity. I realized that I have a good amount of friends in this project. It is nice to have people as a support system and to relate with. These qualities show that I value being loud and outgoing. It also says that I value my family and they are a big part of life. The last one, social, ties in with the first one because it shows I am outgoing and friendly.

I slumped down in my seat and crossed my arms, trying to look unimpressed with everything that was happening around me. That’s how I always managed to look, so it wasn’t hard. The new kid walked in and I took a good long look at him. He was easy on the eyes and two of the girls in the front row were giggling to each other and pointing at him. He looked at them and winked; the psychos almost fainted at that. Everyone here had mental issues.

Identity is what evolves us, it is what makes us think the way we do, and act the way we act, in essence, a person’s identity is their everything. Identity separates us from everyone else, and while one may be very similar to another, there is no one who is exactly like you; someone who has experienced exactly what you have, feels the way you do about subjects, and reacts the same to the events and experiences you have had. This became prevalent to me as I read through many books, that everyone goes through the process of finding who they are. A prevalent theme throughout literature is the idea that over time one develops their identity through life over time, in contrast to being born with one identity and having the same

I will be arguing that the essential component of personal identity is the not the vehicle of consciousness, but rather the collection of experiences, personality traits, and ethical beliefs, individual hold. I will show that though the vehicle of consciousness may be a substantial visual and sentimental sense of the self, it is not as necessary experiences and personality traits to the extent of personal identity being present and maintained through space and time.

What is Identity? For almost everyone, they would say that it is who you are. But, it means so much more. Identity is the experiences that will influence your life. Your identity is who you are and the decisions you make. Without identity, you wouldn’t be who you are today. Your identity can change in a matter of seconds, and there is no way to ensure one's outcome