My Identity as a writer has developed and grown throughout the Language and Literacy for Teachers unit through acquiring further knowledge of the processes of written composition. This knowledge has come from the readings given in the unit but also from the weekly writing tasks in the Writer’s Journal. The Writer’s Journal has given me the opportunity to explore my creativity in writing and become familiar with different forms of text and their composition‚ forming my identity as a learner-writer
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African descent. I am white. I am mixed. These small‚ simple words are how people view their race and identity. We make claims daily about our culture from our unawareness of it‚ including the people that fit the image and discarding the ones who don’t. Since‚ most concepts of one’s background is socially suggested‚ this effect is played through school events‚ social media‚ my relationships‚ and how I came to see my own sense of identity. This is what I look to you: I’m yellow. But‚ a more pale yellow
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How Digital Media Shaped My Life Digital media has shaped and affected my life in a variety of different ways. The first way digital media is incorporated into my life is through social networks. From the moment I wake up until the minute I fall asleep a social network is probably open on some type of technology. Usually if I’m bored my phone is in my hand scrolling through newsfeeds whether it is on Twitter‚ Instagram‚ Snapchat‚ or even Facebook. Twitter is my way of staying updated on people’s
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My personal cultural background was full of many experiences that I carry with me from day to day to remind me what used to be. I grew up in what one would describe to be an upper middle class setting. I am the middle child of five. I have two sisters and two brothers; one of each gender older and younger. We were brought up in a single parent household‚ raised by our mom. We were afforded certain luxuries because of our moms work history with the federal government and the U.S. Air Force. My response
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changed the way I dressed‚ my taste in music‚ my group of friends‚ and I cut and colored my hair. And for what? A boy that I had a crush on named Adam. At the time‚ I had no idea that my new identity would put my life on a different set of tracks. Consequently‚ I ended up dating Adam for the majority of 7th grade and I assimilated myself into a new friend group which consisted of mostly Adam’s friends. I was like a sheep that never strayed from the herd. Dressing the same as my new friends and listening
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understood the concept of having a healthy racial identity. Racial identity was not a topic of conversation in school; however school and other factors have had major effects on my racial identity. I was not even familiar with what it meant to be a Black individual. When I was younger‚ I did not focus on being black or white‚ I solely focused on playing with other children. However‚ it was not until racist events began to occur did I begin to question my identity. Anyone would think that a child whom was
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in Kaiping‚ Guangdong where I spend my childhood chasing grasshoppers and catching fireflies. I lived my life freely within my cultural bubble. I remember moving around a lot when I was a child‚ going from home to home. My grandmother in the countryside raised me while my parents work in a small city not too far away. I remember staying with my uncle’s family from time to time in the big city. It was not until I grew older that I finally started living with my parents in a small city. Our most drastic
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Each individual is unique and interprets their identities in different ways. Most of the time‚ personalities are built around how you are raised. I consider my identity to be focused around my socio-economic class. There are many factors that make me‚ me. However not all of them are considered main roots. My identity is revolved around me being a female high school student who has had occuring complications with my health‚ being raised in a low income household with no relation to a religion. People
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Infused with enthusiasm to embark on my exchange program in Trabzon‚ Turkey‚ I ignored my status as the only member of my cohort from Western US‚ let alone the only Asian. But it was in a small Turkish town when a local ice cream vendor held onto my cone as he marveled in disbelief of my American identity. Compared to my friend’s blonde hair and blue eyes‚ my tan skin and dark hair failed to validate the great misconception that true Americans are white. His words were‚ “No‚ no‚ no. She is original
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students applying to college are at the age where they question their existence and identity. Commonly they ask themselves who am I? why am I here? what’s my goal in life? They begin to form their identity which is the mold for the rest of their lives. Erik Erikson a famous developmental psychologist‚ explains this in his psychosocial stages “Identity versus Role Confusion”. The process of developing an identity for yourself and finding a purpose in life is scary but exhilarating. Ever since
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