Siqi Yi July 08 2013 Professor Jacobs-Beck Cultural Biography: How My Roots Shape My Identity It is often said that we should not let a single feature of ourselves define who we are. For example‚ a basketball should not only be an athlete‚ but must also value her roles as a sister‚ a daughter‚ a student‚ and anything else that gives her life meaning. A doctor should not only focus on his identity in the medical field but also his place in his neighborhood‚ his church‚ and‚ of course‚ his family
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Cultural Beliefs Autobiography The first thought that comes to my head when I hear cultural beliefs I think of the things that make a person who they are. Things that people will fight for and stand up for no matter what anyone says or thinks. I‚ myself am not much about being outspoken‚ but when it comes to what I believe in and what I value‚ I will fight for my beliefs and values. According to our text culture is “the totality of socially transmitted behavior patterns‚ arts‚ beliefs‚ institutions
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son that started at my high school and did not speak English at all. He suddenly became one of the most popular‚ well known students at our school‚ purely because everyone was so interested in him and his story. His attendance bought an inkling of cultural diversity to our school and made the atmosphere slightly more interesting. As far as religions go‚ people in my hometown would most certainly claim to be either a Christian or a non-believer. No other churches or religious groups even exist in Knox
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You have just completed your 300-page autobiography. Please submit page 217. To be honest‚ I am a really a busy person. I usually stay late at work‚ and sometimes lose my time with my family because of work. However‚ there is one event that I always do two or three times in a year. I go to music concerts. Since I was young I always listened to music. I listened while studying‚ driving‚ getting ready to sleep. Music‚ especially the drums‚ has been my strength and friend all the
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY – story of a real person’s life written by that person My name is Gelliza Z. Quiambao‚ and I am currently in college studying education. I was born on 12th of September year 1996‚ four o’clock in the afternoon‚ in Jose Payumo Memorial Hospital. My parents are Gilbert and Josephine and I have two brothers who are Gil Joseph and Gianni. I started studying when I was three. My grandparents are the ones who served as my babysitter since my parents weren’t home for work‚ so my granddad
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My Academic Autobiography This is my first semester in college. In my academic autobiography I will be writing about four major details. These details include: my grades in school‚ my abilities and weaknesses‚ the challenges I face‚ and how I deal with these challenges. I will also talk about my academic future and what my goals are for it. My first topic in my autobiography is my grades I got in school. My parents always pushed me to do my best‚ but I didn’t always care. I remember in high
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Autobiography Personality psychology has genuinely taught me a lot about myself‚ more than I thought it would if I am being honest. Learning how people differ within their traits has helped me to not only know where my strengths lie‚ but how to respond to different types of people once I access which traits they consume. The concept that we covered in class that had the greatest impact on me and really helped me see who I am as a person was the Big Five Personality Traits. After taking the survey
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I am a tomboy. Since the day I first became conscious ofmy appearance‚ I had stopped wearing dresses. Even as I grew up‚ I added the least feminine elements to my appearance. When facing the boys in my class‚ my parents’ words of encouragement to surpass the boys academically grew in my subconscious‚ and I have become competitive‚ trying to solve every math problem the boys cannot answer. After living with my granny‚ who believes that boys are superior to girls‚ for six years in the Chinese countryside
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During the summer of 2003‚ my youngest brother and I were playing in our room before going to church. At this time I asked him if he had asked Jesus into his heart‚ and he said that he hadn’t. So I proceeded to tell him about Jesus‚ and on that day he accepted Jesus into his heart. I have been a Christian for as long as I can remember‚ however this is the first instance I recall where my faith was alive and active. My first connections with my maker came through his creation. As a child‚ I used to
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Evey single person get racial profiled somewhere in life.And it can happen to anyone and any race anywhere.We human dont respect and care for each other anymore.We say horrbile thing and do horrible things to each other. Which is not good thing to do we should respect each other and should not hurt anyone feeling no matter what.If we dont want someone hurt our feeling then similary we should not hurt someone else feeling.Now I would like to share what happen to me and how I was racial profiled
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