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Creating Personal Identities

            In Leslie Bell's "Selections from Hard to Get: Twenty-Something Women and the Paradox of Sexual Freedom," she explores the concept of individual identity. She writes about a couple of individuals who are dealing with questions of control over the construction of their personal identity as they try to relate their personal desires to outside social forces. In Maggie Nelson's "Great to Watch" she writes about the connection between image flow and mediated images with the integration of human relationships. She talks about the issues of autonomy and control in her essay and provides solutions for them. Finally in Susan Faludi's "The Naked Citadel" she explores the cultural norms at the school which shapes their student experiences. She focuses on the young cadets being stripped off their identity and being molded into the Citadel's definition of masculinity. In today's world, every individual has their own beliefs and each person has their own personality. The beliefs and the personality of an individual is reflected on their personal identity. Bell gives examples of Jayanthi and Alicia who stand against their cultural norms to follow their personal desires of having the identity they choose to have. This is something that the cadets at the Citadel could not have, as they were forced to conform to the beliefs and norms at the school. Nelson expresses a great deal of problems that are created because of the freedom of image flow. The fact that there is so much freedom in this world acts as an instigator to the act of binary thinking which serves as a process to construct an identity. Bell's examples of Jayanthi and Alicia reflects on their control over constructing their identity over time which is something the cadets at the Citadel failed to do as they were restricted by the boundaries set from the image of the school and were scared to be rebellious against the meaning of such image flow.


Essays Related to Creating Personal Identities

1. The Criminality of Identity Theft

Abstract Identity theft is the unlawful usage of a person's identifies to gain access to their personal information, such as social security, credit card information and date of birth. ... "Identity theft is a crime in which an imposter obtains key pieces of personal information, such as social security numbers in order to impersonate someone else" (Kirk, D. 2014). ... It was creating in 1914 by President Woodrow Wilson. ... Identity theft has become a fact of life, to avoid becoming a victim, protect your personal information, monitor your banks accounts and credit report, and respo...

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  • Grade Level: High School

2. Personal Identity

Personal Identity One of the most deeply contemplated questions that philosophy has asked is where a person's identity comes from. ... In John Perry's "A Dialogue on Personal Identity and Immortality", Perry uses the characters Miller and Cohen to advance the point that the new being is the same person. ... If God creates a heavenly body with certain memories, God can certainly create two. ... Even when she was reaching her last gasps of air she wouldn't falter in her beliefs of personal identity. ... Their theory states that personal identity comes from sameness in br...

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  • Grade Level: High School

3. Expository Essay - Cultural Identity

It is an effective factor in shaping one's identity and molds us. ... Culture identity is defined as one's own personal sense of culture. ... " Existing in one's own ethnic enclave can create many downfalls. ... Stereotypes also are creating a false idea of how they interact with other individuals. ... Embracing all cultural beliefs and identities creates tolerance and harmony. ...

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  • Grade Level: High School

4. Identity: internally and externally created

Erik Erikson says of identity, "It is a subjective sense as well as an observable quality of personal sameness and continuity, paired with some belief in the sameness and continuity of some shared world image," (Erikson,20). According to this definition, external social forces hold a significant part in the formation of one's identity, while not consuming the entire process, as personal sameness and continuity make up a portion of the identity as well. ... This aspect focuses on the way identity can change through time, and on the choice of the individual in forming identity. ... I...

  • Word Count: 2585
  • Approx Pages: 10
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  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

5. Visual Art and Internet Visual Identity System

Brand communication was just in the beginning due to low level of mass communication media, and the most effective communication channel had been personal recommendations by satisfied customers.3 After the Second World War, the situation changed, product design became much more important than before. ... In 1970's, an integral concept of Corporate Identity was created by Walter P. ... The range of Visual Identity System is more wide than Corporate Identity System. ... would be to say that it is anything visual produced or created by humans which is given functional, communicative or aes...

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  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

6. Identity

The Color Purple and The Joy Luck Club portray a similar theme, because female main characters experience personal misfortunes and male/female relationships which ultimately lead to the discovery of their true identity. One of the main characters, Celie, in The Color Purple experiences many personal misfortunes which eventually lead to the discovery of her true identity. ... Finally, the third example of a personal misfortune Celie suffers through, to find her true identity, is the separation of Celie from her sister, Nettie. ... Personal misfortunes are not the only cause for the discov...

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7. Burger's Identity

Lionel is a stable center around which Communists gather to form unions and create racial harmony. ... Coming to terms with a life-changing event must be the first step in finding personal identity. ... Madame Bagnelli, Lionel's first wife, has moved to Nice, where she has created her own identity as Katya, the socialite, the dancer, and the cook. ... Only self-questioning and the obtainment of answers through change can create personal identity. ... Distinctiveness is established through expanding personal limitations. ...

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  • Grade Level: High School

8. Identity Theft

Identity Theft The information age we live today has created a revolution in commerce, entertainment, and communication. ... The responsibility for personal information no longer belongs solely with the individual, but with all parties involved. ... These actions can mar your credit because they use your personal information for their own personal gain without regard and in most cases without paying the bills that they create. ... Never give credit card numbers or other personal information over the phone unless you initiate the call. ... Mail bills and other personal items at the pos...

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  • Approx Pages: 8
  • Grade Level: High School

9. The Effects of Social Media on Identity

Our personal information is always up for judgment and the Internet may be getting smarter than humans. ... It can be a platform to share and sell business, a place for blogs and journals, or to share personal content. ... Many sites today are built on the idea of personal and collective identity, i.e. ... If every Facebook user is creating a somewhat fabricated version of themselves, then our online identity ends up taking over our idea of normalcy, depending on the time spent using media daily. ... We want to be better than the next and create our best self. ...

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  • Approx Pages: 6
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