What is it that makes me different from everyone else? This is a question most philosophers ask when it comes to personal identity. This precisely is a question of life and death and the accurate answer is to decide on which changes a person can undertake without coming to an end. There are some questions of our own existence like...
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Introduction Parfit argues that personal identity and psychological continuity cannot both be what matters in survival because the former cannot admit a degree, whereas the latter can. Parfit takes a reductionist view of personal identity reasoning that what is of importance is facts concerning brains, bodies, and physical and mental events; we should not be concerned with another sense of...
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Why are you acting white? This may be a phrase commonly heard by someone who is African American or biracial, to express that the immediate behavior is not the common norm associated with their skin color or 'race'. 'Not only does race still objectively suppress African American life chances, but most African Americans still instrumentally use it to build ethnic...
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How does Afro-Caribbean music function in the reconstruction of political and cultural identity? In order to understand Afro-Caribbean music’s role in the reconstruction of cultural and political identity, one must appreciate its diversity and what Afro-Caribbean music is comprised of. To do this, there must be a discussion of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, its multiple trade routes, and the differing...
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Cultural clashes occur when members holding different cultural beliefs and values don’t integrate into the society. The resulting conflicts can range from discrimanation in day to day life or can reach ruthless heights of violence and hate-crime. As we know, almost every country across the world is culturally diverse. A severe cases of culture-based segregation occurred during the 1941 genocide...
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Immigration is a common occurrence in all countries across the world and it is the foundation of many countries, such as the United States. Without immigration, the world would seem stagnant and unable to understand other cultures in the correct fashion. How easy it is for an immigrant to join a community when they immigrate to another country is based...
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There are very distinct opinions between philosophers John Locke, an English philosopher, and David Hume, a Scottish empiricist and skeptic philosopher when it comes down to the topic of personal identity. Both, Locke and Hume, give many reasons for their beliefs, which help support their positions. While both provide their reasonings for their beliefs, one does seem to be a...
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The world as we know it today has significantly changed. After two world wars, thousands of conflicts, and countless efforts to achieve peace, we can now say democracy prevails. We can count almost 200 sovereign nation-states in the world now, most of them being democratic. But looking in the past, this was not the case. The world was comprised of...
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Affirmative Action has various positive impacts on an individual basis. For instance, Evan Apfelbaum of MIT and other professionals in the field would state there is a direct link between an employee’s representation of their minority group in the workplace. They say groups that are characterized more in a workplace or school environment tend to have fewer concerns about their...
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Du Boi's notion of ‘Double Consciousness’ and why it was so transformative to social theory. Du Bois was an American sociologist, activist, and author. He was born in 1868 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts and graduated from Fisk University in Nashville and was also the first black American to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard. Until recently Du Bois’ contributions to sociology...
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Introduction Many people claim who they are but they are not in the way they act; behave and way of living speak and noticeably. There is a danger in this way of prevention, this will affect an individual’s way of thinking that is not really who he is but the reality is, he is borrowing, and many times not aware....
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Introduction Culture Culture refers to the practices, values and beliefs shared by a group. It encompasses group life from daily routines, and daily interactions, to the most important part of group life. It includes everything produced by society and includes all social rules. For example, a family always take their dinner at 8.30 pm every day. After that, culture is...
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Around the world 7,000 languages are being spoken, and most of us only speak one or two. Our identities are formed by a lot of aspects: by the people around us, the books we read, the music we listen to and the work we do. But, speaking a second language, can lead one to create a different disguise and help...
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is the main character in 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by British writer Robert Stevenson. Jekyll used the secret medicine developed by himself to separate the evil in his human nature. However, it is unexpected that the separated evil turns into an independent personality and shows itself, and then kills people...
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The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line. This was one of the quotes by American sociologist W. E. B. Du Bois. Du Bois had many occupations: he was a professor, historian, journalist, and others. He was the first African American graduated from the integrated public high school in Great Barrington; aside from that, he...
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The Bluest Eye is a book ahead of its time. Published in 1970, The Bluest Eye tells the story of an 11-year-old girl, Pecola who fervently wishes for beautiful blue eyes, in the hope that happiness love and acceptance would follow. Though many of the characters in the bluest eye possess dark and gloomy lives their stories shine a light...
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The ‘serial killer’ terms reign deep fear in the hearts of the majority of the population. Traditionally, the acts have been associated with males with women perceived to be conventionally caring and are compassionate to their fellow human beings and thus incapable of serial killing. However, in the recent past, the number of female serial killers is almost leveling that...
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The House On Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros tells the story of Esperanza Cordero through beautiful vignettes and the narrator describing how her family first arrived on Mango Street. When the pipes in their previous apartment burst and the landlord refused to repair them, she , her parents, brothers Carlos and Kiki , and sister Nenny moved to Mango Street....
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Australian cultural identity is the notion that all people within Australia share the same beliefs and values surrounding a single culture. It includes the history of our nation as well as the beliefs and virtues which shape the nation's character, as perceived from a global point of view. However cultural identity is inherently flawed as it suggests that we all...
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In the third chapter, the quest for identity in the Black Boy is examined. The work is the autobiography of Richard Wright’s own life in the South during his childhood and youth. It is a true document of race relations in America. Although an autobiography it is highly personalized, the author’s eyes and ears and emotions were vibrantly sensitive, so...
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Metaphysics, according to Merriam-Webster, is the part of the philosophy that is concerned with the fundamental nature of reality and being. Personal identity is one of the main topics covered by the study of metaphysics. Personal identity is associated with the theme of the One and the Many and with a paradox: the individual remains the same despite their changes...
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Political concepts are intrinsically polysemous. For many of them, there is no universal definition that comes without dispute. In this essay, I will argue that political concepts are subject to contestation due to the fact that humans and societies are not static, we are subject to constant change because of environment or culture for example. Moreover, an individual’s own experiences...
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Linguistic identity refers to a situation whereby a person considers himself or herself to be part of a certain group that speaks the same language. Most people become fluent in a second or third language at risk of losing their identity. My linguistic background is that I was raised in a linguistic environment where I used Xhosa as my home...
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Introduction to Affirmative Action and Its Purpose Imagine growing up as a child with the mindset that you want to become a successful engineer. You study hard, get into college, and graduated at the top of your class. Suddenly, you are gifted the opportunity of a lifetime when a top-tier company has a vacant position in your area of expertise....
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Cultural identity is developed through many activities you love to do and grow to learn more about. For example, playing the piano is a way to form your cultural identity by expressing yourself, through the way, you play. Jing-mei formed her cultural identity following her mother’s idea because if it wasn’t for her mother she wouldn’t have given the piano...
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Derek Alton Walcott was a famous poet and playwright from Saint Lucia who is recognized for his contribution to literature in the Caribbean.as he showcase the authenticity of the Caribbean culture. He was a trained painter but his passion for writing led him to publish his first collection of poems at the age of fourteen. Walcott achieved many awards some...
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In the university, people learn about “identity” so much. What is the importance of knowing own identity? Many people have experienced to think about this question “Who Am I?” Usually, many Japanese university students spend a lot of time to find answers, because when people enter the university, they can meet so many kinds of people and get many new...
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Foreword An old story written by Wayne Cordeiro in his book, “Doing Church As A Team” tells of a rabbi living in a Russian city a century ago. Disappointed by his lack of direction and life purpose, he wandered in the chilly evening. With his hands thrust deep in his pockets, he aimlessly walked through the empty streets, questioning his...
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The identity crisis of women from the perspective of ‘The Darling’ and ‘Profession for women’ The concept of “identity crisis” originates in the work of developmental psychologist Erik Erikson, who believed that the formation of identity was one of the most important parts of a person's life. When people are confused about their role or goal in life they face...
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Culture is defined in many different ways by different people. Whether talking about American culture, LGBT culture, or Deaf culture, they are all a system of knowledge. Culture shapes us because it consists of values, beliefs, language, behaviors, and practices that people share. These influence us on how to think, interact, and behave in the world. People can be a...
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