Who Am I? A question we first ask ourselves during our adolescent years. As we grow older that question always seems to become more complicated, especially through college as one's interests and outlooks rapidly change.
In one of my classes Representing Multiculuralism, I read an essay entitled, "Who Am I?" that addressed ways of identifying oneself. Hazel Rose Markus argues that race and ethnicity are just one of the few matters that impact the way we see ourselves and the world around us. She also conducted surveys and asked people my age to define themselves. People from Asian countries used defined themselves through academics and family pride, while American teens identified themselves through personal characteristics. Our identities are a grand mixture of personal qualities, cultural upbringings, geographical upbringings, academics, race and ethnicity. We are composed of much more than just a name. This made me realize how much beauty is in the human race. Humans make one too many millions of mistakes, but errors can be avoided if we understand and respect people's backgrounds and upbringings. Every human being on this planet is different. Instead of dismissing those differences, people should learn to embrace them. The world isn't just in black and white, the world is actually quite colorful.
Yes,There are definitely many kinds of people in the world. i live in a part of florida that has many kinds of people that have moved here from different stated and other countries. In ways that is good because we get to see other cultures and there is very little prejudice. But the downfall is you cant live in any particular culture because of the huge mix of different ways of life that everyone brings. It also makes it hard to make real friends.
ReplyDeleteI long to move to another state that has its own culture so I can really feel I am part of something.
ps: But florida does have Disney World so that almost make living here worth it.
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