Essays on Personal Identity

Anil’s Ghost is a novel by Michael Ondaatje about Anil who is chasing down her own identity. When talked about an identity of a person, it usually started off with his or her name, or hometown. However, two of these attributes, are already debated for the character Anil Tissera. Different experiences in one’s life allows […]

The problem with personal identity seems to be the ability to say one is the same over time. That you, your identity, and your personhood is the same from when one is born until they die. Ruling out qualitative identity because human bodies are forever changing. The idea of personal identity is deeper than what […]

Any sixteen year olds struggle to know themselves, but at least they can say they know every uncle, cousin, second cousin on both sides of their family tree. Even though I’m adopted, I thought I did too. It was a typical summer morning, and my brother and I were getting ready for work. My parents […]

Cognitive and Social Development Adolescence is the period of a transitional phase of a child becoming a young adult. An adolescent will change physically, socially, and emotionally during this phase. Adolescence is a process that will affect cognitive and socially towards learning. Cognitive and social development play an important role in the adolescent’s learning. Cognitive […]

Adolescents is a difficult and tricky time in ones live. It has lots of twists and turns. It can be difficult to navigate at times. There are lots of things going on in life. There is school, friendships, family, relationships, sports and other activities, and puberty. You are growing up and finding out who you […]