Essays on who am i
Self-identity, as stated by Theodore Sider is, “[W]hat makes persons numerically same over time…” (Sider). What makes up who is one is at any given moment? Is the defining point of the first memory one remembers that shapes who one has become in the present? Is one the same person one was last week? To […]
In Mrs. Kalufuts class I learned a lot of interesting facts I never knew about. Even better, I learned new things about myself I never knew about. Mrs. Kalafut is a very direct and great teacher. She helps you understand the concept of what we are talking about. It really helps when she shows visuals […]
What is faith? Faith, by definition, means “complete trust or confidence in someone or something”, but I believe faith is a trait, or something we have ingrained in ourselves. But that also means that we need to follow through with this everyday, and it is a constant part of our lives. As a Hindu, I […]
As a child, I lived in a joint family, which meant that it was a full house of eight, including my grandmother whom I loved very much. It also meant that I learned a lot of things from my cousins and that I am not similar to other single children in many ways. I learned […]
Would I have ever thought I could make a personal connection with music? Through major points in my life, music was always present. A pianist named Timothy Long says, “Music is the only thing in the world that can block out the madness, and can be consumed in the sadness, for it helps the soul […]
According to Espinoza et al., (2017), a call-in biblical meaning may be simply defined as the truth that God calls human beings to follow Him so that whatever we do, and everything we have invested with a special devotion, dynamism and the direction lived out as response to His summons and services. To be called […]
I am curious as to why I seem to be tired almost all the time. This has been the case for the last two years. Whether I sleep for two hours or for ten I will be tired throughout the day. Recently, I have been trying to notice my sleep schedule more. I have noticed […]
According to Anderson, a researcher, a person is a kind of entity that has moral right to make its own life-choices, to live its life without interference from others: an entity that has the moral right of self-determination. Basically, one could say from Anderson’s point of view that a person is a being who can […]
When I was younger I was forced to make a decision. It was something that has followed me for the rest of my life. I was forced to choose between my two cultures. It was the two things I had only known. I grew up practicing Buddhism and Christianity, and these religions have influenced me […]
The issue of identity is one of many sensitive topics in regards to the American society. The struggle of an unfamiliar background as well as wanting to “fit in” can be a problem that many people face. American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang is a graphic novel that revolves around three different stories which […]
