Personal Identity

Personal Identity can be broken down into three areas: Body Memory Soul In John Perry’s “A Dialogue on Personal Identity and Immortality” these composing aspects of personal identity are discussed at length. In the reading and class discussions the body was defined clearly as a part of one’s person, even alluded to at times as…

What influences a persons identity? Is it their homes, parents, religion, or maybe where they live? When do they get one? Do they get it when they understand right from wrong, or when they can read, or are they born with it? Everyone has one and nobody has the same, is there a point in…

Why is it that man lives up to a certain point not knowing what the meaning of life is. Not knowing what path to follow, not knowing if the energy and courage to discover the truths of ones own existence in this world exist. Some persons will drive past a street child on Cape Town…

The first word that comes to mind when I think about diversity is inclusion, making everyone feel like he/she belongs regardless of race, gender, socioeconomic background, disabilities, or sexual orientation. My understanding of diversity is people coming together regardless of their backgrounds and living, working and going to school together. Today, diversity is viewed as…

The use of uniforms will strip identity, stifle creativity, and unnecessarily burden the families that cannot afford them. Another problem that will surface due to the carrying out of school uniforms is the suppression of the individual’s creativity and expression. Many students’ express who they are through the way they dress. One major conflict that…