The one issue that is more strongly expressed in Black Chicks Talking is the importance of having an identity. ... Identity helps these women acknowledge their femineity and their culture as well as their sexuality and also instils a degree of pride. ... a women who seems to have found her identity is Alison. ... This Identity issue with Alison's surroundings is a fairly new obstacle facing Aboriginal women today. ... Aboriginal women have a strong and rich sense of identity with not only themselves but also their surroundings. ...

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When looked up in the dictionary, the word identity refers to the distinguishing character or personality of an individual that is marked by psychological, social, and cultural factors. ... Seamus Heaney's poem, Mid-Term Break, is a great example of how society's expectations can impact identity because the poem is about a young man who is away at school to obtain an education and establish his identity when he is called back home to deal with the death of his younger brother. ... Another poem that touches on identity and social expectations is the poem, My Father's Song, by Sim...

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Is it aggravating for me to search for my identity? ... Nella Larsen brilliantly creates Helga's character to utter many blacks ambivalence regarding racial identity, class, and gender roles. ... Washington, W.E.B Dubois, and Marcus Garvey played role in African America such for equality/identity. ... Examine Helga's life using the text we were able to trace that Helga search for identity is blacks search for identity. ...

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Through his writing, he developed his identity. ... This is where identity comes into play. ... Identity made this poem successful. ... Hughes' identity has made a name for himself. Anne Borden recalls a time when Hughes stood up for not only his own identity, but for the identity of all writers. ...

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As such, many believed that there can never be a true Singaporean identity. ... I personally think that although the Singaporean identity is still undergoing developing stage, it is irrefutable that an identity uniquely Singaporean would eventually crystallize, but it requires time and effort to do so. ... Therefore, the establishment of the Singaporean identity is unlikely to happen in the near future. ... From these, it can be seen that while the Singaporean identity is still evolving, the efforts made by the people will help to overcome the racial barriers, which will in turn speed up the...

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In the novel Ceremony, Silko displayed how the identities of Native Americans who participated in World War II, fighting for the U.S., shifted from the time they were enlisted to their homecoming and how the assimilation and integration of Native Americans and whites had also influenced their changes in identity. ... This quick display in the shift and changes in identity shows how nationalism was a prevalent force globally in the Twentieth-century. ... " (Silko, 153) This passage indicates how the identity of the Native American soldiers did change after the war, whether they had like...

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The American Identity shows a sense of duty by wanting to show everyone else the way to live. ... The American identity is a sense of pride; the pride that you were born in the best and most successful country in the world. ... Americans identity was shifting during this time by mostly wanting to progress. ... American identity had a strong sense of pride in trying to keep everyone the same during this time which is why there was a lot of racism. ... There was a Manifest Destiny thought to it which shows immensely Americans' identity by wanting everyone to be the same and think the same...

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"The Fourth of July" by Gloria Anzaldua and "How to Tame a Wild Tongue" by Audre Lorde, are both autobiographical essays written by immigrant women living in America who try to grapple with the challenge of identity. Both authors endure similar inner conflicts that deal with the effects of racism on identity, and its influence on assimilation. ... Furthermore, Anzaldua discusses the close link between language and identity. ... Throughout the essays, many recurring themes such as identity and racism were presented. ...

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Throughout the book the people of Maycomb are set on the idea that "Negros" are bad people therefore Tom, never gets to create his own identity. ... Identity makes up who you are as a person; conformity is the type of social influence. Imagine a society that determines your identity and automatically sees you as inferior. ... The right to create an identity that you choose, and the right to live in the community as equals....

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It also explains identity development in adolescence, helps us understand how adolescents cope with racist encounters, how academic achievement is viewed amongst black youths, and why adolescents search for alternative images or role models. ... Crossing racial boundaries with ease is uncommon during the adolescent stage because during puberty adolescents start to question self-identity, and they start to think about who they are ethnically and what it means to be black. ... Our black community is very much divided and there is a continuous struggle to learn about our identity and realizing ...

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One can see that Mona denied her true sense of her African identity. ... He has a mutilated sense of identity between his God and the white man. Mona has a tortured sense of identity with her denying of her culture. ... History is a big role in the perception of African identity. ... Through the use of characterization and symbolism, the African perception of identity and the role that history plays shows the journey Mona takes to discover her true African identity. ...

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Being in any surrounding for an adequate amount of time can change your whole identity without you even realizing it. ... In "White Oleander", we see a change in Astrid's identity when she is living with her new foster mom Starr. ... Notably, Astrid only got this new change in her identity by living in Starr's home. ... This change made in her dressing more fashionable gave Astrid a new change to her identity. ... Do you regret the change in your identity or do you appreciate how much you have changed?...

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"Battle Royal," by Ralph Ellison, tells the story of a young black man during segregation who struggles to discover his identity. ... In the story the narrator is in search for his identity during a period where black men were still look down upon. Battle Royal, is mainly a description of the African American struggle for equality and identity. ... The narrator is a major character who is lost and is in search of his identity. ... " The thing is, the narrator doesn't know either, because for the longest time his identity has been dictated by white-dominated society. ...

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None of these parts of individual identity are directly tied to race. Not even ethnicity and culture are predetermined by race, much less other parts of our identity. ... All of these other aspects of identity are changeable, not immutable. ... They won the culture clash, and forced the Native culture to lose most of their own racial identity. But what about those assumptions regarding racial identity that is made with "good intent?" ...

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Passing is a novel about racial identity and its inherent conflicts. ... Concealing one's identity is an important factor for both characters in the novel. ... His constant hatred of African Americans makes Clare herself absent from her own identity. ... When she is in the Drayton Hotel, she knows that the discovery of her African American identity would lead to her removal from the hotel. ... Passing created women's jealousy, hiding from one's identity and a dream to fulfill a luxurious life. ...

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It also promotes racial and ethnic identities that help to challenge negative images. ... Also, such songs carry the 'gangster' feeling in them, which defines the groups' identity. ... Music influences society in such a way that, every social group or class gains identity from certain forms of music. ... The disparities in fashion based on ethnic identity have influenced the society, to link style to status, social class and race identity. ... It also promotes racial and ethnic identities that challenge negative images such .Moreover it introduces itself into social spaces vo...

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" The main character is searching for his identity while fighting through racial bias and discrimination. The narrator, who is not valued enough to be named, struggles for his individualism and identity. ... The grandfather shared with the narrator the importance of living two identities. ... By joining the Brotherhood, the narrator was forced to take on a new identity, break from the past as well as take on a new name. ... This form of propaganda continues to force the narrator to question his identity. ...

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Throughout the years one can see that the construction of black identity has changed due to white political and social conditions. It is true that white racism has had great influence on the identity of blacks through especially through segregation. Blacks have used this development of identity to resist, defend, and adapt to the ways of the white political and social conditions. Malcolm X is great example of a person who has helped educate blacks of this identity. ... One can see the black identity being used as a form of resistance and self-defense from integrating into a white society. ...

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For instance, the American Nazi Party, Arizona Patriots, Aryan brotherhood, Aryan Nations, Christian Defense League, Christian Patriots Defense League, Identity Church Movement, Ku Klux Klan, Posse Comitatus, and skinheads. ...

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Roediger's, "The Wages of Whiteness: Race and the Making of the American Working Class," Roediger reveals a complex connection between nineteenth century white race identity and the development of the American working class. ... He fervently argues that white workers self conceptions were profoundly impacted by a language composed from not only racism, but also a great degree from the growing white workers construction of their own identity (primarily due to the fear of dependency on wage labor). ... This provided the foundation for the, "whiteness," identity formed out of the ...

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These children encounter issues such as: Grasping self concept or identity and acceptance of their personal appearance. ... There are many factors that influence a bi-racial child's identity. ... "In my childhood, I was forced to deny my white heritage and only claim my Black identity." ... Besides today bi-racial people have a more positive outlook on there identity than in the past. ... Appearance is found to be a large influence on a young person's attitude on their identity. ...

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In the play Trying to Find Chinatown, David Henry Hwang addresses racial identity and discrimination, almost to the point of overkill. ... This was the way Benjamin was learning about his own self and identity. ... Because the men are such complete manifestations of their racial stereotypes, Hwang writes their language in such a way that it traps them into being defined as nothing else, almost as if the expectation of being a certain thing prohibits them from understanding where true identity comes from. ... While Kushner does not discuss a current issue or theme, his ideas about communi...

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It was this institution which prevented Bigger Thomas from having a sense of identity or acquire individualism. ... Bigger found a sense of freedom and identity in his acts of violence and it was through them that he forced the white race to take notice and recognize him as an individual. ... It is this fear that blocked the growth of Bigger's individual identity. ... He desires an identity that is his alone. Both the white and the black communities have robbed him of dignity, identity, and individuality. ...

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Angelou went from being a victim of racism and inferiority complex into self-awareness, develops a sense of self-identity, responds to racism with dignity, and shows the lives and identities of women in male dominated society. ... Maya eventually broke the race barrier, became the first black streetcar operator in San Francisco, and assertively responded to her white employer and embraced racial identity and shed off self-loathing. ...

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Moreover, it clear that the individual knows how culture is related to identity. ... Culture can affect the identity of an individual either negatively or positively (Howitt, 2013). ... Individuals who are polite and intuitive to others have positive identity to the world. ...

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