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Which parts of your identity do you think are chosen by you, and which are shaped by society? Why?

I think that the formation we receive (like scholar education, family values, ethics, etc) makes us unable to choose wether or not that'll form part of ourselves, since it is forged on us from a very young age and we grow with that within our own ideas. This influences further characteristics of our identity such as morality and our sense of what's right and what's not. Family is also a part of our identity that we aren't able to choose and it will also determine several parts of our identity. I'd say that due to ourselves being greatly influenced by our families and education, much of our identities have base in them. With time and experience we can develop more "mundane" characteristics such as our sexual preference, clothing, taste (in entertainment, food, sports, etc). Sometimes this last mentioned characteristics can also be influenced or presented to us by the same main influences. In conclusion, our identities are in someway stablished/greatly influenced by our families and the education we receive, since from there we can act with our environment. For example, I'm not quite fan of football but in my childhood I used to see it with my father and the team he supported ended up being the team I supported too. In this example the trait of disliking football isn't greatly influenced by neither my family nor my education, but the team I support do is.

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Identity in AdTech: Meet The Various ID Solutions [Updated 2021] | Clearcode Blog

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We have seen a proliferation of various standardized ID solutions. Learn more about how AdTech vendors are aiming to solve the identity crisis.

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In what ways can focusing on only one identity category hide important parts of a person's experience? Give an example.

Identity isn't just one component by itself, it is a group of concepts, experiences and beliefs that integrate our personality. That being said, if we look at identity by parts and take one of them as a whole we would be missing out the big picture. It would be just as looking at an area under a microscope and affirming that the components found under the microscope apply to the rest of the zone. By missing parts of someone's identity we would be marginating the rest of them. Lets look at black gay men during the past century. In the 20th century homosexuality was seen as something unnatural and bizarre, which caused homosexuals to be looked as freaks and to be severely discriminated. Add that up to the fact that black people was also suffering from segregation. Imagine for a second the situation in which a black gay man had to stand up to when he was rejected by everyone, even his own community. It could be possible that he was rejected by both the LGBT community due to his skin color and from the Black community due to his sexual orientation. This could have lead up to a existencial crisis where he didn't belong anywhere but (according to society) to hell. Understanding the different layers of identity and its depth its vital to understand the history of humanity as a whole. Discrimination has a similar layer distribution as identity, due to it being directed to attacking certain groups for the ideals they represent. In conclusion focusing on just one part of identity at a time can lead to omitting someone's reality, and why intersectionality is key to also understanding the rejection and discrimination some groups suffer or have suffered.

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Journal Three - Contesting Culture and Identity 

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Journal Three - Contesting Culture and Identity 

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What qualities or actions do you think are needed to become an activist? Write about your ideas and give examples.

Write about your ideas and give examples.Activists need passion, courage, commitment and empathy.

Passion is a pivotal characteristic. It inspires activists to fight for the causes they truly believe in. For example, Greta Thunberg's passion for protecting the environment inspired her to cause school strikes for climate change. This eventually grew to a global movement, which without deep motivation, would be incredibly hard to make people stand against the arising challenges.

Courage means to stand up against power and other's opinions. Martin Luther King Jr., for example, showed bravery and courage in fighting for civil rights, notwithstanding

all the threats and opposition he faced.

Commitment helps activist keep working despite the progress being slow. Change takes time and patience is needed for it. Malala's movement in favor of women's education shows commitment.

Finally, empathy allows activists to see other's perspectives, struggles and act with compassion when doing so. By listening and attending people's struggles and necessities, a meaningful change is possible

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Journal Four - Multiculturalism and Conflict

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Journal Four - Multiculturalism and Conflict

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What message do you think this U2 song is trying to share about culture, identity, or human experience? Why do you think it matters?

The song “Sunday Bloody Sunday” by U2 delivers a message about violences, injustice and the human cost of conflict, specifically a period in Northern Ireland (such as the Bloody Sunday) marked by violent strikes between catholics and protestants (such as the Bloody Sunday). In simple terms, the song expresses human universal suffering caused by religious division through lines like “Mothers, children, brothers, sisters torn apart”. This highlights how families were destroyed by violence. This song also stands against the idea that identity should lead to separation or hatred with the line “We can be as one tonight”, calling for unity and peace. This message goes beyond borders and frontiers, it reminds us that violence rooted in culture or religion, can make us blind to our humanity. By standing against this idea, the song adopts an empathetic role that involves reconciliation and hope.

References:

Sunday Bloody Sunday | Delibris. (s. f.). https://www.delibris.org/es/news/sunday-bloody-sunday

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How do you think globalization influences the way artists from different parts of the world express their ideas and emotions?

Goods aren't the only thing globalization has caused to be spread worldwide, ideals, values, standards, ways of thinking and specially art have also been spread. I believe pop culture's spread has influenced most cultures in the world, along with it, the way to express art and ideas has changed and adapted to it. International artists have adopted styles coming from the occidental culture. Nearly all kind of art expressions have been affected in some way by it, such as the cinematographic industry and its standards being defined by Hollywood. At the same time, artists may feel pressed to adapt their work to global trends, risking their own reputation.