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What factors really influence identity?--- Tay

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I think this article really talks about how Your identity can be more than just your genetics and that As they discussed identity, we must consider two types of identity psychology — personal identity and social identity. It also goes over how our personal identity, or self-identity, is the answer to one of the most important questions all humans ask about life: Who am I? It says that personal identity is our concept of how we think of ourselves. This involves factors that we can control — like our decisions or interests — and those we can't — such as our families and race.

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In this article it was talked about who Britney Spears was and how she rose to fame. She was casted for "The All-New Mickey Mouse Club" when she was 11 and that caused her to rise to fame. She recorded and released her album "Baby one more time" and people went crazy for it. Copies sold out very fast. After that her music career took off, she married and had kids, and then later divorced, and her ex-husband got full custody of her two boys.

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What factors really influence our identity? - Ariel

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What factors really influence our identity? - Ariel

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This article taught me some of the different things that can affect someone in life. It talks about how we identity ourselves using different kinds of influences. We have 2 different identities. Personal Identity and Social Identity. Personal Identity is what you think of yourself while Social Identity is what others think about you! Identity is known to be influenced by society, family and loved ones, ethnicity, race, culture, location, and many more but I will only name some. Society is already known to have an influence on you once you are born. As soon as you are born, it starts to shape your identity through categories. Family and loved ones subconsciously influence us. Location of where you are at is also known to influence your identity. Being isolated in a location may cause problems for you and your identity.

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What factors influence identity formation? In a sense, every stimulus we experience consciously and subconsciously throughout our lives has an impact on the way we and society create and label our identities. Identity formation and evolution are impacted by a variety of internal and external factors like society, family, loved ones, ethnicity, race, culture, location, opportunities, media, interests, appearance, self-expression and life experiences.

1. Society

Does our identity begin its cultivation from the moment we're born? Surprisingly not. Our identity is influenced long before we are even conceived. The fact is that our society - indiscriminate of the customs or cultures within it - has already begun shaping one's identity through years of categorization and labeling based on traits and expected behaviors. Before we're born, these pre-determined groups are already crafted so we can be sorted.

Many of these broad traits are based on appearances such as gender and skin color. Others include ethnicities, religious, financial and social statuses. Even aging, a natural part of life for all men and women, incurs a pre-determined assumption. These pre-determined thoughts within our society can be helpful or harmful, particularly in instances in which one group is either celebrated or discriminated based on elements of their identity.

Society can act as a positive and negative force on our identity. The concept of collectivism, in which we view ourselves in relation to others within our society, is just as important as individualism. Finding a group that shares aspects of our identity and either helps us accept or change how we identify ourselves helps us throughout our lives.

2. Family and Loved Ones

While all of our relationships with our society are influential, our families and loved ones have a significant impact on our identity formation. As they are the first we are exposed to, we consciously and subconsciously look to our parents, siblings and extended family members for the building blocks of our identity formation. Unsurprisingly, this influence is a two-way street - as we learn and develop our identity, our loved ones' identities evolve because of our impact on their lives.

Throughout our early developmental years, we may embody the title of son, daughter, brother or sister. How strongly we identify with these labels is influenced by variables like the size and type of family we belong to and the level of support or conflict that we receive from our family. In many cases, the level of support or conflict is influenced by factors in our parents' lives that contribute to their identities, such as financial status or level of education.

Aside from our familial relationships, our platonic and romantic relationships also change who we are. As our relationships become more serious, the valence and size of our concept of self changes as well. We can gain and lose traits - both positive and negative characteristics - that become hallmarks of our identities. These relationships can also positively and negatively influence important facets or our self-concept, such as causing us to lose interest in things that we enjoy or fall out of touch with our religious or cultural attachments.

3. Ethnicity, Race and Culture

One of the most complex and multifaceted factors that influence identity formation is ethnicity, race and culture. These aspects of our lives are continually evolving, both in the way the members of each group define their group and how society chooses to define these groups. While we have no control over our race and ethnicity, we can decide to immerse or distance ourselves from the cultures, religions and customs that we're born into.

All of these factors influence our identities from the moment we're born, especially when our families identify strongly with these associations. Along with creating a foundation for our system of beliefs, these factors also influence our behaviors and attitudes. Each cultural group may express their emotions, approach problems or conduct their lives in a way that is vastly different from another group.

Many people have a strong sense of pride when it comes to these factors. However, how our environment reacts to features like our skin color, heritage or cultural customs can either strengthen or weaken our sense of pride in that aspect of our identity. The attitudes and behaviors directed at us influence the way we respond, specifically in the way we express or repress this aspect of our identity.

4. Location and Opportunities

Location and opportunities are perhaps two of the most variable influences on our identities. The country we're born in, the town we live in and the community we're part of impact our sense of self. The current government, economy and even the time in which we live impacts how we see ourselves and the world. The geography and cultures of our town influence our productivity, creativity and happiness.

Our contentment with our identity has a lot to do with the opportunities our location affords us. If we feel isolated, out of place or unaccepted in the collective identity, we may come into conflict with our personal identity. Research has found that different variables within our physical surroundings can change the way we perceive our lives. While it might not change our personality, it can reinforce our existing thoughts about our identity.

5. Media

Like society, the media influences how we should - and consequently, how we do - see ourselves. Media has an immediate impact on our perceived reality. Consciously and subconsciously, we receive messages through advertising, television shows, movies, games and music that reinforces or conflicts with our beliefs about life and whether or not we should be content with who we are. These false depictions of reality can harm our self-perception.

The internet provides a wealth of information and communication that we can use as a guide for social comparison and to find others who share our collective identity. However, too much information and exposure can make us question aspects of our identity. Exposure to media in any form is just as influential in shaping our identity as our family, friends and society.

As a social concept, the advances in internet technology help transform our identities in new ways. Social media specifically gives us a platform to showcase our physical identity and create a virtual identity. This virtual identity can embody elements of our true identity and allow us to withhold certain aspects of ourselves that we may not embrace confidently. We also have the choice to create an entirely different identity as a way to further explore ourselves or cope with our real identity.

6. Personal Interests

Our hobbies and personal interests are also essential elements of our identity. When we first get to know someone else, a common conversational thread concerns their interests. Their favorite movies and bands, how they relax or have fun and what activities they like and dislike give us information on which we base our initial opinions. The intangibles, such as their hopes, dreams and favorite memories, can also shed light on how they seem to perceive themselves.

Our careers are also strongly tied to our identities. While our perception of ourselves can enhance or limit our potential as employees, the role that we hold can influence our personal identity. Job insecurity can strain our sense of self, while success in our role can reinforce our identity. However, those who hold several positions in different industries may find that their multiple career identities challenge their sense of singular personal identity.

7. Appearance and Self Expression

How we look and present ourselves to the world says a lot about who we are. It can also impact how others perceive and treat us, which in turn shapes identity formation. Our physical identity is not superficial - it's actually an aspect of ourselves we tie to our sense of identity. Our appearance and way we express ourselves are how we choose to represent this identity visually. We may choose to project our culture, personal interests or status through our appearance.

Allowing our appearance and self-expression to influence a majority of our identity formation is not healthy. Sadly, society projects false realities to skew our perception of what constitutes the ideal appearance. Though it is healthy for us to be comfortable and confident in the way we present ourselves to society, being overly critical of our appearance is unhealthy. If we believe that society's depiction of approved and unapproved likenesses is accurate, those who do not meet the standards may experience discontentment with their sense of self.

8. Life Experiences

Past experiences can also contribute to our identity formation. Developmental trauma experienced in childhood shapes who we are as adults, with earlier instances of distress leading to more profound levels of negatively impacted identity formation. Thankfully, we can work through our "traumatic self" brought on by childhood events to create a healthy adult identity.

Our positive life experiences also shape our identities. Overcoming difficult times through adolescence or adulthood can help us build resiliency in our sense of selves. Even positive emotional support we receive as children can have a positive effect on our relationships decades later. Whether the experience is inherently positive or negative, how we experience it and process those experiences shape the way we perceive ourselves.

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When we consider who we are - or rather, who we believe ourselves to be - many of us cite our backgrounds, beliefs, experiences and interests. But what is our true identity, and what are the building blocks that create the person we identify as throughout our lives? Read on.

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In this article it talks about Neil Armstrong early life and his career and how at a very young age. Neil Armstrong had a a passion for aviation and flight since he was small and it showed when he took his first airplane ride at the age 6! This article taught me that our interests play a big part in who we are because its something that makes us different and not everyone will have the same interests but thats what makes us who we are!

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I learned in this article that there are a lot of things that make us who we are. In the article Kazue Togasaki fought against sexism and racism to become one of the first Japanese American women to earn a medical degree in the US. During that time it was hard for her to find work because in San Francisco they said they didn't use Japanese nurses. In 1942 she was sent to Tanforan Assembly Center where she was asked to set up medical services and to lead which is where she handled everything from care to vaccinations to birth and for her first month she delivered 50 babies. So if I learned anything it's that our race factors a lot in our identity, but that shouldn't stop us from reaching our goal.
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I learned in this article that there is a lot that has to do with identity. It is influenced by others and media and society and a lot of other things.

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in this article they talk about Britney spears love for music it mentions how it was a huge part of who she was. she had some struggles when building her career. but that what makes her who she is. those are things that influence our identities

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What factors really influence our identity? - Darshan Kurup 

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What factors really influence our identity? - Darshan Kurup 

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I learned in this article that there is actually much more that makes up our identities than I thought. For example, Media and appearances are both big parts of our identity.

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What factors influence identity formation? In a sense, every stimulus we experience consciously and subconsciously throughout our lives has an impact on the way we and society create and label our identities. Identity formation and evolution are impacted by a variety of internal and external factors like society, family, loved ones, ethnicity, race, culture, location, opportunities, media, interests, appearance, self-expression and life experiences.

1. Society

Does our identity begin its cultivation from the moment we're born? Surprisingly not. Our identity is influenced long before we are even conceived. The fact is that our society - indiscriminate of the customs or cultures within it - has already begun shaping one's identity through years of categorization and labeling based on traits and expected behaviors. Before we're born, these pre-determined groups are already crafted so we can be sorted.

Many of these broad traits are based on appearances such as gender and skin color. Others include ethnicities, religious, financial and social statuses. Even aging, a natural part of life for all men and women, incurs a pre-determined assumption. These pre-determined thoughts within our society can be helpful or harmful, particularly in instances in which one group is either celebrated or discriminated based on elements of their identity.

Society can act as a positive and negative force on our identity. The concept of collectivism, in which we view ourselves in relation to others within our society, is just as important as individualism. Finding a group that shares aspects of our identity and either helps us accept or change how we identify ourselves helps us throughout our lives.

2. Family and Loved Ones

While all of our relationships with our society are influential, our families and loved ones have a significant impact on our identity formation. As they are the first we are exposed to, we consciously and subconsciously look to our parents, siblings and extended family members for the building blocks of our identity formation. Unsurprisingly, this influence is a two-way street - as we learn and develop our identity, our loved ones' identities evolve because of our impact on their lives.

Throughout our early developmental years, we may embody the title of son, daughter, brother or sister. How strongly we identify with these labels is influenced by variables like the size and type of family we belong to and the level of support or conflict that we receive from our family. In many cases, the level of support or conflict is influenced by factors in our parents' lives that contribute to their identities, such as financial status or level of education.

Aside from our familial relationships, our platonic and romantic relationships also change who we are. As our relationships become more serious, the valence and size of our concept of self changes as well. We can gain and lose traits - both positive and negative characteristics - that become hallmarks of our identities. These relationships can also positively and negatively influence important facets or our self-concept, such as causing us to lose interest in things that we enjoy or fall out of touch with our religious or cultural attachments.

3. Ethnicity, Race and Culture

One of the most complex and multifaceted factors that influence identity formation is ethnicity, race and culture. These aspects of our lives are continually evolving, both in the way the members of each group define their group and how society chooses to define these groups. While we have no control over our race and ethnicity, we can decide to immerse or distance ourselves from the cultures, religions and customs that we're born into.

All of these factors influence our identities from the moment we're born, especially when our families identify strongly with these associations. Along with creating a foundation for our system of beliefs, these factors also influence our behaviors and attitudes. Each cultural group may express their emotions, approach problems or conduct their lives in a way that is vastly different from another group.

Many people have a strong sense of pride when it comes to these factors. However, how our environment reacts to features like our skin color, heritage or cultural customs can either strengthen or weaken our sense of pride in that aspect of our identity. The attitudes and behaviors directed at us influence the way we respond, specifically in the way we express or repress this aspect of our identity.

4. Location and Opportunities

Location and opportunities are perhaps two of the most variable influences on our identities. The country we're born in, the town we live in and the community we're part of impact our sense of self. The current government, economy and even the time in which we live impacts how we see ourselves and the world. The geography and cultures of our town influence our productivity, creativity and happiness.

Our contentment with our identity has a lot to do with the opportunities our location affords us. If we feel isolated, out of place or unaccepted in the collective identity, we may come into conflict with our personal identity. Research has found that different variables within our physical surroundings can change the way we perceive our lives. While it might not change our personality, it can reinforce our existing thoughts about our identity.

5. Media

Like society, the media influences how we should - and consequently, how we do - see ourselves. Media has an immediate impact on our perceived reality. Consciously and subconsciously, we receive messages through advertising, television shows, movies, games and music that reinforces or conflicts with our beliefs about life and whether or not we should be content with who we are. These false depictions of reality can harm our self-perception.

The internet provides a wealth of information and communication that we can use as a guide for social comparison and to find others who share our collective identity. However, too much information and exposure can make us question aspects of our identity. Exposure to media in any form is just as influential in shaping our identity as our family, friends and society.

As a social concept, the advances in internet technology help transform our identities in new ways. Social media specifically gives us a platform to showcase our physical identity and create a virtual identity. This virtual identity can embody elements of our true identity and allow us to withhold certain aspects of ourselves that we may not embrace confidently. We also have the choice to create an entirely different identity as a way to further explore ourselves or cope with our real identity.

6. Personal Interests

Our hobbies and personal interests are also essential elements of our identity. When we first get to know someone else, a common conversational thread concerns their interests. Their favorite movies and bands, how they relax or have fun and what activities they like and dislike give us information on which we base our initial opinions. The intangibles, such as their hopes, dreams and favorite memories, can also shed light on how they seem to perceive themselves.

Our careers are also strongly tied to our identities. While our perception of ourselves can enhance or limit our potential as employees, the role that we hold can influence our personal identity. Job insecurity can strain our sense of self, while success in our role can reinforce our identity. However, those who hold several positions in different industries may find that their multiple career identities challenge their sense of singular personal identity.

7. Appearance and Self Expression

How we look and present ourselves to the world says a lot about who we are. It can also impact how others perceive and treat us, which in turn shapes identity formation. Our physical identity is not superficial - it's actually an aspect of ourselves we tie to our sense of identity. Our appearance and way we express ourselves are how we choose to represent this identity visually. We may choose to project our culture, personal interests or status through our appearance.

Allowing our appearance and self-expression to influence a majority of our identity formation is not healthy. Sadly, society projects false realities to skew our perception of what constitutes the ideal appearance. Though it is healthy for us to be comfortable and confident in the way we present ourselves to society, being overly critical of our appearance is unhealthy. If we believe that society's depiction of approved and unapproved likenesses is accurate, those who do not meet the standards may experience discontentment with their sense of self.

8. Life Experiences

Past experiences can also contribute to our identity formation. Developmental trauma experienced in childhood shapes who we are as adults, with earlier instances of distress leading to more profound levels of negatively impacted identity formation. Thankfully, we can work through our "traumatic self" brought on by childhood events to create a healthy adult identity.

Our positive life experiences also shape our identities. Overcoming difficult times through adolescence or adulthood can help us build resiliency in our sense of selves. Even positive emotional support we receive as children can have a positive effect on our relationships decades later. Whether the experience is inherently positive or negative, how we experience it and process those experiences shape the way we perceive ourselves.

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When we consider who we are - or rather, who we believe ourselves to be - many of us cite our backgrounds, beliefs, experiences and interests. But what is our true identity, and what are the building blocks that create the person we identify as throughout our lives? Read on.

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This article strives to prove to us that we are influenced greatly by others. wether it be our own family, society, the media, our cultures you name it. All of these have a great factor on who we are, our beliefs, our principles, and every personality trait we have. Our family because they are the first people we ever see. Our parents raise us up to their beliefs and their vision. Eventually we mature though and their's the media and society which makes us see for ourselves and develops our own beliefs. There are messages too everywhere. Especially on the media. The media has great-fully influenced many. In this article it discussed how the media has messaging in movies, advertisments, and shows that can change who we are or how we see things. It talked about how culture also shapes many of our beliefs and customs.

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Who are we?
When we consider who we are, we tend to cite our backgrounds, beliefs, experiences, and interests. But what is our true identity, and what are the factors that contribute to the forming of one's unique identity?

I believe that everything we do, from the choices we make to the decisions we avoid, originates from how we see ourselves in the world and how we choose to engage with our environment.

You can learn more about identities in this attractive but informative video: https://youtu.be/trqDnLNRuSc
How do we form our identity?
Theoretically, every boost we experience knowingly and unknowingly throughout our lives affects the way we create and characterize our identities. These are some greatly influencing factors on our identities:

1. SOCIETY

Our identity is influenced long before we are even thought of. The fact is that our society has already begun shaping one's identity through years of categorization and labeling based on traits and expected behaviors.

2. FAMILY AND LOVED ONES

While all of our relationships with our society are influential, our families and loved ones have a notable impact on our identity formation. As they are the first people we are exposed to, we consciously and subconsciously look to our parents, siblings, and extended family members for our identity formation.

3. ETHNICITY, RACE, AND CULTURE

One of the most elaborate and multibranched factors that influence identity formation is ethnicity, race, and culture. These details of our lives are frequently developing. The members of each group designate their group and how society chooses to define these groups.

4. MEDIA

Like society, the media influences how we should - and therefore how we do - see ourselves. Media has an immediate effect on our reality. Knowingly and unknowingly, we receive messages through advertising, television shows, movies, and games that fortify or conflict with our beliefs about life and whether or not we should be content with who we are.

Conclusion

In conclusion, if I were to pick a factor out of these four factors as the most factor that influences identity formation, I would say that family and loved ones have the most impact on your identity because parents raise you and teach you various things that they do that other people don't, you interact with siblings and friends the most throughout your childhood, and sitting with the elders in your family will influence your thoughts on certain perspectives of life.

At last, I would like to signify the necessity of being proud of your identity. don't try and replicate others, because what differentiates you from others is your uniquely formed identity, and using this unique identity, you will attract people towards you and not the other way around when you fake your identity.

Based on your experience, what is the biggest factor that influences one's identity in your opinion?

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Who are we? When we consider who we are, we tend to cite our backgrounds, beliefs, experiences, and interests. But what is our true identity, and what are the factors that contribute to the forming of one's unique identity?

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What influences our identity? - Jorge Munoz 

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This article talks about the life of Adolf Hitler, His journey through life, and the impact he left. Hitler was never into politics, he actually wanted to become an artist. After that not working out he eventually became interested into politics. He would soon go to war, get injured and lose the war, which then influenced him to make Germany better. After he would start the Nazi party also go to jail where he wrote a hit book, released, becoming chancellor and then eventually taking absolute power over Germany. To then starting the conflicts that wold begin WW2. In the end they lost and Hitler committed suicide in a bunker. So even though the things Hitler did were definitely not good, he went through hardships and through experiences and learning his identity was formed and influenced

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Early Life

Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, 1889, in Braunau am Inn, a small Austrian town near the Austro-German frontier. After his father, Alois, retired as a state customs official, young Adolf spent most of his childhood in Linz, the capital of Upper Austria.

Not wanting to follow in his father's footsteps as a civil servant, he began struggling in secondary school and eventually dropped out. Alois died in 1903, and Adolf pursued his dream of being an artist, though he was rejected from Vienna's Academy of Fine Arts.

After his mother, Klara, died in 1908, Hitler moved to Vienna, where he pieced together a living painting scenery and monuments and selling the images. Lonely, isolated and a voracious reader, Hitler became interested in politics during his years in Vienna, and developed many of the ideas that would shape Nazi ideology.

Military Career of Adolf Hitler

In 1913, Hitler moved to Munich, in the German state of Bavaria. When World War I broke out the following summer, he successfully petitioned the Bavarian king to be allowed to volunteer in a reserve infantry regiment.

Deployed in October 1914 to Belgium, Hitler served throughout the Great War and won two decorations for bravery, including the rare Iron Cross First Class, which he wore to the end of his life.

Hitler was wounded twice during the conflict: He was hit in the leg during the Battle of the Somme in 1916, and temporarily blinded by a British gas attack near Ypres in 1918. A month later, he was recuperating in a hospital at Pasewalk, northeast of Berlin, when news arrived of the armistice and Germany's defeat in World War I.

Like many Germans, Hitler came to believe the country's devastating defeat could be attributed not to the Allies, but to insufficiently patriotic "traitors" at home-a myth that would undermine the post-war Weimar Republic and set the stage for Hitler's rise.

Nazi Party

After Hitler returned to Munich in late 1918, he joined the small German Workers' Party, which aimed to unite the interests of the working class with a strong German nationalism. His skilled oratory and charismatic energy helped propel him in the party's ranks, and in 1920 he left the army and took charge of its propaganda efforts.

In one of Hitler's strokes of propaganda genius, the newly renamed National Socialist German Workers Party, or Nazi Party, adopted a version of the swastika-an ancient sacred symbol of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism -as its emblem. Printed in a white circle on a red background, Hitler's swastika would take on terrifying symbolic power in the years to come.

By the end of 1921, Hitler led the growing Nazi Party, capitalizing on widespread discontent with the Weimar Republic and the punishing terms of the Versailles Treaty. Many dissatisfied former army officers in Munich would join the Nazis, notably Ernst Röhm, who recruited the "strong arm" squads-known as the Sturmabteilung (SA)-which Hitler used to protect party meetings and attack opponents.

Beer Hall Putsch

On the evening of November 8, 1923, members of the SA and others forced their way into a large beer hall where another right-wing leader was addressing the crowd. Wielding a revolver, Hitler proclaimed the beginning of a national revolution and led marchers to the center of Munich, where they got into a gun battle with police.

Hitler fled quickly, but he and other rebel leaders were later arrested. Even though it failed spectacularly, the Beer Hall Putsch established Hitler as a national figure, and (in the eyes of many) a hero of right-wing nationalism.

'Mein Kampf'

Tried for treason, Hitler was sentenced to five years in prison, but would serve only nine months in the relative comfort of Landsberg Castle. During this period, he began to dictate the book that would become " Mein Kampf" ("My Struggle"), the first volume of which was published in 1925.

In it, Hitler expanded on the nationalistic, anti-Semitic views he had begun to develop in Vienna in his early twenties, and laid out plans for the Germany-and the world-he sought to create when he came to power.

Hitler would finish the second volume of "Mein Kampf" after his release, while relaxing in the mountain village of Berchtesgaden. It sold modestly at first, but with Hitler's rise it became Germany's best-selling book after the Bible. By 1940, it had sold some 6 million copies there.

Hitler's second book, "The Zweites Buch," was written in 1928 and contained his thoughts on foreign policy. It was not published in his lifetime due to the poor initial sales of "Mein Kampf." The first English translations of "The Zweites Buch" did not appear until 1962 and was published under the title "Hitler's Secret Book."

Obsessed with race and the idea of ethnic "purity," Hitler saw a natural order that placed the so-called "Aryan race" at the top.

For him, the unity of the Volk (the German people) would find its truest incarnation not in democratic or parliamentary government, but in one supreme leader, or Führer.

"Mein Kampf" also addressed the need for Lebensraum (or living space): In order to fulfill its destiny, Germany should take over lands to the east that were now occupied by "inferior" Slavic peoples-including Austria, the Sudetenland (Czechoslovakia), Poland and Russia.

The Schutzstaffel (SS)

By the time Hitler left prison, economic recovery had restored some popular support for the Weimar Republic, and support for right-wing causes like Nazism appeared to be waning.

Over the next few years, Hitler laid low and worked on reorganizing and reshaping the Nazi Party. He established the Hitler Youth to organize youngsters, and created the Schutzstaffel (SS) as a more reliable alternative to the SA.

Members of the SS wore black uniforms and swore a personal oath of loyalty to Hitler. (After 1929, under the leadership of Heinrich Himmler, the SS would develop from a group of some 200 men into a force that would dominate Germany and terrorize the rest of occupied Europe during World War II.)

Eva Braun

Hitler spent much of his time at Berchtesgaden during these years, and his half-sister, Angela Raubal, and her two daughters often joined him. After Hitler became infatuated with his beautiful blonde niece, Geli Raubal, his possessive jealousy apparently led her to commit suicide in 1931.

Devastated by the loss, Hitler would consider Geli the only true love affair of his life. He soon began a long relationship with Eva Braun, a shop assistant from Munich, but refused to marry her.

The worldwide Great Depression that began in 1929 again threatened the stability of the Weimar Republic. Determined to achieve political power in order to affect his revolution, Hitler built up Nazi support among German conservatives, including army, business and industrial leaders.

The Third Reich

In 1932, Hitler ran against the war hero Paul von Hindenburg for president, and received 36.8 percent of the vote. With the government in chaos, three successive chancellors failed to maintain control, and in late January 1933 Hindenburg named the 43-year-old Hitler as chancellor, capping the stunning rise of an unlikely leader.

January 30, 1933 marked the birth of the Third Reich, or as the Nazis called it, the "Thousand-Year Reich" (after Hitler's boast that it would endure for a millennium).

Reichstag Fire

Though the Nazis never attained more than 37 percent of the vote at the height of their popularity in 1932, Hitler was able to grab absolute power in Germany largely due to divisions and inaction among the majority who opposed Nazism.

After a devastating fire at Germany's parliament building, the Reichstag, in February 1933-possibly the work of a Dutch communist, though later evidence suggested Nazis set the Reichstag fire themselves-Hitler had an excuse to step up the political oppression and violence against his opponents.

On March 23, the Reichstag passed the Enabling Act, giving full powers to Hitler and celebrating the union of National Socialism with the old German establishment (i.e., Hindenburg).

That July, the government passed a law stating that the Nazi Party "constitutes the only political party in Germany," and within months all non-Nazi parties, trade unions and other organizations had ceased to exist.

His autocratic power now secure within Germany, Hitler turned his eyes toward the rest of Europe.

In 1933, Germany was diplomatically isolated, with a weak military and hostile neighbors (France and Poland). In a famous speech in May 1933, Hitler struck a surprisingly conciliatory tone, claiming Germany supported disarmament and peace.

But behind this appeasement strategy, the domination and expansion of the Volk remained Hitler's overriding aim.

By early the following year, he had withdrawn Germany from the League of Nations and begun to militarize the nation in anticipation of his plans for territorial conquest.

Night of the Long Knives

On June 29, 1934, the infamous Night of the Long Knives, Hitler had Röhm, former Chancellor Kurt von Schleicher and hundreds of other problematic members of his own party murdered, in particular troublesome members of the SA.

When the 86-year-old Hindenburg died on August 2, military leaders agreed to combine the presidency and chancellorship into one position, meaning Hitler would command all the armed forces of the Reich.

Persecution of Jews

On September 15, 1935, passage of the Nuremberg Laws deprived Jews of German citizenship, and barred them from marrying or having relations with persons of "German or related blood."

Though the Nazis attempted to downplay its persecution of Jews in order to placate the international community during the 1936 Berlin Olympics (in which German-Jewish athletes were not allowed to compete), additional decrees over the next few years disenfranchised Jews and took away their political and civil rights.

In addition to its pervasive anti-Semitism, Hitler's government also sought to establish the cultural dominance of Nazism by burning books, forcing newspapers out of business, using radio and movies for propaganda purposes and forcing teachers throughout Germany's educational system to join the party.

Much of the Nazi persecution of Jews and other targets occurred at the hands of the Geheime Staatspolizei (GESTAPO), or Secret State Police, an arm of the SS that expanded during this period.

Outbreak of World War II

In March 1936, against the advice of his generals, Hitler ordered German troops to reoccupy the demilitarized left bank of the Rhine.

Over the next two years, Germany concluded alliances with Italy and Japan, annexed Austria and moved against Czechoslovakia-all essentially without resistance from Great Britain, France or the rest of the international community.

Once he confirmed the alliance with Italy in the so-called "Pact of Steel" in May 1939, Hitler then signed a non-aggression pact with the Soviet Union. On September 1, 1939, Nazi troops invaded Poland, finally prompting Britain and France to declare war on Germany.

Blitzkrieg

After ordering the occupation of Norway and Denmark in April 1940, Hitler adopted a plan proposed by one of his generals to attack France through the Ardennes Forest. The blitzkrieg ("lightning war") attack began on May 10; Holland quickly surrendered, followed by Belgium.

German troops made it all the way to the English Channel, forcing British and French forces to evacuate en masse from Dunkirk in late May. On June 22, France was forced to sign an armistice with Germany.

Hitler had hoped to force Britain to seek peace as well, but when that failed he went ahead with his attacks on that country, followed by an invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941.

After the attack on Pearl Harbor that December, the United States declared war on Japan, and Germany's alliance with Japan demanded that Hitler declare war on the United States as well.

At that point in the conflict, Hitler shifted his central strategy to focus on breaking the alliance of his main opponents (Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union) by forcing one of them to make peace with him.

Concentration Camps

Beginning in 1933, the SS had operated a network of concentration camps, including a notorious camp at Dachau, near Munich, to hold Jews and other targets of the Nazi regime.

After war broke out, the Nazis shifted from expelling Jews from German-controlled territories to exterminating them. Einsatzgruppen, or mobile death squads, executed entire Jewish communities during the Soviet invasion, while the existing concentration-camp network expanded to include death camps like Auschwitz-Birkenau in occupied Poland.

In addition to forced labor and mass execution, certain Jews at Auschwitz were targeted as the subjects of horrific medical experiments carried out by eugenicist Josef Mengele, known as the "Angel of Death." Mengele's experiments focused on twins and exposed 3,000 child prisoners to disease, disfigurement and torture under the guise of medical research.

Though the Nazis also imprisoned and killed Catholics, homosexuals, political dissidents, Roma (gypsies) and the disabled, above all they targeted Jews-some 6 million of whom were killed in German-occupied Europe by war's end.

End of World War II

With defeats at El-Alamein and Stalingrad, as well as the landing of U.S. troops in North Africa by the end of 1942, the tide of the war turned against Germany.

As the conflict continued, Hitler became increasingly unwell, isolated and dependent on medications administered by his personal physician.

Several attempts were made on his life, including one that came close to succeeding in July 1944, when Col. Claus von Stauffenberg planted a bomb that exploded during a conference at Hitler's headquarters in East Prussia.

Within a few months of the successful Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944, the Allies had begun liberating cities across Europe. That December, Hitler attempted to direct another offensive through the Ardennes, trying to split British and American forces.

But after January 1945, he holed up in a bunker beneath the Chancellery in Berlin. With Soviet forces closing in, Hitler made plans for a last-ditch resistance before finally abandoning that plan.

How Did Adolf Hitler Die?

At midnight on the night of April 28-29, Hitler married Eva Braun in the Berlin bunker. After dictating his political testament, Hitler shot himself in his suite on April 30; Braun took poison. Their bodies were burned according to Hitler's instructions.

With Soviet troops occupying Berlin, Germany surrendered unconditionally on all fronts on May 7, 1945, bringing the war in Europe to a close.

In the end, Hitler's planned "Thousand-Year Reich" lasted just over 12 years, but wreaked unfathomable destruction and devastation during that time, forever transforming the history of Germany, Europe and the world.

Sources

William L. Shirer, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
iWonder - Adolf Hitler: Man and Monster, BBC.
The Holocaust: A Learning Site for Students, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.

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Adolf Hiter: Rise to Power, Impact & Death

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Adolf Hitler was leader of the Nazi Party who rose to become dictator of Germany. Hitler used his power to orchestrate the deaths of 6 million Jews and millions of others during World War II.

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what factors influence our identity? - Tanvi Terala

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We are influenced by a lot of things. One main factor is the media, or social media. Social media changes the way you view yourself, and makes you want to be different. It changes your actions, and a lot about you, and therefore changes your identity drastically.

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Who are we?
When we consider who we are, we tend to cite our backgrounds, beliefs, experiences, and interests. But what is our true identity, and what are the factors that contribute to the forming of one's unique identity?

I believe that everything we do, from the choices we make to the decisions we avoid, originates from how we see ourselves in the world and how we choose to engage with our environment.

You can learn more about identities in this attractive but informative video: https://youtu.be/trqDnLNRuSc
How do we form our identity?
Theoretically, every boost we experience knowingly and unknowingly throughout our lives affects the way we create and characterize our identities. These are some greatly influencing factors on our identities:

1. SOCIETY

Our identity is influenced long before we are even thought of. The fact is that our society has already begun shaping one's identity through years of categorization and labeling based on traits and expected behaviors.

2. FAMILY AND LOVED ONES

While all of our relationships with our society are influential, our families and loved ones have a notable impact on our identity formation. As they are the first people we are exposed to, we consciously and subconsciously look to our parents, siblings, and extended family members for our identity formation.

3. ETHNICITY, RACE, AND CULTURE

One of the most elaborate and multibranched factors that influence identity formation is ethnicity, race, and culture. These details of our lives are frequently developing. The members of each group designate their group and how society chooses to define these groups.

4. MEDIA

Like society, the media influences how we should - and therefore how we do - see ourselves. Media has an immediate effect on our reality. Knowingly and unknowingly, we receive messages through advertising, television shows, movies, and games that fortify or conflict with our beliefs about life and whether or not we should be content with who we are.

Conclusion

In conclusion, if I were to pick a factor out of these four factors as the most factor that influences identity formation, I would say that family and loved ones have the most impact on your identity because parents raise you and teach you various things that they do that other people don't, you interact with siblings and friends the most throughout your childhood, and sitting with the elders in your family will influence your thoughts on certain perspectives of life.

At last, I would like to signify the necessity of being proud of your identity. don't try and replicate others, because what differentiates you from others is your uniquely formed identity, and using this unique identity, you will attract people towards you and not the other way around when you fake your identity.

Based on your experience, what is the biggest factor that influences one's identity in your opinion?

For more information, please consider reading this article: https://ystudios.com/insights-people/influence-on-identity

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This article talks about Britney Spears life and how she showed her love for music. It talks about how music is a huge part of her identity and how it was her passion to become a singer. The article also talks about her struggles and she how had to overcome her problems which i think also influenced her to be a bigger and better person and to change. It shows that our problems and mistakes influence us to who we are today.

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Britney Spears has been one of the most successful — and sometimes controversial — solo acts in popular music. Six of her first seven albums reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

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What factors influence our identity? - Lydia Lee

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What I learned in this article is that sometimes it isn't always fun being a celebrity. Britney Spears got into a lot of problems that involved the public knowing about it and sometimes you don't want the public to know about the things in your private life. I think the fame really got to Britney because since she is a celebrity and has many fans around the world, she tries to hide from it but she just can't because either an interviewer is telling her to be like this or her fan base is telling her to be like that which can lead to her going crazy and try to change her self image. That is how society influenced her identity.

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Britney Spears has been one of the most successful — and sometimes controversial — solo acts in popular music. Six of her first seven albums reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

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What Influences our identity?-Amanda Navarro-Flores 

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What Influences our identity?-Amanda Navarro-Flores 

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We are influenced by society, family, ethnicity, culture, and media. "from the choices we make to the decisions we avoid" is my favorite because when I decided not to o my assignments on time I created more stress for myself which causes more issues. I feel that absolutely everything has an impact on who you are or will become someday.

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Who are we?
When we consider who we are, we tend to cite our backgrounds, beliefs, experiences, and interests. But what is our true identity, and what are the factors that contribute to the forming of one's unique identity?

I believe that everything we do, from the choices we make to the decisions we avoid, originates from how we see ourselves in the world and how we choose to engage with our environment.

You can learn more about identities in this attractive but informative video: https://youtu.be/trqDnLNRuSc
How do we form our identity?
Theoretically, every boost we experience knowingly and unknowingly throughout our lives affects the way we create and characterize our identities. These are some greatly influencing factors on our identities:

1. SOCIETY

Our identity is influenced long before we are even thought of. The fact is that our society has already begun shaping one's identity through years of categorization and labeling based on traits and expected behaviors.

2. FAMILY AND LOVED ONES

While all of our relationships with our society are influential, our families and loved ones have a notable impact on our identity formation. As they are the first people we are exposed to, we consciously and subconsciously look to our parents, siblings, and extended family members for our identity formation.

3. ETHNICITY, RACE, AND CULTURE

One of the most elaborate and multibranched factors that influence identity formation is ethnicity, race, and culture. These details of our lives are frequently developing. The members of each group designate their group and how society chooses to define these groups.

4. MEDIA

Like society, the media influences how we should - and therefore how we do - see ourselves. Media has an immediate effect on our reality. Knowingly and unknowingly, we receive messages through advertising, television shows, movies, and games that fortify or conflict with our beliefs about life and whether or not we should be content with who we are.

Conclusion

In conclusion, if I were to pick a factor out of these four factors as the most factor that influences identity formation, I would say that family and loved ones have the most impact on your identity because parents raise you and teach you various things that they do that other people don't, you interact with siblings and friends the most throughout your childhood, and sitting with the elders in your family will influence your thoughts on certain perspectives of life.

At last, I would like to signify the necessity of being proud of your identity. don't try and replicate others, because what differentiates you from others is your uniquely formed identity, and using this unique identity, you will attract people towards you and not the other way around when you fake your identity.

Based on your experience, what is the biggest factor that influences one's identity in your opinion?

For more information, please consider reading this article: https://ystudios.com/insights-people/influence-on-identity

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The Biggest Influences On Our Identities

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What Influences our identity?-Aidan Graham

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It shows that even small events may lead to big things happening in the future for yourself or others.

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Who are we?
When we consider who we are, we tend to cite our backgrounds, beliefs, experiences, and interests. But what is our true identity, and what are the factors that contribute to the forming of one's unique identity?

I believe that everything we do, from the choices we make to the decisions we avoid, originates from how we see ourselves in the world and how we choose to engage with our environment.

You can learn more about identities in this attractive but informative video: https://youtu.be/trqDnLNRuSc
How do we form our identity?
Theoretically, every boost we experience knowingly and unknowingly throughout our lives affects the way we create and characterize our identities. These are some greatly influencing factors on our identities:

1. SOCIETY

Our identity is influenced long before we are even thought of. The fact is that our society has already begun shaping one's identity through years of categorization and labeling based on traits and expected behaviors.

2. FAMILY AND LOVED ONES

While all of our relationships with our society are influential, our families and loved ones have a notable impact on our identity formation. As they are the first people we are exposed to, we consciously and subconsciously look to our parents, siblings, and extended family members for our identity formation.

3. ETHNICITY, RACE, AND CULTURE

One of the most elaborate and multibranched factors that influence identity formation is ethnicity, race, and culture. These details of our lives are frequently developing. The members of each group designate their group and how society chooses to define these groups.

4. MEDIA

Like society, the media influences how we should - and therefore how we do - see ourselves. Media has an immediate effect on our reality. Knowingly and unknowingly, we receive messages through advertising, television shows, movies, and games that fortify or conflict with our beliefs about life and whether or not we should be content with who we are.

Conclusion

In conclusion, if I were to pick a factor out of these four factors as the most factor that influences identity formation, I would say that family and loved ones have the most impact on your identity because parents raise you and teach you various things that they do that other people don't, you interact with siblings and friends the most throughout your childhood, and sitting with the elders in your family will influence your thoughts on certain perspectives of life.

At last, I would like to signify the necessity of being proud of your identity. don't try and replicate others, because what differentiates you from others is your uniquely formed identity, and using this unique identity, you will attract people towards you and not the other way around when you fake your identity.

Based on your experience, what is the biggest factor that influences one's identity in your opinion?

For more information, please consider reading this article: https://ystudios.com/insights-people/influence-on-identity

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What influences our identity? - Camryn Renk-Grant

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This article shows how different inspirations can lead to different ideas and views of the world. Watching other people and what they do can cause us to follow in their footsteps but also lead to others making bad decisions in life too.

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The article explains how different environmental factors can influence things for people with similar genetic factors. One home was more strict and the other was more nurturing. Based on many studies of twins, researchers were able to document differences in characteristics that related to the environment in which those twins were raised.

Some influences, however, like chronic physical ailments, are genetic and can also shape a person.

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What most influence our self identity? - Eva Ronshaugen 

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What most influence our self identity? - Eva Ronshaugen 

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In the article, I was given many examples of how outside forces can influence and make up who we are today. Family and people we love shape who we are, because they were there since the beginning when we were learning about the world.

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What Factors Really Influence Identity?-Hassania

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What Factors Really Influence Identity?-Hassania

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This article is about what makes up our identity. Our society is one of the things that make up our identity because before we are born society has already put us into boxes based on stereotypes.  Family & loved ones form our identity, for example the size of our family can shape our identity.  Ethnicity, race and culture play a role in our identity. Where we our born and the opportunities we have probably play the biggest role in forming our identity. Media plays an important role on influencing our identity. We receive messages through things like t.v. that influence our beliefs. Personal intestines like your favorite movie play a role in shaping your identity.. Our appearance and how you express yourself can affect people’s view on you.. Finally your life experiences like overcoming difficult times shape who we are.

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What factors influence identity formation? In a sense, every stimulus we experience consciously and subconsciously throughout our lives has an impact on the way we and society create and label our identities. Identity formation and evolution are impacted by a variety of internal and external factors like society, family, loved ones, ethnicity, race, culture, location, opportunities, media, interests, appearance, self-expression and life experiences.

1. Society

Does our identity begin its cultivation from the moment we're born? Surprisingly not. Our identity is influenced long before we are even conceived. The fact is that our society - indiscriminate of the customs or cultures within it - has already begun shaping one's identity through years of categorization and labeling based on traits and expected behaviors. Before we're born, these pre-determined groups are already crafted so we can be sorted.

Many of these broad traits are based on appearances such as gender and skin color. Others include ethnicities, religious, financial and social statuses. Even aging, a natural part of life for all men and women, incurs a pre-determined assumption. These pre-determined thoughts within our society can be helpful or harmful, particularly in instances in which one group is either celebrated or discriminated based on elements of their identity.

Society can act as a positive and negative force on our identity. The concept of collectivism, in which we view ourselves in relation to others within our society, is just as important as individualism. Finding a group that shares aspects of our identity and either helps us accept or change how we identify ourselves helps us throughout our lives.

2. Family and Loved Ones

While all of our relationships with our society are influential, our families and loved ones have a significant impact on our identity formation. As they are the first we are exposed to, we consciously and subconsciously look to our parents, siblings and extended family members for the building blocks of our identity formation. Unsurprisingly, this influence is a two-way street - as we learn and develop our identity, our loved ones' identities evolve because of our impact on their lives.

Throughout our early developmental years, we may embody the title of son, daughter, brother or sister. How strongly we identify with these labels is influenced by variables like the size and type of family we belong to and the level of support or conflict that we receive from our family. In many cases, the level of support or conflict is influenced by factors in our parents' lives that contribute to their identities, such as financial status or level of education.

Aside from our familial relationships, our platonic and romantic relationships also change who we are. As our relationships become more serious, the valence and size of our concept of self changes as well. We can gain and lose traits - both positive and negative characteristics - that become hallmarks of our identities. These relationships can also positively and negatively influence important facets or our self-concept, such as causing us to lose interest in things that we enjoy or fall out of touch with our religious or cultural attachments.

3. Ethnicity, Race and Culture

One of the most complex and multifaceted factors that influence identity formation is ethnicity, race and culture. These aspects of our lives are continually evolving, both in the way the members of each group define their group and how society chooses to define these groups. While we have no control over our race and ethnicity, we can decide to immerse or distance ourselves from the cultures, religions and customs that we're born into.

All of these factors influence our identities from the moment we're born, especially when our families identify strongly with these associations. Along with creating a foundation for our system of beliefs, these factors also influence our behaviors and attitudes. Each cultural group may express their emotions, approach problems or conduct their lives in a way that is vastly different from another group.

Many people have a strong sense of pride when it comes to these factors. However, how our environment reacts to features like our skin color, heritage or cultural customs can either strengthen or weaken our sense of pride in that aspect of our identity. The attitudes and behaviors directed at us influence the way we respond, specifically in the way we express or repress this aspect of our identity.

4. Location and Opportunities

Location and opportunities are perhaps two of the most variable influences on our identities. The country we're born in, the town we live in and the community we're part of impact our sense of self. The current government, economy and even the time in which we live impacts how we see ourselves and the world. The geography and cultures of our town influence our productivity, creativity and happiness.

Our contentment with our identity has a lot to do with the opportunities our location affords us. If we feel isolated, out of place or unaccepted in the collective identity, we may come into conflict with our personal identity. Research has found that different variables within our physical surroundings can change the way we perceive our lives. While it might not change our personality, it can reinforce our existing thoughts about our identity.

5. Media

Like society, the media influences how we should - and consequently, how we do - see ourselves. Media has an immediate impact on our perceived reality. Consciously and subconsciously, we receive messages through advertising, television shows, movies, games and music that reinforces or conflicts with our beliefs about life and whether or not we should be content with who we are. These false depictions of reality can harm our self-perception.

The internet provides a wealth of information and communication that we can use as a guide for social comparison and to find others who share our collective identity. However, too much information and exposure can make us question aspects of our identity. Exposure to media in any form is just as influential in shaping our identity as our family, friends and society.

As a social concept, the advances in internet technology help transform our identities in new ways. Social media specifically gives us a platform to showcase our physical identity and create a virtual identity. This virtual identity can embody elements of our true identity and allow us to withhold certain aspects of ourselves that we may not embrace confidently. We also have the choice to create an entirely different identity as a way to further explore ourselves or cope with our real identity.

6. Personal Interests

Our hobbies and personal interests are also essential elements of our identity. When we first get to know someone else, a common conversational thread concerns their interests. Their favorite movies and bands, how they relax or have fun and what activities they like and dislike give us information on which we base our initial opinions. The intangibles, such as their hopes, dreams and favorite memories, can also shed light on how they seem to perceive themselves.

Our careers are also strongly tied to our identities. While our perception of ourselves can enhance or limit our potential as employees, the role that we hold can influence our personal identity. Job insecurity can strain our sense of self, while success in our role can reinforce our identity. However, those who hold several positions in different industries may find that their multiple career identities challenge their sense of singular personal identity.

7. Appearance and Self Expression

How we look and present ourselves to the world says a lot about who we are. It can also impact how others perceive and treat us, which in turn shapes identity formation. Our physical identity is not superficial - it's actually an aspect of ourselves we tie to our sense of identity. Our appearance and way we express ourselves are how we choose to represent this identity visually. We may choose to project our culture, personal interests or status through our appearance.

Allowing our appearance and self-expression to influence a majority of our identity formation is not healthy. Sadly, society projects false realities to skew our perception of what constitutes the ideal appearance. Though it is healthy for us to be comfortable and confident in the way we present ourselves to society, being overly critical of our appearance is unhealthy. If we believe that society's depiction of approved and unapproved likenesses is accurate, those who do not meet the standards may experience discontentment with their sense of self.

8. Life Experiences

Past experiences can also contribute to our identity formation. Developmental trauma experienced in childhood shapes who we are as adults, with earlier instances of distress leading to more profound levels of negatively impacted identity formation. Thankfully, we can work through our "traumatic self" brought on by childhood events to create a healthy adult identity.

Our positive life experiences also shape our identities. Overcoming difficult times through adolescence or adulthood can help us build resiliency in our sense of selves. Even positive emotional support we receive as children can have a positive effect on our relationships decades later. Whether the experience is inherently positive or negative, how we experience it and process those experiences shape the way we perceive ourselves.

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In this article, we are given a few examples on how our identities are formed and influenced. AlSabbah talks about how everyday tasks and decisions are the simple materials to the formation of one’s identity. The biggest influences that he mentions are society, family and loved ones, ethnicity, race, culture and the media. AlSabbah also encourages everyone to be proud of their identity because it makes them unique, and how a fake identity will not truly bring others around you.

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Who are we?
When we consider who we are, we tend to cite our backgrounds, beliefs, experiences, and interests. But what is our true identity, and what are the factors that contribute to the forming of one's unique identity?

I believe that everything we do, from the choices we make to the decisions we avoid, originates from how we see ourselves in the world and how we choose to engage with our environment.

You can learn more about identities in this attractive but informative video: https://youtu.be/trqDnLNRuSc
How do we form our identity?
Theoretically, every boost we experience knowingly and unknowingly throughout our lives affects the way we create and characterize our identities. These are some greatly influencing factors on our identities:

1. SOCIETY

Our identity is influenced long before we are even thought of. The fact is that our society has already begun shaping one's identity through years of categorization and labeling based on traits and expected behaviors.

2. FAMILY AND LOVED ONES

While all of our relationships with our society are influential, our families and loved ones have a notable impact on our identity formation. As they are the first people we are exposed to, we consciously and subconsciously look to our parents, siblings, and extended family members for our identity formation.

3. ETHNICITY, RACE, AND CULTURE

One of the most elaborate and multibranched factors that influence identity formation is ethnicity, race, and culture. These details of our lives are frequently developing. The members of each group designate their group and how society chooses to define these groups.

4. MEDIA

Like society, the media influences how we should - and therefore how we do - see ourselves. Media has an immediate effect on our reality. Knowingly and unknowingly, we receive messages through advertising, television shows, movies, and games that fortify or conflict with our beliefs about life and whether or not we should be content with who we are.

Conclusion

In conclusion, if I were to pick a factor out of these four factors as the most factor that influences identity formation, I would say that family and loved ones have the most impact on your identity because parents raise you and teach you various things that they do that other people don't, you interact with siblings and friends the most throughout your childhood, and sitting with the elders in your family will influence your thoughts on certain perspectives of life.

At last, I would like to signify the necessity of being proud of your identity. don't try and replicate others, because what differentiates you from others is your uniquely formed identity, and using this unique identity, you will attract people towards you and not the other way around when you fake your identity.

Based on your experience, what is the biggest factor that influences one's identity in your opinion?

For more information, please consider reading this article: https://ystudios.com/insights-people/influence-on-identity

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This article talks about how we get out identities. We are influenced by society, family, ethnicity, culture, and media. Everything that you do and everything that you experience can influence your identity. I think that family and society are the biggest influences. The way that we are raised has a very big influence on the way we act. Also society is a big influence because we often change ourselves to fit in to society. Those are the thing that influence our identities.

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Who are we?
When we consider who we are, we tend to cite our backgrounds, beliefs, experiences, and interests. But what is our true identity, and what are the factors that contribute to the forming of one's unique identity?

I believe that everything we do, from the choices we make to the decisions we avoid, originates from how we see ourselves in the world and how we choose to engage with our environment.

You can learn more about identities in this attractive but informative video: https://youtu.be/trqDnLNRuSc
How do we form our identity?
Theoretically, every boost we experience knowingly and unknowingly throughout our lives affects the way we create and characterize our identities. These are some greatly influencing factors on our identities:

1. SOCIETY

Our identity is influenced long before we are even thought of. The fact is that our society has already begun shaping one's identity through years of categorization and labeling based on traits and expected behaviors.

2. FAMILY AND LOVED ONES

While all of our relationships with our society are influential, our families and loved ones have a notable impact on our identity formation. As they are the first people we are exposed to, we consciously and subconsciously look to our parents, siblings, and extended family members for our identity formation.

3. ETHNICITY, RACE, AND CULTURE

One of the most elaborate and multibranched factors that influence identity formation is ethnicity, race, and culture. These details of our lives are frequently developing. The members of each group designate their group and how society chooses to define these groups.

4. MEDIA

Like society, the media influences how we should - and therefore how we do - see ourselves. Media has an immediate effect on our reality. Knowingly and unknowingly, we receive messages through advertising, television shows, movies, and games that fortify or conflict with our beliefs about life and whether or not we should be content with who we are.

Conclusion

In conclusion, if I were to pick a factor out of these four factors as the most factor that influences identity formation, I would say that family and loved ones have the most impact on your identity because parents raise you and teach you various things that they do that other people don't, you interact with siblings and friends the most throughout your childhood, and sitting with the elders in your family will influence your thoughts on certain perspectives of life.

At last, I would like to signify the necessity of being proud of your identity. don't try and replicate others, because what differentiates you from others is your uniquely formed identity, and using this unique identity, you will attract people towards you and not the other way around when you fake your identity.

Based on your experience, what is the biggest factor that influences one's identity in your opinion?

For more information, please consider reading this article: https://ystudios.com/insights-people/influence-on-identity

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The Biggest Influences On Our Identities

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Who are we? When we consider who we are, we tend to cite our backgrounds, beliefs, experiences, and interests. But what is our true identity, and what are the factors that contribute to the forming of one's unique identity?

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this article is about his career and how he was often mocked by print media in the united states for his heavy Spanish accent and how they always called him "bob" or "Bobby" and he rejected those nicknames many times. He once commented “My greatest satisfaction comes from helping to erase the old opinion about Latin Americans and Blacks.” and how his close friend did speak out. he died in 1972 December 31  he was at his homeland spending time with his family then an earthquake hit after it was over the Nicaraguan army had stolen relief supplies meant for the people, he decided to accompany the next supply plane.shortly after the plane had crashed.

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, in full Roberto Clemente Walker, (born August 18, 1934, Carolina, Puerto Rico-died December 31, 1972, San Juan), professional baseball player who was an idol in his native Puerto Rico and one of the first Latin American baseball stars in the United States ( see also Sidebar: Latin Americans in Major League Baseball).

Clemente was originally signed to a professional contract by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1954. He was given a $10,000 bonus-very high by the standards of the times-but was sent to the minor leagues for the 1954 season. Because of a major league rule that stipulated that any player given a bonus of more that $4,000 had to be kept on the major league roster for his entire first season or be subject to a draft from other clubs, the Dodgers lost Clemente. Pittsburgh, which had finished last in the National League in 1954, selected him; Clemente made his major league debut on April 1, 1955, and spent his entire career with the Pittsburgh Pirates. For 18 seasons Clemente delighted fans with his hitting ability, daring base running, and strong throwing arm. His outstanding arm was perhaps his greatest physical asset. He won 12 Gold Gloves, the award given to the best fielding player in each position in the league. Baseball's most talented outfielders are still compared to Clemente. He was also a very good hitter, winning four National League batting titles while compiling a lifetime average of .317. In 1972 Clemente got his 3,000th base hit on his very last at bat as a player. At the time, only 10 other players had reached this mark.

While Clemente amassed a mountain of impressive statistics during his career, he was often mocked by the print media in the United States for his heavy Spanish accent. Clemente was also subjected to the double discrimination of being a foreigner and being Black in a racially segregated society. Although the media tried to call him "Bob" or "Bobby" and many of his baseball cards use "Bob," Clemente explicitly rejected those nicknames, stating in no uncertain terms that his name was Roberto. There was also confusion over the correct form of his surname. For 27 years the plaque at the National Baseball Hall of Fame read "Roberto Walker Clemente," mistakenly placing his mother's maiden name before his father's surname. Only in 2000 was it changed to its proper Latin American form, Roberto Clemente Walker.

Perhaps equally as important as Clemente's accomplishments on the field was his role as an advocate for equitable treatment of Latin baseball players, in which he took great pride. Near the end of his career, Clemente commented, "My greatest satisfaction comes from helping to erase the old opinion about Latin Americans and Blacks." A close friend of Clemente's, Spanish-language sportscaster Luis Mayoral, added, "Roberto Clemente was to Latinos what Jackie Robinson was to Black baseball players. He spoke up for Latinos; he was the first one to speak out."

In the off-season, Clemente returned to his homeland, playing winter baseball in the Puerto Rican League, providing baseball clinics to young players, and spending time with his family. He headed relief efforts in Puerto Rico after a massive earthquake hit Nicaragua in late December 1972. When Clemente received reports that the Nicaraguan army had stolen relief supplies meant for the people, he decided to accompany the next supply plane. Shortly after takeoff from the San Juan airport on December 31, 1972, the plane crashed, killing Clemente. The Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, waived the rule requiring a five-year wait after retirement (or death) before a player could be elected to the Hall, and in July 1973 Clemente was the first player born in Latin America to be inducted into the national baseball shrine. The award presented annually to a Major League Baseball player for exemplary sportsmanship and community service was renamed the Roberto Clemente Award in 1973.

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Roberto Clemente | Biography, Stats, & Facts

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Roberto Clemente, baseball player who was an idol in his native Puerto Rico and one of the first Latin American baseball stars in the U.S.

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This article talks about how Britney spears career started and how she loves music. but then it also talked about how she had some struggles when building her career and when I also think about that happens to more people than her. but then she talks about how this is a big impact on her life and her love just music. but after all our Identity always are important because it also shows how everyone is different in their own way

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Britney Spears has been one of the most successful — and sometimes controversial — solo acts in popular music. Six of her first seven albums reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

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The Biggest Influences On Our Identities ~ Kat B.

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The Biggest Influences On Our Identities ~ Kat B.

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The article explains how everything we do, every choice we make impacts our future and how we see ourselves in the world. There are a few main factors that influence our identity; race and culture, ethnicity, our family and friends, the media, and society. Out of all of them family and friends our the biggest factors and every boost we experience positive or negative helps shape our identity.

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Who are we?
When we consider who we are, we tend to cite our backgrounds, beliefs, experiences, and interests. But what is our true identity, and what are the factors that contribute to the forming of one's unique identity?

I believe that everything we do, from the choices we make to the decisions we avoid, originates from how we see ourselves in the world and how we choose to engage with our environment.

You can learn more about identities in this attractive but informative video: https://youtu.be/trqDnLNRuSc
How do we form our identity?
Theoretically, every boost we experience knowingly and unknowingly throughout our lives affects the way we create and characterize our identities. These are some greatly influencing factors on our identities:

1. SOCIETY

Our identity is influenced long before we are even thought of. The fact is that our society has already begun shaping one's identity through years of categorization and labeling based on traits and expected behaviors.

2. FAMILY AND LOVED ONES

While all of our relationships with our society are influential, our families and loved ones have a notable impact on our identity formation. As they are the first people we are exposed to, we consciously and subconsciously look to our parents, siblings, and extended family members for our identity formation.

3. ETHNICITY, RACE, AND CULTURE

One of the most elaborate and multibranched factors that influence identity formation is ethnicity, race, and culture. These details of our lives are frequently developing. The members of each group designate their group and how society chooses to define these groups.

4. MEDIA

Like society, the media influences how we should - and therefore how we do - see ourselves. Media has an immediate effect on our reality. Knowingly and unknowingly, we receive messages through advertising, television shows, movies, and games that fortify or conflict with our beliefs about life and whether or not we should be content with who we are.

Conclusion

In conclusion, if I were to pick a factor out of these four factors as the most factor that influences identity formation, I would say that family and loved ones have the most impact on your identity because parents raise you and teach you various things that they do that other people don't, you interact with siblings and friends the most throughout your childhood, and sitting with the elders in your family will influence your thoughts on certain perspectives of life.

At last, I would like to signify the necessity of being proud of your identity. don't try and replicate others, because what differentiates you from others is your uniquely formed identity, and using this unique identity, you will attract people towards you and not the other way around when you fake your identity.

Based on your experience, what is the biggest factor that influences one's identity in your opinion?

For more information, please consider reading this article: https://ystudios.com/insights-people/influence-on-identity

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The Biggest Influences On Our Identities

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Who are we? When we consider who we are, we tend to cite our backgrounds, beliefs, experiences, and interests. But what is our true identity, and what are the factors that contribute to the forming of one's unique identity?

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This article talks about Britney Spears life and how she loved music. It talks about how music was a big part of her identity and how it was her passion. The article also talks about her struggles and how she had to overcome which I think also influenced her to be a better person and to change. It shows that our mistakes and our strengths influence who we are.

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The Biggest Influences On Our Identities

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The Biggest Influences On Our Identities

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This article explains how everything we do originates from how we see ourselves in the world and how we choose to engage with our environment. There are four main factors that influence our identity; society, our family and friends, our ethnicity, race or culture, and the media. Our confidence and sense of self influence our identity as well. When you put on a fake identity you tend to put up walls and not attract others. Therefor, it is important to be proud of your identity because it is what differentiates you from others.

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Who are we?
When we consider who we are, we tend to cite our backgrounds, beliefs, experiences, and interests. But what is our true identity, and what are the factors that contribute to the forming of one's unique identity?

I believe that everything we do, from the choices we make to the decisions we avoid, originates from how we see ourselves in the world and how we choose to engage with our environment.

You can learn more about identities in this attractive but informative video: https://youtu.be/trqDnLNRuSc
How do we form our identity?
Theoretically, every boost we experience knowingly and unknowingly throughout our lives affects the way we create and characterize our identities. These are some greatly influencing factors on our identities:

1. SOCIETY

Our identity is influenced long before we are even thought of. The fact is that our society has already begun shaping one's identity through years of categorization and labeling based on traits and expected behaviors.

2. FAMILY AND LOVED ONES

While all of our relationships with our society are influential, our families and loved ones have a notable impact on our identity formation. As they are the first people we are exposed to, we consciously and subconsciously look to our parents, siblings, and extended family members for our identity formation.

3. ETHNICITY, RACE, AND CULTURE

One of the most elaborate and multibranched factors that influence identity formation is ethnicity, race, and culture. These details of our lives are frequently developing. The members of each group designate their group and how society chooses to define these groups.

4. MEDIA

Like society, the media influences how we should - and therefore how we do - see ourselves. Media has an immediate effect on our reality. Knowingly and unknowingly, we receive messages through advertising, television shows, movies, and games that fortify or conflict with our beliefs about life and whether or not we should be content with who we are.

Conclusion

In conclusion, if I were to pick a factor out of these four factors as the most factor that influences identity formation, I would say that family and loved ones have the most impact on your identity because parents raise you and teach you various things that they do that other people don't, you interact with siblings and friends the most throughout your childhood, and sitting with the elders in your family will influence your thoughts on certain perspectives of life.

At last, I would like to signify the necessity of being proud of your identity. don't try and replicate others, because what differentiates you from others is your uniquely formed identity, and using this unique identity, you will attract people towards you and not the other way around when you fake your identity.

Based on your experience, what is the biggest factor that influences one's identity in your opinion?

For more information, please consider reading this article: https://ystudios.com/insights-people/influence-on-identity

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The Biggest Influences On Our Identities

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Who are we? When we consider who we are, we tend to cite our backgrounds, beliefs, experiences, and interests. But what is our true identity, and what are the factors that contribute to the forming of one's unique identity?

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I learned in this article that both your genes and environment play a role in who you are. Many have argued over which has more influence over your life, but overall they are both incredibly important. I personally feel like your environment will affect you the most as a person, as it is what develops your morals and who you are as a person, which genetics do not.

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Cara Goodwin, Ph.D. on March 12, 2022 in Parenting Translator

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The expression “nature vs. nurture” describes the question of how much a person’s characteristics are formed by either “nature” or “nurture.” “Nature” means innate biological factors (namely genetics), while “nurture” can refer to upbringing or life experience more generally.

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In this article, they talk about Britney Spears love for music. It mentions how this was a huge part of who she is that was developed in many ways. It shows that Britney was born with this love, but that it was also welcomed in her household. She was surrounded by many people who loved to watch her perform. Our identities are shaped by the people and opportunities that are around us.

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Britney Spears has been one of the most successful — and sometimes controversial — solo acts in popular music. Six of her first seven albums reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200.