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Issue38 27:44 38. It is primarily through our identification with social groups that we define ourselves.
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position. Isit primarily through our identification with social groups that we defineourselves, as the speaker contends? I basically agree, but I also believe thataside from this channel, there are also other important ways by which we defineourselves. Admittedly,it is through our identification with social groups that we define andunderstand the rights and obligations we bear in the society. A “father” makeyou responsible for your family while you enjoy the care and love from yourchildren and wife; a “doctor” defines your obligations to treat patients withgreat efforts while guarantees the reference and admire you receive from thesociety; and a “Chinese” defines your blood and belonging while granted you thedignity of being a citizen from an centuried country. Moreover, while somemight argue that many defines themselves according to their own judgment, it istoo objective for one to judge oneself and such objectivity might be harmfulbecause the vagueness in one’s recognition of his or her social obligations andrights. However,with the explosive development of human knowledge and modern technology, wedefine ourselves through various different ways aside from social identities.As we grow more individualism with the help of improve independence of both ourbody and soul, many regard the famous phrase “I think, therefore I am,” by ReneDescartes, as the definition they obey, due to the increase reference peoplehave for precious thoughts upon which humanity advances. It is by your thoughtsthat you differentiate yourself from others and identify the merit of yourself.For example, we admire President Lincoln, not because of his moustache and hisidentity as a president, but because of his provident wisdom and profound sympathyfor oppressed people, because of his egalitarianism and humanity solicitude. Inaddition, surrounding by countless little cellphones and other electronic devices,many people, especially teenagers, define themselves by the phrase “I share,therefore I am.” With more readily access to the Internet and the popularizationof social networks, youngsters seldom judge people by observing their charactersand their social identities but by reading their Facebook page, which is editable,granted you the power show yourself the way you like, instead of revealing thetrue you. Although it is sad, it is true to many today. Despiteso many other ways to define yourself, I believe that it is ultimately by thecombination of all those criteria-our identities, thoughts, the image youshape, and ultimately your action-that we define ourselves. There is no oneabsolute criteria to define people because we all know that human is sosophisticate and paradoxical that no single test or exam can reveal the truthdeep down people’s souls. Insum, as discussed above, it is cursory to assert one primary method that wedefine ourselves when there are so many other ways to employ. In reality wedefine ourselves not by one second of reflecting our identities, but by the gradualjudgment throughout our everyday life. |
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