Assignment No. 4 (Short Essay on Identity Construction)
What identity were you “performing” and how or in what sense were you “performing”
that identity in that context? What impression of yourself were you trying to create in
the mind of the other person?
Self-identification and personal identity are two types of identities. The former refers to
an individual's perspective and definition of himself, whilst the latter pertains to who he is as a
person. There are also times when we portray ourselves in a way that allows us to channel
different aspects of our personality to achieve a certain aim.
During this season of our lives, my family is experiencing hard challenges because my
sister is currently under PNP training, since she is very close to our family, especially to me,
we feel sad being far away from her, but the hardest part is she is not allowed to use cellular
phone and this simply means we cannot communicate to her daily, we have no personal updates
about how her day went. Honestly, I am such a whiner, because I often cry every time I miss
her, but I make sure to do hide it from my parents, I aim to look strong and unaffected. On the
other hand, I cannot stop bringing her name up in our everyday conversation, so this action of
mine cannot cover the fact that I am missing her so much. But I still avoid being transparent
about how sad I am inside. Maybe because I don’t want them to think that I am emotionally
weak, also growing up, crying alone is my coping mechanism, particularly if I am in my low
point, or dark days, then these days I found myself crying alone again. This season made me
realized that ever since I always try to show my parents or the people around me that I am not
sensitive and crying is not my thing, I am more comfortable crying all out alone, I see it more
convenient, since explaining the pain and sadness you experience or feel inside is way harder
and complicated than tapping your own shoulder.
Character is a continuous process of identifying oneself as well as defining oneself
concerning others. Because identity encompasses more than a person's qualities, whether
controllable or not, I choose to perform an identity that I foster becoming of in the sense that I
discover all the ways I know to carry out the meaning that has been absorbed onto my identity.
To be honest, anybody may accomplish it easily, by looking for techniques to assist him to
bring out possible items that will also aid in the development and presentation of a certain
personality. In my situation, I did everything I could to make a good impression, regardless of
what I truly feel inside and who I really am when I am alone.
What identity were you “performing” and how or in what sense were you “performing”
that identity in that context? What impression of yourself were you trying to create in
the mind of the other person?
Self-identification and personal identity are two types of identities. The former refers to
an individual's perspective and definition of himself, whilst the latter pertains to who he is as a
person. There are also times when we portray ourselves in a way that allows us to channel
different aspects of our personality to achieve a certain aim.
During this season of our lives, my family is experiencing hard challenges because my
sister is currently under PNP training, since she is very close to our family, especially to me,
we feel sad being far away from her, but the hardest part is she is not allowed to use cellular
phone and this simply means we cannot communicate to her daily, we have no personal updates
about how her day went. Honestly, I am such a whiner, because I often cry every time I miss
her, but I make sure to do hide it from my parents, I aim to look strong and unaffected. On the
other hand, I cannot stop bringing her name up in our everyday conversation, so this action of
mine cannot cover the fact that I am missing her so much. But I still avoid being transparent
about how sad I am inside. Maybe because I don’t want them to think that I am emotionally
weak, also growing up, crying alone is my coping mechanism, particularly if I am in my low
point, or dark days, then these days I found myself crying alone again. This season made me
realized that ever since I always try to show my parents or the people around me that I am not
sensitive and crying is not my thing, I am more comfortable crying all out alone, I see it more
convenient, since explaining the pain and sadness you experience or feel inside is way harder
and complicated than tapping your own shoulder.
Character is a continuous process of identifying oneself as well as defining oneself
concerning others. Because identity encompasses more than a person's qualities, whether
controllable or not, I choose to perform an identity that I foster becoming of in the sense that I
discover all the ways I know to carry out the meaning that has been absorbed onto my identity.
To be honest, anybody may accomplish it easily, by looking for techniques to assist him to
bring out possible items that will also aid in the development and presentation of a certain
personality. In my situation, I did everything I could to make a good impression, regardless of
what I truly feel inside and who I really am when I am alone.
