Markeith Jones

English 1100

Professor Young

September 2, 2015

What Is Identity To You?

            What makes you who you are? What makes you different from everyone else? Your identity is what sets you apart from other people. We are all unique and one of a kind, all thanks to our identity. But what is your identity. You can be identified for many things. It can be where you are from, the language you speak, your religion, etc.  

           To me identity is the things you are most known for and remembered for. If you are always bitter and angry, that is the identity you created for yourself. Your ethnic background can set you apart from others. For example, I knew two Brians in high school. One was Puerto Rican and the other was Jamaican. During conversations when talking about one, we would say “Spanish Brian” or “Jamaican Brian” to not mix them up.  At my high school that was a general way of identifying people. “Lightskin David”, “Tall Derrick”, I heard a lot. So after those experiences, I knew appearance can also factor into your identity.

            I know for sure that I am unique. People tell me all the time that they’ve never met no one that act the way I do. I’m funny, playful, and I like to have fun. I pull pranks and tell jokes. At the same time I can be serious when I have to be. I’m also identified for being African American, or black. I’m fully confident in myself and some see it as arrogance.