Cultural Identity Analysis

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Are you or have you ever been confused on what your cultural identity is? Do you even know what cultural identity is? Because you certainly should.If you are confused about your cultural identity then keep reading, because you really shouldn't be confused. Cultural identity is quite simple, it is just the things about you that is defined by your culture. There are many complex factors such as religion, morals, how you were raised, art you enjoy, status symbols you value and much more! For example, I have a cultural identity just like everyone else. I am buddhist and christian, I enjoy hispanic, asian, and american foods, and my favorite genre of music is rap.
I have three elements of culture that mainly define who I am. The first element is …show more content…

The second element of culture that defines me is food. Who doesn?t like food? I chose this as one of my three elements because food is what you usually eat about 3 times every single day. The food I enjoy eating is hispanic and asian food, I grew up eating these two types of food because of my ethnic background. The third element of culture that defines me is how I was raised. Just the mere thought of being raised differently can change me as a person entirely. If I didn't make certain mistakes then I wouldn't have known right from wrong. Culture has also created conflict for me in the past. One time was when I was much younger, I would always go hunting and use guns which my father really disliked. I saw guns as a way to put food on the table but my father was raised differently and believed guns were made for wars and to kill people. It does make sense but guns made it much easier for people to go hunting because unlike bows, bolas, and other primitive weapons, guns were more accurate, more devastating, and they also increased the range in which you can shoot your target. Another cultural conflict I had growing up

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