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My identity in the 21st century

My identity can be defined in numerous ways, but there are only certain things that truly define who i am. I am sixteen years old and I live in Staten island new york Originally my parents are from Pakistan and they chose to come to America. Me and my siblings are all born here. Since then we did a lot of going back and forth and now currently we are living here. Moving here has changed me, i have become confident, independent, and for now i know what i want. Ethnicity and religion also play a very important role in everyone's life, and so i am a Pakistani Muslim. Today living as a Muslim is different then before. Still those issues and conflicts are there for Muslims but as a young Muslim girl now its different as things have progressed in the past years. As people are becoming more aware and concerned, women are now realizing their importance and strength for self determination. Now women are strong minded and have learned to make decisions for themselves when it comes to certain things. As people know its important for Muslim women to wear the veil, i started wearing it when i was 14. When i started high school i realized that i didn't know why i was truly wearing it or for who i was doing this and from that day till now i don't wear it i do respect it but i know for a fact that i will wear it one day.

Besides your culture other things that express your identity are objects and the environment your surrounded by. Technology also describes my identity. As this is the 21st century many people are exploring the fact that technology is becoming useful and better, and so technology is a part of my identity it is the concept of my generation. Now almost everything is done on the computer and this is where facebook comes in which today is one of the most used networks where people are logged in for hours. I like facebook as well and use it a lot. I have many interests, likes, and dislikes and food and music are some of them. Everybody loves to eat and listen to music so do I. People living in new york are aware of many different cultures, which is an advantage so they can eat whatever they want, this is why i love living in new york and also because of the mighty city. For my future i don't know what i want to do but one thing is for sure that i want to travel the world and do things that i was afraid to do or never had a chance to do them. I know there will be humongous changes in my life but i hope they all turn out to be good. For now this is my identity and a reflection of who i am or where i come from, lets see what the future has planned for me.

Identity map worksheet

Name:   Nida Hussain                                                                                             Block: C

CHOOSE ONLY 10 of the 12 below and complete the following with the appropriate information:

1. Geography (area you live, where extended family lives, places you visited that influenced you, landscape of where you live - urban, rural, etc): 
2. Gender:
3. Religion:
4. Economic Class (Upper, Middle, Lower):
5. Race/Ethnic Group:
6. Abilities:
7. Likes/Dislikes (music, books, arts, sports, etc)
8. Social Groups You Belong To:
9. Special Groups (Volunteer, etc.):
10. Issues You Care About:
11. Family Characteristics (size, occupations, family traditions, stories, etc):
12. Dreams & Future Plans (careers, places you want to explore, etc):

1. now i live in Staten island/ New York i was born here but originally my parents are from pakistan. over there we lived in an urban area named Karachi, and also Pakistan comes in the continent of asia basically its a south asian country.      
2. female

3. Muslim

4.Middle

5. Pakistani
6. I am funny, i like to try new things, and I am very patient
7. like music, books, food, color blue, and anything interesting. Dislike nothing.

10. global warming

11. I do have a big family but  mainly we are total 5 people. My parents, sister Nazia, brother Farooq, and me Nida :), there are many stories in my family and they are way too long, but the shortest story is about me during my childhood when i was in the first grade for some reason i always wrote 3+3=9 not 6. Our family traditions are based on our culture and so we celebrate a holiday known as Eid and on that day we make sweets and we get money from all of our relatives.
12. I have no idea of what i want to do but i do know for sure that i want to become independent and explore the world by traveling to different places.

Nida

My generation can be defined through many things but mostly it is technology. People are evolving around it. Life for people is much more easier now. By going on the computer they can do many things like read magazines, a book or simply contact their relatives who live far away. I feel that now people are becoming aware and concerned. In my generation people understand the use and importance of technology and have proved it by inventing useful tools like ipod and laptops. I think people in my generation have accomplished many things especially with technology. Now people are looking for a fresh start which is change. Best example of that would be Obama becoming president. People in my generation have come so far with technology I wonder what tools will be invented in the next generation.