Great website for Gothic Art

or
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/history/gothic.html

Who ARE You?

"So, from all the things that appeal to us in the world, we create images of how we want to see ourselves, and then we set about making ourselves “seen” in the world so our images can be reflected back to us through the desire of others."


Read the article by Raymond Lloyd Richmond, Ph.D. if you are interested in psychology and how it relates to identity! It's pretty fascinating.
http://www.guidetopsychology.com/identity.htm

Identity

I believe that for one to discover their identiity they must first have self esteem and a feeling of self worth.

What are intractable conflicts and collective identites?

The following article by Lois Kriesberg examines "(1) the characteristics of various kinds of identities, (2) how particular qualities of collective identities contribute to a conflict becoming intractable, (3) what shapes collective identities, and (4) how such identities can be modified to help transform and resolve intractable conflicts.



http://www.beyondintractability.org/essay/identity_issues/

How do you create your identity?

Not a very well written article, but poses some interesting thoughts about facebook and your identity.

http://mootee.typepad.com/innovation_playground/2009/06/michael-jacksons-death-is-tragic-it-remind-us-how-fragile-we-are-both-as-human-beings-and-the-things.html

Sooooo, how else is the government controlling you?

http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2010/03/24/news/milford/a1-minosmoke.txt

Identity Quests

1. How many movies and/or songs can you find that deal with identity quests?
Here are a few of my favorites:
1. Hook
2. Boyz in the Hood
3. Antwone Fisher
4. Remember the Titans
5. The Laramie Project
6. American History X
7. The Blind Side

2. Picture of James McBride with his mother:
http://www.oberlin.edu/alummag/oampast/oam_sum96/oamsum96_mcbridepic.htmlhttp://www.jamesmcbride.com/
3. Check out his website:
http://www.jamesmcbride.com/