answered: Over the past few weeks, we have discussed several factors t

  

Over the past few weeks, we have discussed several factors that shape and inform our identities. We read James Paul Gee’s theory of Discourses (excerpt from “Discourses and literacies” ~) and developed a better understanding of how the groups or communities in which we participate make us who we are and help us to establisn a sense of self. botn from our own perspective and the perception or others
We applied this knowledge to Thomas Chatterton Williams’ memoir Losing My Cool: Love, Literature, and a Black Man’s Escape from the Crowd to understand the difficulties an individual may experience in navigating various Discourses and discovering their own identity. While there are many factors that influenced Thomas’s coming-of-age, you are to weigh in on what you believe to be the most significant element that shaped Thomas’s
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As we discussed in great depth, there are many influences that affected Thomas in his development from adolescence to adulthood. In a three (3) page essay. analyze homass experiences to idennry what you belleve is the most important element that shaped nis idennty by answering the
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What is the most significant factor that shaped Thomas?
And, in what ways did that factor affect his Identity?