Write an essay in response to one of the following prompts:
This semester, you’ve examined the ways in which a person’s education, gender, language, and relationships, among other things, can help shape his or her identity. Write an essay that explains which factors have the greatest influence in shaping a person’s identity. Remember to include plenty of examples to support and illustrate your argument.
Over the last couple of weeks, we have explored some linguistic strategies employed by speakers and writers to express their identities; some of these are intentional, but many are used subconsciously. Compare some of these strategies and explain what each exposes express about the identity of the speaker and how.
Present an argument for which strategy is most effective in revealing identity and explain whether the effect is negative or positive.
