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This 9 page paper discusses the development of identity by the human being. George Orwell's 1984 exampled as well as leading experts in the field of media/government propaganda as well as language experts. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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this type of question of himself. This makes man most unique among the animals and as such leads to the question of why man feels compelled to develop an identity,
how this is formed, and what influences the development of the human identity. On the most basic level a persons identity starts to be influenced at birth, it can be
said. Erick Erickson, a leading and noted scholar in the field of human growth and development, determined that from infancy a child is bombarded with stimulus. A baby, obviously, is
almost completely dependent on his caregivers for the fulfillment of all his or her needs. Interestingly enough, Erikson also stated that the type of trust that is developed during this
time is not only a trust of the caregivers, but it also aides the child in having trust in himself and his ability to communicate his wants and needs. Thus,
ones ability to trust other people and to have confidence in ones communication skills are set at a very early age. Sadly, Erikson also notes that those infants whose needs
are not met and who are not shown affection, will develop a deep seated sense of mistrust and a type of general apathy sets in that may never be undone.
In these instances, states Erikson, if the mistrust is severe enough the child will give up ever having his needs met and may internalize that his very existence is not
meaningful. In the Latency stage the child is at his or her creative best. Possessing a great number of initial skills, the child, age six through eleven, is capable of
receiving complex instruction and can master various fundamentals of technology. The greatest dangers for this stage are that feelings of inadequacy can arise as the child begins to compare his
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