Critical Thinking Introduction

For my critical thinking piece, I have chosen post from Identity discussion forum 3: "What's an Identity Marker?" and 2 of my reply posts from the same discussion board. I find that I provided quite a bit of information about identity markers and then provided deeper thoughts on how they fit into my thoughts of what identity markers are. Two passages from my post help to show my detailed thoughts and responses on this subject. “Race, culture and ethnicity as an identity marker can divide us into groups.  Most of these markers are distinguishable visually, but I can see how race and ethnicity can define us quickly. I am sure that it can still have some impact on our social grouping.” and “Age is definitely an Identity Marker; we see how groups’ peel off all the time based on age.  We usually do not share the same view, life experiences or tastes. We also don't have the same responsibilities. In the Overachievers, we learn about "Julie" working so hard, just to get into a great college and that was her dream.” 1/18/2011

I also added, at no extra charge, 2 of replies to classmate’s posts about how identity markers applied to their thoughts. I believe that by challenging their statements