Physical appearance Ð actual birthmarks, permanent markings (tattoos, scarring, burning), alterations to achieve ideals of beauty (tanning, skin whitening, plastic surgery), cultural alterations (genital mutilation, neck enlargement in Thailand, teeth blackening in Africa, ear lengthening in China and South America), transgender.

Babies, fertility and birth Ð deformities/defects (babies born with drug dependencies, Thalidomide babies, being born into trauma), abortion, vaccination, designer babies and IVF/foetal screening, homebirths, Caesarean sections, maternity/paternity leave, public breastfeeding, Successful women can be attacked Ôintentionally barrenÕ, biological clocks.

Social strata ÔmarksÕ Ð geographic (access to schools, Ôbetter access to produceÕ [according to current affairs programs], public transport, stereotypes [e.g. outer suburban ÔbogansÕ]), class (e.g. selective schools + ÔBrain DrainÕ with all academic students heading city-way), public versus private schooling/healthcare, population issues.

National/cultural ÔmarksÕ Ð Migration and citizenship, ethnicity, ÔraceÕ, multiculturalism/pluralism versus preservation of cultures, assimilation, the list of ÔAustralian valuesÕ and the citizenship test, formation of migrant communities.

Families/family structure Ð conservatism, using husbandÕs last name, adoption, Ôrainbow familiesÕ (e.g. celebrities), gay and lesbian families/nuptials.

Language Ð accents/pronunciation, idiolects, dialects, first and second languages, studying English at a second/third/fourth language, multilingualism, language as a marker of identity/culture/social class.

Names Ð traditional names versus ÔAnglicisationÕ, pseudonyms, labels, stereotypes, titles, qualifications.

Information divide Ð lack of infrastructure, websites aimed towards people with lower bandwidth, haves and have nots, price of technology re: location.

Teenagers Ð rites of passage (Pacific tribal ejaculation into mouth, first time hunting, etc.), writing about teen angst in a way that isnÕt angsty.