Personal Narrative: My Identity In The United States

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The cultural markers I used for my identikit form an image of my identity because they show where i’m from. Where somebody is from has an extremely strong influence on who they grow up to be. I believe where I am from molded my identity completely, I know I would not be the same person I am today if I did not grow up in New Hope, Pennsylvania. The place where I grew up gave me all of the experiences I have today. I gained all of my experiences in the place I grew up and experiences are what makes a person unique and gives them their identity. One of the pictures in my identikit is a picture of the New Hope/Lambertville bridge going over the Delaware river. This bridge is part of my identity because it was the place I would always go fishing …show more content…

My hometown gave me all of my experiences and made me who I am. It wasn't the fact that I grew up in New Hope, PA that created who I am, it was the experiences that living in New Hope lead me to like fishing in the delaware river, getting my first job, earning an education at NHS, and wrestling for NHS that changed my identity. Fishing gave me a lifelong hobby and irreplaceable experiences with friends, my first job taught me the basics about dealing with people and building relationships, my education at NHS taught me how to have a sense of pride in something you belong to, and wrestling gave me good morals and really improved my work ethic.The person who I am today is the sum of all the experiences I had growing up where I did that is what makes me unique. I might have been a better person if i grew up somewhere other than New Hope, but I like to believe that's not …show more content…

This friend had always been extremely athletic and was built like a tank, standing at 6’4 and wearing size 16 shoes. He was on the football team and track team with me throughout highschool and was always praised by coaches, fellow teammates, and even opposing teams for his toughness, manliness, and athletic ability. He always went along with it and even started to put a facade on around these people in an attempt to live up to their expectations. I knew this guy more than anyone and I could always tell he was never too comfortable acting like this and would tell me about how much he hated his personality being labeled this way just because of the stereotypes that go along with his physical

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