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Symbolism Shield Project To create a shield that best represents who I am as a person, I had to dig through countless photos and memories that show me as a whole. From future goals, challenges, values, and my own identity, fitting all of those symbols onto one shield was a little difficult. However, I managed to accurately represent myself in this shield, and overall I believe that it shows a smaller, more condensed version of who I am as a person. The first of four sections on my shield represents the values aspect of myself. I value my family more than anything in the world, and I chose to take mementos and pictures from years past to accurately portray this. I have a picture of my parents on their wedding day, I have a picture of

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