Defines Who You Are

What you do, defines who you are. This is a common phrase that an individual hears from their elders. I have constantly tried to carve out my identity; to figure out who I am and what it is that I want to do in this life. The search for self is a common issue faced by individuals in our day and age, however this complicated puzzle in everyone's life is solved throughout their experiences and situations. I am who I am and I am the way I am because of my past experiences. My identity has been shaped by the people I have met over my lifetime and the experiences I have had, good or bad. Reflecting upon my past, I have come to cherish some very important events which have shaped me to be the individual that I am today. Starting from the beginning, moving to Canada has played a significant role in shaping my identity. If it was not for Canada, I would have no possessed the trait of being open minded. Moving further along in my life, entering high school changed my personality in various ways. It changed me from an insecure and dependant girl into confident independent individual. Furthermore, getting a job played major role in shaping my identity as well. If it had not been for my job, I would have never learned how to socialize and deal with different types of people nor would I have ever stepped out of my comfort zone and become the mature individual I am today. …show more content…
This issue of searching for ones identity is also represented through the short selection, "The Happy man" by Naguib Mahfouz, the poem "Identity" by Julio Noboa Polanco and the poem "Fear" by Gabriela