High School Identity Analysis

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In High School I acquired the concept of questioning everything in order to gain knowledge. I have been questioning my identity throughout High School and seeing aspects of myself as a result. I have been too busy living in the moment and forgetting that central concepts of my identity are derived from my past. In the past year I forced myself to confront characteristics about myself in order to define who I am today and what I want for my future. I have come to discover that I can be a reserved person. This aspect of me has been very destructive and helpful at the same time. I was very surprised at my realization. I believed myself to be very social and expressive, but I learned that I tend to avoid being personal. Part of what builds a community

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