Susan's Introvert

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Susan’s introduction started off with a life experience example about going off to camp at 9 years old where she thought her introverted upbringing of reading books in a quite group environment was going to be a shared interest amongst other camp goers. Susan quickly realized that the camp she was attending was intended to do quite the opposite as her counselor excitingly expressed that everyday camp spirit would be rallied by reciting a cheer and the intent was to help introverts be more outgoing.
Susan uses this example to help the audience understand her introverted background. She also goes on to explain that she felt the need to prove herself as an introvert by displaying a lifestyle as an extrovert even though she knew how she truly felt.
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By doing this she wants the audience to understand the significance of each group and how they respond to stimulation. She explains that many of the environments people interact with daily are designed for extroverts, such as school and work. She uses these as examples to show that these are great group achievements and how people work great together however are people able to do things independently without relying on the stimulation of others. She stresses the need for all people to identifying with their introvert inside, self-reflect in a quiet environment, engage in their own personal creativity, and learning self-sufficiency. She goes on to provide examples of students who are expected to act like committee members instead of having individual thoughts of flight.
Susan’s conclusion is one that brings the best of both worlds by bringing the extroverts to open up to their introverted side. She uses world renowned examples of introverted people such as Dr. Seuss, and Steve Wasniac who are introverts that show solitude matters by using independent creativity. She explains that history shows the use of western culture as using the man of action rather than the man of

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