Identity Post

As we learned from the video and in class, your identity is who you are, and everyone around you can shape it. My parents I think, are the biggest impacts on my identity. Of course, friends play a huge role, but when it comes down to it, and if you really think about it, their the only people who will be involved in your life, your whole life.     My parents brought me up to always be a good student. That reflects on how I am today. My grades are good, and I'm applying to good colleges, hoping to get in. This wouldn't of been possible if my parents didn't praise me at an early age to get involved and really care about my grades.     My parents also brought me up to be a good person, and to care about others. Because of this, by my own choice, I do community service to help others, I help out at my church and really like getting involved. It my parents never stressed being a good person and doing good deeds, I may just not even care about others, but that isn't the way I am today.     Let's see, if my parents moved to Alaska, that would be very difficult for me. Since I've seen them just about every day of my life, I'd feel lost and confused, because face it, we all need our parents to grow up, and if their not there, it just feels as if something's missing.   Nicki Messina