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My Personal Identity : The Definition Of Identity

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Definition of Identity My brother blew his hand up with a firework and lost 3 fingers. That experience changed his identity by making him a better person because he started to appreciate everything more. The definition of identity is, “the distinguishing character or personality of an individual.” This definition should be changed because someone’s personality is based off, and can change, from the experiences they have been through. The new definition should be, “Identity is how your experiences have changed how you act.” One way my new definition of identity relates to my life is when my parents got divorced. When I was in fifth grade I began to notice that my parents were not getting along very well. I did not really think much of it though because I never thought that they would actually get divorced. I recall one day when I came home from school and I went into the kitchen to get a snack. I was eating my fruit roll up when I noticed something on the counter. I walked over to the counter to get a closer look, and then my heart sank. They were divorce papers. I was holding back tears as my mom walked in the room. I acted like I did not see the papers and I went to the living room and watched Drake and Josh to cheer myself up. Days and weeks went by and my parents had not said anything to me about them separating, and I noticed that they were not fighting as much. I started to gain hope that they were working things out and everything would be alright. Then one night

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