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Everybody has an identity. An Identity is something to describe who a person is. Many people have numerous identities like with friends, at work, online, at school, etc. The reason people have many different identities is because they feel they can express themselves more in different situations and circumstances. If I were a loud party person I wouldn’t bring that king of personality/identity to work. I would go to work in a more civilized manner and be a hard worker and people would consider me to have a different personality. If people met me at work they would think I was a hard worker who stayed focused on work. If people met me to be my friends they would consider me to be a party animal that likes to have fun. It would be a good idea to change the way you are if you’re loud and rowdy to go to a more calm and professional environment like school and a workplace.

Some people would change their identity online because they don’t like the way people look at them during school. They would probably feel uncomfortable with the way they feel about themselves. If a person had no friends in and out of school they would most likely take the opportunity to become a new person and make friends. It’s like an opportunity to be the person they want to be in life. Online no one can really judge you as much as in person. It’s easier to make friends online because you can look, and act like any person you want to. People when online all look to be accepted and when they meet someone who seems interested in them they feel wanted. No matter what anyone says everyone wants to be accepted and wanted by someone else.

Usually people with the same kind of identity would hang out with each other. If I were into sports I would most likely be chilling with people who enjoy soccer also. If I enjoyed talking about boys all the time I wouldn’t be talking to someone who’s always talking about the environment. People tend to hang out with people that have similar personality traits. It seems to just make sense to hang out with your similar other than hang out with someone totally opposite of your personality. It really wouldn’t make sense to hang with a crowd you don’t understand and communicate well with.

If I went to a new school another reason I would change my identity is to fit in with the first group of people who try to befriend me. I wouldn’t want to be alone in a new unfamiliar school. So I’ll change the way I speak, and act to make them want to stay friends with me. I would want to be with them as much possible so I would end up acting like them even if I didn’t choose to. My personality would grow on them as theirs on me. So I realized that people’s identities could easily change by new friends, new schools, etc. It’s an automatic change that happens. It usually happens when people go to high school for the first time they all learn to mature to fit in with the older students in the school. Hat’s usually how the transfer happens how people begin to mature.

There are many hot spots that people go to online. The main two blogging areas are Facebook and Myspace. People explore these sites and look for either friends or maybe relationships. People enjoy online conversations because it’s so easy to meet new people. You can search up old and new friends that you lost touch with. People like Facebook because you can go on other people’s pages and they can’t see that you were on it. It also has a private message box and a wall that everybody can see your conversation. In our generation people are more open with their identity and don’t really care if people see their conversations on the Internet. We are open about sexuality, race, relationships etc. Even off the computer people aren’t scared to show their relationships.

Another messaging system that has blogging is a website called wordpress. You can see other people’s information and they can see yours. People enjoy it because they can’t judge you on the way you look but by the information you’ve written on your blogs. It gives people a sense of security because they feel like they are completely anonymous because they can put any name that they want so no one knows who they are. They can post their life stories as a diary and have people post their opinions on what you can do when you have problems. They don’t have to worry about people knowing their business because they don’t have to post their real name and can make up a new identity. It’s good for people with no friends because they can develop an online friendship with someone and have them be a friend to help with daily problems. It also gives people something to do when all their friends are busy and can’t go outside or talk on the phone. It seems like something to do to pass the time. People make new friends and don’t even have to stay attached with them. If you don’t like someone you meet online just block him or her from viewing your page. The down side to online friendships is that you don’t know whom your talking to at all. When your lying about your name they can be old men trying to get you to be close enough friends to get you to meet them somewhere it seems like basic knowledge but some young kids don’t understand the dangers of meeting online people and see no harm in it at all. We know it’s stupid to give out our school name and address because there are predators out there. If you have this basic knowledge then online socializing can be something you can do to pass the time by or even just meet new people.

Meeting new people online is also bad because girls try to empress men when they have a low self-esteem. They feel like if they try hard and fail no one will no because they can use a different identity completely. When they do this for men it makes them feel good about themselves and builds their confidence. I personally think that it’s just overall bad because young women shouldn’t have to take advantage of their body just to get attention from the opposite sex. It’s really degrading and a low thing to go down to. Girls think it as a stress reliever because after a long day of being teased or being ignored whatever the problem may be they can use this attention from unknown guys to make them selves feel wanted and cared for by someone other than their parents. I think if your doing something online and you have to hide it from your parents or parent guardians I think you shouldn’t be doing it at all. It probably isn’t the right thing to do. Our parents had the experience and know the dangers that lurk on the Internet. If a guy says he loves you online and asks you to take off your clothes off on web cam the chances are he really doesn’t care for you that much even though you met him online a month ago. Desperate men would do anything to get a girl. There are men who lye, cheat and steal.

Most identity breakdowns in on messengers like msn. People feel like they can just hurt peoples feelings and it be taken indirectly because it’s not face to face with the person. The truth is cyber bullying isn’t cool. It makes people feel bad about the way they are. It gives the idea that people must act or be a certain way to fit in. The truth is everybody is their own person and shouldn’t really have to change who they are to impress anyone but themselves. Cyber bullying can lead a person so far that they can’t only hate themselves but everyone else around them. Some people resort to violence not only to themselves but others. That kind of behavior is not unheard of in high schools especially. Some people try so hard to change but still no one accepts them. Hurting themselves seems like a solution in their minds sometimes. This is one of the causes that people commit suicide. I find it horrible that people can be so cruel to others just because the way they may act or dress.

Identity is a way to describe people’s personalities and characteristics. Like I said in the beginning of my essay nobody has the same personality as when their a child. They might have some small features from being a child, like enjoy a sport but they don’t have the exact same identity. Make the right decision and hang out with the right crowd who can later help you go far in life. I’m going to end my essay by saying your identity can either make you or break you so choose how you act wisely.