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Most days, you feel like you are drowning and you're trying to swim to the top, but you cant seem to get there, no matter how hard you try. Having major depression is like having a body that wants to live, but a mind that no longer desires to live. That is why this image really relates to my self identity.

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I relate to this image due to the fact that the girl is trying to cover up her natural beauty with makeup because she doesn't feel like she is enough like she is. I would never leave the house without a full face of makeup, even if it were to go get the mail down the street. Then, makeup was the least of my concerns, I no longer liked what I saw in the mirror, so I developed an eating disorder. No matter the consequences, as long as I was starting to fit into society's beauty standards it was all going to be okay.

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I solve some of my problems with a cold, shiny, blade. I have many scars that will always be a part of me, no matter how scary it is for people to see them, I have to accept the fact that they will always be there and I shouldn't be ashamed. My mom is always embarrassed and tells me to cover up, and yeah it hurts hearing that, but I've learned to accept it because if you don't self harm then you simply don't understand me. I relate to this image because it shows that I battle with myself every single day of my life, and maybe this battle will never be over, but I guess we will find out one day.

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Personally, I feel like I relate to Amy Tan the most. She didn't feel accepted by her mother, and she was so exhausted from trying, that she began to do her own thing. My mom has been choosing everything for me. She wanted me to play tennis for years, and so I was forced to play, until I was about 16-17 years old. My mother always wanted me to become a doctor, even if that job simply just was not for me. She only realized that when I ended up in the hospital.

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"It is better to be hated for what you are than loved for what you are not," (Andre Guide). This quote means a lot to my self identity due to the fact that he talks about how you should be who you are and not change for anyone else even if they don't like you the way that you are. You shouldn't try to fit in, stand out and be the person you truly want to be. I want to be happy with myself just the way that I am, and I am working on that. One day, hopefully, I will be pleased with myself.

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"To those peoples in the huts and villages of half the globe struggling to break the bonds of mass misery, we pledge our best efforts to help them help themselves, for whatever period is required-- not because the communists may be doing it, not because we seek their votes, but because it is right," (Kennedy 367). This quote relates to Kennedy's sense of self identity because he shows that he is not selfish, and in fact pushes other people to do good in the country, not just for themselves, but for others. He shows what it's like to be a good leader. Kennedy wants to do good not for the recognition or the favors in return, but simply because it is the right thing to do.

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"You want me to be something that I'm not," (Tan 394). This quote relates to Amy Tan's sense of self identity because she felt as though her mother never liked her for who she was. Her mother wanted her to be gifted with talents, but she just did not have any, and that's okay, but for her mother it wasn't okay. She just never felt accepted for who she was.

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"She wanted to invent something, my mom," (Alvarez 395) This quote relates to Amy Tan's sense of self identity because her mother was always inventing. It would almost never stop. She invented so many things throughout her years, but most importantly she invented the type writer for her daughter because of her writing skills.

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"What if museums, universities, and government agencies could put your dead relatives on display or keep them in boxes to be cut up and otherwise studied," (Harjo 407).
This quote relates to Harjo's sense of self identity because it shows how he feels offended and distraught that dead bodies are being used for public viewing or other bizarre ideas. It shows that he has respect for others whether dead or alive. Dead bodies should be put to rest and not used for public viewing or anything of the sort.

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"You know how important looks are in this country," (Rodriguez 374). This quote relates to Rodriguez's sense of self identity because his family was very racist towards him and he took it to heart. He always focused about it. Everyone always judges him or thinks he's just going on vacation too often, but he has something that the others don't have; education.