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"I knew who my people were, and I wanted to be with them." (Noah, p. 58) Trevor Noah wanted to make his own decision as to how he would be seen to others, choosing who he would hang out with and what he would be like.

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"I became a chameleon. My color didn't change, but I could change your perception of my color." (Noah, p. 54) We allow others to tell our stories by showing them what we want to be perceived as so they can share their experiences with us to others. Those people hearing others share about us is sharing our story.

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"But everyone in my family will tell you, 'Trevor burned down a house.'" (Noah, p. 94) Others can share experiences and memories that share their idea of someone. This is a new side to your story, but still a part of it.

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"I never let the memory of something painful prevent me from trying something new." (Noah, p. 94) Our past is what we think about as our first impression to a situation or problem. What we remember forms what we want to achieve in the future.

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"We tell people to follow their dreams, but you can only dream of what you can imagine, and, depending on where you come from, your imagination can be quite limited." (Noah, p. 75)  Our purpose comes from what we dream of, and our journey comes from what we strive for. When reaching for our purpose, our journey is made.

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"Listen here, rich boy. You think it's fun running around with these guys?" (Noah, p. 218) Trevor Noah is experiencing life with the people he wants to, because of his purpose of getting by financially.

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"You must be careful who you surround yourself with . . . because where you are can determine who you are." (Noah, p. 223) With Noah's purpose just getting by in the hood, his life was described as a standstill. This affects everything because of the people he will meet because he is hustling and not working an honest job.

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"I saw myself as the people around me, and the people around me were black." (Noah, p.59) Others telling our stories help us realize who we are. It is hard to understand ourselves without an outside perspective.

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"She is abused, stol’n from me, and corrupted By spells and medicines bought of mountebanks" (Act 1 Scene 3) Others tell our stories as a different perception, and sometimes they tell a story that we do not perceive ourselves as.

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"I am not merry, but I do beguile The thing I am by seeming otherwise." (Act 2 Scene 1) People act as how they wish to be seen to change and tell their story as they want.

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"Make the Moor thank me, love me, and reward me" (Act 2 Scene 2) People describe to others how they see us, and that is how they help write our story.

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"Are we turned Turks, and to ourselves do that Which heaven hath forbid the Ottomites? " (Act 2 Scene 3) The purpose of being warriors and defending the land has put a standard to how the leaders should act, which affects everything in their lives.

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"For such things in a false, disloyal knave Are tricks of custom;" (Act 3 Scene 3) We allow others to tell our stories to get a better undersatnding of ourselves and each other.

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"I will in Cassio’s lodging lose this napkin And let him find it." (Act 3 Scene 3) Iago's purpose of wanting to be higher up in the military changes his journey to one full of betrayal. His purpose causes chaos and destruction within his area of aquaintances.

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"Believe me, I had rather have lost my purse Full of crusadoes." (Act 3 Scene 4) Purpose gives us answers to choices, which guide us through life.

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"I will a round unvarnished tale deliver Of my whole course of love" (Act 1 Scene 3) Othello's tale of how he became who he is has guided his puropse to where it is. His past is what led him to what he has become.

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"The secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world, and never forget the drops of oil on the spoon." (Coelho) Life experiences give us ideas and dreams to follow. These wishes are what drive someone to have purpose.

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"We have to be prepared for change, he thought." (Coelho) When someone reaches towards their dreams to complete their purpose, they have to be ready to go through changes.

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"Whatever the thing observed, one could find a connection with his experience of the moment." (Coelho) When searching for purpose and journeying to conplete it, experiences are gatereed. These memories make up life.

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"I'm afraid that if my dream is realized, I'll have no reason to go on living." (Coelho) Purpose is given to some with dreams, and if dreams are completed, they may dissapear. However, others follow journeys to complete a purpose and can move on to new things.

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"The closer one gets to realizing their Personal Legend, the more that Personal Legend becomes their true reason for being." (Coelho) We tell our stories by working to achieve what we want, and doing it how we want. Then, others see us and what we did as our story.

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"This is why alchemy exists. So that everyone will search for their treasure, find it, and then want to be better than they were in their former life." (Coelho) Others help guide us into understanding who we are and what we want.

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"When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us become better, too." (Coelho) We work to help others and experience life, and those people describe us as they see us. Their perspectives become a apart of one story.

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"When you possess great treasures with in you and try to tell others of them, seldom are you believed." (Coelho) We describe our past to others, how relay our story to others.

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"I was under way, propelled by an imparative that was beyond my ability to comprehend." (Into The Wild) McCandless' want to journey was his purpose, and his adventures were experiences of a lifetime.

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"When I decided to go to Alaska that April, like Chris McCandless, I was a raw youth who mistook passion for insight. . . ." (Into The Wild) McCandless helped Krakauer decide his purpose of exploring and learning about McCandless' life.

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"He wanted to prove to himself that he could make it on his own, withour anybody els's help." (Into The Wild) McCandless wanted others to tell his story because he had an interesting life that he felt was what some people wanted to do even though they felt they could not because of society.