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Teen Ink wrote this article with a dream to encourage everyone to find out the kind of person they want to be, and strive to be exactly that. In my topic, it talks about how being an individual is important and nobody shouldn't be able to take that away or force you into something you aren't okay with being. In the article, it says that by talking about how so many kids nowadays try and meet society's standards. This was a very well written piece, because it boosts peoples' self esteems and encourages them to not let society tell them who they are supposed to be.

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After reading this article a few times, I have seen a pattern of the word "you". That means it is very stressed in this article how important it is to not be anything you are not. I definitely have a deepened understanding of my topic, because it talks about how we should be ourselves when forced to be a certain way. So many times people change their ways for the wrong reasons, and end up living their lives in lies. This article represents my topic by talking about how wrong that is.

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In this snippet of the article "Being Yourself", it talks about how hard it is to be yourself when there's are so many standards set by society. To me, that is exactly what my theme is saying. Teens, and even adults, feel like they are forced to be a different person in order to meet certain standards. They don't realize how important it is to be an individual, and how much more true to yourself you are if you are not trying to be something different. This nonfiction piece demonstrates how easy it can be to fall into the trap of being something you're not.

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The artist that designed this definitely had an idea and mind, and i believe the idea matches up with my theme exactly. The mask in the image represents how people are forced to be something they are not, and some of them just choose to be different to fit in. The artist shows how dumb it looks to have to put on a different side to you when you're around certain people. It shows how important it is to be able to make your own decisions.

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After gazing at this picture, i definitely see the deeper meaning of my topic. I see how there really are people who put on a different face for reality, to hide who they really are. Some people are forced to be a different person and they never get the chance to be a free individual. The girl holding another face shows how she can completely be a different individual and people don't even realize who she is inside. My theme represents people that put on a mask and be someone else, which is exactly what is happening in this image.

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This drawing represents my topic very well. The girl stares down at the face as she wishes to be someone else. The girl in the picture feels as if she needs to be a different version of herself, and is trying to hide who she really is. In "The Selection", America represents the opposite of this picture. She lives out who she really is, unlike the girl portrayed in this image. This shows the negative side of the theme.

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The director of "Mean Girls" did a very good job of portraying this topic, and also made sure to stress the wrongs of this topic. The girls in the movie definitely wanted to be themselves wholeheartedly, but they were being under a lot of peer pressure to be exactly like the popular girls. This is a very common struggle in teenage girls these days, and the director definitely shined in telling girls all over the world that they should not feel like they need to be anyone besides who they truly are in their hearts.

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After watching this movie, I have a much deeper understanding of my topic. I see how ridiculous it looks for these girls to basically worship "The Plastics", just so they could maybe get the chance to have a little bit of popularity. I see how, at the end of the movie, the girls who have chosen to be themselves instead of tried to be like the popular girls ended up being the the girls everyone else looked to.

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The movie, "Mean Girls", is a very accurate multi-media example of my topic. The highlighted characters of the movie are "The Plastics", which are basically the it girls of the movie. The thing is, everyone in the movie tries to be like them, because they are popular. At one point in the movie, one of the girls has holes cut in her shirt and the next day, all the girls in the school have holes in their shirts. This is an accurate representation of my topic, because these girls are only looking at what everyone else is doing, and not being themselves. They feel as if they are being forced to act and dress a certain way in order to be cool.

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Kiera Cass definitely made this theme apparent in her book. I think the major spoiler that this is the topic in the story was the fact that Cass portrayed America as a red head. The cover of the book is America (with red hair) in a beautiful blue dress. Most of the time, beauty is often thought to be in blondes in brunettes, because that is what society has described. Giving America red hair shows how unique of a character she is and reflects the fact that Cass didn't want the main character to be like everyone else. She wanted her individuality to shine, which is what this topic is trying to teach people.

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Reading this book, my understanding of this topic of, "being yourself when you are being pulled a certain way", definitely grew. I saw how America constantly gave up the fancy dresses and diamonds, simply because that is not who she is. American gave up the world of glamour in order to show the world she didn't need all that to be the prince's favorite. I now see the deeper meaning on why it is important to ignore society's views and be who you want to be. American taught me to never change for anything or anybody, as long as I am being the best me I can be.

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"The Selection" by Kiera Cass is a great example of a fiction piece that represents my topic. In this book, America is put in the Selection, a game similar to "The Bachelor", where multiple girls compete for the heart of one guy. America shows her differences among the other girls, as she lives out her true self, ignoring what society and the prince think. The palace had an image of what they wanted the future princess to look like, and America did her best to be herself, which happened to be the complete opposite of what they asked of her. The fact that she stays longer than all of the cliche girls living up to every one of the queen's expectations, shows how important it is to show someone your true self.