Every day that I live and breathe, I am defined by the world around me. What I do, what I say, even what I eat are all influenced by others. it's funny how much culture today screams at us to be "individual", yet at the same time, encourages us to wear the same clothes, speak the same lingo, and listen to the same music. We're all like sponges, soaking up what we see and hear. "Through others we become ourselves." -Lev S. Vygotsky. Our identity, everything that makes us "us" comes from something outside of ourselves... (to be continued)
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