Most recent public comments by Angelica Vitogiannis https://nowcomment.com/users/87287 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222331?scroll_to=2035951 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222331?scroll_to=2035951 I agree with you. I think that with more experience, the more you will learn about yourself. Our identities are influenced by other people and the world around us. I also believe that we decide who we will be in the future. Sun, 13 Sep 2020 20:04:11 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222331?scroll_to=2035932 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222331?scroll_to=2035932 I agree. We need to be able to know know who we are. I really liked what you said about acceptance. How we shouldn't change ourselves nor others. I feel it's in our human nature to be self-conscious and to worry about the option of others. We need to accept people as they are. Sun, 13 Sep 2020 19:55:53 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222331?scroll_to=2035923 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222331?scroll_to=2035923 I agree with you. I think that we are who we are, but also who we can become. I liked what you said about how our experiences will shape us. I think that is completely true. Our choices and the things we go through in life will definitely influence who we will become. I also really liked the quote at end of your post. I thought it was the perfect way to phrase it. Sun, 13 Sep 2020 22:22:15 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222331?scroll_to=2035889 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222331?scroll_to=2035889 After completing this exercise I noticed that the responses felt very confident. The “ I am __”. There was no room for a maybe. I also noticed that exercise was only asking me; how I described myself. Sometimes I feel like it’s in our human nature to constantly be worried about how others think of us, that we don’t always take a step back to see how we would like to view ourselves. I learned that I know more about myself than I think I do. However, it did take me a bit longer as time went on to come up with answers. There’s a lot I still don’t know about myself, but that’s a discovery I'm excited to make. For both the good and the bad. Sun, 13 Sep 2020 18:58:45 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222331?scroll_to=2035857 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222331?scroll_to=2035857 I believe our identity changes and shifts over time. The choices we make from who we once were, to who we are now. The things we learned, the challenges we have overcome, and our successes or failures. All of these influences make us who we are today and who we will become. I am not the same person I was five years ago and I will be a completely different person in the next five years. The choices we have and will make will influence our identities now and in the future. The people in our everyday lives are also a contributing factor. For example our friends and families. I also believe that our beliefs and morals can influence a change in our identities. I think a very important note to remember is that we decide who we want to be and although there are external factors that influence us, it is what we make of those influences that can make and change us. Sun, 13 Sep 2020 18:26:00 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/219329?scroll_to=2017988 https://nowcomment.com/documents/219329?scroll_to=2017988 Sun, 06 Sep 2020 18:51:32 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/219329?scroll_to=2017973 https://nowcomment.com/documents/219329?scroll_to=2017973 I think Barthes is correct because everyone has a story. We listen to history and our elders and learn from their experiences. By listening to the past we add on with the present and future. Yes, it is a single story, but it can come to form one of many. Telling stories is a way of connecting and learning from one another. It is a part of the human experience. Sun, 06 Sep 2020 18:46:00 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/219329?scroll_to=2017968 https://nowcomment.com/documents/219329?scroll_to=2017968 Storytelling at the age of four was to fulfill imagination such as stories that began with “Once Upon A Time...”. However, as adults, stories may come from the news or radio, but also from places like Netflix. Storytelling evolves as we evolve. The news informs. Netflix entertains. The stories from our childhood inspire. The purpose of telling stories is to influence and shape us as human beings. It is a way of communication where people learn from one another. The importance of a narrative is how to get a message across through the use of characters that the audience can learn from. As well as actions, and the use of a sequence of events. I believe the true purpose of storytelling is listening. We tell stories to inform, entertain, and persuade, but also storytelling teaches us to listen and hear what message is being told. Sun, 06 Sep 2020 18:23:26 -0400