"Public Masks, Private Selves"

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In our society we are often times assumed to have a different identity than we really do. We have all experienced misconceptions about us and have made misconceptions about others, if not consciously then subconsciously. This can happen for many reasons, sometimes we don't want others to know and we hide our identities or maybe it's as simple as not knowing how to portray who we are. Whatever the reasons may be these things are a part of our everyday life.

I'm a type of person that doesn't tend to hide who I am, partly because the pride I have in who I am. I believe that others think that I am a decent guy with good morals, also a very relaxed individual with an awfully open mind. I often times feel that people, in particularly girls, think that I am too good and that I am incapable of doing anything wrong. It is probably my own fault that this i

characteristic of a social disorder. I then thought to myself, wow, here I am making assumptions without even thinking that maybe he is just a person that needs help doesn't know how to ask for it. I really do think that we all make assumptions about others and whether they are true or not, we don't always have a reason for doing it.

When I found the image of the monkey on the following page, I knew I had found something that for the most part represents who I am. Monkeys live an almost carefree life and they may not always do the most appropriate things but they aren't worried about their appearance. They are also very caring animals, I mean, they even pick bugs out of their friend's hair. Humor, odd enough, is one of the most interesting things I find in them plus they have a great smile. Most of all monkeys are very intelligent and have good instincts. I picked the image of a m

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Approximate Word count = 601
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)

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