I am still Hilary Kritz and a senior in high school, yet now I know that I am much more than that. I am who I am because of who I choose to be friends with and what I choose to do each day. I have the power to decide if I am going to live a life which is constructive or a life that I will look back on and regret. Although friends, family, and school are still the most important aspects in my life, I realize that how I treat each of those things is the part that makes up who I truly am. From the identity molecule I realized that I am defined by such a large number of different groups, all which have equally contributed to my life. Although I spend much more time with some groups of my identity molecule, that does not mean that another group has not impacted who I am and how I choose to live my life. From the socialization unit I realized that some of what makes me who I am is uncontrollable. I have realized that the media has such an effect on the way almost every high school girl lives their life. Also, I found the saints and roughneck article, although very long, extremely applicable to who I am. Although I am not on either end of the spectrum I know that my friends and I all have a bit of "saint" characteristics in us.
Not only has sociology helped me think about who I am differently, I have also thought about the people around me. Doing community service made me realize that other people are not as fortunate and it was a an interesting experience to see how different someones life can be that lives only a short drive away. It definitely made me rethink what my goals are in life and what would make me content.
