The+Departed+Essay

A person does not simply "receive" his or her identity. Identity is much more than the name or features one is born with. True identity is something people must create for themselves by making choices that are significant and that require a courageous commitment in the face of challenges. Identity means having ideas and values that one lives by. ~ Adapted from Thomas Merton, Contemplation in a World of Action

Assignment: Is identity something people are born with or given, or is it something people create for themselves? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading (cite textual evidence), studies, experience, or observations.

One page double spaced. Due end of the period Thursday (5/16)