Who do I THINK I am? The thought of this question conjures up some uncertainty, therefore I am grateful that the question was not Who are you? Such uncertainty derives from a place within myself that realizes that who I think I am and who I am seen as can sometimes represent totally different beings, blurring the lines of "me". I see myself as a reserved individual who avoids the situations whereby I am the center of attention, the spotlight; my kryptonite. On the other hand my actions such as my choice in field of study; Journalism, does not reflect such a trait. I attended and graduated with an AS in Journalism from Kingsborough Community College where I was elected and served as Editor in chief of the course’s final project; a newspaper written and constructed by myself and fellow classmates. This was one instance where my view of myself contradicted what others saw of me, while I was busy trying my best blend in and not draw attention to myself others saw my ability to shine.
It seems as though who I am is a combination of two faces which both appear to be the same but my shy, reserved nature when exposed to certain situations allows an outgoing , eager to succeed even though I am blinded by the beam of light of my kryptonite to overcome. The battle of my two faces reminds me of one woman in the media Beyonce Knowles who recently expressed similar sentiments by referring her two "faces" one of which she named Sasha fierce http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/3000000/Sasha-Fierce-i-am sasha-fierce-3063539-1280-960.jpg ; the second face that appears when Beyonce performs thus forcing her regular "face"
http://gossiponthis.com/2008/10/16/album-covers-beyonce-i-amsasha-fierce/ to remain dormant. Beyonce expressed her reasons for the second face; "Sasha Fierce" in a YouTube interview http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hu4SHomEWT8. Like Beyonce Knowles my two faces emanate different sides of my personality which in turn represents who I am, I am me.
I'm sort of like that too. At one moment you can be extremely shy and at other times the life of the party..")
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