There are numerous ways to identify who we are. But who we are doesn't depend on your life circumstances or what you do for a living or the roles we play or what your beliefs or affiliations are. These are the false identities we tend to cling to. You open yourself up to more possibilities and more about who you really are! One thing about my identity is my name. Everyone is given a name at birth or before or maybe even after. My name was Reilly Grace Agadoni, but it's not just my name; it is something that is separate from who I am. It's a unique name for my family. My name was something my mother found in a book and thought would be right for me. The origin was Irish and also means that Reilly is "brave and valiant". It's funny because I'm not even Irish, at all. My middle name comes from my great-grandmother, Grandma Grace. The origin of the name is Latin. She died a little while ago. But she and her name are now separated from me. My last name is Italian, so my whole family is Italian. We tend to enjoy food and drink and have a strong commitment to family, including extended family. I was also adopted so this could add to more family. My birth parents were also Italian, which was a coincidence. A nice coincidence though! Another origin of my identity is that of my family. My family is a very important part of everyone's life. It's who they were raised by and how they were raised and educated. There's a photo somewhere of my whole family. It was when I was little and my brother Max was almost a teenager. And my parents looked younger than they do now. We have all changed in the last two years. Since then we have grown and learned a lot. So I was a baby and I was just adopted and with...... middle of paper ...... and I became stronger from the words that people said to me and I really thought about the words what people said was true and I thought much less of myself. I thought I didn't deserve better, and that's not true because I have and should have gotten what I deserved, but it never happened. There were always voices that were supposed to make me feel like crap and make me feel like I was in hell for it. But I'm happy to say that I'm happy now and I no longer care what people say negatively about me. I don't make negative comments anymore because I study at home now and can work on my studies much harder than I ever have. I didn't know that I would be able to homeschool because I thought I wouldn't have any friends yet, but that didn't come true. Now I'm training for tennis and working really hard at it! Now I have changed for the better.