How Does American Society Affect My Individual Identity?

In my lifetime, so far, I have been exposed to many people and things that have all contributed to shaping my individual identity. There are many events that led to the formation of my current and unique identity. I believe that my time as an adolescent has had the biggest impact on my current individuality because of the distinctive hobbies, aspirations, and perspectives that I have developed. The circumstances that I have been and will be presented with also force me to adapt and alter my identity. However, up to now, being a sixteen-year-old student in America has immensely impacted the things I do with my free time, my future dreams, and my views of the world, thus affecting my whole individual identity. The experiences that define my current identity include the many expectations of me, playing basketball, and being a determined student.
Throughout my life, especially in high school, I have had constant pressure to succeed and pursue an amazing career. Because my brother, who is eighteen, is not very bright in academics and my
American society immensely affects my current identity in various ways. The competitive nature of the American society, especially in the school system, has greatly increased the aspects of my life that already influenced my current identity such as expectations and college goals. These aspects alone positively shape my identity, but the added pressure by American society sometimes becomes exceedingly overwhelming. Through this experience I have learned how to see problems as opportunities. This perspective of problems, which resulted from the difficulties of the American society, has ultimately benefited me by giving me a problem-solving mentality whenever an obstacle arises. All these personal experiences and qualities have created my diligent nature and molded my current individual