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A person’s identity is made up of various characteristics and traits that make them who they are. One alteration can change an individual entirely. Some changes may be for the better. Through close evaluation of myself, I determined a character trait that would evolve me into a better person. I want to eliminate negative gossip from my life. In the novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, there is a constant circulation of gossip that goes around. This is very similar to my life in high school because there seems to always be a rumor circulating around the school. I find myself often involved in discussing another person’s business or drama with others. Much like the Bennet sisters do with each other, my friends and I gossip …show more content…

If I were to eliminate gossip from my life it would affect my social life tremendously. Interaction between piers is influenced by gossip. “Gossip builds social bonds because shared dislikes create stronger bonds than shared positives” (Psychologies). Gossip creates social bonds between people and without it my social life will be affected. If every time my friends were gossiping I walked away to keep myself from being exposed to the gossip I would never be able to socialize. Since we use gossip so much, if I completely cut it from my life I would become an introvert. Gossip makes me a more social person. Without gossip I would struggle to be the people person that I am. With that being said I could use my social personality to promote positive talk with in my friend group. Instead of discussing the flaws in a person, I could influence my friends to discuss the parts of that person that make them unique. The way I go about changing gossip in my life will affect how it changes my personality and social life. There is a right and wrong way to change. Taking out gossip completely will have a negative outcome on my social life, thus changing something that makes up who I am. I have to go about it in the right way by changing how I am gossiping. Not all gossip is bad, but there is bad gossip in my life right now. That is what I need to

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