Introduction: • Introduce the topic (personal & public idenities) of the essay Explain your understanding of Idenitity in general. Why is it important to establish an identity? Explain how the book Mango Street relates to the topic of identity Paragraph 1: Personal-Self Explain your understanding of Personal Idenitity Explain how personal idenitty is formed Does someone help you form your idenitty or you do it yourself? How are you from the inside? How are you from the outside? If you were able to switchlives with someone, who would it be and why? . Give examples from the book to support your ideas (2 examples minimum) Paragraph 2: Family​

Which line from the story of my life by helen keller is an example of a simile? during the whole trip i did not have one fit of temper, there were so many things to keep my mind and fingers busy. i was like that ship before my education began, only i was without compass or sounding-line, and had no way of knowing how near the harbour was. one day, while i was playing with my new doll, miss sullivan put my big rag doll into my lap also, spelled "d-o-l-l" and tried to make me understand that "d-o-l-l" applied to both. child as i was, i at once felt the tenderness and sympathy which endeared dr. bell to so many hearts, as his wonderful achievements enlist their admiration.