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Independence Can Be Taken In More Than One Way. It Can

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Independence can be taken in more than one way. It can be viewed as being an individual free from influence of others, or socially intrinsic and introverted. Both of these definitions are me. I 've spent many years of my life worrying about how others view me. But, I can happily say that where I 'm at in my life right now, the obsession has diminished. Sometimes my mom mistakes this for a lack of care and indifference, but it has made me who I am today. As far as social interactions go, I do find myself becoming tired when constantly forced to be extroverted. Over the summer I went on a two-week trip with my neighbors to The Gulf of Mexico for fishing and scalloping. Towards the end of the trip, I found myself becoming snippy towards …show more content…

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