Tough Little Princess

For my identity collage I decided to show and express how my personality has evolved to what it has become today. How I took on more traits as I got older, and realized how I use them all together to create the identity and personality that I have now. I chose my sparkly girly piece and my strong and tougher side. I took Mr. Zucman’s advice on creating contrast, and placing two different things side by side, or juxtaposition. These two may be different pieces of my identity, but they definitely work together to create my very own unique identity.

Sparkly and Girly
I have been this way for the majority of my life. I love anything that has to do with pink; any shade, any shape, it doesn’t matter to me. Everything I own is pink! Sparkles and glitter only make pink even better. I’ve never liked sports, but I absolutely love to dance. I’ve been dancing all my life and I never want to stop. It’s just me. I’m fun-loving, passionate, caring, sweet, very girly and at times a Diva. I sometimes even refer to myself as the little princess (since my older sister has taken the title of princess). That’s why as you can see the larger side of my collage is covered in pink and sparkly things, because that is the way I have been for the majority of my life. The majority of my life has the majority of my collage. I decorated this side with my favorite things; pinks in all different shapes, shades, and textures, and words that describe my personality. I’ve got feathers, sparkles, tiara’s, dance shoes, and not to mention the letter A for Ashia. Check it out.

Strong and Tough
I have only just discovered this piece of my identity within myself. In my early years I was always shy and soft-spoken, I never knew how to stand my ground and speak up for myself. I have recently lost 50 pounds, and that for me was the push I needed. I worked hard to lose the weight, and I had to work out frequently. I got physically stronger, and mentally as well. As my mind and body changed I realized that I can do anything that I set my mind to, and I’m much stronger than what people perceive me to be. All of this gave me the courage to speak up and be myself. I’m stronger now and I fight for what I want, I’m tougher, I’m brave, and there’s much more to me than just being a girl who loves pink. That’s why this side is smaller, because I have just acquired it. It doesn’t have pink or sparkles, I put strong women and words in their place. This doesn’t mean my other half will go away, it means that I’m a tough little princess.