identity (philosophical concept)

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identity (philosophical concept)

How I Changed My Life

Just how much can one person change?
1995
Overweight high school senior Bo decides to change her image while working on the school play with a former star football player who is also struggling to find a new identity for himself.

Lady oracle

1976

Star of the week

2010
Excited about being "star of the week" at school, Stanley spends a lot of time choosing and preparing his favorite things to share, but becomes discouraged when his classmates make fun of what he likes.

Going through the gate

2000
The five sixth-grade students in a small town prepare for their teacher's annual graduation ceremony, a mysterious ritual that several generations of students have experienced but no one can discuss.

Why a disguise?

1999
Relates how a disguise can be used to evade the school bully, Mom's lima beans, and other unpleasant things.

Suck it up

2009
A scrawny, teenaged vampire named Morning is sent on an International Vampire League mission to become the first vampire to reveal his identity to humans and to demonstrate how vampires can use their powers to help humanity.

I know I'm myself because

1981
Describes ways in which a person discovers his or her identity.

Big bad wolves at school

2007
Rufus, a young wolf, has a hard time fitting in at the Big Bad Wolf Academy where he has been sent to learn to huff and puff until the day he uses his true talent.

All I am

1990
A child is a friend, neighbor, helper, artist, dancer, daydreamer, and stargazer.

Freak

2007
Twelve-year-old Miriam, poetic, smart, and quirky, is considered a freak by the popular girls at her middle school, and she eventually explodes in response to their bullying, revealing an inner strength she did not know she had.

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