How Culture Has Affected My Culture

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Culture has affected everything I've done from the way I talk to the way I dress. I've been struggling to find what makes me the way I am, but by using what was strange to me I worked backward to find what's similar to me. America gave me a mix of cultures to ?play? with, making me a morph of many. I am mixed with so many that I almost made my own culture because people struggle to put me in a single category. I am a boy affect in every way by the people and world around me making me an interesting blend of them all.
Sports have been an important part of my life and affects things such as morals and the way I dress. Basketball has been the most influential considering it is my main sport. The way I dress is prominently influenced by basketball considering most of my shoes are basketball shoes. The sport has also giving me a certain way that I feel I need to portray myself. It has taught me to be calm even when angry and to give respect and credit where it is due.
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This made me anger although I've never acted on it, it still stressed me out. Their views were very unfair in my opinion and I usually hear ?your not how I expected? if me and that person gain a better relationship. I understand that people judge others by their ?cover?, but it's a constant for me and gives me conflict within myself. My parents ,also my most influential people, gave me morals which keep my grades up and a cocky but sweet attitude. They also gave me my social skills making it easy to make new friends. My parents influence me just as much as the rest of my world and my friends. They gave me almost every thing that can be used as a noun to describe me. The personality they grew in me also makes for interesting events considering you can either hate me or love me. It's always a very strong opinion which I find very amusing because I have no control over it but it has soo much to do with