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We are defined more by our choices than our circumstances

One perspective holds that personal identity emerges from the decisions we make, the values we choose, and how we respond to situations. The opposing view argues that circumstances—culture, family, economics, historical moment—shape who we fundamentally are more than individual choices can.

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