In my individual oral, I chose my global issue after the Persepolis discussion I had with my classmate. In this discussion, we explored more about Satrapi’s identity in terms of representing herself through her country and the complexity of nationalism and patriotism. Out of the many global issues we discussed, I chose to analyze the global issue of identity change and more specifically how it can be influenced by societal pressure and cultural differences. I thought that I could relate to this global issue more on a personal level because it is a very common topic among young teenagers and adults proving the issue to be timeless and limitless. An example I made specifically is young adults being particularly affected by societal pressure through the use of social media which causes them to have an identity struggle. These texts personally showed me that identity change isn’t always a bad thing as people can develop personal growth from these experiences and learn new values in the process, essentially showing that identity change is a part of the development in life. I prepared for my IO by first writing my outline and listing out all the things I want to include, then organizing them in a concise matter to later practice with my 10 bullet points. Timing my IO was important for me to know about how long I should be talking. Practicing it out loud was also helpful in putting me in the most realistic situation. My main challenge was the timing as I was afraid to go over time and was nervous about keeping a balance in the IO.