I would say the way I grew up definitely had an impact on who I am now. I think everything anyone goes through will have a huge impact on the way they write and what they write about. For previous assignments in high school that I would have to complete for my writing classes, the topics whether it was about my family or about my interests, all of what I wrote about was purely based on my identity and what I have experienced in my life. I would say growing up I always thought of reading as a punishment or even in school in writing classes when we would be assigned a book about something that I had absolutely no interest in, it would place a negative connotation on my outlook on reading. I enjoy reading and writing when it is something I am interested in or passionate about but sometimes when I am forced to read something that does not interest me at all, it can make my view on books seem more like a chore rather than something to enjoy. In the video, #1000 Black Girl Books, I could strongly relate to what she was saying in the sense that if kids and young adults speak up about their interests and parents or people in position would try to accept that and encourage reading rather than giving it out like a task, I think a lot of people would enjoy reading a lot more, at least I know I would!