For my StoryMap I chose to focus on the keyword identity. After reading the keyword, conducting my own research, and using prior knowledge from my own experiences, I analyzed a few different facets of the word. I first broke this keyword down into two parts: visible and invisible identity. One is made up of character traits that are visible to the outside world and the other is the traits that are present below the surface. This then got me thinking about social media and how with a platform, such as Instagram, one can choose which identity factors to publish and which to hide. Relating identity to social media, I chose two popular influencers to use as examples of how social media allows one to craft their own identity and how social media effects our own identity. Instagram is often a place where people can hand craft their identity to make it look like their life is perfect, so I dived into that topic. There have been negative and positive impacts of social media which I also talk about towards the end of my StoryMap.
Link to my StoryMap: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/95e065a1bc28440090c09d8e8f3f9f97