So, I am going to start off by saying what everyone else has said. I thought that this reading was too long, wordy, and hard to follow. It was one of those passages that when I read a sentence, I had no idea what they were talking about and I almost had to re-read everything at least once to understand. I am almost positive that as a Freshman in college, I know what identity is and like I said I found this reading to be extremely hard to read. There were interesting points throughout the passage though. I enjoyed reading about what a "gist" is and how it is different from an essence, a definition, or a summary. I also thought that the section on "crabbiness" was amusing and added a little fun and humor, to a somewhat boring reading. Finally, I thought the section on How to Be a Harley Guy was interesting. I never realized that there was a strong connection between our identity and our means of getting from place to place. I enjoyed reading about the Harley Davidson bikes and the type of people who ride them. My uncle is a hard-working, professional businessman and he owns a Harley. It is interesting to hear that Harley owners are associated with Evel Knievel and Hell's Angels, when we all know this isn't necessarily true. Altogether, I found the reading to be full of too much unecessary information but at times interesting.