What Does Your Second Identity Tell about You? We live in the digital age, more and more people have internet access, millions are connected to a social media site in this exact moment, billions browse the net at the same time. I’m sure many of us have a 【L1】______, Instagram, Twitter or Linkedin profile. In these sites we 【L2】______ share many of our thoughts, sometimes really personal ones, small and 【L3】______of our lives. On different sites we have a complete profile online, which is somehow the 【L4】______of our identity, it’s kind of a 【L5】______. If you type your name to Google, among the many other results you can find a half of your life online. Or not? Let’s stop for a moment. Are you really that person who I can see 【L6】______?As far as I’m concerned, with or without purpose many people want to make themselves see a specific kind of a person e. g. businessman, an 【L7】______or a party face. If you look around any of the social sites and choose 【L8】______ one of your friends, I’m sure you can say at least one 【L9】______. And we always try to 【L10】______this characteristic. But the question that would come here is: 【L11】______? It’s hard to answer. Maybe it’s a social pressure to somehow 【L12】______ or outstand from our communities. Some really do this without any purposes and just 【L13】______ the waves and new trends. The other ones have strategies for what is called 【L14】______or self-branding. With the help of some self-branding techniques you can control a little bit of what people actually see about you. Sometimes we can meet our friends online who have a totally 【L15】______in real, but without 【L16】______ of reality and with the freedom of the internet they can just develop 【L17】______. But can we really 【L18】______ourselves with the person who we see online? Or does our second identity influence us in the real world? Tricky questions. I think 【L19】______thing is to be aware of your second identity and control it because in the real world it can cause many 【L20】______to your first one.What Does Your Second Identity Tell about You? We live in the digital age, more and more people have internet access, millions are connected to a social media site in this exact moment, billions browse the net at the same time. I’m sure many of us have a Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or Linkedin profile. In these sites we continuously share many of our thoughts, sometimes really personal ones, small and meaningful moments of our lives. On different sites we have a complete profile online, which is somehow the digital reflection of our identity, it’s kind of a digital footprint. If you type your name to Google, among the many other results you can find a half of your life online. Or not? Let’s stop for a moment. Are you really that person who I can see on my monitor? As far as I’m concerned, with or without purpose many people want to make themselves see a specific kind of a person e. g. businessman, an animal friend or a party face. If you look around any of the social sites and choose randomly one of your friends, I’m sure you can say at least one typical attribute. And we always try to confirm this characteristic. But the question that would come here is: Why we all do this? It’s hard to answer. Maybe it’s a social pressure to somehow fit into or stand out from our communities. Some really do this without any purposes and just flow with the waves and new trends. The other ones have strategies for what is called personal branding or self-branding. With the help of some self-branding techniques you can control a little bit of what people actually see about you. Sometimes we can meet our friends online who have a totally different character than real life, but without the barriers of reality and with the freedom of the internet they can just develop a digital personality. But can we really identify ourselves with the person who we see online? Or does our second identity influence us in the real world? Tricky questions. I think the most important thing is to be aware of your second identity and control it because in the real world it can cause many inconveniences to your first one.

Street Art in L A. In Los Angeles, artists are uncovering some of the city’s hidden culture. Several photographers are 【L1】______ of Los Angeles street art, which includes 【L2】______ and graffiti. Erwin Recinos is a photographer who records the life and 【L3】______of Los Angeles. At a neighborhood auto show, he takes pictures of low-riders. Low-riders are classic cars that are made to 【L4】______ the ground, almost 【L5】______the road. Car clubs in the city’s Hispanic communities make changes to American automobiles from the 1960s and 70s. Mr. Recinos 【L6】______of the cars for a project by local photographers. “A lot of these car clubs have been around for about 【L7】______years. So what you’re looking for is 【L8】______in the community. “ Mr. Recinos walks around an 【L9】______looking for things to photograph. Here, many graffiti artists have painted 【L10】______with colorful murals. Some of the murals are almost seven meters tall. Some people consider graffiti as damage to 【L11】______ and want it 【L12】______. But some building owners support the 【L13】______to the downtown neighborhood. Erwin Recinos says 【L14】______are one of the many cultures of Los Angeles. Mr. Recinos also says he loves to work downtown. The area is full of 【L15】______. Sometimes, the photographer says he even finds 【L16】______that are decorated with art. Los Angeles in his eye 【L17】______ images. On a photo shoot in a downtown park, he comes across a group of 【L18】______pit bull dogs and their owners. The dogs are taking part in 【L19】______. He stops to take a picture. He says such 【L20】______can result in a great image. “You never know what’s going to happen. You’ve just got to go with it. “ He says these photos show a different side of a colorful city.Street Art in L. A. In Los Angeles, artists are uncovering some of the city’s hidden culture. Several photographers are taking pictures of Los Angeles street art, which includes decorated cars and graffiti. Erwin Recinos is a photographer who records the life and urban art of Los Angeles. At a neighborhood auto show, he takes pictures of low-riders. Low-riders are classic cars that are made to sit close to the ground, almost touching the road. Car clubs in the city’s Hispanic communities make changes to American automobiles from the 1960s and 70s. Mr. Recinos captures images of the cars for a project by local photographers. “ A lot of these car clubs have been around for about 50 or 60 years. So what you’re looking for is cultural influences in the community. “ Mr. Recinos walks around an industrial neighborhood looking for things to photograph. Here, many graffiti artists have painted storage buildings with colorful murals. Some of the murals are almost seven meters tall. Some people consider graffiti as damage to property and want it removed. But some building owners support the colorful additions to the downtown neighborhood. Erwin Recinos says inner city artists are one of the many cultures of Los Angeles. Mr. Recinos also says he loves to work downtown. The area is full of surprises. Sometimes, the photographer says he even finds waste containers that are decorated with art. Los Angeles in his eye is rich with images. On a photo shoot in a downtown park, he comes across a group of mean-looking pit bull dogs and their owners. The dogs are taking part in behavioral training. He stops to take a picture. He says such unexpected sights can result in a great image. “You never know what’s going to happen. You’ve just got to go with it. “ He says these photos show a different side of a colorful city.