am now following in my mothers footsteps and majoring in Elementary Education at Florida Atlantic University. Perhaps she has it figured out. Right now, being a young woman is extremely difficult. With so many conflicting ideas of what a woman should be, it is obvious why there is so much confusion. I still have not determined the right path for myself, but am inspired by a quote from Rich: Until we can understand the assumptions in which we are drenched we cannot know ourselves. And this drive to self knowledge, for women, is more than a search for identity: it is part of our refusal of the self-destructiveness of male-dominated society(604). Today women not only have to deal with male domination, but media domination as well. I can only hope that someday I will look back on my life, having completed my search for identity, and know that I made the right decisions. I am a young woman, ready for the challenge of life, and have plenty of time for realization. ...
