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Monday, September 22, 2008
your nature/nurture
What is more important in making you the person that you are (your opinion)?
I can certainly see the genetic contribution of both parents in myself; sometimes I think more of my father but just when I start to think I am just like my dad, there is my mother looking back at me from the mirror. So much of who I am is a product from my experiences. I am no more my mother and father than they are me. Their personalities were born in their genetic makeup and then greatly influenced by their home life, childhood experiences, culture, relationships, etc, as was my own.
I think that physically i look more like my dad but then emotionally i don't share any common things wit either of them and i think that the environment around me makes who i am inside. Like how i have movedf around and different type of people i was friend with i think that those actually makes me who i am and not genetic makes up
While our genes may predispose us to a certain personality, I believe it is our experiences that shape up who we are. A child raised by a world leader would act differently than a child raised by an average person.
Oops, didn't realize I had to sign this with my full name. I posted the post from "anonymous poster" above >.<
Well, adding on to what the second poster said, I think that we are different from our parents with our likes and dislikes because we're growing up in a different environment than what they grew up in.
Stuff that's common for us, like the internet and computers, simply weren't there when our parents were growing up.
I agree with Brian and the person "anonymous" before him. It is true that our likes and dislikes may be different from our parents. Yet, I believe that their beliefs, and personalities do influence the person that we become. As we grow up, our parents instill upon us, a sense of morals; what's right and what's wrong, based on their own upbringing. Although they may have grown up in a different environment than us, and they did not have technologies, their morals do influence us. Perhaps because they didn't have technology, their morals may be better than ours, as we have grown up with so many outside influences, like the media, which can sometimes have very negative influences. For me, my mom had a lot of influence in my life. As I was growing up, she instilled upon me several morals. Sometimes, her teachings seemed to be out of date, but now, I realize that everything that she has taught me has become a fundamental part of who I am. Of course, not only our family, but our friends also have an influence on who we grow up to be. Like what the previous people said, experiences do shape our lives, and our personalities. Both painful and joyous experiences teach us to become a better person, and how to survive in such a materialistic world. Our genes merely play a very small part in who we are; nurture can overcome nature.
Wow....can't believe I wrote so much, sorry I took a lot of space.
Physically I'm both my mother and father. I agree with Brian and Sirada; I think that my experiences and the difficulties that I have gone through made me who I am. Of course I have all this genetic predisposition but what triggers the gens is the environment.
From my point of view, nurture is more important than nature for shaping a child's personality. what really makes the person's way of life is the environment that ones lived in. Our brain is developing every single minutes, however at the time we do know nothing about the world. As another words, we learn from the events we saw and we kept it as a life lesson that may serve our life better. I agree with what the most of people's comments a child's personality is shaped by both his or her parents and friends. It is funny to say that humans are pretty "Copy cat", we do what the others do.
In my opinion, I think that both nature and nurture play significant roles in making you the person that you are. Our genes are what make up the individual people that we are, even though they are usually uncontrollable. For instance, our personality traits. Our environment (nurture) too contributes to making up the person that we are. As we are constantly exposed to various cultures, people, (including experiences), it influences our beliefs, values, interests, personalities, appearance and mental mind (the choices that we choose to make).
I agree with Mariana Almeida. I think that the environment around me makes me who I am overall. I think that living in that place I live, going to an international school, my friends, teachers, and even the country in general all influence me significantly. I physically look more like my dad than my mum however; we do not share many common interests or personality traits.
I believe that human beings are shaped by both internal and external forces. When we are born, we have with us a certain "genetic code" that is like a stamp of our make-up. However, as we grow and are influenced by different experiences, our "genetic code" reacts and is molded by those various experiences, and as a result, forms our personalities and behaviors. For example, i tend to be a perfectionist, much like my dad. This could be seen as a trait that was genetically passed down to me from my dad. However, one could also argue that being in the "ISB enviroment" is what has made me such a perfectionist. I believe that is a combination of both. I do not believe that one factor dominates the other. We, as human beings are made up of a formula consisting of genes and experiences, and this is what makes our personalities. I really liked how mariana put it, "what triggers the genes is the environment."
i forgot to comment on one other persons post. so here it goes. sirada talked about how our parents morals may influence ours. i agree. i was brought up in a christian home, with morals such as "treat others as you want to be treated, be polite," etc, and i feel that these have rubbed off on me in some ways. because my parents, at an early age, began instilling in me their morals, growing up, i knew no other way. now that i am old enough to decide what morals i agree with, i can change my morals if i want, but because i grew up with the ones my parents gave me, i feel that they are a part of me, and if i decided to completely change my morals, i would be forcing change upon my personality and who i am.
I think nurture plays a bigger role in making us who we are. Nature plays a strong role when we are very young, because certain things just happen naturally that we have no control over. As we get older, nurture takes over. Our family, friends, environment, and experiences make us who we are. Yes, certain things are genetic, which may make us like our parents but still, I think we have control over making ourselves who we want to be.
I agree with mariana almeida that our experiences and difficulties make us who we are. Some people go through things that others never even think about. So obviously, that makes these people lives different.
I think nature and nurture both tie in with our personalities and behaviors. One factor may contribute more or less than the other but overall, a balanced amount. I agree with psychblog on what he/she said about the genetic contribution of our parents. I personally don’t think I look like my mom or dad however I am starting to notice certain personality traits in myself that I see in my parents. We all tend to avoid being like our parents but we end up being just like them when we grow up.
Like Brian Das said about the environmental aspect, our world has been constantly changing everyday. We (young generation) were brought up in a different environment as our parents were thus a different nurture.
Erin and Sirada mentioned how parents’ morals may influence ours. I agree. Like Erin said, our parent’s morals rub off on us. I was brought up in Asian (chinese) background and taught to work hard, respect your elders, be polite, etc.
Our genes may affect up to some extent but also it is our upbringing and environment that shapes us.
I agree with ruby and mariana almeida. Nature and nurture both play significant roles in who you are and who you will become. i can see characteristics in me from both of my parents as im getting older but i can see a lot of differences too because of the opportunities that just weren't there when our parents were our age.
I believe that nature and nurture play a significant role in a person's life. One concept does not favor or outweigh the other because sure, parents genes help shape what their child is like, but also their environment that they're surrounded in plays a big role too. For example, alcoholism is known to be genetically influenced, so a person can be more prone to it if alcoholism runs in the family. But also, a person can get it from their environment, who they hang out with and socialize with. Both of these factors play a role in alcoholism.
I agree with Miriana because it is true that you are born with your parents' genes, but the surroundings shape who you are. You are assumed to be like your parents, but not exactly because you are living in a different environment. I've grown up living in different cultures, and attended international schools and that's what has shaped me, whereas my Dad only lived in California growing up and attended public schools.
I think that nature and nurture are about equally important when it comes to making you the person that you are. Like it said in the book, genes and experience go hand-in-hand and are both important because they interact with each other. Such as the example of a child's nature/behavior and the parents' nurter/interaction.
Personally, I agree with Mariana in which I'm pretty aware of the genetic connection between my parents in myself, but I think that my experiences have also shaped me differently than theirs have to them.
I think Nature and Nurture play a significant role. Our parents genes create us and so we are somewhat alike to them, but also the environment that we are surrounded by plays a major role as well. I have some characteristics from both of my parents, but most of who i am is from my experiences in life, every day im always learning something new and im always seeing different things.
I agree with Sirada and Brian, im aware of the similarities and differences between my parents and i, but i mostly learn my life experiences
I think that although both nurture and nature affect who we are, nature has a greater influence. This is mostly based off the examples of identical twins given in the text book. According to those examples, people who are identical genetically but live different lives and different experiences end up almost being the same people. Nurture however is still important in determining our beliefs and personalities.
I can also see how Braden and Mariana can believe that people become who they are based off their experiences and difficulties they fight through. But the question remains that if someone genetically different goes through the same experiences and life, would they be the same person?
I agree with andrew lai on how nurture plays a more important role in shaping who we are than nature. It is true that we are a result of both our parents and it can be seen that we resemble them as well as obtain certain traits from them, but I think that our environment really shapes our personality. I once read an article about Third-Culture-Kids vs. Kids who have lived in one place their whole life. It's so weird to view the difference between both kids views on the world. The TCK happened to have a more OPEN way of viewing things. Our environment and the things we are surrounded by really influence us as a person.
The most important thing that makes me who i am today are my parents and the environment that i live in. I have a very similair personality to my father, but i look more like my mother. So both of them are shown in me. However, i feel that the way i think and act is influenced by the places i have lived in.
I beleve that our genes play a big part in all of a human beings complex traits. Everyone is influenced by not only gentics, but also our enviromental experiences. It may be controversial whether our personality, mental disorders, or intelligence are influenced mostly by our gentics or enviromental experiences. Our genetics and experiences clash against one another and sometimes go different directions. We are always going to see how we are affected by our gentics and experiences throughout our lives.
I agree with Braden how an individual can choose in what direction they go, but there will always be that reminiscince of gentics and past experiences.
Personally I believe that the way we are nurtured in our environment around us makes us who we are. I learned how to speak English mostly in the deep south whereas my brother learned more in Ohio. Although my accent isn't as pronounced as it used to be I still sound much more "Southern" than he does even though we share many of the same genes. I like Andrew Lai's comment about how the neurons grow into networks based on what we do in our environment. I also like Sirada's comment on how our experience can cause us to be a better or worse person.
I know both personal experiences and environment people live in shape individual personality, but I think personal experience is more important than environment. I believe that broad outline of one’s characteristic such as calm, mild or passionate can be basically formed from their environment that they grow up, but what makes detailed factors which shape difference in each person, is their experiences.
I know both nurture and experience shape individual personality, but I think personal experience is more important. I believe that broad outline of one’s characteristic such as calm, mild or passionate can be basically formed from their parents’ personality as they grow up, but what makes detailed factors which shape difference in each person, is their experiences.
I agree with braden d that even though some of our characteristics are inherited from our parents, we have control over making ourselves. I think my father has similar characteristics to my grandfather and some of my relatives on my father’s side think that I will develop similar characteristics to them. But I already found the difference between me and my father and I think I can try to not copy some of my father’s personality that I do not like very much.
ok. so...as everyone else has stated, nature and nuture are both important factors in the lives of everyone on earth. I believe that nature does play a very significant role in determining who we become (as peter stated) because they showed in the textbook that separated identical twins ended up leading their lives in stunningly similar ways. But, this may not happen everytime twins are separated, and that is due to nurture. If one person has a terrible accident, they may not be as outgoing or rambunctious as their twin who lived an accident free childhood. So basically, i agree with erin that our nature, or genetic make-up, is sort of a blueprint for us, while our experiences are add-ons to the design.
I think that our personalities and who we are come from both our surroundings and our genes/the way that we are brought up. We have personality traits that we inherit from our parents, but the environment which we live in can change us because of the experiences and problems that we face.
I agree with Sirada that our morals do influence who we are, as those are the values that we follow. I also agree with Rachel that we are offered different opportunities then our parents, causing us to have different experiences then our parents did. Thus making us different then they are.
I also believe that both nature and nurture plays a significant role in making who you are. Both my parents are influencing who I am because my appearance is more like my father and my pattern of thinking is similar to my mother. However, I also feel that the environment is influencing my personality. If I have not been in an international environment, I think I would be a different person than I am now.
I agree with Sirada and Erin about how parents’ morals influence us. Since I was taught to respect others and not to do things that other people will dislike, I tend to act that way from my childhood.
I have to say that i really do agree with Andrew Lai becaues to me nurture is way more important than Nature. This is due to because we learn from what we experienced and what we see in life. And in general i really do agree with other peoples comments that majority of childs personality are influenced by parents, family and friends.
I think that the primary thing that makes us the people we are has to do with genetics. There are many people in which people do not reflect their surroundings in the least. Dennis Rader reportedly had a very peaceful childhood, married, had 2 sons, and seemed like a pleasent enough fellow. However, between 1974 and 1991 he killed 10 people and caused considerable distress in middle america. Which goes against the nurture side of the arguement, it would have been apparent if he was nurtured into becoming a serial killer, he was probably just born that way.
Also there exist many different gentic attributes that shape our lives such as addiction and obesity. These attributes can be traced back to previous generations, however this isn't absolute and we should still take responsibility for our own vices rather than blaming genetics.
Also I believe that parents/guardians inherintly try to raise children to become like them. This probably isn't a realized decision, but at times parents will compare your childhood to theirs and try to instill certain characteristics onto you so that you will conform to their ideals, their beliefs, and their morales. By not becoming a perfect reflection of our parents we prove that nurture is wrong rather than nature. Also there is a misconception on the arguement of nature vs. nurture. We believe that if we agree to genetics as our primary factor that makes us who we are, we become a perfect 50-50 split between our parents, however when studying genetics there are literally almost infinate possiblities that we can become with genetics.
I've spent most of my life in Germany, apart from my father and brother. They have always lived here in Thailand. But I realized that I walk the same way as my father and brother. Also, it's funny to observe that we share the same sleeping position. Although I grew up in the Germany culture, language and all that, I think and act more like Thais. (and noo, I don't have a German accent!) Also, I've always preferred to use the fork (or was it the spoon) instead of the knife. ok this might not only be an "asian thing", but if, then maybe there's a special Asian gene that makes you do that! ...... There are more things that I have in common with my brother. For instance, we have the same taste of music, food, humor, sports.....and we're both bad swimmers...But, there are also differences. My sister and I are good in languages while we totally lack my brother's maths skills. This might be due to nurture, because my brother only grew up in one language. So, I really can't say what is more dominant. Most people said nurture has had more influence on them, but people mostly judge others' personality by their appearance. This might reflect that we see ourselves more from the outside (what nature gave us), rather from the experiences we have gained. Finally I agree with Ruby's first comment that both nature and nurture play significant roles in shaping our personality.
I also think that both nature and nurture affect individuals because I have my parents' brown eyes, black hair, and yellow skin, and I look like my brother. Also, I was born as a premature infant since my mother was ill during her pregnancy, and was grown by many people one by one for a while when she was at the hospital. So, I was sensitive especially to environmental changes, which is my personality still.
I agree with Sirada that morality can be influenced because I was taught by surrounding people not to disagree with teachers to fit in Japanese culture. But I was changed as Erina said when I came to ISB because western people do not consider it immoral.
I agree with Erin that "one factor dominates the other" and "that human beings are shaped by both internal and external forces". However i am more bias to the idea of nurture because personally, for example, we (my two little sisters and me)have a few things in common. If you meet my sisters, you will probably unable to recognize that they are related to me. Not just that our appearance is very very different but also our personalities. For example, one of my sister is very independent while one is very hyper and outgoing, one is good at language while one is good at science (which in this case fit with Binn's case)However, we each adopt something from our parent, nature. I look like my father, my middle sister look like my mother, and my little sister is more like a mix. My middle sister like to read books and so do my father. My little sister like to cook and so do my mother.
Therefore, I agree with Binn that afterall we cannot say that which one is more dominant, nature or nurture. It is more like a mix.
I believe that both are important, but as we get older a person's nuture becomes a larger factor. When a person is a infant and toddler it is very much their nature that shapes how they act. As they get older, and they gain many more experiences their nuture takes a bigger role in determining who their are. Nature doesn't become irrelavent, it just isn't as important as it was.
I think that, like what Erin Brown said, that our both together dictate who we are. I also agree with the many people who have said this, that our enviroment triggers our genes.
In my opinion, I would say that the way a person is brought up by their parents/guardians act as a base for that person to grow on. Other factors can include society's expectations and limitations which can definitely affect a person. This includes cultural expectations which also play a role in developing a person's personality, since different people are brought up in many different ways and depending on the person, he or she will have been used to certain rules or values. When I was young, my parents had very different, almost opposite from each other cultural-based behavior expectations/rules that I was expected to follow. Until now, I think what makes me the person who I am today is mainly from the wide variety range of differences from my parents, depending on what the situation is and deciding what actions to take.
I agree with Sirada and her comment about parents having their own beliefs & personalities, which influences us to become the person who we are today. I also think it's mainly from how parents treat their kids, depending on how strict they are and (if there are any consequences).
I also agree with Erin and her comment on how human beings are shaped by both internal and external forces. Internal forces could be our own personal feelings and perspectives in life which enable us to make decisions based on emotions. The external forces could be taken from other people's perspectives and thus can change our decisions and personalities.
I think that physically i look more like my dad but then emotionally i don't share any common things wit either of them and i think that the environment around me makes who i am inside. Like how i have movedf around and different type of people i was friend with i think that those actually makes me who i am and not genetic makes up Aeja Galaputh
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I can certainly see the genetic contribution of both parents in myself; sometimes I think more of my father but just when I start to think I am just like my dad, there is my mother looking back at me from the mirror. So much of who I am is a product from my experiences. I am no more my mother and father than they are me. Their personalities were born in their genetic makeup and then greatly influenced by their home life, childhood experiences, culture, relationships, etc, as was my own.
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I think that physically i look more like my dad but then emotionally i don't share any common things wit either of them and i think that the environment around me makes who i am inside. Like how i have movedf around and different type of people i was friend with i think that those actually makes me who i am and not genetic makes up
While our genes may predispose us to a certain personality, I believe it is our experiences that shape up who we are. A child raised by a world leader would act differently than a child raised by an average person.
Oops, didn't realize I had to sign this with my full name. I posted the post from "anonymous poster" above >.<
Well, adding on to what the second poster said, I think that we are different from our parents with our likes and dislikes because we're growing up in a different environment than what they grew up in.
Stuff that's common for us, like the internet and computers, simply weren't there when our parents were growing up.
I agree with Brian and the person "anonymous" before him. It is true that our likes and dislikes may be different from our parents. Yet, I believe that their beliefs, and personalities do influence the person that we become. As we grow up, our parents instill upon us, a sense of morals; what's right and what's wrong, based on their own upbringing. Although they may have grown up in a different environment than us, and they did not have technologies, their morals do influence us. Perhaps because they didn't have technology, their morals may be better than ours, as we have grown up with so many outside influences, like the media, which can sometimes have very negative influences. For me, my mom had a lot of influence in my life. As I was growing up, she instilled upon me several morals. Sometimes, her teachings seemed to be out of date, but now, I realize that everything that she has taught me has become a fundamental part of who I am. Of course, not only our family, but our friends also have an influence on who we grow up to be. Like what the previous people said, experiences do shape our lives, and our personalities. Both painful and joyous experiences teach us to become a better person, and how to survive in such a materialistic world. Our genes merely play a very small part in who we are; nurture can overcome nature.
Wow....can't believe I wrote so much, sorry I took a lot of space.
SIRADA C.
Physically I'm both my mother and father. I agree with Brian and Sirada; I think that my experiences and the difficulties that I have gone through made me who I am. Of course I have all this genetic predisposition but what triggers the gens is the environment.
From my point of view, nurture is more important than nature for shaping a child's personality. what really makes the person's way of life is the environment that ones lived in.
Our brain is developing every single minutes, however at the time we do know nothing about the world. As another words, we learn from the events we saw and we kept it as a life lesson that may serve our life better.
I agree with what the most of people's comments a child's personality is shaped by both his or her parents and friends.
It is funny to say that humans are pretty "Copy cat", we do what the others do.
In my opinion, I think that both nature and nurture play significant roles in making you the person that you are. Our genes are what make up the individual people that we are, even though they are usually uncontrollable. For instance, our personality traits. Our environment (nurture) too contributes to making up the person that we are. As we are constantly exposed to various cultures, people, (including experiences), it influences our beliefs, values, interests, personalities, appearance and mental mind (the choices that we choose to make).
Ruby
I agree with Mariana Almeida. I think that the environment around me makes me who I am overall. I think that living in that place I live, going to an international school, my friends, teachers, and even the country in general all influence me significantly. I physically look more like my dad than my mum however; we do not share many common interests or personality traits.
I believe that human beings are shaped by both internal and external forces. When we are born, we have with us a certain "genetic code" that is like a stamp of our make-up. However, as we grow and are influenced by different experiences, our "genetic code" reacts and is molded by those various experiences, and as a result, forms our personalities and behaviors. For example, i tend to be a perfectionist, much like my dad. This could be seen as a trait that was genetically passed down to me from my dad. However, one could also argue that being in the "ISB enviroment" is what has made me such a perfectionist. I believe that is a combination of both. I do not believe that one factor dominates the other. We, as human beings are made up of a formula consisting of genes and experiences, and this is what makes our personalities. I really liked how mariana put it, "what triggers the genes is the environment."
i forgot to comment on one other persons post. so here it goes. sirada talked about how our parents morals may influence ours. i agree. i was brought up in a christian home, with morals such as "treat others as you want to be treated, be polite," etc, and i feel that these have rubbed off on me in some ways. because my parents, at an early age, began instilling in me their morals, growing up, i knew no other way. now that i am old enough to decide what morals i agree with, i can change my morals if i want, but because i grew up with the ones my parents gave me, i feel that they are a part of me, and if i decided to completely change my morals, i would be forcing change upon my personality and who i am.
I think nurture plays a bigger role in making us who we are. Nature plays a strong role when we are very young, because certain things just happen naturally that we have no control over. As we get older, nurture takes over. Our family, friends, environment, and experiences make us who we are. Yes, certain things are genetic, which may make us like our parents but still, I think we have control over making ourselves who we want to be.
I agree with mariana almeida that our experiences and difficulties make us who we are. Some people go through things that others never even think about. So obviously, that makes these people lives different.
I think nature and nurture both tie in with our personalities and behaviors. One factor may contribute more or less than the other but overall, a balanced amount. I agree with psychblog on what he/she said about the genetic contribution of our parents. I personally don’t think I look like my mom or dad however I am starting to notice certain personality traits in myself that I see in my parents. We all tend to avoid being like our parents but we end up being just like them when we grow up.
Like Brian Das said about the environmental aspect, our world has been constantly changing everyday. We (young generation) were brought up in a different environment as our parents were thus a different nurture.
Erin and Sirada mentioned how parents’ morals may influence ours. I agree. Like Erin said, our parent’s morals rub off on us. I was brought up in Asian (chinese) background and taught to work hard, respect your elders, be polite, etc.
Our genes may affect up to some extent but also it is our upbringing and environment that shapes us.
Jocelyn Kuo
I agree with ruby and mariana almeida. Nature and nurture both play significant roles in who you are and who you will become. i can see characteristics in me from both of my parents as im getting older but i can see a lot of differences too because of the opportunities that just weren't there when our parents were our age.
I believe that nature and nurture play a significant role in a person's life. One concept does not favor or outweigh the other because sure, parents genes help shape what their child is like, but also their environment that they're surrounded in plays a big role too. For example, alcoholism is known to be genetically influenced, so a person can be more prone to it if alcoholism runs in the family. But also, a person can get it from their environment, who they hang out with and socialize with. Both of these factors play a role in alcoholism.
I agree with Miriana because it is true that you are born with your parents' genes, but the surroundings shape who you are. You are assumed to be like your parents, but not exactly because you are living in a different environment. I've grown up living in different cultures, and attended international schools and that's what has shaped me, whereas my Dad only lived in California growing up and attended public schools.
I think that nature and nurture are about equally important when it comes to making you the person that you are. Like it said in the book, genes and experience go hand-in-hand and are both important because they interact with each other. Such as the example of a child's nature/behavior and the parents' nurter/interaction.
Personally, I agree with Mariana in which I'm pretty aware of the genetic connection between my parents in myself, but I think that my experiences have also shaped me differently than theirs have to them.
I think Nature and Nurture play a significant role. Our parents genes create us and so we are somewhat alike to them, but also the environment that we are surrounded by plays a major role as well. I have some characteristics from both of my parents, but most of who i am is from my experiences in life, every day im always learning something new and im always seeing different things.
I agree with Sirada and Brian,
im aware of the similarities and differences between my parents and i, but i mostly learn my life experiences
I think that although both nurture and nature affect who we are, nature has a greater influence. This is mostly based off the examples of identical twins given in the text book. According to those examples, people who are identical genetically but live different lives and different experiences end up almost being the same people. Nurture however is still important in determining our beliefs and personalities.
I can also see how Braden and Mariana can believe that people become who they are based off their experiences and difficulties they fight through. But the question remains that if someone genetically different goes through the same experiences and life, would they be the same person?
I agree with andrew lai on how nurture plays a more important role in shaping who we are than nature. It is true that we are a result of both our parents and it can be seen that we resemble them as well as obtain certain traits from them, but I think that our environment really shapes our personality. I once read an article about Third-Culture-Kids vs. Kids who have lived in one place their whole life. It's so weird to view the difference between both kids views on the world. The TCK happened to have a more OPEN way of viewing things. Our environment and the things we are surrounded by really influence us as a person.
The most important thing that makes me who i am today are my parents and the environment that i live in. I have a very similair personality to my father, but i look more like my mother. So both of them are shown in me. However, i feel that the way i think and act is influenced by the places i have lived in.
I beleve that our genes play a big part in all of a human beings complex traits. Everyone is influenced by not only gentics, but also our enviromental experiences. It may be controversial whether our personality, mental disorders, or intelligence are influenced mostly by our gentics or enviromental experiences. Our genetics and experiences clash against one another and sometimes go different directions. We are always going to see how we are affected by our gentics and experiences throughout our lives.
I agree with Braden how an individual can choose in what direction they go, but there will always be that reminiscince of gentics and past experiences.
Personally I believe that the way we are nurtured in our environment around us makes us who we are. I learned how to speak English mostly in the deep south whereas my brother learned more in Ohio. Although my accent isn't as pronounced as it used to be I still sound much more "Southern" than he does even though we share many of the same genes. I like Andrew Lai's comment about how the neurons grow into networks based on what we do in our environment. I also like Sirada's comment on how our experience can cause us to be a better or worse person.
I know both personal experiences and environment people live in shape individual personality, but I think personal experience is more important than environment. I believe that broad outline of one’s characteristic such as calm, mild or passionate can be basically formed from their environment that they grow up, but what makes detailed factors which shape difference in each person, is their experiences.
I know both nurture and experience shape individual personality, but I think personal experience is more important. I believe that broad outline of one’s characteristic such as calm, mild or passionate can be basically formed from their parents’ personality as they grow up, but what makes detailed factors which shape difference in each person, is their experiences.
I agree with braden d that even though some of our characteristics are inherited from our parents, we have control over making ourselves. I think my father has similar characteristics to my grandfather and some of my relatives on my father’s side think that I will develop similar characteristics to them. But I already found the difference between me and my father and I think I can try to not copy some of my father’s personality that I do not like very much.
ok. so...as everyone else has stated, nature and nuture are both important factors in the lives of everyone on earth. I believe that nature does play a very significant role in determining who we become (as peter stated) because they showed in the textbook that separated identical twins ended up leading their lives in stunningly similar ways. But, this may not happen everytime twins are separated, and that is due to nurture. If one person has a terrible accident, they may not be as outgoing or rambunctious as their twin who lived an accident free childhood.
So basically, i agree with erin that our nature, or genetic make-up, is sort of a blueprint for us, while our experiences are add-ons to the design.
I think that our personalities and who we are come from both our surroundings and our genes/the way that we are brought up. We have personality traits that we inherit from our parents, but the environment which we live in can change us because of the experiences and problems that we face.
I agree with Sirada that our morals do influence who we are, as those are the values that we follow. I also agree with Rachel that we are offered different opportunities then our parents, causing us to have different experiences then our parents did. Thus making us different then they are.
I also believe that both nature and nurture plays a significant role in making who you are. Both my parents are influencing who I am because my appearance is more like my father and my pattern of thinking is similar to my mother. However, I also feel that the environment is influencing my personality. If I have not been in an international environment, I think I would be a different person than I am now.
I agree with Sirada and Erin about how parents’ morals influence us. Since I was taught to respect others and not to do things that other people will dislike, I tend to act that way from my childhood.
I have to say that i really do agree with Andrew Lai becaues to me nurture is way more important than Nature. This is due to because we learn from what we experienced and what we see in life. And in general i really do agree with other peoples comments that majority of childs personality are influenced by parents, family and friends.
I think that the primary thing that makes us the people we are has to do with genetics. There are many people in which people do not reflect their surroundings in the least. Dennis Rader reportedly had a very peaceful childhood, married, had 2 sons, and seemed like a pleasent enough fellow. However, between 1974 and 1991 he killed 10 people and caused considerable distress in middle america. Which goes against the nurture side of the arguement, it would have been apparent if he was nurtured into becoming a serial killer, he was probably just born that way.
Also there exist many different gentic attributes that shape our lives such as addiction and obesity. These attributes can be traced back to previous generations, however this isn't absolute and we should still take responsibility for our own vices rather than blaming genetics.
Also I believe that parents/guardians inherintly try to raise children to become like them. This probably isn't a realized decision, but at times parents will compare your childhood to theirs and try to instill certain characteristics onto you so that you will conform to their ideals, their beliefs, and their morales. By not becoming a perfect reflection of our parents we prove that nurture is wrong rather than nature. Also there is a misconception on the arguement of nature vs. nurture. We believe that if we agree to genetics as our primary factor that makes us who we are, we become a perfect 50-50 split between our parents, however when studying genetics there are literally almost infinate possiblities that we can become with genetics.
I've spent most of my life in Germany, apart from my father and brother. They have always lived here in Thailand. But I realized that I walk the same way as my father and brother. Also, it's funny to observe that we share the same sleeping position.
Although I grew up in the Germany culture, language and all that, I think and act more like Thais. (and noo, I don't have a German accent!) Also, I've always preferred to use the fork (or was it the spoon) instead of the knife. ok this might not only be an "asian thing", but if, then maybe there's a special Asian gene that makes you do that!
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There are more things that I have in common with my brother. For instance, we have the same taste of music, food, humor, sports.....and we're both bad swimmers...But, there are also differences. My sister and I are good in languages while we totally lack my brother's maths skills. This might be due to nurture, because my brother only grew up in one language.
So, I really can't say what is more dominant. Most people said nurture has had more influence on them, but people mostly judge others' personality by their appearance. This might reflect that we see ourselves more from the outside (what nature gave us), rather from the experiences we have gained. Finally I agree with Ruby's first comment that both nature and nurture play significant roles in shaping our personality.
yes,it supposed to be "german culture"
I also think that both nature and nurture affect individuals because I have my parents' brown eyes, black hair, and yellow skin, and I look like my brother. Also, I was born as a premature infant since my mother was ill during her pregnancy, and was grown by many people one by one for a while when she was at the hospital. So, I was sensitive especially to environmental changes, which is my personality still.
I agree with Sirada that morality can be influenced because I was taught by surrounding people not to disagree with teachers to fit in Japanese culture. But I was changed as Erina said when I came to ISB because western people do not consider it immoral.
I agree with Erin that "one factor dominates the other" and "that human beings are shaped by both internal and external forces". However i am more bias to the idea of nurture because personally, for example, we (my two little sisters and me)have a few things in common. If you meet my sisters, you will probably unable to recognize that they are related to me. Not just that our appearance is very very different but also our personalities. For example, one of my sister is very independent while one is very hyper and outgoing, one is good at language while one is good at science (which in this case fit with Binn's case)However, we each adopt something from our parent, nature. I look like my father, my middle sister look like my mother, and my little sister is more like a mix. My middle sister like to read books and so do my father. My little sister like to cook and so do my mother.
Therefore, I agree with Binn that afterall we cannot say that which one is more dominant, nature or nurture. It is more like a mix.
I believe that both are important, but as we get older a person's nuture becomes a larger factor. When a person is a infant and toddler it is very much their nature that shapes how they act. As they get older, and they gain many more experiences their nuture takes a bigger role in determining who their are. Nature doesn't become irrelavent, it just isn't as important as it was.
I think that, like what Erin Brown said, that our both together dictate who we are. I also agree with the many people who have said this, that our enviroment triggers our genes.
In my opinion, I would say that the way a person is brought up by their parents/guardians act as a base for that person to grow on. Other factors can include society's expectations and limitations which can definitely affect a person. This includes cultural expectations which also play a role in developing a person's personality, since different people are brought up in many different ways and depending on the person, he or she will have been used to certain rules or values.
When I was young, my parents had very different, almost opposite from each other cultural-based behavior expectations/rules that I was expected to follow. Until now, I think what makes me the person who I am today is mainly from the wide variety range of differences from my parents, depending on what the situation is and deciding what actions to take.
I agree with Sirada and her comment about parents having their own beliefs & personalities, which influences us to become the person who we are today. I also think it's mainly from how parents treat their kids, depending on how strict they are and (if there are any consequences).
I also agree with Erin and her comment on how human beings are shaped by both internal and external forces. Internal forces could be our own personal feelings and perspectives in life which enable us to make decisions based on emotions. The external forces could be taken from other people's perspectives and thus can change our decisions and personalities.
I think that physically i look more like my dad but then emotionally i don't share any common things wit either of them and i think that the environment around me makes who i am inside. Like how i have movedf around and different type of people i was friend with i think that those actually makes me who i am and not genetic makes up
Aeja Galaputh
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