Research indicates that the characteristics we are born with have much more influence on our personality and development than any experiences we may have in our life. Which do you consider to be the major influence?

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Every person has a different and unique
peronality
the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
personality
, which is shaped during his childhood and life as an adult. For many years
phychologists
a scientist trained in psychology
psychologists
have contemplated about the origin of our
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, and
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introduces two alternatives
whether
it is genetically inherited or rather shaped from our surroundings.
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I do believe that we are born, to a certain extent, with a specific set of mental traits, I think our surrounding is the major influence in shaping our
personality
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to its final state. During the years, several
researches
a scientist who devotes himself to doing research
researchers
has prooved
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have proven
has proved
that certain
personality
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traits are inherited. The most well known publication dealing with the origin of a our
personality
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, was published some 30 years ago at Stanford university, and
focoused
being in focus or brought into focus
focused
on violent
behaivour
manner of acting or controlling yourself
behaviour
behaviours
and
personality
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disorders. The study has shown consistently, that
personality
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disorders
such
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as
histerionic
a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it
historians
or anti-social characters, had a higher incidence among specific families,
in contrast
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to the rest of the community.
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research done in Toronto a decade later, has shown
smiliar
marked by correspondence or resemblance
similar
results in other
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traits
such
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as anger, intolerance and kindness. Despite the above mentioned, in my opinion,
although
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we are born with some
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traits, our
sorroundings
the environmental condition
surroundings
influences
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influence
our character substantially more.
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is because as we grow, it is our family and community who teaches us to differ between right and wrong, as well as what is moral or not, and these are the elements that help us make decisions and react
accordingly
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.
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, our
personality
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is bound to be
effected
acted upon; influenced
affected
by on our experiences and education. To illustrate, a child who grew up in a safe and loving
familiy
a social unit living together
family
will learn that reacting to a situation by being impatient and
violant
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
violent
is not correct.
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, a teenager who grew up on the streets, might
undestat
represent as less significant or important
understate
understood
the violence is the only way to receive his needs. As a consequence, one child will learn to have a patient and relaxed
personality
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while the other might have a violent and angry character. To conclude, our
personality
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is
effected
acted upon; influenced
affected
by both our genes, as well as our environment.
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my opinion, our community, family and friends are the most important factors in deciding who will we be in the future,
becuase
for the reason that; on account of
because
they teach us to make rational decisions and appropriate responses.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • nature vs. nurture debate
  • genetic inheritance
  • personality traits
  • behavior patterns
  • heritability
  • twins studies
  • malleable characteristics
  • upbringing
  • environmental influences
  • critical periods
  • language acquisition
  • worldview
  • innate traits
  • personal experiences
  • psychological development
  • epigenetics
  • adaptive behaviors
  • cultural imprinting
  • temperament
  • social conditioning
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