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Some people believe that a person's culture is defined by their country of origin, while others believe that has only a minor influence. Discuss both these views and give your opinion.

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It is often held that the motherland has a significant influence on the behaviour and customs of a person. While some
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 argue that
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 factor is predominant in shaping someone's
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, others believe that the
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 has very little impact on it.
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 essay will discuss both these points of view and argue in favour of the former. On the
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 hand, the customs of the nation where a person is born from his belief system.
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, individuals tend to copy different habits and behaviours of the other individuals that surround them.
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, some cultural conditions are imposed from the very beginning of life and rather difficult to change.
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, it is proven that language greatly influences someone's personality and
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 and each
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 has its own language or at least a dialect.
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, directly differentiate
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 from the others.
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, other aspects
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 as traditional music, food and religion are deeply rooted in
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's traditions.
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, some
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 become completely separate and independent from their nation's way of life that its influence might be insignificant.
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, because nowadays it is relatively easy to move from
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 to another, many young
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 migrate in search of better job opportunities or study and
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 may lead to a loss of the national identity.
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, with the rise in the usage of social media, many cultural aspects and traditions are becoming extinct and new groups with a so-called modern mindset are arising.
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, in the '90s a great number of Indians migrated to England,
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 has a quite different
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, a lot of young ones felt identified with the English
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 and decided to adopt some aspects from it.
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, other decisions made by individuals might outweigh their own cultural heritage. In my opinion, the whole
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 of a
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 holds more substantial sway over society than their own decisions, because their heritage is inherently given by the birth moment.
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, the vast majority of family and friends are from the same land, which makes it even harder not to have an enormous influence over their minds. In conclusion, though some
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 think that the
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 where a person is born has little effects on his lifestyle, I believe it is the opposite, as family, friends, language, among others, lay a strong foundation from a very young age.
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