Many people believe that family has a greater influence on a child’s life and development than other factors like friends, TV, music and so on. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?

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Family environment has a tremendous impact on lives in childhood and that influence may be higher than other factors. I disagree with that idea because of the two reasons.
Firstly
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, people have their own personalities with
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as temperament.
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, it is impossible to control and predict, I would say, that it
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predermined
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predetermined
genetically.
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example of
that is
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identical siblings. Two people with
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equal start conditions
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the same family may have completely different reactions
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the same situation.
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, there is a percentage of people who are raised in special conditions without even knowing who
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parents are.
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, these personalities may be full of kindness and reach out as high success in life as we can imagine.
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, a full family with a perfect environment at home will not
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guarantee
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life without dangers,
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alcohol
and drug addiction and violence. We, as a
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, have
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opportinity
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opportunity
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choice
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.
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, I assume that the family effect may
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and each story of life needs to be analysed individually. We may not have contact with our family, but we will always be with them in spirit and depend on them.
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Introduction & Conclusion
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Supported Main Points
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  • for instance
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  • such as
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  • to illustrate
  • take, for example

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Developmental psychology
  • Socialization
  • Inculcate
  • Role models
  • Emotional intelligence
  • Agents of socialization
  • Primary caregivers
  • External influences
  • Nurture vs. nature
  • Cognitive growth
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Parental guidance
  • Absentee parents
  • Genetic predispositions
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