Identity Formation - Lazarides 1B

Identity Formation:  

A study in human development. 
 

Is nature or nurture more impactful on your identity?  

Ms. Lazarides - Advanced English - B1 
 

 

Does nature or nurture affect a person more? Why?​ Scientists have been pondering this question for a
while. Nurture is the environment around you. Nature is your genetic makeup, your DNA. A lot of people think
that nurture impacts a person's life more. And a lot of other people think that nature affects a person more. I
believe that nurture is more impactful on my mom because of her childhood, my dad, and her family.

My mom’s childhood affects who she is. My mom had a busy life. She did a lot of sports and she had to
keep up with school at the same time. She did Softball, Track, Basketball, and Volleyball. She also played the
trumpet. So she had to keep a good time management system and stay organized. She grew up in a small
town so everybody knew everyone. She had a good education and a good environment. “ I grew up in a small
town where everybody knew everyone and it was like family. We worked hard and played hard. “ Her childhood
affected her because she had a lot to do.

My dad had an impact on my mom’s life. When she married my dad she no longer had to rely on her
family to be her main support. Before she married my dad she had to rely somewhat on her family to take care
of her. When my dad reenlisted in the navy she stood by him. She moved to a place where she knew nobody.
“ When your dad had the chance to reenlist in the navy I supported him and moved cross country.” My dad
had a big impact on my mom’s life because they moved away from both of their families and they cared for
each other.

My mom’s family had a big impact on her life. She had a big family who expected a lot from her and
they supported her in everything that she did. Her mom had a hard time getting close to people but she was
goofy and musical. She expected good grades. Her dad was hard headed but he could also have a good time.
He had a strong work ethic anything worth doing is worth doing right. My mom’s parents were divorced so she
lived in two homes. Her mom was musical and that inspired her to play the trumpet and supported her threw it
all. My mom’s family had a big impact on her life because of the support that they gave her and the thing that
happened in her family.

My mom’s family, my dad, and her childhood are reasons that nurture is most impactful on my mom. My
mom is impacted more by nurture because of the environment she grew up in. ​Nurture is more important
because it should not matter what is in your DNA.

My brother once said “care for yourself because there won’t always be someone to do it for you.”
While others had people around to care for them my parents weren’t always around to take care of us.
Me and my brothers had always been alone and we learned to do things on our own. We became
independent and had to care for ourselves when our parents weren’t around. I believe that nurture is
most impactful on the formation of identity and character because my brother’s childhood, education,
and life experiences.

One of the reasons that I believe that nurture is more impactful is because for a little while when
my family first moved in America my mom wasn’t around as a result of us not having enough money to
bring her and my younger brother to America yet, it was really lonely without her due to our dad was
always working so that he could keep a roof over our head. Considering how our mother was still living
in the Philippines, and our father was always working, my brother took teen living in middle school to
learn how to cook and take care of us while our dad wasn’t at home. He takes care of himself now that
he’s older and doesn’t completely rely on our parents.

Another reason that I feel that nurture is more impactful on my brother, the reason being is when my
family moved to America when my brother was only 12 years old. Considering that my brother was
young when we arrived in America, English was very hard for him to learn and ESL isn’t very easy
when you’ve been speaking a totally different language. My brother pushed through and now speaks
fluently. He graduated from high school with honors and is currently in college, working to be a civil
engineer. Moving to America at a very young age helped him to learn a different language while he
was learning while his brain was developing and this helped him to learn and succeed in school.

The third reason why I believe nurture had a bigger impact on my brother because during the summer
of 2018 my brother received a low score on his SATs and he said he felt like a complete failure that was
useless in society. Since he got a low score on his SATs, he learned not to never give up and although
he did acceptable scores on things, he didn’t get any appreciation for it and he then told me that “you
shouldn’t expect a reward for everything that you do even if it was good for society.” He never gave up
and got a part time job while he was 17 during his high school year, he is now 19 in college and
working hard. After he didn’t do well on his SATs, he changed, and now he isn’t as lazy as he was
back, for that reason, he didn’t want to experience such failure again.

I believe nurture is most impactful on my brother due to of his life experience, education, and
childhood. It is important to know about identity formation because it could determine what happens in
your future and how you behave. Another reason why I believe that nurture is more impactful than
nature because, if two siblings are separated and one lives with the father and the other lives with the
mother, the two parents are going to raise them differently because they have different morals and
things they live by that they want their children to live by as well. Though the morals of the parents

may be the same because they had an impact on each other, they would still be different. Nurture is
more impactful on identity and character formation than nurture.

Have you ever wondered what affects your personality more nature or nurture? Nature is your
genes that have been passed down from your parents. Nurture is where you were born/environment,
personal experiences and people you meet. I think that nurture affects your identity and your
personality more that nature does because of your childhood, environment and people you're around.

One of the main reasons that my mom is the way she is, is how she grew up. My mom grew up
in a very rural place in Western Virginia with an older brother a two parents. She lived on a 50 acre lot
with a lot of animals. My mom's parents were strict so growing up, she had to do a lot of chores
around the house and on the property which she finds to be important to do. She spent her time very
important so she also spent a deal of time studying and doing work. My mother always says that she
is grateful that she was raised that way because it reminds her to work hard. She raised her children
to do and think the same way. Growing up like that affects how she acts today.

Another reason that I believe that nurture affected her more is her character. My mom learned
to work diligently at a young age and the importance of doing so. She has had a fair amount of both
positive and negative memories and all of them have helped her grow into the person she is today.
One of her worst memories was when her granddad died. That was tough on her, but she needed to
grow and move over it. She finds to growing and working through hard times to be important and vital
to having a working household. Her best memory was having her kids, she had her first kid at a
young age and she needed to learn to be a mother while she was young. She things that having a kid
at a young age thought her a lot of responsibility that she still uses today.

The last reason that nurture affected my mother is more due to her environment. She lives with
her two kids, 2 cats, 3 birds, and a snake. She is always busy working to be sure she can feed
everything and care for them the right way. She knows the importance of working hard to care for the
thinks that you care for. This correlates with her childhood because it makes her hardworking and
focused which is a part of her identity and personality.

I believe that nurture affects a person's identity more than nature more is due to your childhood
experiences, your character, and your environment. The way she was raised consequently made her
a more hard working and caring. Knowing if your nature or nurture affects your identity more than you
can learn a lot about yourself.

According to research, nurture has plenty reasons of to why it’s way more impactful than
nature. Nurture is way more influencing than nature because of the way the person grows and
develop and the things that are around them.y I believe nurture is more impactful on Gloria because
of the way she was raised, her environment, and her motivation. Nurture impacts you way more than
nature does and that's in many of ways.

One reason nurture can be impactful is the way your raised. The way somebody is raised decides on
how you could turn out in the future. If a child is not that cared for when they are young, they are
more likely to turn out to be physically and mentally affected for the rest of their lives. In the interview I
did on Gloria she said,”Everytime I get in trouble my dad is surprised and disappointed at me”. That
quote showed how Gloria’s dad actually cares about her. how she behaves.

Another reason why nurture can be impactful is the environment all around you. The environment
decides on how you will be influenced in life. If a person hangs around bad people all the time, they
are most likely to turn out bad just like them. In the interview Gloria said, “My bedroom is my favorite
place and environment to be. It a place where I don’t have to listen to anybody and where I get
everything done at”.

The final reason nurture can be impactful is the motivation that you have from other people. When
you have motivation, it can have a huge impact on your success. If a person motivates somebody to
do something good or bad they will have more of a chance doing it. In the interview Gloria said, “My
parents are wise and motivation, they helped me succeed in quite a bit of things.

As I’ve said before, I believe nurture is more impactful on Gloria because of the motivation that's
given to her, the environment around her, and the way she is raised. The way your raised impacts
your future. Your environment around you can determine your perspective on life. People who
motivate you can have an impact on if you succeed on different things. Nurture is more impactive
than nature in many ways. It all start from the second your born until the day you die.

When I was young I use to ride along with my granddad and he always talked my head off, but
I know he doesn't mean any harm. I'm thankful that he did because of he didn't I wouldn't be the
person I am today. If you just stop once and listen that one time can change your life for the better.
That's why I believe that it's important to learn from others experience so you can learn from their
experience so you can avoid their mistakes and learn from their success so you can improve on
yourself.

I believe that it’s important to learn from others experience because you can improve yourself by
doing better than the other person who shared their experiences with you. If you just stop once like I
did to listen to. By my family sharing their experiences with me now I am respectful to everyone
regardless who you are because they could be or become someone powerful or big one day. So most
of my traits I got by learning from others experience.

By listening and connecting with other experiences you can relate better to others.
Relating to others helps you create better relationships with them. There was somebody I didn’t talk
to and I finally talk to them and started to relate to them and soon after that, we became friends. This
is an example of maturity because you can’t just make up your own assumptions about people
without listening to them first. Finally, I think that it's good to relate to others so you can have
somebody to have as a reference or someone you can go to for advice.

I believe that listening to others experiences is so you can avoid things that they did. Such as
learning from their mistakes so you don't make the same ones and you don't have to face the same
consequences and you can have more room for success by breaking down their mistakes and see
what you did wrong so you can have the opposite outcome. Lastly, I think you can learn from others
mistakes by listening to others experiences because the person that you’re talking to probably learn a
lesson from the mistake that they made and you can learn the same lesson without making the same
mistake that they did.

By listening to others experiences may help you make a choice that they made before. I think that it
can help you make a life-changing choice for the better because they made the same choice or they
had the same choice and made the wrong one. They can also give you more knowledge on a choice
if they picked it in the past. This is another reason why I think listening to others is important to
self-development.

Finally, I believe that you can improve yourself in multiple ways and have a better relationship with
others if you listen to others experiences and learn from them. I learned that you can’t it won't hurt to
just stop and listen for a while even if you don’t gain anything from it at the same time it doesn’t hurt.
Plus, you can also gain some knowledge that will help you in the future and when it does you will be
happy that you listened to them. If I didn’t have anybody to learn from I wouldn’t have been the
person I am today that's why I'm grateful that I did stop and listen to the ones around me and you
should try to just stop once and listen.

Have you ever wondered if nature or nurture impacts your life more? Nurture are your personal experiences
while nature is your genes and what you are born with. I believe that nurture effect how youŕe raised more than
nature because of your Childhood, Environment, and your Character.

My first reason that nurture impacted my mom more than nature is her Childhood. My mom grew up in
a small town where it was 70​0​ year round. It was clean, green, foggy, and it had lots of wildlife. She had
amazing parents that were very supportive through all of her life including today. Her Childhood was very
happy and joyful. Because her life was so happy it gave her a sunny disposition, made her well balanced, and
appreciate her family for everything that they did for her.

Nurture also impacted my mom by the environment she grew up in. My mom learned so many lessons
that still stick with her today while she grew up. She learned to always stay true to herself even in tough times,
have good work ethic, and have perseverance. My mom grew up in a very wholesome area which has made
her very well rounded. She is such a determined person and very hard working in everything she does.

My last reason nurture impacted my mom more is because of her character. She has so many great
memories and some sad memories. She is living a happy life with a husband, 3 children, and 4 animals. A
couple years ago on mothers day her cat went missing. We looked for several months hoping that we would
find her but she never was found. This was a really sad point for her and really has changed my mom. It was a
sad moment and it was hard to get through but my mom didn’t let it get to her instead she took it as a chance
to grow.

Nurture impacted my mom more than nature because of her childhood, environment, and her
character. This is important because without these memories and obstacles my mom faced growing up it made
her into the person she it today. These things affected her and didn’t come to her the day she was born but
over the years while she was learning how to live a successful life. Nurture affected my mom and how she lives
today in so many ways. What do you think affected your parents more?

The First Born

My brother once said to me “ life is not all rainbows and butterflies”. Most of my life I saw my brother's
as Mr. perfect. But then I realized that he wasn’t all Mr. Perfect. It made me feel like he had the hardest job in
the world. Being his little brother were great or the worst , mostly because if Gino does something awful, I will
be blamed for it and it's better because our mom mostly focuses on me .So I believe that nurture is the most
impact on my brother by his childhood,environment, and education .

The main part of making him to a person that his today was his childhood. Most of his time in his life was
work and work all day in his whole life to help our family in a steady pace in America. My brother loves our
mother so much and he does things for her just to make her proud and have less stress. Probably the hardest
thing to do was to help clean and help take care of me. But even though he wanted to play with the kids
outside and just chill. He didn’t want to because he just works and works his heart out for our family. He didn’t
have a normal life but my brother made the best of it.

Our education was one of our mom's best focuses on us. She would make sure we did everything for
school so our grades will go up and for us to go to college by making something for our life and the future. My
brother said to me when he left for college, he said “ take care of our mother and make sure you make high
school the best of it and focus on it”. He also said that he even did things to hurt the insides of his organs, but
as a older brother he told me not to smoke and drink. Sometimes I stop to consider my brother is more like my
father. He did all those things because he was not with the right people, but now he is over it and our mom is
super proud of him and what he does.

Another giant impact in his life is his environment. Our family was a very unique family, like a very
unique family. We are singers,drinkers,sports players, and my brother were a singer. My brother and our uncle
are amazing at it ,they even won 50 dollars in a family competition . Our father was there to support us, but he
is not always there for us. He made us into iron and made sure we work right and straight. Our mom taught us
to be nice,smart, and know how to treat a lady and we are the best. Our family makes us who we are. To my
brother family always come first.

All I’m saying is that all these things made him who he is today.He is my idol now in these days and what he
did for just me and my mom.Gino is turning his life, it into the big picture and maybe I’m a little jealous, but I’m
going to surpass him and be better, that’s the my goal right now in life.Gino is also teaching me how to dodge
drugs and live life. But most of the time his, somewhere making us happy. His family,education, and his
childhood. Nurture has more impact on my brother than nature.

When I wake up in the morning, my grandma talks a hole in my head. Then she talks until I’m
almost late for the school bus. My grandma only talks to me that much so I can be ready for when I'm an
adult. She mostly talks about my mom, dad, brother, and sister. She talks about how my mom and dad
don’t live with me and my sister. She talks about how me and my brother made the same mistake in the
same grade and went to the same place. I believe it's important to share ideas with other people because
it helps with self improvement, relating to others, and learning from others’ mistakes.

Self improvement is one of the reasons why you should share experiences with others. It
can help you with things in the future. I grew up in a respectful family. My family tells me to be respectful,
so when I grow up I can be respectful to my elders and other people. Then, most people will look at me as
a respectful person. Being respectful is important to my grandma because she doesn’t want me to
disrespect people when I get older.

Relating to others is another reason you should share experiences with others and learn about
them. You will figure things out like what you and other people have in common. For example, when I was
in elementary school we had to do a project where we had to talk to someone that we usually didn't talk to
and that day I formed a relationship with someone. Another time, in sixth grade, we had to talk to each
other and me and this girl became close friends. Somehow she turned into my girlfriend. These examples
are things that show it’s important to relate to others.

Last but not least, learning from others’ mistakes is important. If you learn from others’ mistakes
you won't go down the line and do the same mistake. If you do follow the same mistake, you will face bad
consequences, so don't do it. I repeated what my brother did and I faced major consequences. So don't
be a follower, be a leader.

Self improvement, relating to others, and learning from others’ mistakes are reasons you should
share your experiences with others. My grandma shares experiences with me and my sister so we don’t
get in trouble in life. You can share experiences with others so you and they can be successful in life.
There are many ways you can share your ideas, so you can become a better person.

Nature vs Nurture, your identity, ever wonder what makes it up? How do you think nature or
nurture has impacted you or another? Which one do you think is more impactful? To me, Nature is what you
learn on the outside, things you experience due to certain aspects about yourself or other things. Nature can
affect the type of person you are. Nurture, on the other hand, are the things you are taught, things or places
that leave a good impression on you. From observation, I think nurture has impacted my sister the most
because of the environment she grew up in. She has a caring mother, and has great school education.

I believe nurture was most impactful on my sister because she grew up in a good environment. My
sister grew up in an environment where she could feel safe. She’s able to go outdoors with no fear or
hesitation. Growing up in Virginia Beach has allowed her to have good goals and dreams. She has a great
environment to be able to work and pursue her dream in.

Another reason why I think nurture impacts my sister the most, is because of the caring mother she
has. Her mother has always taught her right from wrong, and prepares her for the harsh reality of life. My
sister’s mom always wants what is best for her. She’s there for my sister whenever she needs her.

The last reason why I believe nurture is most impactful on my sister is because of the good school
education. Virginia Beach has great schools, as many provide a variety of career options. Because of the
school education, my sister is very smart and makes good grades. She’s able to get scholarships and
acceptance from schools because of her intelligence. My sister is able to follow her dreams because of the
choices of schools she has.

Growing up in an environment that suffices her every need, having a mother that cares for her, and
learning from a great school education are all reasons as to why I think nurture is most impactful on my sister.
It’s important to know what makes up an identity because it helps you come to understand yourself and other
people. Take the time to think about what impacts you or another the most and try to understand someone a
little bit more.

Did you know that according to research nurture is a huge partner in how developing people interact
with surrounding environments? Nurture impacts a person's identity because how your parents raise you will
have an effect on how you act, your surroundings will affect how you think and the people you hang out with
will affect what you do. I believe nurture is most impactful on Asa because of the surroundings he grew up in,
how he was raised, and the people the people he hung and stayed and played around with.

To begin with,how you’re raised impacts on how you will and do act. When your parents or caretakers
raise you a certain way your mindset and/or actions aren’t and will not be the exact same as others. The way
you do things and your drive will be a lot different. When parents teach you life skills and what they want from
you, you’ll really do the things that they want from you and even sometimes you won’t depending on your
behavior. When interviewing Asa his parents were extremely strict on him and it really impacted him by
changing his mind on being more sneaky and doing things that his parents would normally enforce or allow. In
other words strict parents create sneaky kids.

Next, the people you hang out and surround yourself with impacts on your actions and the things you
do. When you start hanging out with certain people you will and you do start to behave like them and you might
be pressured to act exactly like them. Friends also pressure you do or be involved in certain actions and/or
activities . If you have a group of bad friend for example your more likely to do bad things and act much
differently than you normally do. But when your with good people your more likely to do good things and your
less likely to be harshly influenced. When interviewing Asa his school was a very big factor for him. He liked
school very much because in its surrounding he’s with good people who are there for him and tell him things
for the best.

Finally, your surroundings impact how you think and perceive. The place you live in and at and the
places you be in really impacts on how you view the world and the decisions you make. For example if your in
bad surroundings all the time your more likely to start to mingle in those surroundings and be more open
minded about how bad the world is due to what you’ve seen and/or experienced in the surroundings or you
might just also involve yourself in that same bad environment and do and be apart of the same exact bad
things that go on in the area. But if you grow up or stay around good surroundings your less likely to be open
about how the world is due to your experiences in your area you would be mostly used to only seeing and
being apart of normal things. When interviewing Asa he was raised in a very good environment that was well
organized and he never really experienced anything bad or been in any type of danger or trouble.

I believe nurture is most impactful on Asa because of the environment he grew up in, how he was
raised, and the people he hangs out and stays with. Nurture can really change and create a person and their
traits and personalities. The way someone is raised and their environment is a huge major factor in who and
how they’ll be in their lives. That’s why it's very important to raised and nurture your kids in good environment
and teach them important life skills and lesson that will prepare them for their lives.

¨he who does not know the past is doomed to repeat it.¨

Imagine this, you come home and sit down ready to cool off and take it easy for the day. Then
your roommate comes in and plops down next to you. And then she complains about her day.
Why should you care? Well. this is why…Listen. If you are sitting there thinking about everything
that happened to her because it was her fault. You automatically imagine it happening to you.
So when that happens you instantly improve from it. Because you were ¨there¨. Itś important to
know someoneś story and to listen to words of wisdom because it helps you with your self
improvement, relating to others, and learning from others mistakes.

One reason itś important to learn from others is because it can help with self improvement. You
can have a better life and more successful life. Say there are two companies, both are
competing with each other. And by looking at each other's products they are constantly rolling
out newer and better products. And while doing so they make a lot of money off of these
products. Therefore they are self improving by learning from the wisdom and successes of each
others companies.

Another reason itś important to listen to the stories of others is because it can help you relate to
them. Say somebody tells you a story about themselves messing up on something.. You go and
listen to them for a while and then. When they are done you tell them a story about something
that happened to you that is very similar. When you both are done you can connect with the
person and and maybe be friends afterwards because of it. And that's why you should listen to
others, it can help you make friends

A final thought on learning from others is helps you learn from their mistakes. Let's go back to
the two companies again. Since one company did better than the other, by learning from the
other companies mistakes. The successful company learned that the other product had the
same flaw as theirs but didn’t know until the other product was released. then when they release
their product, they fixed the problems that they had by learning of those problems from the other
company. And that's why you should learn from others mistakes. You can make yourself a more
successful person.

So in order to improve yourself you will need to learn from others mistakes, so that you do not
repeat them. Listen to others stories so that you can relate to them and make hopefully lasting
bonds. And to improve from others ideas. And make yourself better by being inspired by
somebody else. And makes you better in the long run.

Scientists are still debating on whether nature or nurture have a bigger impact on a person’s life. There
are some studies to show that nature has a bigger effect on people. But there are also studies to show how
nurture impacts people more than nature does. I suppose it’s different for everyone. I believe nurture had a
bigger impact on my brother because of his childhood, life experiences, and peers.

First, my brother’s childhood was hard. Consequently, it had an enormous impact on him. Our parents
were always fighting and it was hard to focus on anything else. “Life is relentless”. In this quote, he’s referring
to how he struggled through his childhood. Growing up with our father being in and out and having to rely on
our mother took a toll on my brother. Therefore, growing up was not easy for him.

Second, my brother is impacted by life experiences like changing high schools and breaking his leg.
Having to change high schools was really hard for my brother. Breaking his leg also changed directions for
him. He said “changing high schools twice” was supposedly the hardest thing he’s ever done. Switching
schools every summer and having to go to a different high school every year was difficult for him. Breaking his
leg changed the way he would live for a long time. My brother is impacted by these events.

Third, my brother’s peers have a big negative impact on him. Through his teen years, his friends tried to
influence him to do lousy things. He told me his friends in high school were doing negative things and that they
had negative influences on him. My brother said, sometimes it was hard to say no to them because when he
did, they would get mad. He never gave into the peer pressure, but all of that stress from his friends had
negative impacts on him.

Finally, childhood, life experiences, and peers are the reason nurture has had a bigger impact on my
brother than nature did. Nature doesn’t have as big of an impact on a person as nurture does. What is going on
around you affects you more than the way you naturally are. You’re the person you are today because of what
you’ve gone through in your life. Ordinarily, everyone goes through something different. Do you think you’re
more affected by nature or nurture?

Does nature or nurture affect a person more? Scientists have been pondering this
question for a while. Nurture is the environment around you. Nature is your genetic makeup.
Your DNA. A lot of people think that nurture impacts a person's life more. And a lot of other
people think that nature affects a person more. I believe that nurture is more impactful on my
mom because of her childhood, my dad, and her family.

My mom’s childhood affects who she is because, my mom did a lot of sports. She did
Softball. Track, Basketball, and Volleyball. She also played the trumpet. She grew up in a small
town so everybody knew everyone. Her mom kept up on her grades. She had a good education
and a good environment. “ I grew up in a small town where everybody knew everyone and it
was like family. We worked hard a played hard.

My dad had an impact on my mom’s life because, when she married my dad she no
longer had to rely on her family. She also had to move to virginia when my dad reenlisted in the
navy she stood by him. She moved to a place where she knew nobody. “ When your dad had
the chance to reenlist in the navy I supported him and moved cross country.

My mom’s family had a big impact on her life because, she had lots of siblings. She had
two brothers and two sisters. My mom’s parents were divorced so she lived in two homes. Her
mom was musical and that inspired her to play the trumpet. Her dad was hard headed but knew
how to have fun. Her mom was goofy and had a hard time connecting with people. She was a
musical person and inspired her to play an instrument.

Nature or Nurture?
Where you more affected by nature or nurture? How do you know? Nature is how your born &
how you are as a person. Nurture is how your experiences have affected you and everything else​.​ I​
believe my mom was affected more by nurture because of her childhood, education, & life
experiences.
My mom’s childhood is one reason why i believe she was more affected by nurture. My mom’s
childhood was hard & difficult having to practically raise her younger sister. Her mom worked a lot so
she had to watch her sister a lot. I think that having to watch her sister took away from her childhood,
causing her to have to grow up faster.
A second reason reason why i believe nurture affected my mom more is because of
education. My mom didn't reach the level of education that she wanted to. She graduated highschool
at 16 but could not attend college. She wanted to get a student loan but since she was a minor she
needed a parent to sign off. Her mom didnt want to sign of on the student loan so she couldn't go to
college.
Her life experiences is an additional reason that I think she was more affected by nurture. She
Has taken many risks because she had to, her mom did not teach her a lot about life meaning she
had to find out certain things on her own. She had children and took the risk to become and
entrepreneur. I classifies as a risk because she didn't have the proper background knowledge
I still believe my mom was more affected by nurture than nature because of her childhood,
education, and life experiences. My moms childhood was hard, she has taken many risks, and didn't
get the education she wanted. By understanding how nurture and nature can affect your identity you
can overcome any hardships in life.

Napoleon Hill once said, “Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.”
Everyone goes through life by experiencing and learning independence through the various struggles
and the challenges it offers. As my mom grew up, several events within her life had impacted her own
identity, the characters around her, and her overall environment.

One reason that I believe my mother had been more impacted by nurture was due to her
childhood. During my mom’s childhood, she learned how to become more independent. Throughout her
childhood, her parents trained her on how to do chores and go to the store by herself.

My mother’s educational experiences have also affected her personal well-being. Through the
difficult times of her life, my mom was challenged to study diligently. Because of this, she took a course
in business management during college. The course she chose met her interests, despite her parents
encouraging her to take up a course in education.

The overall life experiences my mother has been through had also impacted her overall
well-being. After graduating from college, my mom obtained a job. Due to this occurrence, she moved to
a completely different city in order to work there. All in all, it was a rewarding experience (according to
her) because she learned how to be more independent.

Basically, my mother had learned how to be overall independent through all of her personal
experiences. Through all of the hardships and metamorphic complications, her childhood, educational
development, and overall life experiences, she grew to become the independent person she is today.
Overall, my mom had grown more from nurture than nature.

You can be born anywhere, but that doesn’t affect the outcome of your life.
Your childhood affects your outcome, nurture affects your point of view. I believe that nurture impacts you and
your identity more because of your morals, beliefs and environmental influence.

What you are taught affects your personal outcome more than where you grow up.​ ​ My mother was born
in a foreign country called Ghana located in western africa, her own mother passed away whenever she was
young. My mom and her siblings always had to move around because they never had a set place to live.
Moving back and forth continuously can really affect your outcome as a person.

What you believe in affects your identity. My mom had no guidance through life’s daily challenges, she didn’t
have her own ideas, thoughts or aspirations. “My mother passed away at a young age, therefore I never
received that kind of motherly guidance.” How you grow up affects you more than where you grow up. Your
environment can really affect your mindset, and the way you look at things.

My mom was tired of living the no progression life she was living back at home, she gathered all her
belongings and the little amount of money she had and decided to book a flight to canada. Whenever she
arrived to canada she only knew one person and they were kind enough to allow her to move into their tiny
apartment.

From there my mother decided that Canada was indeed not the right place for her to live, she decided to
move to Oklahoma to be closer to her family. Your environment, and the people you are surrounded with,
affect you more than where you were born.

In conclusion, Nurture impacts your self identity more than where you are born. Your morals,beliefs and
environmental influence affect your outcome. What do you believe?

Do you think that you have been affected by nature or nurture and why do you think
that? Nurture is the people that are around you. Nature is the environment that you grow
up in and live in. I believe Nurture is more important because of your Childhood, Family
and her Adulthood. Nurture affected my mother’s life more than where she lived when she
was young.

Childhood was an important time of my mother’s life where she learned a great deal.
about life. She had a pretty average childhood, but her parents taught her bunches of
things . When she was a kids she had learned to be a nice person and to work very hard
to get what you want. My mother has learned to treat other people right and they will to
mostly. Childhood had a big effect on my mother.

She had an average size family. My mother had 2 sisters, one is older and one is
younger and one brother that was the youngest out of all of her sibling. My mother was the
second oldest in kid in her family. Her parent,grandparents, and all of her sibling help her
become the person she is today.

My mother’s adulthood has changed a great deal over the years. She moved
out of her parent house when she was 20 years old and got married to my father. Then
had 2 kids, one when she was 24 years old and one when she was 28 years old both girls
one is 17 and one is 13 years old now. In the present she is going back to school, she
started going back to school at TCC and now she goes to Kansas state university to
become a nutritionist. Her adulthood have been very eventful.

Nature is not as important as nurture because your childhood, family and your
adulthood has a very big of effects on you. My mother’s parents affected her in many
different ways in her childhood because they taught her important things that makes her
the great parent she is today. So she was affected by nurture more than nature. Did
nature affect you more or did nurture when you were growing up.

People have stories that should be heard. You should
listen to people’s stories and tell your own. It's important to learn
from other people’s stories because it helps you with self
improvement, relating to others, and to learn from their mistakes.
It's also important because you learn from the experience of others.

One of the reasons it helps you is because it gives
you self improvement. The reason their stories gives you self
improvement is because it can help you have a brighter future
ahead. My parents told me that I should be a respectful person so
people see me as a respectful person. They said if your not a
respectful person you will not be treated respectfully and people will
not want to be your friend.

Another reason to tell your story and listen to other
people's story is because it can help you relate to others. When you
tell each others story you might find something in common. When
you find something you have in common about each other it can
help make a relationship. For instance, me and this person met and
we were talking about our past and what we want to do in the future
and found something in common. Ever since that day we have
been best friends.

In my opinion, the most important reason to tell
stories is because people can learn from each other’s mistakes.
Learning from each other mistakes can make it so you won’t make
the same mistakes as they did. If you make the same mistakes as
they did, you will get in trouble just like they did. One thing I learned
from my mom’s story is that I should never bully others because
she knew someone that bullied and that bully got expelled from that
school for good.

Self improvement, relating to others and learning from
others mistakes is why it is important to learn from others
experiences. It is good to tell your story and listen to other peoples
stories because it helps you and other people to be successful. Tell
your story and listen to other people's story to help them and you
achieve in life.

Nature vs Nurture, your identity, ever wonder what makes it up? How do you think nature
or nurture has impacted you or another? Which one do you think is more impactful? To me,
Nature is what you learn on the outside, things you experience due to certain aspects about
yourself or other things. Nurture can affect the type of person you are. Nurture, are the things
you are taught, things or places that leave a good impression on you. From observation, nurture
has impacted my sister the most because of the environment she grew up in. She has a caring
mother, and has a great school education.

Moreover,I believe nurture was most impactful on my sister because she grew up in a
good environment. My sister grew up in an environment where she could feel safe. She’s able
to go outdoors with no fear or hesitation. Growing up in Virginia Beach has allowed her to have
good goals and dreams. My sister tells me what her plans are and how she’s going to go
about it. She has a great environment to work and she’s able to pursue her dream.

Equally important, another reason why nurture impacts my sister the most, is because of
the caring mother she has. Her mother has always taught her right from wrong, and prepares
her for the harsh reality of life. My sister’s mom always wants what is best for her. I see that
she’s there for my sister whenever she needs her. Her mom constantly cares for her, in every
way that she can.

The last reason why I believe nurture is most impactful on my sister is because of the
good school education. Virginia Beach has great schools, as many provide a variety of career
options. Because of the school education, my sister is very smart and makes good grades.
She’s able to get scholarships and acceptance from schools because of her intelligence. My
sister is able to follow her dreams because of the choices of schools she has.

As a result, growing up in an environment that suffices her every need, having a mother
that cares for her, and learning from a great school education are all reasons as to why nurture
is most impactful on my sister. It’s important to know what makes up an identity because it helps
you come to understand yourself and other people.​ ​Take the time to think about what impacts
you or another the most and try to understand someone a little bit more.

Ndeye Ngone Sall is my older sister name, named after my Grandmother. When my sister
was young she was a different person. She used to be fun, nice and thoughtful, but now
well lets just say she is different from that person. It wasn’t like she woke up one day and
changed. It was because she was impacted by her environment. That is why I believe my
sister is mostly impacted on nurture through the media, life experiences and her family.

The media affected my sister through the way it portrays how someone should. For
example, the media affect a way a woman should act, look likes or how they should have
fun. Social Media affects my sister through how she of what she prioritizes and like now
than before. For instance, when my sister was young she could care for a phone, but
when she got older the media portrayed everyone should have a phone, making her want
one. My sister was more affected by nurture through the media.

My Sister’s life experience definitely affects her because she knew what to do and
what not to do. When my sister was young she was a talkative person, but ever since 2nd
she stops talking at school and I believe something happen to make her stop. She is also
more stress and completed and I believe it is with the things she is enduring in High
school. She even told her most challenging things in her life right now is homework. My
sister was more affected by nurture through her experiences and other’s.
Are family is definitely an impact on who she is and who she wants to be because we're
there with though it all. My cousins and sisters bring out the fun, talkative and fun Ngone.
While my parent make sure she is on the right path and that she focus on her education.
Thanks too are parents pushing my sister to be her best, she now attends the Health and
Science Academy at Bayside High School. My sister was more affected by nurture
through her family and the people she surrounded herself with.
Nurture impact my sister the most because without the same environment she is in now
she wouldn’t be the same and either would anyone else. Nurture impacted my sister,
though the media and what she sees in it. It also impacted her on the experience she
gained so far. Finally, it definitely impacted her on through her family and the people she
loves. My sister is not the same person she was, but maybe it is for the best. Just don’t tell
her I said that she’ll get an even bigger head.

Do you ever wonder whether nature or nurture affect a person more? Scientists have been studying this subject for a while now but this is what I think. I
believe nurture is the most impactful on my mother because of her education, childhood and environment.

My mom’s education has greatly affected her too. My mom graduated from high school in 1992, which was an accomplishment she didn’t think she’d
achieve. She also chose not to attend college. She had said it was an achievement that marked her transition from childhood to adulthood.

In my opinion, my mother's childhood had the most impact on her more than anything else. My mom doesn’t remember most of her childhood, mostly
because she didn’t enjoy it. She had grown up not with her own parents, but with her grandma. Her sister didn’t grow up with her either, she lived with
their dad. “My mom worked two jobs and put herself through med school however, my dad was a drug abuser and a liar. He also used my mother and I a
lot.” she explained.

The last reason why I think my mom had a greater influence with nurture is because of her family. She had only one person in her family for most of her
life. She only had her grandma and had only learned from her grandma. The rest of her family wasn’t all that great until her birth mom remarried and she
found my dad. “My grandma was the one who made me who I am today,” she said.

Scientists are trying to end this argument and get some real answers. I think that nurture affects a person more because of how much it has affected my
mom. What do you think? Has nature or nurture affected you? Will we ever know which one affects us more?

Scientists have been going on a discussion and are trying to figure out whether nature or nurture has
the greatest effect. Joining the discussion, I have done an interview with my father to gather evidence or proof
that goes to one of these sides. Daringly joining this conversation, I believe nurture has the biggest impact due
to the information my father has given me, and seeing how the way he was brought up gave him his identity. An
existing form of identity is nature, and nature is creating how you deal with things or how you think about
things. This is how the information my dad provided me makes me think nurture.

The evidence lies within everything my dad told me. When I interviewed my dad, he made a remark, he
said “They taught me work ethic.” The keyword is “taught” without the lesson he wouldn’t know what work
ethic is and how to manage his time. This lesson that he was taught falls under nurture and this nurturing has
affected the events of the present and his present person. When my dad was redeployed from Iraq, he felt and
feels accomplished, successful, and happy, because of the fact that he contributed to maintaining the health of
the country. Joining the military is how he was brought up, this puts this event under the nurture category.
This has the biggest impact on him because the events during this time, and the things he has seen and heard
has changed him and his mindset having the biggest impact on his future. Graduating High School marked my
Dad’s transition from childhood to adulthood, when he graduated, he realized that he had to take responsibility
which in turn changed his life. This would be the work of nurture seeing as it was an event that brought him up
in life.

Nurture is also shown in his relationships with people, as they greatly impacted his life. Being granted
tons of love and fun, my dad was spoiled by his parents. This nurturing has taught him how to love and how to
grow as a human being in a lost world. He also mentioned his grandmother and said that his grandmother’s
death greatly impacted his life because of the connection he had with her. Greatly shown in the way he speaks
about his parents and his grandmother, we see a huge impact of the nurturing.

Environment has a huge role in the nurturing of people, my dad he is a perfect example. In the
interview with him, he told me about how his neighborhood was full of love and family-oriented people. This
brought him about knowing and being able to recognize love and affection. Being in this environment has given
him the soft heart he has, and gave him the skills of having a deep caring and understanding of people, and its
due to the nurturing of the loving and unification of the environment he grew up in.

In conclusion, when it comes to nature vs nurture, nurture has nature’s best. Both are very important
in determining a person’s life, but this interview has shown that nurture has the upper hand in terms of the
greatest impact, consequently it definitely shows with my dad.

Nature versus Nurture 
You got your dark brown hair from your father and you got your 
looks from your mother, but where did you get your excitement 
for sports and your love for all animals? A person’s physical 
characteristics lean more towards genes and heredity, but our 
genes are not mentioned as much when behavior is the topic. This 
is how the nature versus nurture debate first began. Scientists 
who believe in the nature theory believe that people behave the 
way they do due to heredity and genes. On the other hand, 
nurture scientists believes behavior is taught and influenced by 
the environment and the surrounding people. Many say that 
behavior results from nature, while others believe in the 
opposite, the environment. Human development has been viewed as 
one of the most highly controversial topics in the world of 
psychology today, and the debate of nature versus nurture is at 
the top of the discussion list.  
Discussion 
Nature There are two types of believers regarding human 
development: nativists and empiricists. Nativists are those who 
believe that specific skills or abilities are “native” or 
engrained into the brain in the womb or at birth. Each person 
has their own unique genetic code that is specific to that 
individual as a whole 

When I was interviewing my mother and she gave me words of wisdom “Do unto
people as you would have them do unto you”. “For one would only hope to reap what
they have sewn with love and kindness.” I believe it’s important to learn from the
experience of others. I say that because it can affect your decisions, it helps self
improvement, it can help you understand why people act the way do”.

Learning from people’s is good because it can affect your decisions. You can
learn from others mistakes. It’ll help you avoid the consequences and don’t repeat the
mistakes they made. For instance, my mom wasn’t able to run track in late high school
because she always fought and got in trouble. I’m always in stuff, but I keep that in mind
because I don't want my behavioral issues to stop me from playing sports.

It also helps with self improvement, family talk about their past and their mistakes
so we as young people can have a greater future. My family has taught me to be
respectful and keep a good attitude. As a kid, my mom got shut out of a lot of things
because of her attitude and how much she fought. She always said she could be much
more successful than she is now if she had a better attitude and was more respectful.

Last, it’s important to learn from the experience of others because it’ll help you
understand why people act the way they do. This way you can relate to them. You can
form relationships with people you didn’t think you would ever like. Usually people think
i’m spoiled and get what I want, but what they don’t know is that it didn’t used to be like
that. I know people who still don’t like me because they think i’m spoiled now, but my
family used to struggle and I couldn’t get much of what I wanted but I had all that I
needed.
Self improvement, learning from others mistakes, and relating to others are all reasons
it’s important to learn from others experiences. There are no wrong consequences when
you listen and learn from the experience of others. There are many ways people can
help you become a better and more successful person.

There has been a sudden debate about whether someone’s identity is impacted more by nature or
nurture. When you learn details about someone, you often find out how they were brought up and the things
that influenced who they are today. Recently I interviewed my mother to see if her life was more impacted by
nature or nurture. I learned a lot about my mother’s identity, childhood and the person who was very influential
to her life. I believe that my mother’s life was more impacted by nurture because her identity was influenced by
her mother, learned to value family and learned from the environment around her.

My identity has been influenced by my mother and the things I’ve done. I am a conservative, classy and
colorful person. Fashion is one of my highlights because I love shopping and I am always told how pretty my
clothes are. I am a very thrifty person with coupons and sales. Throughout my life I learned to always be
humble and don’t go through life looking down on people. We all have a story of inspiration to be told. I’ve
made many sacrifices in my life for everyone else. I have a big caring heart, a contagious smile and I love to try
something new. I felt that I let myself down when I got married early and dropped out of college in my junior
year. It took me 15 years later to go back and finish my degree. I could’ve started my career sooner with more
money, but I was appreciative to be able to spend more quality time with my kids. I learned that money isn’t
everything and life happens.

My character has been formed by being surrounded by family. I come from a large family of 8 children.
Always celebrating every holiday together and have a close bond with one another. My sisters and I enjoyed
watching Soul Train on TV. When the show came on, we would dress up in my mom’s clothes and act like we
were dancing for an audience. We use to have the best time wearing high heel shoes, wigs, oversized clothing,
and pretending to be adults. My mom enjoyed seeing us having so much laughter in the home. Some friends
and I use to ride our bikes, rollerskate, and do group activities. I grew up in a two parent household, where
both parents worked outside the home and we felt blessed because we had the best of both worlds. The
happiest moment of my life was learning how to drive and spending the summers on my aunt’s farm in North
Carolina, with her 15 children.

My mother has been the biggest influence on my life. She has taught me how to take something simple
and be creative and make something fabulous with it. She was a very practical person, strong willed, and
classy. She was a good listener, non judgemental, and accepted us with our flaws and imperfections. She
taught us that blacks are often stereotyped in the media. It makes me upset that society feels that we are
underachievers and lack intelligence. The saddest moment of my life was when my mother was diagnosed with
cancer. It was difficult to see how her quality of life had changed. It made me question god and different things.
I felt sorry for her and that she did not deserve to suffer. She was a great wife, mother, sister, friend, aunt,
grandmother, and neighbor to so many people. I felt that she was taken from us too soon.

My mother’s life was formed from learning things from her mother, being in a family that is always there
for one another, and the things she has done over time. My mother has been affected by all the information
she has taken in little by little. I have learned so much about my mother’s life through this interview. I hope to
be a loving, understanding, and inspiration to my own family one day.

Did you know you form most of your identity before the age of 18? Well studies have proven that your 
identity is most impacted by your childhood. There are many different things that go into someone’s identity. 
Nature vs. Nurture involves whether human behavior is determined by the environment or by a person's genes. 
Now, after interviewing my mother, I believe nurture has more of an effect on you because of your childhood, 
character, and environment you live in. 

 
My mom’s childhood was filled with events with her parents. When she was about 6 or 7 she went to 
work with her dad almost every day. Her dad trained her on the basics of business, and told her how beneficial 
it is to read. Her mom taught her how to play many different sports plus the basics to raise children. Her 
parents taught her many “life lessons” also. They told her to sometimes look on the logical side of life as 
opposed to the emotional side, additionally, her mom showed her how to raise children without a partner. Her 
identity was formed because of her childhood. 
 
Her environment was different from others in the time she grew up. Her parents had a divorce when 
she was only 8 years old, which forced her mother to learn how to care for a family consisting of two sisters, 
with two brothers. “Growing up in that kind of family taught me how to take care of my children alone,” she told 
me. While she grew up, she was always close to her twin sister and, to this day, she still is. They have had 
many “adventures” together, and have learned from them. It almost seems like without her sister, she would 
not be the same person. She learned from every little thing that she experienced during her time in such an 
environment. 
 
My mother has learned from other people’s characters to form her own. As she grew up, she learned 
from her parents’ characters, her sibling’s characters, even her pet’s characters. She formed beliefs off of their 
characters. She now believes everyone should try everything, whether it be food, a sport, an instrument, etc. 
because her parents believed that. Even I think that because of her character and beliefs. She also formed 
hopes. Hope is a feeling or expectation of something to happen. She hopes that her children will have a good 
childhood or even call her a good mom, she hopes she will be remembered for generations, she hopes that me 
and my brother will tell stories about what we did with her. Everybody’s character affects one another in some 
way. 
 
Your character, childhood, or even environment all have an impact your identity. Knowing this, you can 
improve your life in different ways. You can try to be nicer to other people, you could try and be more social, 
you could do anything nice to improve your character and overall identity. That’s why nurture has much more of 
an effect on your identity than nature.