Angel Zamora
Ms. Elliot
AP Psychology, Period. 5
10-10-12
Nature Vs. Nurture

The natural characteristics of a person can be either similar or different to the unnatural characteristics of a person. The natural characteristics of a person are the traits that come from their parents, which are the ones that people are born with which are passed on when you first are born. These traits are developed biologically. The nurtured characteristics of a person are the traits that people develop themselves throughout life. The environment of a person’s life determines a lot of their personality. The traits a person has after they were born were obtained because of the environment they lived in. There are many traits that I have inherited naturally from my mom and dad. I can tell that my athleticism has been inherited from my dad because he is a very hard worker at everything he does and he used to play soccer, football, basketball and volleyball when he was my age. My mom is also a hard worker and she is very smart in math, she is the one that always has to see everything cleaned in the house and homework finished, she basically takes control of any situation every time, which I know, I have inherited. I have also inherited some of my dad’s physical characteristics because my body is almost like his when he was young it came naturally and also some of my mom’s physical traits like her tallness, her whole family is tall, parents, and brothers. I can also tell that I have inherited a good sense of always being healthy from both of my parents. How I behave now, I obtained from the environment I lived in. I have learned to respect adults with whatever it is they are trying to show or tell me. The person that influences me on sports right now is Cristiano Ronaldo he is a professional soccer player and his life has been a little bit like mine. The other person I look up to is my grandpa unfortunately he is not with us anymore but my parents have told me stories about him and how he was a hard worker and tried his hardest to give his kids everything they wanted, he couldn’t always do it but he tried. I’ve also been trained to be responsible of things such as doing my work. I learned that if I’m not responsible at this age then I would have to suffer consequences. I have also learned from experiences that whatever I start I have to finish and I may get rewarded in the end. I have been influenced to do something that will benefit myself and be rewarded for good things done. My environment has influenced me in many ways to act upon certain things automatically. Some things like saying good morning back to a person who says it to you, or other things that appear to be common sense are learned from nurture. I know that my personality is a combination of both nature and nurture. I may be a little bit more nurtured though. I have gone through many experiences in which I have learned different lessons. These experiences have taught me how to act in life when there is another similar situation. I believe I am a lot alike to my mom and my dad. Everything I know right now it’s mostly from them. We do share a variety of the same aspects. Some of the social skills I have developed are from my friends and the people I hang out with and not from my parents. Most of my social life revolves around my friends, who have influenced me in a lot of the decisions I make and in the way I act. I don’t socialize with my parents unless we go out to dinner or a family night. The nature and nurture of a person can vary greatly. A lot of times there are things that are hard to decide whether you were born with them or you learned them. I might share most of my qualities with my parents, but they could just be characteristics that I learned in my life that my parents also learned in their lives too and weren’t inherited. I believe that genes indicate the potential for one’s behavior and personality, and that the environment helps create the extent as to how that behavior is carried out.