Postion Paper Nature Vs. Nurture - 712 Words

Position Paper: Nature vs. Nurture nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;The controversy of nature vs. nurture has been going on for many years, and a decision has not yet been reached in which one is the most affective. Using the results of the countless tests done, everyday situations, and the twins experiment, I will prove that nature is a larger contributor to the outcome of our personalities than nurture. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Firstly, many psychologists and Universities, such as Harvard, conducted countless test to determined which traits of our personalities seemed to be inherited, and which seemed to be developed from our own life experiences. For most of the traits measured, more than half the variation was found to be due to†¦show more content†¦nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Secondly, we can see just by observing ourselves just how much our parents genes affect our decisions. No matter how much we fight it, our reactions to certain situations are very much like our parents, it can even explain our differences from other people. I am a perfect example. I am growing up in world were smoking and drinking arent a quot;coolquot; thing to do, they are just done. Everybody does it, sometimes without even giving it a thought. It has become routine. Both my parents grew up in Christian homes and had values and morals coming out their ears. Neither one of them ever even tried smokin g or drinking once. They had next to no friends who did these things, so that also made it easier for them to deal with the pressure. I have been born into a world where 95% of my friends smoke, drink, or both, I am exposed to it all day constantly, and yet I find that I have not the slightest desire to even try it. I have no problem with my friends doing it, I just wouldnt do it myself. I have asked myself a million times why I am so against it, but I can not come up with any idea except that my parents beliefs and morals have been passed to me through my genes, which I received from them. This would prove that my personality is mainly formed from heredity, not from my surroundings or nurture as I should put it. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Thirdly, a large experiment was done with twins to test the effect ofShow MoreRelatedSarap Strategic Management Paper18055 Words   |  73 PagesThis Paper was prepared as an example only of a Strama paper. The names of the companies and the data are fictional. Our sincere thanks to Me-ann To for authoring this paper and for her generosity in sharing this paper with future Strama classes. P.S. Please be sure to include the Cover Page and Table of Contents (Sarap Table of Contents.doc) in your own Strama paper. Executive Summary This strategic management paper aims to develop a viable strategy for the Sarap packaged soups