Nature vs Nurture

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Nature in my opinion means what we inherit genetically when we are born from our family ancestors genetic genes. Nature being used in my life growing up in my childhood, going through adolescents and puberty made me feel some type of way about myself. I was a very tall, skinny, muscular female who genetically look and was a tomboy. My mother was a tall average female and she let me know that’s it’s in our genes and we can’t help it so use my healthy strong body to sports or something recreational and be proud of who I was and don’t let what people say to you get to me, So it was up to me to change and as I grow I was became awesome in all sports especially basketball and I played women football by then it was great to see women of my kind to do well in sports and be recognize for it. Nurture in my opinion and going through the changes of the adolescents stages of life taught me about many challenges that I will have to face, like me being too big for my age. Of course it made me upset and I fought a lot and became a bully. But like they say home is where the heart is but it is said it starts from home. My mother really never hugged me or loved upon me like most mothers would have but I knew she loved me because she gave me lots of support during my time playing basketball, she gave me attention and encouraging words when needed. My mother would talk with me and explained to me to set myself goals, or morals and to respect others even if they don’t respect me and if I dwell upon what people say about me I’m no better. I like Nurture because I was taught to give as I may receive many blessings later on in life. Nurture is what I give to my children every day in my classroom setting. Everyone needs a little or a lot of nurturing its promising and it gives us nourishment for the mind, body and
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