Nature vs Nurture

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Nature Vs. Nuture Nurture to me, depends on how a child was raised by their parents, parent, and or guardian. Nurturing someone is very important because it can determine on how the child’s future is going to end up and how that child’s personality will be. For example, my sister and teachers nurtured me in a positive way because they thought me that in order for me to have a better future, I have to continue to go to school and make sure I finish it because finishing school and getting good grades will help me get a better job to make a good living. Another example would be my grandmother who lives in Kansas City. Even though we live in different states, whenever we talk on the phone, she gives me great life lessons and advices. Throughout my family, I’ve been nurtured very well. I’ve learned to be independent, to be grateful, treat people with respect, and to surround myself with people who ill take me in a positive direction. Nature is where an individual has been raised or an environment they grew up in. For example, I lived with my grandmother who was very sick. Being around her and helping take care of her made me realize that I wanted to be a doctor because of how much I like helping people who were sick and in need. When we moved into one of the roughest neighborhoods, I asked a friend of mine who lived there his entire life why he would act the way he did and his response was “I’ve lived here my whole life so sometimes I do what I see other people do. I’m used to everything around me and it’s normal to me.” To me that explained that living in an environment for a long time sometimes changes you and how you see things in life. In my opinion, nurture has affected me mostly in my life because everybody that entered my life has shown me different ways of living my life or how things should be done. Different lessons and advices come from every person I’ve

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