Communication of the Sexes The tongue of a blue whale can weigh as much as an elephant, but there exists a tongue that is far more powerful than that of the blue whale’s tongue, that is the human tongue (Santoso). When utilized properly, the human tongue can accomplish great feats, but if misused can cause a plethora of problem. A certain measure of success in life depends on utilizing communication in a wise way. Debra Tannen, a well-known authority on communication, says men and women communicate in different ways.
Generally in books when a character loses their innocence and learns how the world really is that character in considered to be mature. This can be seen in Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird, which is about a family that lives in Alabama during the Great Depression. Scout is the youngest child in the family and in the beginning of the novel she is a girl who still has her innocence. As the novel progressed, Scout witnesses racial discrimination against the African Americans of the town. All the white members of the society would discriminate against them except Atticus, who is Scout’s father.
Having not grown up with affection and care may cause one to struggle later on with those feelings when given the chance to express them. In contrast, the speaker
Laurin, Samantha Mrs. Secrist English 1 H A 20-11-17 How Scout and I grew up Life, whether it is fictional or not, is capable of taking one’s innocence, by demonstrating how there is cruelty in the real world. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the main character is a little girl growing up with her father and brother in the South. We see throughout the book how her experiences shape her. I am a 14-year-old girl and my experiences, some happy others heart-wrenching, have made me grow and become the person I am today.
Did you know that producing a solid relationship with your parents and demonstrating empathy can lead to a more nourishing lifestyle? Coming of age is the way a young kid is tossed into the real world as he or she grows up and matures. One tremendous element of growing up are the affinities you build with your parents. Another is the way you comprehend how to convey empathy toward others. Developing empathy towards others along with forming the status of your relationship with your parents creates a more capable and more tenacious personality and a greater insight into life.
When a person experiences a another 's cruel actions it can help them mature and grow as a person. When one calls another names that can lead them to learning how to overlook the actions that are occurring. Being fake to one can let he/ she see how people are phony. How conflict can help one find their identity.
The ways parents raise their children reflects heavily on them, from their character to their confidence. A parent who treats their children equally and enlighten them on morals and future life lessons are more likely to succeed, compared to parents who are neglectful and don’t care for their children. For example, in To Kill a Mockingbird, there are many parents with different parenting styles, all whom reflect on their children. Atticus teaches his children to view everyone as equals and explains problematic questions to them, when for example, Bob Ewell is a drunk and neglects his children. “When a child asks you something, answer him, for goodness sake.
It must have been a typical day when Paula Bernstein answered the phone, but what she learned that day would forever change her life. On the other side of the globe lived someone who shared her exact DNA. In an effort to solve the long pondered question of nature vs nurture, the twin sisters were raised in two different families. In the novel East of Eden, John Steinbeck the author falsely proclaims that monsters are born to human parents. Nature may determine genes, but nurture is the reason certain personality traits are expressed.
The very traits someone possesses as a child shape that child into the adult they will become. In the American classic “To Kill a Mockingbird” by famous author Harper Lee, a very young tomboy named Scout and her brother Jem face trials and challenges that shape their perspective of society. There are several traits they possess and such traits help to shape them along with the challenges. In the classic novel, Harper Lee demonstrates that certain traits such as honesty and courage have a strong influence on the matter of the kind of an adult a child can become.
An example of this is shown in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. The young Jean Louise Finch is growing up in Maycomb, Alabama. Her father, Atticus Finch, feels that Jean Louise should learn how to better understand others. She uses this skill through many events that she experiences in her childhood such as a conflict at school with her teacher, a
There are several known factors and reasons people turn out the way they do as adults. They have social influence as well as individual influence. You can have good or bad experiences and turn out good or bad because you can choose to learn from your experiences in life. Depending on your genetic makeup, however you might not turn out the way you would expect. Aileen Wuornos had the perfect combination of genetic makeup, social factors and individual factors that made her into the perfect serial murderer.
How Trauma Gave Me Strength People are shaped into the people they are and their personality based on their childhood, how they were raised, and taught as a child. It not only creates a person and changes their attitude towards life, but it also helps people decide what they want to accomplish later in life. The first few years of my childhood were not easy, both my parents were in an accident and passed away in the first 3 years of my life.
When will the nearly 150 year old debate end? For years there has been an ongoing debate of if a child is impacted more by their genetics, or their environment. This idea of nature versus nurture has been argued immensely by scientists and psychologists over the years, and both parties have come up with convincing arguments for their position on the topic. Although still debated, it is becoming more apparent that maybe it is not nature versus nurture, but how nature and nurture work together in the development of a child. While it is true that both have an impact on the individual, it is clear that certain personality traits are influenced more by the child’s surroundings, and who the child grew up with.
Some people might argue that a child’s upbringing forms the child’s foundation of life. It forms the child’s identity and its view of life. The upbringing of children is a wide concept because it is never the same. The question is if there is an edge between upbringing and torture. The intention of upbringing is indisputable – you want your children to have a great life and a great future, but perchance certain ways of educating children can cause more damage than good.
Both childhood and adulthood have positive attributes. Both childhood and adulthood hold responsibility, the possibility of caring relationships, and different levels of priorities. Responsibility is given to both children and adults. However, the level of responsibility is different from childhood to adulthood. A child, first and foremost, is supposed to be taught responsibility at home and at an early age.
