Personality is molded by the thoughts and beliefs of the parents and the people you surround yourself with. Life events also have a big impact on personality. With that in mind, no I don't believe personality is stable across a life span. I am Oglala Lakota. There are many times when my people had to go through unjust situations. So many treaties broken. After hearing about the past, I learned from a young age that the justice system is corrupt and should not be trusted and because of that I feel a hatred to everyone who are part of that system. It's like they are all guilty of an unidentified crime until proven innocent. This is an example of adopting the beliefs of those in your life. I definitely was raised feeling the contempt my relatives had for the police. …show more content…
Late one night my dad left a bar, by himself, and started walking home. For some reason, two black men followed him. I believe he was drunk so he had two disadvantages. They beat him so badly that he was almost unrecognizable. My dad had to go to the hospital. After that, his siblings began to feel hatred to all black people. One thing I was told is that I should never bring a black man to my reservation. I believe our personality changes significantly as we age. An eighty year old will be different to their eighteen year old selves because they had gain a lot more experiences. From personal experience, I know I've changed a lot from when I was younger. When I was a child, I didn't see the difference of people as much. I didn't notice racism. I didn't feel the loss of millions of Native Americans. I didn't see the suffering of the animals I ate. As I grew older, I had come to accept humans are evil and selfish. However do to another recent event, Standing Rock, I'm starting to believe that there are some good