Argumentative Analysis

Nature surpasses nurture is what I read in this article studied in psychology. Based on this information explained given on this topic we have physical, mental and behavioral characteristics wired on since before birth. The Nativist believe that we are predominantly given these tendencies due to are genetic code and the product of evolution. Some characteristics and differences not observed at birth are due later in maturation with help of our biological clock ticking inside of us. This biological clock is pre-programmed to switch on and off on our given time to do so. And on the other side of the spectrum, the environmentalist believes we are born with a clean slate and growth will began at birth and our experiences will start gradually. They

say that how you are brought up is the nurture part that will determined your life. Now we can’t solely go with each side, both are to the extreme, but we can go with what we’ve learned that child development is based on how much we are influenced by environment and heredity.
Some traits that we are born with basically are all due to our genetic codes like our hair and eyes color.

Most of our behaviors due to our environment, just like the way we eat, was taught from our parents. We are prone to grow and learn from our surroundings, the product of our culture and values that are instilled in us. For example, how the Nazi’s believed that they could manipulate genetics by creating the perfect race. The German Nazi believed that by controlling and killing off other races they ultimately keep their race perfect and superior. The environmentalist also think that the minority race is prone to lower IQ because of differences in our social inequalities. How the poor stay inferior to the more privileged because of the deficient resources we are denied of. Therefore, this topic is such a hot one and will always be politically incorrect, because of the inequalities in testing and biased

opinions.
In our family side of my father we tend to have the stronger genes, for example if you are a Perez (dad’s last name) you must have the big fat toe and small nail in the middle if not you are not part of the family (LOL). These are the traits that we all share and are proud of. I have always been the skinny one from my siblings, this I do believe came from my mom side. She was the thin one from her siblings as well. Unfortunately, we also have a lot of disease that have been passed on from both sides of the families. My dad and his parents had diabetes and most of us tend to be prone to it due to that. But I do believe this could be preventable with early prevention and eating healthier. I had fought diabetes since young but a few years back I decided to become vegetarian and all was cured. There’s been skeptics in my family regarding it but only my doctor and I have seen the positive results of a healthier eating lifestyle.
I grew up in a lower-class family with immigrant parents and my siblings and I being first generation Mex-Americans.

I did not feel like we were poor or missing anything not needed because my dad and mom made sure we had our necessities covered. Growing up on our neighborhood was so much fun, we had all types of ethnicities and families surrounding us. I don’t feel we were deprived of much maybe just a better education. My brother and I were put on gifted classes since we were in first grade and our schools didn’t have the means and teachers didn’t helped much. My parents couldn’t afford sending us to better schools so we feel we weren’t challenge enough and this affected our educational growth. I guess this really took a toll on me and I decided not to pursue my abilities on the other side my brother went on to USC and graduate from CSUN. I believe that my parents didn’t help me or push me to succeed, and continue with school because I was a girl. Their mentality was old fashioned and wanted me to be a housewife and learn what my mother had learned from young. Now I’m trying to break that cycle with my own daughters and teach them they could be successful in every humanly

way.
Just like a mentioned before in the last paragraph, my goals are to finally complete my degree in Child Development and graduate with good grades. It’s never too late to learn and educate yourself in every possible way. That’s what I’ve always believe and have preached it to all my loved ones, you are what you learn. It’s been a challenge to return to school after a few years of not doing much, educational wise. This last fall semester, I proved to myself that even if you are a full-time mommy and student you can complete all your online classes with good grades. I try to set short term goals so they could be more attainable and successful, this is my helpful technique. My time is very important, like I’m sure it is to everyone else, and every minute counts in completing all my tasks on time. I live side by side with my calendar, this has helped take control of my daily routine. I recommend all students to do the same and not get overwhelmed by the things you can’t control.