Nature Vs. Nurture Debate

A common understanding is that nature has to do with genetics, but as for nurture it deals with surroundings and people’s influencing environments. This age-old nature versus nurture debate has existed for thousands of years, and is still debated today. Two articles that explore this dispute are “Nature Vs. Nurture Debate” and “Serial Killer: Nature Vs. Nurture”. Also, in the screenplay East of Eden, by Paul Osborn, Cal Trask wonders if his personality is determined by his genetics or his free will. Despite the common belief that people may be genetically born a certain way and they can not change that, more research indicates that in reality people are not born good or bad because people have the ability to change who they are, and the world

Scientists conduct studies in order to show the effects what a loving environment will do to a psychopathic brain. An article states, “James Fallon, a neuroscientist who discovered that he had the brain of a psychopath, has stated that he believes growing up in a nurturing and loving environment helped him to become a successful adult and may have been effective at preventing him from fully developing traits of psychopathy” (“Nature”). This indicates that although genetically people may have certain characteristics, they have the ability to change if they choose to and if they have the support to do so such as a loving environment. In addition, researchs explores how all future serial killers are born childish, fun, and active, and these innocent kids then decide to change into sinful serial killers. Research states, “Taking a look at Jeffrey Dahmer's childhood you will find that at an early age he was a fun and active child who his father described as, "Very exuberant, he liked to wrestle, liked to run around, ham it up for the camera and he liked to play with kids and get together with them" (The Monster Within). These are not characteristics of a serial killer who scientists say are born with this gene of aggressiveness. Dahmer had been a normal child until his father received his Ph. D in chemistry the family moved to Ohio relocating three times before settling down in Bath Ohio. When Dahmer had

In multiples studies researchers investigate the brains of serial killers. Research concludes, “Naturally we are all born with a different genetic makeup but many argue that differences in DNA do not create a psycho killer. The main focus of many criminologists and psychologists are the origins and the surroundings of these killers childhood” (“Serial”). What this means is although people may be born a certain way, the way future serial killers are raised greatly impacts their future outcome on who they will be. Abra, shows that the way people are treated and the experiences that occur around them, greatly affect the person's decisions. Osborn writes, “I want to- I was that way for months. I thought nobody in the world loved me. It was awful. Then I found the ring my father had given-my new mother-and I threw it in the river” (Osborn 19). This shows that due to Abra, a main character in the screenplayfeeling oppressed and unloved she is so frustrated that she is willing to throw a three-thousand dollar ring into a river, thus proving the fact that due to life and surrounding events, people change, as well as their decision making. Lastly, studies have shown that due to traumatic experiences at a young age and their non ideal circumstances, people can develop mental health issues. An article writes, “Researchers at the University of