Nature vs. Nurture Essay

As an adolescent, there were countless times that I disagreed with my parents. Ninety-Nine percent of the time I argued with my parents, just for the sake of an argument. I know that after almost every argument I can remember muttering to myself, that I will never treat my kids as my parents did. To fulfill this teenage fantasy I will need to overcome two giant hurdles. First, my nature or genetic makeup comes from my parents. Also, the environment that I’m raised in or nurtured in is solely with my parents. In the following, I will discuss my views on how nature and nurture both contribute to who I am.

My political views are greatly influenced by nurture. In the fourth grade, my mother was participating in a school related election for the President of the United States. My mother distinctly remembers that she did not know any of the candidate’s positions or political views. To find out which candidate my mother would support she turned to her father. Because of my grandfather’s influence, my mother then voted Hubert Humphrey for president. Because of this incident she learned that my grandfather is a split ticket voter, he votes for the best candidate and not for a political party. Those are the same views that she possess today and attributes them to the nurture of her father. My parents share the same political views and have voted identically since they have been married. I can attribute my split ticket voting to the nurture of my parents.

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