Why extrinsic is More Accurate to Life In Relation to the Other Wes Moore In the book titled the other Wes moore it follows the life of two boys growing up in the same area with the same name, but go through wildly differing life experiences. Alongside telling the two stories in a unique and interesting way it also goes to support a claim about how people are defined extrinsically, rather than intrinsically. While genetics do exist and have a role in your life, it shouldn’t define your mentality and decision making because as I have stated before that’s all defined extrinsically. You only know how to speak and act how you do simply because whoever raised you and whoever is around you influenced you to be the way you are. While people …show more content…
As a child you were more than likely very innocent and ignorant, you didn’t know much because the people around you and your own experiences haven’t taught you much, and as the ignorance of a child would have you think whoever you look up to is who you should be like. This is further evidenced by the time in which the Other Wes was partaking in illegal activities just because he saw his brother do it and it looked “cool” to him. How his brother got to where he was, was most likely the influence of some other person and it goes on and on. Also what’s worth noting is my statement about the other Wes looking up to his brother is also very well founded, as stated from an earlier chapter, (pg. 72)“Tony was the closest thing Wes had to a role model. But the more he tried to be like his …show more content…
While you can have the most outgoing, smart, and or likeable mindset and personality, if people with power won’t let you make money, what are you supposed to do.Think about how Other Wes wasn’t able to be regularly employed anywhere because of his actions in the past, but while he’s in the corp he has loads of ambition and drive to be a good worker” ”. Money and success are concordant to each other, to have success you have to have money and to have money you need success (or at least in the given context of the debate). Bottom line is how do you expect to achieve anything without money and the effects of your environment, if you were trapped in the middle of the ocean the only degree of success you’d probably get is surviving another day. If you say that’s intrinsic fine but my idea of the central themes within the argument is, what keeps you off of the streets and making large sums of money, so in this environment (emphasis) realise that there is no way to be successful without resources of your own, like ways of gaining any knowledge necessary to be
Inheritance, by Sharon Moalem, is a nonfiction novel that elaborates on what makes us who we are and why. Moalem states that even before we are born, our genes set up determines our lives. Our genes are adaptable sequences that can be altered by instances of trauma, simple dietary change, or just a small indiscretion. Through our experiences, our genes are changing and consequently limiting us. We have an unwavering predictable matter of the genes we have inherited from previous generations. Our future children could inherit many of our specific genes, good or bad. Even if our inherited
It is a common argument about whether humans are simply who they are because of genes, the nature of who someone is, or if it’s more due to interactions with outside ideas and actions, the nurture one receives. Different research has claimed both sides,
As Percy Bysshe Shelley said “There is no real wealth but the labor of man.” Often called the land of opportunity, the United States of America is known for its free market economy. In this free market economy, America has planted the seed for future entrepreneurs. Throughout time, this seed will eventually grow into a tree that will bear the fruits of one’s labor. However, many entrepreneurs have found different ways to cultivate this seed to bear fruit. Such two men named Dale Carnegie and Horatio Alger have given the world two of the most famous business philosophies. Those who pursue Horatio’s philosophy achieve success through hard work and dedication while those who pursue Carnegie’s philosophy achieve success by being very charismatic. Though both philosophies talk about gaining success, they are very different in their methods.
Two boys grew up in terrible homes and experienced similar pasts, but one ends up as a talented writer and governor, and the other grows up to kill an off-duty police officer. This all occurs in “The Other Wes Moore” two boys named Wes both grew up with a terrible home life and both end up with entirely different futures. This story is based on the author, Wes Moore and another boy named Wes Moore, and how their similar backgrounds gave them an entirely different future. By writing this book, Wes encourages the reader to ponder: what choices made the other Wes Moore kill someone, or was it just moral luck?
While social research has been steady and ongoing, our biological knowledge has advanced disproportionately in recent times. As we discover more about the role of genes in pre-determining who we are, the nature versus nurture debate seems headed for a tilt of the biological over the environmental.
industry is what allows a person to be successful. He states, “ Industry enables men to earn their
People can get their blue, hazel, or brown eyes from one of their parents, and their freckles from the other. But where does their talent for singing, or knack for craftsmanship come from? In other words, what makes individuals who they are? Is it predetermined in their genes or was it taught to them by family or friends? My General Psychology instructor recently explained this contest of nature and nurture as won by neither side. “The nature versus nurture debate is one of the oldest issues in psychology. The debate centers on the relative contributions of genetic inheritance and environmental factors to human development.” - (Kendra Cherry). So far the evidence collected from years of research and data suggests a resolution of equal importance between the two factors as fifty/fifty.
While genetics define what we are going to be like in a physical way, psychology defines our more personal si...
On Christmas Day in the year 2001, I gave birth to a healthy baby boy. When I looked into the brand-new face of my son I saw a beautiful mystery. I wondered what kind of man my boy would grow to be and what his life would be like. There are those in the scientific community who would argue that my son's path was already determined at the moment of his birth, that his fate could be deciphered from his genetic make-up. As a nurturing mother I know better. At two years old my son has developed a more diverse vocabulary than many children twice or even three times his age. He recognizes many written words and reads them aloud. He is able to spell his name. He can distinguish a square from a rectangle and an octagon from a hexagon. Was he born with this knowledge? The answer is no. My son, as genetically gifted as he may be, could have been born into an environment in which his inborn potential was never developed. The knowledge he now possesses can be directly traced to the teaching environment in which he has grown. Human beings are a product of both their biology and their environment.
When looking at the nature vs. nurture debate, I strongly take the side of nurture, especially after looking at this story. The twins seemed to have more in common than things that they differed. Many of their cultural beliefs were very different, but they had a copious amount of similarities that would have been due to genetics. Both of these articles show that their looks are not the only thing that the brothers have in common.
People love to compare themselves to others. That is an irrefutable fact, morally correct or not. They look at someone next to them and, even without meaning to, think thoughts such as “Why am I not like that?” or something a bit darker like “What a nerd.” This constant comparing undoubtedly affects who one is - their identity, so to speak. The question is, how important is it? Constant arguments have raged over the extent to which comparing yourself to your environment affects who you become, but the most important one is nature vs. nurture - that is, the role of genes and inherent traits compared to the role of environment in determining a human being’s identity. However, as demonstrated in the example above, it is becoming increasingly obvious
The author points out that there is a thing such as the “Rat Race” and it happens to well-meaning people whose main goal in life is to make money instead of allowing money to work for them. This was shown clearly as young Robert is shown by Rich Dad the endless cycle people go through of waking, working and paying taxes. This cycle never stops, but only grows the longer one stays on it (Kiyoski, 2001). After reading the first lesson, I began looking at areas in my life where I can improve so that I can avoid entering the never ending “Rat Race”. I started analyzing my job and what it means to me in the long run. Will I be here in 5 years? Can I see myself being promoted? One theme that counteracts those questions is fact that the author strongly pushes the belief that working for oneself is the only way to obtain true wealth. I disagree as in this age and time it is possible to gain wealth by rising through corporate ranks. Again, this reverts back understanding money and allowing it to work for
One factor no one has control over, is their genetics. One’s genetic makeup determines much more than whether a person has red hair and green eyes, or how tall
“Heritability and environ-mentality add to unity” (Mclafferty Jr). It is both that mold the person to be who they are. Genetics are needed and play an important role in the survivability and the evolution of the human race. The environment helps teach lessons that are needed to be able to function through life. As illustrated in Dani’s case that genetics weren’t enough to sustain her to be able to develop human interaction. She needed her environment to be more interactive to teach her the basics. But yet if genetics’ did not play a part, the lessons that a person’s ancestors learned that imprinted themselves to be passed done at a basic level, would change everything with how the world works. Unity of the inside and outside is what brings everyone to become
Working without passion leads individuals down a path of living a long boring life that will never have an impact on the rest of society, just like the extent of a machine’s legacy. “Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does it for love of it” (“Life Without” Thoreau 9). Thoreau does not say that all men should or should not be millionaires who live in ways that others envy. Rather, he suggests that every man should do what makes him happy because a life without principle is not a life that anyone could truthfully enjoy living; even if it meant becoming a millionaire. Thoreau believed that everyone had different kinds of potential, and that everyone should strive to meet their respective