what makes you who you are?
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i realised that this topic would be destroyed if posted in chit chat, thus, more appropriate if created in Aunt Agony, it is not so much of an agonizing topic to me, but more of a healthy and informative discussion on what each different individual thinks what makes themselves who they are.
i think my family makes me who i am, for i have been living with them all my life (at least for 16 years, im only 17). the way that have brought me up, the experiences that i have been through with them, they mould and shape me into who i am today. they play the biggest roles in my life. -
for me, my family was the first influence, but now its society which is moulding me
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nature and nurture
ur genes, ur family, the education system u been through, ur life, ur frens, ur mentors, ppl in sgforums............ -
I think it is both my family and the ppl I am around with...cos now I am away from my family, so I am mostly influenced by my friends.
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Yes, FI the sociologist can help you answer that question.
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oh no!!!!!!! ppl in sgforums???!!!!!!! die liao die liao.Originally posted by FireIce:nature and nurture
ur genes, ur family, the education system u been through, ur life, ur frens, ur mentors, ppl in sgforums............
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This is interesting. I think family only plays a certain extent on moulding and shaping you, but external factors like friends, study environment etc play an important role too.Originally posted by coffeeortea:i realised that this topic would be destroyed if posted in chit chat, thus, more appropriate if created in Aunt Agony, it is not so much of an agonizing topic to me, but more of a healthy and informative discussion on what each different individual thinks what makes themselves who they are.
i think my family makes me who i am, for i have been living with them all my life (at least for 16 years, im only 17). the way that have brought me up, the experiences that i have been through with them, they mould and shape me into who i am today. they play the biggest roles in my life.
I say that because my brother and I grew up in the same home enviroment, and my parents treated us with the same fairness. They are both English speaking and only picked up Mandarin when we went to primary school.
We went to the same kindergarden and same primary school, though secondary school environment onwards is different.
Anyway, the thing is that, my brother is more comfortable speaking in Mandarin and has more 'Chinese' Values than I do, in customs, in thoughts, actions etc, whereas I'm so called more 'Westernized'. This differs to the type of music he listens too, programs he watches etc.
Therefore, I would say that external factors like friends and environment do play a pretty major role as well -
haha, i was thinking about this in sociology class today.Originally posted by charlize:Yes, FI the sociologist can help you answer that question. -
I must thank Fireice for the positive influece she had over me. Her courage and dedication to sgforums inspired me to post a minimum of no less than 3 times a day. I dedicate my next 12k post count to her. Thank you very much Fireice.
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Originally posted by shade343:I must thank Fireice for the positive influece she had over me. Her courage and dedication to sgforums inspired me to post a minimum of no less than 3 times a day. I dedicate my next 12k post count to her. Thank you very much Fireice.
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You will be Ban-immuned till the next month...Originally posted by shade343:I must thank Fireice for the positive influece she had over me. Her courage and dedication to sgforums inspired me to post a minimum of no less than 3 times a day. I dedicate my next 12k post count to her. Thank you very much Fireice. 
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surroundings.
people who in and out during my whole life. -
everything i have gone through in my life has made me what i am now. and as life goes on you will be shaped accordingly.
starts with your family, then friends, environment, school, colleagues... etc etc -
it's about ur heart. whether u are willing to be influenced by others to become who u are or challenge them to become ur real self?
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some books and a few friends.
parents? i never listen to them. -
My family, my experience, my friends...
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very importantly, i think its also the choices you make that make you who you are.
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me myself .. and the enviroment..
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Sociologist will say that your environment moulds you and that you have really no choice on choosing who you are since you change according to environment.
Psychologists will say that no matter how much you change, some things are inborn. A leopard never changes its spots -
Family, friends, experiences and self-realisation
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approx 70% =DOriginally posted by Devil1976:Hmm... PROTEINS... FATS... And WATER... LOTS of WATER.... -
haha, intro and extro.Originally posted by DriftingGuy:Sociologist will say that your environment moulds you and that you have really no choice on choosing who you are since you change according to environment.
Psychologists will say that no matter how much you change, some things are inborn. A leopard never changes its spots -
post leh guys, i really wanna know about how you people feel about yourselves.
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well not really extro or intro... its more like whats the reason for someone being generous versus stingy or introverted versus extroverted..Originally posted by coffeeortea:haha, intro and extro.
Is it because a person is born with these qualities or could the environment be the culprit? Its the old nature versus nurture debate
.. theres no correct stand on whether its nature or nurture.. my stand is both sides play a part and whether is it 50/50 or 90/10 varies with individual