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    For the history fair‚ we decided to debate nature versus nurture and the two people we used in our debate was Greek philosopher‚ Aristotle on the side of nature and for the side of nurture is also a Greek philosopher Plato. First to start the project‚ my partner named Brittany and I jarred when and purchased a tri – board to present the project. Second‚ to do this debate‚ my partner and I researched on the history of the two philosophers and we also did some research on both of the two great thinker’s

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    be acquired from the biological parents of any organism. The Nature v. Nurture debate relates to humans and how they develop their unique behavioral habits. Many who support the Nature Theory endorse essentially that a person’s intelligence‚ personality‚ aggression‚ and sexual orientation pertain primarily to their DNA stemmed from their biological parents (Powell). For example‚ if someone’s parents are depressed or violent‚ the Nature Theory supporters conclude that their offspring will also bear

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    ALCOHOLISM: Nature or Nurture? Morgan Lewis Period 5 Sociology A recent study by Dr. Ming D. Li shows that alcoholism (the addiction to alcohol) may actually be linked to a genetic trait- making alcoholism a product of nature. Dr. Li is the head of neurobiology at the University of Virginia‚ and states that this research is “unique” because it shows that a single gene variation- one which alters the brain’s control of serotonin

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    Is Frankenstein’s Creature Inherently Evil? For centuries‚ the question of nature versus nurture has been a topic of much debate and controversy. Despite much speculation‚ there is no simple answer to this question as nothing is really ever that black and white. In Mary Shelley’s classic novel‚ Frankenstein‚ this theme of nature versus nurture is very prevalent. Victor Frankenstein’s creature is born innocent but the story shows how he is abandoned‚ mistreated and unloved. The creature is not inherently

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    God in Nature Cynthia Wiley Ohio Christian University PH3000 – Transformed Worldview Jerome Van Kuiken 12/21/10 Looking at two different definitions of the word nature‚ I gained a better understanding of what the phrase‚ “God in Nature”‚ means. The first said that it was‚ “the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized” (www.wordnetweb.princeton.edu)‚ and the other described it as‚ “The material world and its phenomena” (www.answers.com)

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    A final piece of current scientific-based evidence arguing for the side of nurture rather than nature in the nature versus nurture debate is the works of Arroyo‚ Nevárez‚ Segrin and Harwood (2012). The article written by Arroyo et al. (2012) is titled‚ The Association between Parent and Adult Child Shyness‚ Social Skills‚ and Perceived Family Communication. In the article‚ the authors build on previously acquired knowledge regarding shyness and how it affects people’s interactions and relationships

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    According to Lewin’s formula‚ which was mentioned both in lecture and discussion‚ “Behavior is a function of the individual and the environment” . In the widely known Nature vs. Nurture debate‚ Lewin clearly sides with the nurture argument. I completely agree with Lewin. I strongly believe that individuals are shaped by the environment in which they are raised and I am living proof of that. All my past experiences have molded me into the individual that I currently am. My parents immigrated to the

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    The nature versus nurture debate concerns the relative importance of an individual’s innate qualities ("nature‚" i.e. nativism‚ or innatism) versus personal experiences ("nurture‚" i.e. empiricism or behaviorism) in determining or causing individual differences in physical and behavioral traits. The phrase "Nature versus nurture" in its modern sense was coined[1][2][3] by the English Victorian polymath Francis Galton in discussion of the influence of heredity and environment on social advancement

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    If we were to look at her development we would see that she was a low weight baby with difficulties in her cognitive development in speech and language. Perhaps Maria did not get a good enough start in life. The nature vs. nurture theory would assume that maybe Maria didn’t get enough stimulation in her first year of life and also coming into the world as a low weight baby may have had an effect on her development. Perhaps the mother wasn’t healthy or well nourished

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    Nature versus nurture has been strongly a strongly debated subject for decades‚ People believed for a long time that personality and behaviours were biologically inherited and that social surroundings played no part in making people who they are‚ that when people were born they were already born with there personalities and behaviours embedded within them. This Belief is the nature side of the debate the more scientific theory ‚ on the other side of the debate people believe that you are born with

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