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Subject: Nature vs. Nurture

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Kendall Nash

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Date Posted: 17:41:16 01/20/08 Sun

I enjoyed the conversation we had this weekend on Nature vs. Nurture. I have always been intrigued by these theories and as most people, believe that our development and who we are is probably a mixture of the two. Originally I disagreed with the statement Dr. Hagan made, that children who are shy would always be shy. I was a shy child when I was young. My Brother and I were very close in age and we had a good deal going; he did all the talking for me and anytime something needed to be done, I took care of it for him. My mom ended up splitting us up a lot so I would learn to talk for myself and he would learn to do for himself. Apparently it worked because it didn't take to long before I began to talk for myself. I have no problem talking and socializing with people now though and hadn't really thought of myself as a shy person. In fact I teach Sunday school, and preach in front of small and large congregations often. I even enjoy it. But after the discussion the more I thought about it, the more convinced I was that I am still a shy person. While I have gotten use to talking in front of people and being the center of attention, it is not something I crave and I too find myself needing that alone time as well. I find it interesting that no matter how many times I get up in front of people to speak, I am still just as nervous, although I think I have learned to control those nerves a lot more than before. In fact, I think a little nervousness helps keep me from being over confident and boring. So apparently Dr. Hagan has convinced me that I am a shy person after all, although as you can tell I am definitely not at a loss for words.

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Re: Nature vs. Nurture	waldon	20:03:19 01/28/08 Mon