Child Criminology

My telos starts with the events of my past. As a child I assumed no more significant of a role than that of being a child. I would act upon desires with no concern beyond that of my own well-being. All I knew was what existed in my small world; I was someone’s child, and the baby of the family. I was taken care of far beyond my basic needs. At that time in my life I assumed these roles whole heartedly. I knew I had it made, that is, until the pre-teen years hit, and I began the process of rejecting and evolving every role I assumed. The first role to reject was that of being someone’s child. I no longer wanted to be under someone’s rules so, like many teenagers, I began acting in the most defiant way possible. My main motivation was simply to be my own …show more content…
I might not make choices based on this doctrine at all times, but I know it will always be like a voice in the back of my head. I view my role as a Christian to be fluid. One day when I decide to settle down, and have a family I see myself taking on the role of an avid church member, and raising my children in the church just as I was. The morals formed in this environment are often great for creating the building blocks of a child’s morals. Looking to recent events, the most important role I have assumed is that of being someone’s fiancé. It is yet another role in life that shapes and recreates the virtues I live by. The role has required a more selfless approach to all my choices because they will no longer effect just me. I have had to learn to be more giving, and less flirtatious. Looking at this role in a large picture approach, the overlaying theme becoming a more stabilized person in order to be able to support a partner in the many areas he needs it. Through my life journey thus far, I have come to learn how important the different roles one fulfills in their life is to creating and changing the many telos and virtues one