Some people are of the notion that it is nearly impossible to vividly remember memories from early childhood, and claim those who do have such memories just have the results from the brain playing its fabricating game. I am a firm believer in something scientists have researched and call “core memories,” which are memories people have for an extremely long time and that are foundations of their personalities. Many also attribute much of their identity and personality to a select few people or events. Who and to what do I attribute my identity to and how have certain life events shaped who I am today? Before I explore this, I want to emphasize how the personality debate regarding nature vs nurture is ever evolving and researchers do not have
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One very sunny day in Kindergarten when I was four years old, our teacher called all of us to the back door and had us line up in our given order. Luckily, I was the line leader so I got to go outside for recess first, but this was no ordinary recess and little did I know how much of an impact it would have on me. When I brought the class outside, we all sit down on the grass and my teacher brought out a colorful container with small holes on the top. She opened it and we saw adorable little baby chicks. For a while, our class was working on a project together about the cycle of life and we incubated four eggs. Learning about how life can form and how humans can have a direct impact on research and life in general, I started to become extremely interested in the field of …show more content…
We stayed at a rental home for a week which was very nice, and there was a community pool that lots of kids used to go to after a long and fun day at the various parks. From what I remember, this was the first real time I was exposed to a swimming pool and the concept of swimming recreationally. My dad helped me in the pool at the 4 foot end because that was the shallowest and I was scared beyond belief. I started kicking and thinking that I was drowning, even though I was definitely in safe hands because my dad was there. The reason I remember this is because it was my first encounter with water and it was definitely not a pleasurable one. It took many years for me to be comfortable with swimming and even some training lessons to get good. Now, I look forward to going swimming, enjoying a hot tub, or even catching some waves by the Jersey shore. This allowed me to believe that stepping outside my comfort zone is very important for my personal development and can often lead to great things. I have definitely tried to live by that motto and have a few examples to share. In highschool, I was very scared of public speaking so I forced myself to join a club called Model United Nations in which highschool students would act as delegates of countries, simulating the debate that goes on within the United Nations itself. In order to succeed in this club and at conferences/competitions,
One very sunny day in Kindergarten when I was four years old, our teacher called all of us to the back door and had us line up in our given order. Luckily, I was the line leader so I got to go outside for recess first, but this was no ordinary recess and little did I know how much of an impact it would have on me. When I brought the class outside, we all sit down on the grass and my teacher brought out a colorful container with small holes on the top. She opened it and we saw adorable little baby chicks. For a while, our class was working on a project together about the cycle of life and we incubated four eggs. Learning about how life can form and how humans can have a direct impact on research and life in general, I started to become extremely interested in the field of …show more content…
We stayed at a rental home for a week which was very nice, and there was a community pool that lots of kids used to go to after a long and fun day at the various parks. From what I remember, this was the first real time I was exposed to a swimming pool and the concept of swimming recreationally. My dad helped me in the pool at the 4 foot end because that was the shallowest and I was scared beyond belief. I started kicking and thinking that I was drowning, even though I was definitely in safe hands because my dad was there. The reason I remember this is because it was my first encounter with water and it was definitely not a pleasurable one. It took many years for me to be comfortable with swimming and even some training lessons to get good. Now, I look forward to going swimming, enjoying a hot tub, or even catching some waves by the Jersey shore. This allowed me to believe that stepping outside my comfort zone is very important for my personal development and can often lead to great things. I have definitely tried to live by that motto and have a few examples to share. In highschool, I was very scared of public speaking so I forced myself to join a club called Model United Nations in which highschool students would act as delegates of countries, simulating the debate that goes on within the United Nations itself. In order to succeed in this club and at conferences/competitions,