There are countless of factors that contribute towards the shaping of an individual. Some of these factors are things such as: environment, childhood experiences, parents and peers. All of these factors come together and interact, and they are vital in determining what ideals and perspectives you will carry on with. In this autobiography, I will detail some of these factors which I feel played a role in shaping the person that I am today. I was born in the Dominican Republic, I lived there until the age of six. At the age of six I moved to New York City, where I have resided ever since. Since I moved at a very young age to the United States I do not have many memories from my time there. However, from what I remember I participated in many
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In the high school I attended the peers I surrounded myself with considered missing classes, not trying, rebelling, and disrespecting teachers as what was ‘cool’. I found myself in conflict with my own self because I had the ability to do great in these classes, in one hand there was my goal for social acceptance and in the other was my ambition of being an overachiever. For example, during the school year I would be completely fine with missing homework or arriving late to class go get breakfast with my friends, but when I received my regents grade and saw that I only received an 82 I knew that I was capable of doing much better. Although I was highly influenced by peers, sometimes in a negative way, this is not to say that they were horrible people. I myself had a hard time connecting with an abundant amount of individuals, and thankfully I limited my close friends to 3 to 4. However, the influence by individuals who were not even close to me still occurred, I was influenced on what to wear and how to wear it, on the way I spoke and slang that I used, my hairstyles …show more content…
Ever since a young age I felt a great passion and interest when it came to Psychology, and no influence changed my mind about that. However, during my first year I was still very much caught up in my social world. I was convinced, as many of my peers were, that partying and lcohol were completely okay and that they were what made life fun. I remember feeling addicted to the thrill and fun of a good party, and every weekend waiting and searching for somewhere to go. However, what I now realize is that those feelings although blissful and fun, are extremely transient. I would wake up the next day and those people that I spent the night having fun were not there for me anymore, that happiness was not long lasting. These new feelings became even more prominent after I met someone who became very important to me, my boyfriend. He let me see that I no longer needed that in order to feel good, and during this process my priorities started to shift. He also made me question my ethnocentrism, I became more understanding of a new culture and religion, and it made me question my own ignorance. Additionally, many of my classes were teaching me so much, not only about psychology, but also aspects of today’s world which were shocking to me and it made me remember how much I liked learning. This new appreciation for education fueled my ambition in school and I went
In the high school I attended the peers I surrounded myself with considered missing classes, not trying, rebelling, and disrespecting teachers as what was ‘cool’. I found myself in conflict with my own self because I had the ability to do great in these classes, in one hand there was my goal for social acceptance and in the other was my ambition of being an overachiever. For example, during the school year I would be completely fine with missing homework or arriving late to class go get breakfast with my friends, but when I received my regents grade and saw that I only received an 82 I knew that I was capable of doing much better. Although I was highly influenced by peers, sometimes in a negative way, this is not to say that they were horrible people. I myself had a hard time connecting with an abundant amount of individuals, and thankfully I limited my close friends to 3 to 4. However, the influence by individuals who were not even close to me still occurred, I was influenced on what to wear and how to wear it, on the way I spoke and slang that I used, my hairstyles …show more content…
Ever since a young age I felt a great passion and interest when it came to Psychology, and no influence changed my mind about that. However, during my first year I was still very much caught up in my social world. I was convinced, as many of my peers were, that partying and lcohol were completely okay and that they were what made life fun. I remember feeling addicted to the thrill and fun of a good party, and every weekend waiting and searching for somewhere to go. However, what I now realize is that those feelings although blissful and fun, are extremely transient. I would wake up the next day and those people that I spent the night having fun were not there for me anymore, that happiness was not long lasting. These new feelings became even more prominent after I met someone who became very important to me, my boyfriend. He let me see that I no longer needed that in order to feel good, and during this process my priorities started to shift. He also made me question my ethnocentrism, I became more understanding of a new culture and religion, and it made me question my own ignorance. Additionally, many of my classes were teaching me so much, not only about psychology, but also aspects of today’s world which were shocking to me and it made me remember how much I liked learning. This new appreciation for education fueled my ambition in school and I went