Which Has Had More Influence on You, Heredity or Environment

I both benefit and suffer much from heredity. A short stout figure, an introverted personality, and unimaginative but rational mind: all of these traits come from the genes passed on to me from my parents. But family, schools, and society work together to shape what I am today.

My parents are both sport lovers, which makes me fond of physical exercises and turns my frame into a strong body. My honest parents punish me severely whenever I lie or make empty promises, thus I've learned the importance of personal integrity. At school I've learned to help others, to care for others and also to improve my reasoning and understanding skills. Learning about various positive and negative examples of behavior from the media and other sources of information, I have set my own moral standards regarding what to do and what not to do, what to like and what to hate.

Environment can change a person completely no matter where he was born and what he genetically inherited from his parents.

I always believe that a person can succeed in doing anything he feels interested in. Your environment provides all sorts of opportunities and the things necessary for your personal

pursuit and achievement.

Which has had more influence on you, heredity or environment? This is a difficult question to answer.

First, let us examine the influence of heredity. All my classmates call me \"Fat Yu\" because I am fat. My father is also fat, so I can't help connecting my fatness with his! Although I can't be absolutely sure that it comes from my father, I do think that I probably have a gene which he passed on to me and which determines my body build or shape.

Aside from that gene, my father gave me many excellent qualities. For example, I think I am good at abstract thinking. My father is an engineer and he often tells me that he was very good at Math and Physics at middle school and college. So thanks to these genes of his I got into this university.

However, I have many other characteristics, which may come from the environment I grew up in. For example, my father and mother are conservative and traditional. They lack a spirit of adventure and they have a hard time understanding many of the new things in China today. I, on the contrary, have the desire to explore and I hope I can become a pioneer of reform. I often have many original thoughts and ideas. All changes taking

place around me whet my appetite for exploration.

In conclusion, I think both heredity and environment have influenced me greatly. Heredity created me, but environment has improved me.

As far as I am concerned, I benefit more from environment than heredity. And environment influences me in three main aspects, including physical, intellectual

and emotional characteristics.

To begin with, I was asked to join in a swimming club when I was young. As a result, I have a healthy body. So the environment has a positive influence on my physical characteristic.

And, my parents used to buy me a variety of books and read them to me. It was beneficial to my intelligence. Therefore, the environment plays an Important role in my intellectual characteristic.

What s more, my seniors set a good example for me. For example, they are always willing to help others in front of me. They guide me to be an accommodate girl. Consequently, environment helps me form a good emotional characteristic

All in all, I think that environment has a stronger influence compared to heredity. It is obvious that environment influences me a lot. In the contrary, heredity influences me little.