Cultural Autobiography

Individual:

Some strengths or personality traits of mine include kindness, perceptiveness, determination, and dependability. These strengths have helped me to attain a huge step in the right direction – coming to and excelling through college. I’ve pretty much always been determined to do bigger and better things with my life, and I think having a great amount of determination has influenced me to do so. Without determination, I would be nowhere.

The biggest learning preference I have, like many others, is visual learning. If I can see a picture, diagram, or video, it helps me tremendously. Since I’ve always favored visual learning, in order to study for an exam, I like to handwrite everything out that I am supposed to study. Even if the material is already typed up, it helps if I write it out by hand and really concentrate on each word. Visual learning has influenced the way I study for every single class. I’ve found that taking such steps with my learning preference has helped me to do extremely well in my college courses.

Interaction with significant others:

Obviously like most people, my parents have had the biggest influence on my life. I’ve grown up with both of my parents being married, and they are still married to this day. I think the fact that my parents are still married, unlike a lot of families nowadays, has a huge influence on how I view what a family should be. I have strong views on marriage as a result of what my parents have instilled in me. I believe that no matter what, make sure you know what you’re getting into before you just up and marry someone, and also, if you and your significant other are going through a rough patch, do not give up on your marriage. Especially if there are children involved, do not...

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...oney can also be an influential factor in how someone is influenced. Someone with more money has more opportunities than someone with a lower income. For example, if you’re wealthy, you can travel the world at the snap of a finger – thus being exposed to different cultures. Being able to have the opportunity to travel creates awareness of cultural diversity – something someone with a lesser income may not be exposed to.

So all in all, where and when I was born has obviously influence how I have turned out as a person. I’m extremely familiar with technology, have access to food just by driving a few miles, have electricity and plumbing, and also have a family who is financially stable. All of these factors have made me who I am today. If I was born in a different era, I would still have the same genetic features, but culturally and historically, I would be different.