Part 3

Band 7+: 2. How much do you think a person's character is influenced by their upbringing?

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Actually, that is a striking question which has been a highly debated subject in recent years. I believe that the majority of personality is formed during the process of growing up. There are fundamental rules that we learn as children, and we use them as we grow. Furthermore, personal experiences we have can affect our behavior.

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Actually, that is a striking question which was kind of highly debated subject in these years. I believe that majority of personality is made in the process of growing up. And there are some fundamental rules that we learn when we are a child. And we just use them as we grow. For sure. And furthermore, personal experiences that we have could affect the behavior.

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