Shaped by Society

Family is the biggest influence on the people we are. Not just the environment we grow up in, but the way our parents treat us. We learned that something as simple as the type of job our parents have can determine what mindset we have - conforming or being inovative. Whie family is obviously not the only thing that shapes us, it is one of the biggest components to who we are and how we act.
Personally, I've seen that sports teams impact my life in a positive way. Joining cross country not only forced me to push myself harder than ever before, but it opened my eyes to what a team is. These guys pushed EACHOTHER. The key to a good cross country team is having a strong top 5 runners that motivate eachother to drive through hard practices and succeed in meets. I think this environemt taught me about teamwork and how important the encouragement of others is.