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In numerical order list the effects of which make person who they are?

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1. 1)childhood 2)family 3)friends 4)love life, marriage, spouses 5)stuff (books, films, etc.)
2. 1. genetics 2. pre-natal enviornment (mother's health, drug use, etc.) 3. environment and experiences during childhood 4. enviornment and experiences after childhood Just to explain: 1. severe genetic defects can cause retardation and other mental conditions. Genetic makeup also has great impact on intelligence, temperment, etc. 2. pre-natal conditions such as fetal alcohol syndrome or malnourishment can have giant impact on a child's mental and physical health. 3. and 4: self explanatory
3. 1. Genetics. 2. Parents influences. Ranging from displinary actions to relgious beliefs. 3. Family memembers. 4. Media, ranging from Tv, to books. 5. Freinds. 6. Personal opinion of these things.
4. 1. psychology. 2. soul. 3. outside influences. 4. awareness.
5. 1. The choices they make. 2. The choices they make. 3. The choices they make. 4. The choices they make. Ultimately everybody makes their own choices. A person's upbringing and environment certainly play a role but to say that makes a person who they are would be wrong. Many people have come from horrific families and environments and made the decision to be better than that. Conversely a person can come from a good family and environment and chose to be a monster. You could say that the person from the bad environment/family learned from their bad experiences and the strength they derived from those learning experiences were the reason they became a better person. To some extent that would be true, but why then did the person from a good family and environment turn bad? The simple answer would be that that person made the choice to be bad. If this is not the case then 98% of the world is the victim of circumstance and should not be held accountable for their bad choices and applauded every time they make good ones. Because isn't that how many people view these types of situations? A bad upbringing isn't a child's fault, and is therefore granted an accepted margin of error; because, after all, it wasn't their choice. But, why then is any step in the right direction considered a choice? I think the following example illustrates my point. There was a child that grew up in a home with loving, caring, and attentive parents. The child participated in school and extra curricular activities, got good grades, and was able to hold a job. This child eventually went on to graduate college with excellent grades and then became a Harvard professor. You may have heard of him. His nam is Ted Kaczynski (a.k.a: The Uni-Bomber).
6. The UniBomber developed a mental illness. It wasn't a choice for him. You would know that if you studied his life.