Bradley Pinkston

PSY 1100
08/03/14
Person Paper: Reflection
This as a hard pro!ect for "e# $ had to think so"ehat creati%ely a&o't ho a life co'ld
play o't fro" &e(innin( to end# )ertainly takin( this co'rse helped "e in the reali*ation of hat
co'ld happen o%er the co'rse of a life# Yet+ at the sa"e ti"e $ fo'nd it diffic'lt to piece to(ether a
de%elop"ental period that as not only pla'si&le+ &'t one ith the 'ps and dons a real life
co'ld incl'de# The te,t&ook co%ers al"ost anythin( and e%erythin( a h'"an &ein( co'ld
e,perience o%er a life ti"e and as really the perfect tool to rite fro" a&o't ho "y person-s
life as li%ed# .fter $ finished ritin( the second part of "y paper $ had to onder a&o't "y
on life and ho si"ilar it is to "y character-s in%ented life# $t asn-t so"ethin( $ intended to
do as "ake a si"ilar e,perience for "y character as $ had in real life# $ feel that $ ha%e learned
three fold no a&o't the lifespan and the de%elop"ental process# /ro" the te,t &ook+ fro" the
pro!ect+ and in "y on introspection of "y life#
0o%in( forard $ ant to take hat $ learn in this co'rse into "y e%eryday arena# $ feel
that &y 'nderstandin( ho e all de%elop is in itself a reflection on o'r on past and the past of
others# $ find it profo'nd ho e%ery "o"ent co'nts for 's all# 1%en &efore e are &orn+ at the
"o"ent of conception e are the prod'ct of co"petin( cells that ill deter"ine o'r (ender+ and
o'r (enetic inheritance# /ro" &irth e e,perience critical "o"ents in o'r li%es that ill shape
the ay e de%elop+ the ay e ill li%e+ the ay e ill interact ith others+ and the ay e
ill interact ith o'r orld# $ feel $ ha%e (ained a deeper 'nderstandin( on ho different life can
&e for e%eryone# 2e%elop"ent is an on(oin( process+ for "yself+ "y fa"ily+ "y class"ates+ and
society $ li%e in# $ a" (lad $ a" "ore aare of this no and ill &e for the rest of "y life#