Do Parents Matter Reponse

Throughout this essay Gladwell was able to use some what credible sources. There was a good use of citation throughout the essay including his reference to Judith Rich Harris's explanation of the relation between children and their family explaining how "adolescents aren't trying to be like adults, they are trying to contrast themselves with adults". Gladwell is also able to bring many sources into his essay but at the same time they are not completely defined. In one area he defines his source as "a series of careful and comprehensive studies behavioral geneticists have concluded", which at a glance seems to be credible but he never actually defines what group specifically. This leaves him with a lot of room to use the information as he pleases making his work not too credible.
As a whole the piece was very intriguing because of the way it challenged modern beliefs of personality traits and how they are acquired. I have always believed that ones personality come from his interaction with their parents or siblings. This idea is visible even within my family, because many times I have realized that both of my parents resemble their parents in the way they go about certain tasks and believe the house should be run. My father is very reserved but can be very stern and straight forward when it comes to day to day tasks. My mother on the other hand likes to be open about her day to day events no matter good or bad. While growing up I began to see similarities with the way my grandparents acted.
In all the idea of a completely horizontal or vertical style of acquiring ones personality cannot be completely true. There has to be a mix of the two. Children form a general idea of how they are suppose to act and their moral background from their parents. Other characteristics like their level of humor and ability to reach out to others depends on their interaction with their peers.

Pt. 2
McKeag, Dougalas B. "Football Players Need Several Days to Recover From a Concussion."Neuroskills.com. Centre for neuro skills, 5 Sept. 2002. Web. 1 Mar. 2010.
This site would be very helpful for my research paper. It takes a major injury which I am trying to fo.
cus on and helps to explain the effects and problems that result from the injury. The article explains in detail what a patient needs to do if they suffer from a concussion.

"Saints and Colts Injury Report." Nfl.com. Ed. Greg Downing. NFL, 7 Feb. 2010. Web. 1 Mar. 2010.
This reference seems to be very legitmate considering it is based on a site with that takes a lot of effort to put forth correct information. This was found on the official organizations website. It could be very helpful to my research because it gives a detailed analysis of injuries on both teams. This data gives me an idea about what type of injuries are occurring and how often they are occurring.

Michael, Edgar. "Tackling Rugby Injuries." Wesclark.com. The Lancet, 10 July 1995. Web. 2 Mar. 2010.

This site is very helpful because it explains the different types of injuries that occur when players come into contact during a tackle. The article helps to explain the popularity and how athletes need to stay in the game longer by avoiding dangerous tackles.