My Influences Student’s Name: Professor’s Name: Course Details: Subject Code: Date Submitted: Introduction It is often said that when one wakes up in the morning without an agenda, everybody else’s agenda becomes his or her agenda for the day. However, the irony and dilemma arises in the fact that “no man is an island” and hence, we must, at some point, allow ourselves to be influenced by others. Nevertheless, the degree to which this allowance results in a positive impact depends greatly on our ability to perceive good from bad. Whether we grow up to become sensible, mature members of the community or not is largely dependent on how we were brought up. The setting within which any child grows in greatly influences their identity, which impacts on their self-esteem as they grow older, and ultimately determ