Being the youngest in my birth order group

Write a cause and/ or effect essay that:

1. Explains what birth order is
2. Describes how birth order has been linked to personality traits
3. Exemplifies common beliefs about birth order
4. What do you think has caused you to become the person you are today? Do you believe that your birth order has influenced this? Why or why not? Have your experiences been typical of other people from your birth group? How so? Describe some of the characteristics and/or qualities you share with other people in your birth group.
5. Interview a *sibling and ask him or her about his or her experiences in his or her birth group. Does your interviewee believe that birth order has affected his or her life? Why or why not?
6. If you are an only child, interview someone who you know who has siblings.
7. Summarize the arguments that support birth order theory and summarize the arguments that do not support the theory of birth order. What kind of research does each use?
8. Which side presented the better argument and the more believable research in your opinion? What might be the effect of believing and not believing the arguments?
9. In your conclusion, explain whether or not people should take seriously the topic of birth order?

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