how does your personality change as you get older. Essay Everybody knows that our personality is inherited to some degree. But can we say that we are the same person in old age as we were in adolescence? I am sure that compared to my younger self my personality is hardly recognizable. During our life, you acquire experience (wisdom if you are lucky). In my view, it is like that: while some core character traits and values have stuck with me throughout the entire life – like the fact that I am an introvert – I have defiantly become stronger, wiser, and to this day I continue developing into the person I would like to be. During the early years of my life, most of my time was spent with my family. It was my parents who taught me how to act, how to cooperate with other people. Consequently, I was extremely dependent and did not have much choice. However, once I enter my teenage years I started my own way towards adulthood. My social circle expanded and exerted greater influence. I have to make my own decisions and take responsibilities. Eventually, it made me more responsible, more broad-minded. Moreover, I became more independent; I spent less time with my parents and more with my friends. Teenagers are often quick-tempered sometimes even cruel so interacting with my friends showed me the competitive side of life and taught me to be thick-skinned. Undoubtedly all of my experience are constantly changing me and modifications to my personality are inevitable.

The Shining reveiw I am in the middle of reading The Shining by King and I have something to say. In an effort to be transparent, I feel like I should mention that I've never actually watched the movie that was based on this bestselling novel... Well, I started seeing it but it was too long for me (and a little bit boring). I'm not a horror aficionado as I get afraid easily so I didn’t see the point of further viewing and drop it. Frankly, I am not fond of King either. Was not. However, I’ve read only his latest book. It was a long introduction. The point is that I really like this book. It’s fascinating and mesmerizing. It’s not about the haunted hotel it’s about the deepest and darkest places of our souls. I’m sure that there is something strange and scaring in every person (though I’m not sure that one should get it out on the sunshine). We are trying to act judiciously and decently but examples aplenty when in difficult situations we act cruelly (to put it mildly). So, it’s really a great book though I can say it’s a great pleasure to read about the worse part of humans. PS Finally understood the name of the book. I always think like “well, I know it’s a horror about a haunted hotel and it’s very scary book (they say)… why The Shining?

Today. Part 1 So, it's my second note here. Yesterday I understood that I can't speak English not because I haven't got a practice but because my vocabulary is rather pure. I haven't got enough collocations and phrasal verbs to speak and write though I can easily read in English and my passive vocabulary is OK. So writing here every day (at least I hope so) should help me with my active vocabulary. Yesterday I learned a lot about time. First of all, according to my previous note, I set the alarm clock FOR 5-45 not AT. Then now I know how to describe studying languages - time-consuming activity (but I like it a lot). I better set aside my writing for the time being and get back to my work. It seems to me my boss suspects something :)