Shelby
Melinda Schroeder
English 101
11/22/16
Thesis: This essay is about
the many famous people, owners of companies, and Presidents that were first
born children. The research will prove that there are advantages of being
firstborn. There has to be a connection as to why so many of the amazing
leaders are first born children. There has been scientific research about
this topic and how it can determine a person's success. Does the order in which
a person is born in a family really impact their whole life?
I. Characteristics of
firstborn children
A. Natural
born leaders
1. Presidents
2.
Astronauts
B. Reliable
1.
Caretakers
C. Goal minded
D. Responsible
and competitive
E. Successful
1. CEO's
2. Multiple degrees
3. Higher IQ's
II. Characteristics of
middle children
A.
Sociable
B. Good negotiators
C. Peace keepers
D. Loyal
III. Characteristics of the
youngest
A. Love attention
B. Creative
C. Tend to be rebellious
IV. “The Birth Order Book”
A. Personality
traits
B. “Why you
are the way you are”
C. Famous
people
V. The Atlantic
B. No effect
on personality
In conclusion it seems very logical that people would act a certain way and have predictable character traits because of their birth order. Of course there are exceptions and not everyone will be like the typical oldest, middle or youngest child. However, the majority of people have certain personality traits because of the order of their birth. When people understand what character traits they possess they will be able to utilize the information and expound on their strengths and work on their weaknesses.
I commented on Eve's and Kaylin's blogs.
In conclusion it seems very logical that people would act a certain way and have predictable character traits because of their birth order. Of course there are exceptions and not everyone will be like the typical oldest, middle or youngest child. However, the majority of people have certain personality traits because of the order of their birth. When people understand what character traits they possess they will be able to utilize the information and expound on their strengths and work on their weaknesses.
Works
Cited
Psychology
Today. Post. 26 Sep. 2011. Web. 19 Nov. 2016.
Fox25. “Research shows first
born children garner most success”. www.fox25boston.com. Post. 19 Nov. 2013. Web. 19 Nov. 2016.
Daily
Worth. Post. 16 Feb. 2015. Web. 18 Nov. 2016.
Leman, Kevin. Birth Order
Book: Why You Are the Way You Are. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Revell. 1985.
Post. 21 Oct. 2015. Web. 18 Nov. 2016.
I commented on Eve's and Kaylin's blogs.
Nice outline! I like how many examples you're going to give about real life jobs like CEOs and stuff. I think another point you could make that would help your essay a lot is to explain why the eldest sibling is a natural born leader. It really does make sense why, as the oldest, your parent puts you in charge at home/etc. So that might help people see the reason behind it :)
ReplyDeleteYou have a very interesting angle on your topic, I love it! I can relate being the oldest of three :)
ReplyDeleteI like the examples you gave of successful first borns and characteristics of the birth order. I'm the middle child so it's really interesting to read.
ReplyDeleteGreat organized outline. I am fascinated by this topic since my husband and I are both the oldest in our families. :)
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