John Locke once said, “I am thus a clean slate eagerly awaiting to be written upon, an impressionable sponge ready to feast on rational knowledge (1).” This quote shows the basis of his philosophy on the human mind at birth. John Locke uses the term “Tabula Rasa” which is a Latin phrase that means “white paper (1).” He believed that through experience you write your persona on these blank tablets of the mind. He continues by saying …showed first 75 words of 438 total…

…showed last 75 words of 438 total…they will learn the true value of life as opposed to an environment that puts you down and is not suitable for learning. People conform to their environment and situations around them. This presents itself in every day life, and in every kind of social situation. “You are you because of where you are from,” sums up Mr. Locke’s ideas on our learning experiences and understanding about our world we live and function in.