RESPOND TO STUDENT POST LAKOTRA POST Recognizing, Analyzing, and Constructing Arguments are when we start with a position statement rather than with an open-ended question that invites exploration and analysis of an issue. To begin to analyze an argument what we need to do is identify its premises and conclusion. Identify those arguments that you find within an academic paper, and analyze those arguments. LISA POST Allport states that the newborn does not have a personality because they haven't experienced the world yet. There are eight stages of development. The first stage is called bodily sense, this is were infants become aware of their body. The second stage is self identity, this stage begins in the second year of life. This is where the child develop their self identity. They begin to recognize their self, and they know their name. The third stage is the ego enhancement, this stage begins at the age of two and three. This is where the child works on his or her self-esteem. Then the fourth stage is called the ego extension. This stage is between the ages of three and four. They develop the possession over their personal things. The fifth stage is self image, this begins at the age of four and five. They begin to know their abilities. The sixth stage is rational agent, the age begins at six to twelve years old. They are able to solve problems. Then the seventh stage is propriate striving, this is the adolescence age . They begin to put their life together. The individual knows what they want to do in their life. The eighth stage is the knower, this stage begins at adulthood. DONTAVIS POST After some researchers didn't have that in their research but Allport didn't leave that out in his research. German philosophers windeland and stem, allport distinguished individual traits that were called unique traits, which are possessed by only one person, from common traits. Which are possessed by many people each to a varying extent. He intended to distinguish the study of persons on the one hand and the study of person variables that is variables with respect to which person have been differentiated from the other. So to answer the question yes, people can be described by the same trait as you can see Mr. Allport have found that many people have common traits. WILLIAM POST Allport's theory that religion can be used to be either self-serving or to develop a genuine love for others really struck me, especially from the perspective of being self-serving. It made me think about those who use religion as an extreme - the radicalized Islamists who use religion as a basis for violence or terrorism instead of the peaceful tendencies that Islam was meant to portray. Or cases of religious cults where leaders like David Koresh used religion as power over others for his own benefit, not for the benefit of society or as genuine love for others. It just shows that a person can use religion one way or another to either benefit others or ma ...