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The Role Of Models For A Person 's Life

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According to Google, a role model is a person looked to by others as an example to be imitated. Rosa Parks once said, “Each person must live their life as a model for others.” I think this expresses just how important role models are in a person’s life. Role models can come from all aspects of life but they start in your home with your family. Your family can set an example by showing how to live everyday life as a good person if they are the proper role model. Actors, musicians, and other widely known people can be exceptional role models. Their influence is shown through their movies, music, or how they are viewed. Most people have athletes they can look to as role models. Athletes can teach many life lessons including, how they play sports or their attitude toward the sport. [Thesis] Role models can come from multiple aspects of life and can have countless effects on you as a person.
Whether it is a good influence or a bad one, it is unarguable that one of the first groups of people to have a lasting effect in your life is your family. To be more specific almost every child 's first role models are their parents. The majority of young boys want to be big and strong, just like their father, and most young girls aspire to be just like their beautiful mother. To quote W.E.B Dubois, “Children learn more from what you are than what you teach”. One of the basic traits of being a good role model is to lead by example. Whether a parent 's example they are setting for the child is

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