Much of a person's personality is derived from his or her parents or the people with whom they live. One's behaviors are a reflection of his or her up bringing. All actions of others in one's environment have an impact in one's behaviors. That is especially true of parent's influence on a child. Nearly all morals and ethics are learned from parents. Sociologists have indicated that as time progresses American ethics have decayed immensely. Parents in America have become more lax with their children, and the strictly enforced code of ethi ....