When I see a rainbow in the sky, my heart jumps for joy: So it was when I started my life; I'm a man now, so it is; Let it be so when I get old, or let me die! The Man is the son of the Child; I could wish that natural piety would tie my days to each one. Wordsworth, 1802) "The child is father of the man" is written in this poem by William Wordsworth. What does this seemingly contradictory statement mean, and how does it relate to the growth of a person's lifespan? Wordsworth might be implying that the things he went through as a child have a significant impact on who he is as an adult. Think about the following inquiries: How much of your development as an adult is influenced by your childhood? How much of a fundamental difference exists between an infant and an adult? By studying how humans change and grow from conception through childhood, adolescence,
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