The purpose of this assignment is to give us the opportunity to apply the theories we learned during the course and to involve the personalities learned in a " true personality. Reaching a consensus, we chose Tyra Banks, television personality, producer, author, actress and former model. She is a living, non-fictional person, and throughout the assignment we will use her as an example to work out our idea of ​​personality in correlation to her personality and real-life events. BiographyTyra Lynne Banks was born in Inglewood, California on December 4. , 1973. She is the daughter of Caroline London, NASA photographer, and Donald Banks, computer consultant. She has an older brother, Devin Banks, who is five years older than her. In 1979, when she was 6 years old, her parents divorced. Both children remained with the mother after the divorce, and years later both of her parents began their new relationships and remarried. Banks admits that she was somewhat of a "mean girl" in middle school. “I was popular, talkative,” she recalled one day, adding: “And if I no longer wanted one of the other girls to be part of the clique, for some tiny reason, I voted her out.” However, when Banks attended Immaculate Heart High School in Los Angeles, she found herself totally isolated. Her sudden growth spurt left her tall and looking awkward. Her classmates even gave her nicknames such as "Giraffe" and "Lightbulb Head" which is considered cruel towards her. Instead of giving up, Banks says the teasing and abuse taught her the importance of kindness. By 1989, at the age of 17, Banks had outgrown her awkward phase and was beginning to resemble the tall, curvy, caramel-skinned, green-e girl. ...... middle of paper ...... new conversation about body image. Retrieved from: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/01/16/tyra-banks-fight-fat-talk_n_4597942.htmlBlock, D. (2008). Rachael Ray and Tyra Banks help feed the needy with the city's crops. Retrieved from: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/rachael-ray-tyra-banks-feed-needy-city-harvest-article-1.320071Cherry, K. (nd). Fully functioning person. Retrieved from: http://psychology.about.com/od/findex/g/fully-functioning-person.htmTrustofIndia. (2010). Tyra Banks supports charity auctions. Retrieved from: http://movies.ndtv.com/hollywood/tyra-banks-supports-charity-auction-65882Tyra Banks. (2014). The Biography Channel website. Retrieved from: http://www.biography.com/people/tyra-banks-16242328Biography of Tyra Banks. (2014). People. Retrieved from: http://www.people.com/people/tyra_banks/biography/