To what extent does a person’s neighborhood shape who she or he is?
- In the first paragraph, briefly describe your neighborhood.
- In the second paragraph, describe which statement best fits you and why:
- I am who I am because of the neighborhood I live(d) in.
- I am who I am despite the neighborhood I live(d) in.
I am a person that was able to live and grow up in different types of neighborhoods and have even experienced the living differences in other states. By having this experience, I was able to become very familiar to commercial and residential development . I am a very versatile and adaptive because of my upbringing of moving around and I think that it both positively and in some ways negatively affected my life. Overall it was for the best though there were some downfalls. It has enabled me to be very receptive towards change. I was originally born in Compton, Ca at a time where crime and violence was at high rate. My family made a decision to move to a more suburban area because they strongly felt that it would be a better place for me to grow up and be safe. It was a city called Fontana that is part of the Inland Empire which is an outskirt city of Los Angeles. This city is renowned for its trucking industry which means that product is being constantly transported through residential areas and there is a lot of commercial development in that city. I was accustomed to a more laid back lifestyle. It was still a bustling city but still way more laid back than Los Angeles. I was able to grow up not having as many distractions as my cousins.
I like the fact that you have had to privilege to live in different places, and can make it a positive experience by being open to change. I've never lived outside of beautiful California, my question for you would be if you had a favorite place to live? Or if you liked them all because you were able adaptable to change? Good job.
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