Despite of my neighborhood

To what extent does a person’s neighborhood shape who she or he is?
Write a post on your blog- 300-350 words- in which you talk about your surroundings and how this environment has affected you as a person:

• Briefly describe your neighborhood.

• 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

  A persons neighborhood has a big impact in a persons actions,speech and perception in life because it is where they spend most of their time. I grew up in the missions district as a child and as I was growing up I viewed a lot of gangs promoting themselves throughout the neighborhood. It was popular to see a group of young man and women at the corner store hanging out, it was also normal for two young man to get in a fight and instead of stopping it most of the time it became a free show for many as they cheered more punches to be thrown. The hostility between blocks and the loud noise that commuters would bring down the missions district was so normal that when their was moments of silence we knew something was wrong. I am who I am despite of my neighborhood I lived in, I did not get myself involved with a gang although I know most of them from school or by association. I have always had front row seats on how ridiculous it looks to fight over two specific colors and there are far more greater things to fight over.