Brandon
Graham, Mitchell Duncan, Saisha Delvalle, Chyna Collins
How much does your neighborhood
define who you are? The four of us are going to be providing our own
interpretations and opinions on this topic. We all grew up in different
neighborhoods and have different backgrounds. We will be discussing several
perspectives, such as whether or not your neighborhood contributes to your
personality. Brandon Graham thinks that your neighborhood has a small input on
your personality but also some of the nicest and smartest people don’t grow up
in the greatest neighborhoods, it’s more of how you’re raised than where you’re
raised. Mitchell Duncan believes that it does have some effect on your
personality, but it isn’t the most important factor. Saisha Delvalle thinks
that your neighborhood doesn’t define you, the people you choose to surround
yourself with does and it’s your choice to choose how it defines you. Chyna
Collins believes that it doesn’t define you because you are your own person,
but the people you live around or who you hang out with on your street may
affect your personality because you’re around them so much.
I like the topic. Maybe you can be hands on with the research and ask certain people from different neighborhood backgrounds whats their opinion on it and intertwine their opinion into the paragraph that has to be done.
ReplyDeleteI like the topic you chose, interviewing people from different places like from local areas to areas like Greece or Irondequoit or even from different schools would give a variety of backgrounds from students.
ReplyDeleteThis is a really interesting topic that has a lot of potential to branch off into a lot of different topics and discussion. This topic seems like to could appeal to a lot of people who have been perceived differently and struggled with their identity because of where they grew up. The individual editorial angles all seem a little similar but could end up being persuasive with more research.
ReplyDeleteInteresting idea on why people become who they are. I like the different perspective and viewpoints here. I feel like some of the topics are very similar to each other though. And it seems to be a little contradicting at time. If the people around you that you hang out with affect you then that may be proving your point that your neighbors do have an effect.
ReplyDeleteThis topic interests me because I don"t think many people talk about where students live or whether or not it has an influence on them. It seems like you've done a pretty good job at dividing up the work and each person's subtopic seems like it'll have a pretty good outcome.
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ReplyDeletethis topic interests me because of the career that I'm choosing to pursue which happens to be Urban Studies. The study of people within urban neighborhoods and how the neighborhood effects them individually. SO the information would be nice!
ReplyDeleteThis topic is interesting because it in itself is a part of psychology. I do agree with that where you grow up doesn't have much on you, but rather how you were raised in that environment. Also it feels that due to the melting pot of a society that we live in, where we come from does not seem to matter as it is not something people are actively searching for and asking about from other people.
ReplyDeleteThis topic is interesting because it in itself is a part of psychology. I do agree with that where you grow up doesn't have much on you, but rather how you were raised in that environment. Also it feels that due to the melting pot of a society that we live in, where we come from does not seem to matter as it is not something people are actively searching for and asking about from other people.
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ReplyDeleteI like this topic especially, because coming from a neighborhood which isn't particularly the best, people tend to stereotype you, depending on where you live, although it doesn't have that much of an effect on you, depending on how you were raised. The different editorials seem a little similar, but they'd be completely different with some more research, including interviews with people from different schools and neighborhoods.
ReplyDeleteThis topic seems like it could be really interesting. I myself have not given any thought to how my current or past neighborhood has shaped me, but I am noticing how the surroundings are affecting my brother. He goes to a suburban school and hangs out with the neighborhood kids and the culture there is slightly different. He has more of a desire to conform to be a part of a group, which is normal during adolescence but I think the location and his surroundings have intensified it.
ReplyDeleteI feel like this is a topic that should really be addressed because I hear people judge others a lot for where they reside. When the students facing these comments can't really change their situation it really effects their psyche and we have to be aware of that. So this is a great subject to discuss.
ReplyDeleteThis is definitely a great topic choice. The development of your personality has more to do with how you were raised. Some of the topics are very similar in the group though. You may want to try and interview individuals from different neighbors for a more "hands on" experience.
ReplyDeleteI have to say this topic really captivated me. It has capitvated me because I think about this every time I walk through my neighborhood. Now I have been the same person everyday of my life (the good, smart kid and still am) , but I feel like compared to my old neighborhood I lived in, this neighborhood I'm in, has really changed my personality and perspective on life. I was close-minded back then, but I started to graduallly changed me into an open-minded person each and every day ever since. So, in a way, I've been affected by my neighborhood. Nice topic guys, I like it! :D
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