A wise person once told me "You are a product of your enviroment"

At one point I disagreed with the statement they told me. The reason I felt that people were a product of thier enviroment was because people over a certain age has the ability to make up thier own mind.

After watching George Galster on "Do Neighborhoods Matter" it reminded me of a few people Ive met since Ive been in college. He is right when he says locations can affect the way a child can end up as an adult.

When you in a neighborhood that promotes failure and laziness, its easy to adapt and fall into what they are trying to promote. When young children are in an neighborhood when they promote success and hard work then they will adapt to what they are expected of.

Most Americans blame the family for the childs well-being, but honestly its who ones child surround themselves around. I happen to know a young man that came from a middle class family in a very decent neighborhood who ended up homeless. He went to a shcool were thier were rich white and black people as well as poor white and black people. He jsut so happened to fall into the wrong type of crowd, and I would consider that being a product of your enviroment.

As far as regions, statisticly it shows that the south is the poorest region. One may question why is the south considered the poorest region or what makes the south the poorest region? Most African Americans are living in concentrated poor areas, as well as single mothers. Well after putting two and two together, most people move to the south becuase of the cost of living being cheaper than most regions in the United States.