Community Living

I cant really think of a community that I'm really apart of except for Yearup. Yearup has many different words to explain it, as for difficult, diverse and dependent. As a community, theres support all around, from the staff to your fellow colleagues. The enviroment flows with postive energy depsite the issues you may be having or even how poorly the weather may be outside. Nothing brings down the positive morale.

Who are you?.....

   The neighborhood I’m originally from is in Hayward. It’s not too bad of a neighborhood because of the elderly that lives around. Yes it’s very diverse and there was always a bunch of kids outside no matter what. Then on the other hand once the street lights come on, almost every night there was a robbery going on or either some type of gun shots too close to my residence. I’m honestly not sure if where your from guides who you will be, I do believe that a lot of people become a product of their environment only due to money. In my eyes money is the reason people are the way they are today, Neighborhoods too. If I were to say people become who they are because of their neighborhood I would have to assume whether there neighborhood was good or bad, if bad then most would conclude that the person living there would be ghetto, or the person would be striving in multiples ways to get out of the neighborhood by working hard or even going to school, which is the case in lots of situations. Even if the person was raised in a middle class neighborhood with few problems, one would assume that they would be somewhat successful and out of trouble. 

    This is not always the case. But I can say I am who I am today despite where I was radiate. Both my parents were born and raised in hoods, my father was born and raised in Detroit projects, where trouble knocked at your door every day. My mother was born and raised in the Fillmore district of S.F. Both of them do have there "ghetto" sides as people would say, but also know how to present themselves professionally. Those skills are what they input into me and my younger brother. Some can barely tell I have had troubles in my past from the way I present myself, because I don't want people stereotyping me from my looks or my attitude. I can say the only Influence on my life would have to be from my parents and the ones who I surrounded myself every day. Even with that statement, things weren't how they appeared, because my best friends were raised in worst places and now they are off in different parts of America going to 4 year colleges. I AM WHO I AM DESPITE WHERE I CAME FROM.

Money Hungry

The companies are definitely exacerbating the low wage earners many by giving them false hope... Thinking that making 15,000 a year is cool, but then making 40,000 dollar payments on a car that you can barely afford to put gas in is ridiculous. As the article we read said, the companies know how to reel you in, and target low income earners because they know that they usually don't keep up with there payments which is where companies profit. In my eyes payments are just a easy debt access. I know you usually will need to make payments on things sometimes but it's also common sense on what you can afford.
These companies are the reason some families can barely afford to feed themselves and their families,which broadens the opportunity divide massively. With that said, these companies also target low income neighbourhoods. The families in these neighbourhoods are usually trying to get out of the area, but the money hungry companies are the reason a lot of the residents are still there.
The government and the companies can end this problem easily and in multiple ways, but will they? NO! The rich feed off the poor and the poor get poorer. So the only way I seeing this problem being alleviated is either these families some how get financial guidance (which usually cost) or begin noticing they are putting themselves in these binds. If the government were to step in and assist the needy more, they need to provide more financial mentors to the poverty coated neighbourhoods. Thats the cheapest solution.

More about me......

Growing up, trying to fulfill a pipe dream of becoming a basketball superstar. I began to realize that basketball could not be my life anymore and just rather make it a hobby. So I began coaching basketball my first year in high school, starting off with a 3rd grade team involving my little brother. Coaching him and his team all the way to their 8th grade year showed me a lot about kids and even more about myself. It showed me that they didn't just see me as there coach and that in my eyes they weren't just players I coached. I had responsibility to help them become well rounded young men. Realizing this changed my views and strategy of coaching. My passions and goals of life currently would be securing and assisting my brother’s goals in life. As well as continuing pursuing expanding my knowledge and somehow becoming an IT. As of now, I have a lot of knowledge when it comes to computers, and today's technology. I've had an IT internship in Washington D.C for a government contracted company this past summer which definitely showed me a lot especially when it came to computer networking. With my father being a computer fanatic, he is the reason I enjoy computers and know so much already.