Place and Identity is such a broad and interesting topic to me. Studying the theme of Place and Identity allows us to explore who we are as people and how our surroundings help shape us into who we are today. With everyone growing up in different places, we’re raised differently and taught different things. And as we all grow in the society that we live in today, we either respond in a negative or positive way to things. The reason I’m interested in studying “Place and Identity” as theme this year is because I’m interested in seeing how people react growing up in different environments. With my topic about gang related activities, I believe I’ll be able to explore a lot seeing that gangs are just about in every state and they play a large role in urban neighborhoods. Kids start off young willing to be a part of gangs and growing up they know nothing else. When trying to escape gangs, they often flee from the state looking to start over and pursue their selves down a better path, they tend to end up doing the same thing as before. As I said already, I’m very interested in exploring the theme “Place and Identity” because of how broad the topic is and how it shapes us into who we are today.
Amir,
ReplyDeleteIt's very interesting you mentioned gangs because the spread of gangs relates to the location and how people perceive them. I've always felt that people in gangs find a false
identity because gangs make them become this persona that they truly aren't. When in reality, it's deeper issues that may have occured in their home that led them to join. I'm very interested to see what you come up with!
-Shaniqua <3
I'm fascinated by how you said former gang members often relocate to start their lives over. That's not something I realized, but it makes sense. Thanks for your post!
ReplyDeleteI really like the way you pieced together the example of gang kids starting locked in during their childhood and finding themselves changing as the environment changes around them. I am sure that it is extremely difficult for an individual to leave a gang, maybe even against that gang's code of conduct. Thus, they must be secretive and swift when escaping a state to drop all personal belongings for the sake of a new life.It sounds like you are very interested in this topic and your interest will allow you to go as deep as you want without getting bored of it, which is great for a writer rather than just picking a random topic or theme to write on.
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