My community

The members of my community are the people who live in my apartments. Elders, young adults, children, animals, and more. We all interact with each other typically those who are neighbors or who know wach other from an outside place. I interact with people in my community everyday. In the laundry room, in the leasing, office, the gym, by the pool, at the mailbox etc. the central thing to our membership is just living in the apartments. We all know if somebody is new to the complex or has been there since before weve moved in. we all have chosen to be  a part of the community. people decide wether they want to move into the apartments by the people who live their already and the rating that people give the atmosphere of the complex. whether its quiet, friendly, or a lot of hustle and bustle people decide if they cant to live here based of those crtitiques and decide if they want to become a part of the community. Some benefits of the community is that we are local. We are nearby a shopping center the local grocery store and gas station. we are also a few minutes walking distance form the busstop for those who take public transportion. These things have given the apartment very success because it is so local. Some problems we have is that we are on a main street and there is always alot of traffic. I enjjoy the people in my community and the enviroment. The people are all humble and they always have a smile on their face. the community is beautiful becasue everyone has windhimes and plants on their balcony or a welcome mat at their front door. I love the community I am a part of because it is very welcoming.

Plus/Delta

Some things that I’ve learned about myself were: I have a strong elevator pitch. I spoke very clearly and loudly the way I should when I’m speaking to peers or even random people. It just shows that I am confident in what I am saying. I also have learned that I can write in depth and readable blogs. I have never written a blog before and I have come to like it. I am very impressed with the fact that I turned the majority of my homework in, on time, and complete. I like that I have learned to be professional in different settings. I have always been mature and respectable but pro skills have taught me a lot of things I thought I never knew I would need to know in the work place. A few deltas I gave myself were taking leadership roles. I always tend to stand in the background and let someone take on the role of a leader eventually. I just like to give my ideas and thoughts. Another delta I gave myself was to work on my prepositional phrases. These were very hard for me and I know in any college prepositional phrases are like eighth grade grammar. So, I need to work more on prepositional phrases. The biggest delta I gave myself was to study harder. I always wait till the last minute to do homework or study and I have failed most of my quizzes and tests. This is unacceptable to so I definitely need to study hard and focus more.

Connected To My Neighborhood

A person's neighborhood does shape how he or she lives. A person living a prodominently white or upper class neighborhood isn't goin to sell drugs, be voilent, posess weapons, probably won't even use offensive language. A person growing up in the hood, where theres violence, and drug selling etc. is more likely going to grow up having a violent behavior. exprience the drug scene. What you see is what you get. You take in your surroundings and learn to adjust to them. For example,

 if there are people always standing outside your apartment complex that are gang bangers and drug dealers you are going to come equipped ready to either avoid those people as best as possible or make friends so there arent any problems. which ist he likely thing to do in a neighborhood.

I am who I am because of the neighborhood I lived in. The neighborhood I lived in was surrounded by bad kids who liked to start fights and that taught me how to be a self defensive person. That is who I am today. My school I went to in my neighborhood had alot of females that didn't like me becasue of certain attributes and that taught me to be confident. The neighborhood I lived in had robbers, and drug dealers that i learned to avoid and that taught me how to be street smart and that is who I am today. My neighborhood played a big role in who I am compared to where or what I would be at today had i grown up in the opposite neighborhood.

The companies that profit from low wage earners are exacerbating the opportunity divide because they are presenting low wage earners with bad credit upon signing agreement forms and leases for things such as loans, cars, houses, credit cards etc. Some businesses, most businesses nowadays, are looking at appliers credit score and if your credit score is lower than their standards some companies will not hire you. The reason companies are targeting low income earners are because they know it will take them longer to pay off their dues or or even get close to paying it of at all, resulting in their credit score to lower and and eventually debt. The opportunity divide is being effected by companies that profit low wage earners because their interest rates in a year are more than a low income earner is making. Interest rates can allow a person to go into so much debt they need a second job and are unable to find that job to pay off those debts. So many companies are making money off their interest rates and debt along with the payments that they don't even hire within their company themselves. I believe so many people sign off on papers they have no idea what it says resulting in debt.

Leticia Davis

My name is Leticia D. Davis. I was born and raised in Pittsburg Ca along with six siblings and four cousins. We all went to elementary, Junior high, and high school together so you can imagine how close we all are. In 8th grade I moved to Antioch Ca for high school where I attended Antioch Senior High. In this city and school I was faced with all kinds of challenges such as meeting new people, adapting to the streets of an unfamiliar city, and adjusting myself to fit in with the rest of society. Though Antioch and Pittsburg are connected cities, I felt as if I was in a whole new world. I graduated high school in 2007, and began studying nursing at Los Medanos College. Things at school were great but things at home were not so good. I got kicked out of my Aunt's house and had to drop out of my first semester in college. For the next two years my only concerns were finding a stable place to live and a JOB! Upon finding my first job, I moved in with my older sister and began college at Western Career College where I studied Criminal Justice and graduated in 2009. I then moved into my own apartment in another city out of my element (Concord) and adjusted very well as I did with Antioch. I am now volunteering at the Martinez Juvenile Hall and attending a non-profit organization called Yearup in San Francisco. I am very independent and am proud of where I've been and where I am going.