Poverty Community

I think living in a community like Harlem in " The Baddest Dog in Harlem," definitely affects everyone that lives there.  People act how they are taught and what they see on a daily basis.  I think if you grow up in crime and poverty you will live that way until YOU change the way you live.  I feel like the majority of people that live in towns like that are used to the way they live and don't want to change.  People can try to change it all they want but until the people decide to change it will remain how it's always been.  If you grow up with a parent that smokes, you are more likely to smoke than someone who's parent don't smoke.  I think the same goes for someone that grows up in violence, crime, and poverty.  If that is all you know, you will pass that on through generations of your family.