Do You Take You With You?

4/14/2014

“You are where you’re from. You can escape your environment, but it never leaves you.”

Think carefully about this statement.

Write brief comments to defend or challenge this assertion above in 160 words or less. You must also reply to a classmate's post. You cannot post the same thing on a classmate's post that you posted for your comment.

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Deadline: Apr. 18, 2014 11:59 p.m. CST

Miracle fuller

4/14/2014 02:52:28 am

I agree that you take you with you because no matter where you go your gonna always have apart of where your from with you

deja starks

4/15/2014 05:09:45 am

This is true basically all there is to it.

Montez Thomas

4/18/2014 01:36:05 am

Yes I agree with Deja, because trying to fix your self by moving locations will not change a thing.

NaShonte Lewis

4/16/2014 05:00:33 am

I agree. People can't help being who they are when they're from a certain place. It defines them in a way.

Simone frazier

4/18/2014 01:01:11 am

I prefer them to be their true selves around others and let them be who they are instead of wearing a mask.

Phillip Scisney

4/18/2014 03:46:00 am

I agree that the place your from doesn't leave you. For example, you can be from New Orleans and move to texas and have an different way of talking. So its so true. People cant change the way they're raised.

Aaron Guery

4/18/2014 01:02:54 am

You are right wen u say that u take a part of some thug were ever u go it's always going to be some kind of memory

Vernell Newman

4/18/2014 01:03:11 am

Agree because not only people will be were you from but your family is also with you when you go home so that will never change in your life

Andrew Stanley

4/18/2014 02:13:02 am

I agree family is a huge influence on your culture because that's where you come from.

Lataria burns

4/18/2014 01:09:12 am

Yes you can't change who you are.

Shanetria Robinson

4/18/2014 04:27:23 am

Some people can change who they are, They just choose not to

Alexandra Guevara

4/18/2014 02:58:06 am

Yes, I agree with you , No matter what you will always take sometging with you of where you from

janay Kelly link

4/18/2014 03:21:21 am

Basically This Quote Stating That
No Matter Where You Go You Can Never Take outs parts of where you are from.

Deja Starks

4/15/2014 05:08:17 am

This quote Is basically stating that no matter where you go you can never take out that part of you where you are from. That's just like when some people say "you can leave the hood, but you can't take the hood out of you " is a perfect example of this. That no matter where you are that is something that could never leave.

James Roberson

4/16/2014 04:20:45 am

Yes, of course. If you acted a certain way in the "hood", then you can't help it later on in the future; that is just how you act. However, just because you came from the hood doesn't mean that is how you convey yourself.

James Roberson

4/16/2014 04:21:34 am

Jessica Thompson

4/17/2014 11:54:42 pm

I agree simply because you are where you come from just like you are who you surround yourself around, some things are out of your control to change.

Darrian Bryant

4/18/2014 01:06:26 am

I agree with you. You can't change who you are or where you've been.

Chequesne Abbs

4/18/2014 02:27:57 am

I strongly agree, no matter what you are who you are your enviroment molds you into the person you will become.

Shanetria Robinson

4/18/2014 04:40:48 am

I disagree with this because I'm from the hood but I don't act like it. Wherever I go people don't think I'm from the Hood.

James Roberson

4/16/2014 04:15:23 am

This quote is exceptionally true in some cases, but not all the time. Consequently, there were individuals born into a rather rough environment but have aspired as CEOs, and many other preeminent positions. Yes, "you can't take the ghetto out of the girl", but this quote is quickly abated when she can conduct herself as an intelligent individual, and not as a stereotype.

Korrigan Cross

4/17/2014 01:03:50 am

I agree with you James because people change, people like Kanye West for example acted way different before all of his fame, even before he met Kim Kardashian, but sometimes the environment that he is from comes out every now and then and he spazzes out.

Jamaro Blue

4/17/2014 11:32:30 am

I agree with you, this quote is true but not always true because sometimes that rough environment can inspire people not only to make it out and make something out of theirself but to later go back , give back and inspire others to do the same.

sequan

4/17/2014 01:00:06 pm

i agree with james u can change yourself but u cant always change others.

Anastacio Carrillo

4/18/2014 02:14:42 am

I agree because people change over time when their surrounds change

NaShonte Lewis

4/16/2014 04:59:01 am

I think it means that no matter where you go, your home will always be apart of you. Like I could go live in Florida, but I will always be a Texan.

Korrigan Cross

4/17/2014 12:59:35 am

I agree with this quote all the way. I agree with it from the point as if someone was from the country and they move to the city, yeah they changed their environment but they will still have behavior and tendencies still in them as if they were still in the country because that is all they know, they have no choice but to still act country.

David moreno

4/17/2014 01:38:49 am

Korrigam couldnt have put it any better. He covered it all

Kaylen Brody

4/18/2014 01:03:14 am

I agree with this because just because you move somewhere don't mean u gone chance yourself. I agree 100% what he said

Reginald jimmerson

4/18/2014 04:32:31 am

Brody lancaster is not the ghetto cause I left oakcliff after my freshman year at south oak cliff high school

Toriel Yarbrough

4/18/2014 01:39:53 am

Yes I strongly agree with litigants because you can move away but at the end of the day , your always going to be who you are . You are truly what or were you came from !

david Moreno

4/17/2014 01:37:10 am

The quote is true. If youre raised in a certain area the way you act, speak, and live will stick with you. Although it might slightly change

Devante' Dickerson

4/17/2014 04:45:55 am

To me the quote is just another verse of what all the kids that are from the hood or ghetto say when they want to leave but also know deep down inside the place were they are from is still in them. Basically I'm saying I agree with the quote because I'm one of those kids.

Sylvia Richardson

4/17/2014 04:49:26 am

This statement is negative. It is saying, you are a part of your environment in which you grow up in. However, one does not have to take on the character of that environment. It is up to the individual to change or overcome the sterotype. You may be raised a certain way; however, it doesn’t mean that is the way you will act once you are older. Be it good or bad – some people will change for the better and some for the worst. There are brothers and sisters that grow up in the same household; however, in their adult life they are completely different. They have the same opportunities but yet take different paths in employment, marriage, schooling etc.

Jamaro Blue

4/17/2014 11:49:43 am

I don't agree with this quote people work hard to escape bad environments. Once success happens people try to enjoy the new life, and the new environment they have created for themselves. A child that is raised in a toxic environment can rise above their past and create a new existence. Once a person is successful they can give their children all of the things they never had. But to contradict myself, at the same time I do agree with this quote because no matter how hard u change those memories are still embedded in your head.

sequan allen

4/17/2014 12:58:13 pm

i agree with this quote because u cant change an environment. its hard to change yourself when everyone around you acts the same. u cant force a person to change when they grew up a certain type of way. its always somebody trying to change a person when they are just simply being thierself to fit in with the others that surround them. although their are some that can change thierselves no matter what environment thier in their are others who are not capable of doing the same thing. so yes i do agree with this quote.

Abrasia Smith

4/17/2014 03:03:32 pm

The quote is true simply because when I moved to Dallas I had to change the way I talk , dress even the way I sounded. But people still ask me where I'm from because they can tell I'm not from their city. Most times I get tongue twisted because I'm trying to talk like people who im surrounded by because I talk differently. I am still country and that will never leave me just because I'm around new people and another environment

Jessica Thompson

4/17/2014 11:50:02 pm

The quote “You are where you’re from. You can escape your environment, but it never leaves you " is true because where you are from is who you are, leaving the surroundings only changes your locations not your back ground .

Kaylen Brody

4/18/2014 12:52:53 am

Yes I agree cause I been trying to get out the ghetto

Kaylen Brody

4/18/2014 12:57:08 am

Forever it's just hard to get away from what u was born around. You can't chance the place around you. Just gone have to try hard to chance yourself. Ones u in the ghetto you can't get it out of you

Michael Green

4/18/2014 01:06:12 am

I agree with brody once you have that in you it becomes part of yo DNA and it's hard to change

Raydon Clark

4/18/2014 04:28:43 am

I disagree with brody because lancaster is not ghetto.

Simone frazier

4/18/2014 12:53:22 am

No one can change where they are from no matter how much they may try to change and put on a costume in front of everyone they are still that same person that grew up in the country, the big city or the suburbs. Home is you it can't be changed.

Vernell Newman

4/18/2014 01:00:30 am

I agree were ever you from you can leave that place but you cant get it out of your life.You will still speak the same , you will still think the same rules applied that apply were ever you was to not forget about were you are from.

Aaron hurry

4/18/2014 01:00:52 am

We're ever u go every thing will steel be the same you can change your environment but every thing will steel be the same " you have the change your self before u can change anything else".

Michael Green

4/18/2014 01:01:22 am

Yes I agree because you can take a person out the Hood But you can't take the Hood out them

Darrian Bryant

4/18/2014 01:05:23 am

I agree with the statement. Wherever you go , it is automatic that you take YOU with you . Even if you try to Change because of your environment,you can never leave yourself

Lataria

4/18/2014 01:06:43 am

I do not believe this statement is true, you are who you make yourself. Just because you ego up around a certain environment doesn't mean you have to ask like the people there.

xavier R

4/18/2014 01:12:37 am

No you don't necessarily have to take your "everyday self" along with you all the time there will be times when you represent an entirety of people ,you don't always only represent yourself ,some actions can affect the way people look at your race,organization,etc but there will also be a time where people will need to see a more personal side in which you can act a certain way

Miracle fuller

4/18/2014 01:27:52 am

I agree with deja starks because like she stated you will always have you with you.

Montez Thomas

4/18/2014 01:33:36 am

Yes it's true that you you can leave your environment, but you can't take it out of you. Some people do try and change their behaviors by replacing their settings. That's not always the solution to fix that problem your true self will emit from you eventually.

Toriel Yarbrough

4/18/2014 01:36:50 am

This statement is very strong and true ! I say that because it makes perfect since . You are we're your from! We're you are from follows you that is a part of your background . You represent your hood or whatever werever you go no matter if you try to leave it will still follow you because that's who you are .

Malihja Smith

4/18/2014 01:41:37 am

No, I don't think this is true at all. I've seen many times people who change to either forget where they came from or just grew from it. Its amazingly opposite and interesting to see people come from the hood, and even in there walk nothing depicts that.

shambria wright

4/18/2014 01:59:06 am

I take this quote too mean "you can take the girl out the hood but u cant take the hood out the girl, no matter were u go a peice of were u came from will always be with you no matter how far or the amount of time you was there at the new city or place they will see that youre an outsider by the way u dress,act and talk

Darren Carr

4/18/2014 02:04:03 am

I agree because someone that is country will be country in the city. They might live a different life than they did before, but they will always have a country accent and do things that they did in the country such as the food they eat.

Andrew Stanley

4/18/2014 02:04:44 am

I agree totally, where your born , your culture envelopes you .As a child your brain is so immature so what ever you see repeatedly is going to become you. No matter how hard you try to leave your culture or your original self, there will always be a home inside of you .

Anastacio Carrillo

4/18/2014 02:13:17 am

I agree because you are always yourself wherever you are because of where you came from

Olivia Thomas

4/18/2014 02:18:21 am

I agree with the assertion. You are from where you from and you can't change that. You can escape your environment but you will not be able to escape where you came from. I also agree with toriel. No matter where you travel to, you still should represent where you came from.

Chequesne Abbs

4/18/2014 02:34:33 am

I agree with this quote i do believe that your enviroment has a huge impact on your enviroment. even if you escape the hood you cant take the hood out of a person im not saying because your from the hood your going to act like everyone else that live in the hood. You can portray yourself in a professional manner but you will always have those traits because they are instilled in you.

AnnDrea Stanley

4/18/2014 02:51:38 am

I believe you can take you with you because as you move on in life you will never forget where you came, and where you come from will always stick with you.

destani Washington

4/18/2014 02:51:52 am

ThIs Quote Is True..."Im From A Hood Part Of California were Its Very Loud And Unsafe.I wanted To Leave Plenty Of Times Just So I Could Know How It Felt To Be Around Another Environment. Once I Came To Lancaster It Was Different , I Didn't Think I Was Going To Fit In Because I Was So Outspoken And Loud (ghetto) But I To I Had To Understand can't Help I The Way I Am I've Just Been Around An Environment That I Became Comfortable with As Growing Up..

Tiashmon clark

4/18/2014 02:52:12 am

Everyone is their own person no matter where they go and on god can judge us because he is our creator

Tiashmon clark

4/18/2014 02:53:34 am

*Only*

Alexandra Guevara

4/18/2014 02:54:34 am

Yes, I agree with this statement.You are where you are from, It does not matter if you move to another enviorment I'm pretty sure you will take something from there.The culture, religion , enviorment , etc.

Nadeja link

4/18/2014 02:59:57 am

This assertion is true , because you can always leave a place that your from , but you will never change who you are. Where you from made you who are so no matter where you go apart of you will always be with you.

Marq'll

4/18/2014 03:23:28 am

That's a true statement because, without education un the world. We wouldn't have schools til today. And its important to have to become successful young person to have. To make a change to our lives.

Brittania Soliz

4/18/2014 03:49:37 am

“You are where you’re from. You can escape your environment, but it never leaves you.”

Where you were born will follow you all the way. The saying "you can take a man out the hood, but you can't take the hood out the man" is basically saying the same thing.
A person can move away, far away, but they will always remember where they are from. Whether or not they want to.. You can hide it, but it'll still be you. You became the person you are because of where you are from. Places follow you without moving.

Shermaria Williams

4/18/2014 04:12:19 am

Agreed. Moving away from where you grew up doesn't mean that you are a new person.

gabriel villanueva

4/18/2014 03:55:14 am

The quote is true. If youre raised in a certain area the way you act, speak, and live will stick with you. Although it can change as time passes but your characteristics will stay the same.

MyKayla Clark

4/18/2014 03:56:58 am

I agree with the statement made. I agree beacause with out education we wouldn't have the thing we have to day such as technology and medications. Education is vidal to the evaluation of the world, and with out it we would stay in the say place.

MyKayla Clark

4/18/2014 04:02:11 am

I agree with the quote because no matter where you go your still going to be who you are. Either your poor and become rich or rich and lose it all your still going to be true to you.

Shermaria Williams

4/18/2014 04:08:44 am

No matter how much you try to change who you are and what you stand for, you roots will always be apart of you no matter what.

Rashad Rowe

4/18/2014 04:18:24 am

Home is home you can't change who you are even if you tried. Home is forever home.

Shanetria Robinson

4/18/2014 04:20:08 am

This quote is definitely true, no matter where you go you will always bring the way you are with You.. People cannot change you unless you let them. Your character will remain the same even though the way you act and talk may change. You still will have the ability to do what it takes from where you are from.

Rashad Rowe

4/18/2014 04:24:40 am

You can always improve your intelligence, but you will never forget where you came from...so therfore I agree

tydriana yearling

4/18/2014 07:09:43 am

I agree with this quote, because although you change your enviornment but where you come from can still show in you. Its like country people say "You can take the girl out the country ,but you can't the country out the girl." Meaning you can move her away from the country but she will always be country. So i think where yuu come from will always show in you.

Richard Osorio

4/18/2014 09:54:14 am

I agree with the quote, its basically saying that no matter where you grew up and how you were raised, it'll always be around to either console you through thick and thin or motivate you to do bad. Everybody is different in their own way, which is probably why everyone acts the way they do because of where they came from and how they were taught the way of life.

anfernee robinson

4/18/2014 12:55:16 pm

i agree with that quote ''You are where you’re from. You can escape your environment, but it never leaves you.'' no matter where you go you will always have a little bit of where you came from with you.

Kiarra Rollins

4/18/2014 01:01:28 pm

This quote “You are where you’re from. You can escape your environment, but it never leaves you"is definitely true. Where your from will always be apart of who you are and how you view your life. When your raised in a abusive home your more than likely to become abusive when your older. Most people have a choice to not let their childhood determine who they are when their older but most have no control over it. You are who you are and only you can change that. If you murder someone in Texas and move to Louisiana your still a murderer. When you become the person you are no meter where you go your still that same person. You will never forget where you were raised because it made you the person that you are today.

Monserrat Aguilera

4/18/2014 04:01:25 pm

You can escape your environment, but it never leaves you because all the good and bad memories are linked to your heart. Every person is different by their accent, the way they look, and the way they dress. All of these traits make them who they are today.

Deionesha

4/18/2014 04:40:41 pm

You will always take you wherewver you go. No matter how much you try or renew your environment the real you will always show up some way and some how. You can change your surroundings but it's doesn't change you as a person

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