The Ghetto Essay

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The Ghetto In the essay “Seeking the Roots of Violence” Dr. Peter Breggin stated, “The primary problems that afflict human beings are not due to their bodies or brains, they are due to the environment”(172). I agree with Dr. Briggin for the simple fact that we are not born into this world violent. It is the people we are around that can have that affect on the way we react to life's situations. In my opinion, parents are the most responsible. If we grew up seeing our dads beating our moms, most likely we will see that as normal and do it ourselves. In the essay “The Ghetto Made Me Do It” by Francis Flaherty, Morgan Shallows, the attorney for “Lisa”, states that in Lisa's home violence had become the standard. If everyone is violent in your home chances are your life will reflect your upbringing and you may continue in that cycle of violence. This is something I can relate to in many ways. In my life, I have been down this road. I grew up around a violent dad. We saw a lot of violence, such as coming home from swimming, walking by the bar and looking over to see my dad fighting. In other instances, I would get hit when he was drunk. I grew up thinking that was normal, so I grew up the same way. I would always be fighting or getting myself into trouble. So I definitely feel that being raised in a dysfunctional family can contribute to the ongoing cycle of violence.
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