“Environment” Many things in the environment can affect the community.

Some people who stay in my community affect the environment by getting into fights. That gives a bad impression on the community. A bad impression on a community results in its being called "The Ghetto," where many blacks live.

Also the community is affected by crimes in the environment. The more people who get killed and murdered in a community, the less safe it is to live there. Murders could happen by a simple burglary. Gangs also could cause murders by their illegal activities. People would rather live in a place with a low crime rate.

Abandoned buildings also affect your environment because they cause an unsafe area. Drug dealers would convert these houses or buildings into drug use. Abandoned buildings are also unsafe for kids. They would try to build a club house for fun, and something could go wrong. For instance, they could get in the middle of a cross-fire.

There are also many things in the environment that can affect the community positively, like schools, neighbors, stores, and how clean the area is. These things make a good impression on the environment. Schools help better the people who live in the area. Neighbors try to get along with one other. Stores give discounts to help us buy our needs. A clean area makes you want to stay in your neighbrohood.

Read about how Sharon Finds her Environment.

This link above talks about this girl named Sharon, who finds out a lot of things about environment and how important it is to keep clean.

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