A delta is defined as the triangular silt formed land at the mouth of a river. I lived in the delta for like ten years. There must've been something in the water there because there was a mentality that went along with it too. I don't even know exactly how to describe it. I had a high school coach who used to call it "that delta mentality." I'm sure he had his own idea of what that was, but to me it's pretty simple. The people that I saw there that had that mentality were afraid to succeed. They were content with where they were. Those same people are still there, doing the same old things. Luckily I had people around me who wouldn't let me fall into that trap. I didn't necessarily need it, but it did help. Maybe they didn't have the same support that I had. Whatever the reason, they were held down. This type of thing happens all over the place, but I can only speak on where I'm from. If I can help it I will never go back there to live again. What would it take to change that area? I don't know. There are no jobs, education sucks, and its in the middle of nowhere. Maybe it will never change. Nobody can do it alone. The people there have to do something about it. Obama's not the only person who can spark change.
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