Nature vs. Nurture

My views on the nature vs. nurture debate may be similar to many of societies views on the subject. Nurture is basically our environment and surroundings, an example of this would be if an individual born in and growing up in a ghetto in New York. It would be in this individuals "nurture" to do things in order to survive such as dealing drugs for money, stealing vehicles for neighborhood fame, or become part of a gang for protection. Individuals from a different environment will not have a similar understanding of nurture. An individual from an environment such as a suburb in northern Virginia would not have to participate in the same types of activities that the person from New York did. An individual from a suburb in Northern Virginia would probably be more involved in extra curricular programs and sports to keep busy and off the streets. The nature and this individuals surroundings allows for such as opposed to the person from New York.
Nature on the other hand is focused on who an individual is brought up or raised by, and their personality traits/genes. For example the same individuals from the scenarios used in the nurture explanation could have very similar experiences. The reasoning for this would be who that individual is raised by and heredity. Yes, the Northern Virginian is from the suburbs and has the world at his/her feet but what happens when this person is not raised by individuals who have good morals or integrity? What happens when this persons parents live in the suburbs and can afford to send them to decent schools because they are the neighborhood drug lords? This is where nature comes into play. Although this individuals environment(nurture) seems wonderful behind closed doors the way the individual they are being raised by(nature) is not as wonderful. This child will grow up thinking that being a drug lord is an actual good job choice and may try to follow in his/her parents footsteps. It is possible that the parents in this suburban household have hereditary traits that cause them to participate in such activities. Maybe their parents were abused by an uncle who is now registered as a sex offender and in turn they abused their children and made them feel small, to the point where they felt that they we rent worth much and would never amount to anything. In turn they believe that they may not be smart enough for college because they are used to hearing such things, so they opt for the only job they feel will make them lots of money without having to go to college, drugs. This just goes to show that the old saying "children learn what they live" contains many truths but an individuals traits come from their genes which comes from their ancestors and this could be the cause for many positives and negatives that a person possesses.
I believe that a persons nature his more realistic in regards to their outcome and choices rather than whats in their nature. There is never an excuse to become involved in deviant behavior but if a person is nurtured to think they have to kill or steal to survive then this is most likely the type of activity they will participate in.