I grew up in the ghetto where all I knew was people who bought, sold and used drugs. My mom dated a drug dealer so that the environment I was around. ... My mother then transferred me to a private school where it was more diverse and offered a wide variety of sports. My last school didn't have sports so I was out on the street half the time. ... So I took on sports and I became more focused in the class room. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Have they turned to drugs or alcohol? ... In today's life, teens are more often to try drugs. ... If a teenager allows himself or herself to become so bogged down with stress, without finding some stress relievers like sports, hobbies, and friends, it can then lead to depression. ... So in conclusion, I can saw that I have watched friends, even my own sister, give in to teenage stress by turning to drugs. ...

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Each teaches the same basic things, reading, writing, and math, but a child in a poor school may also learn more about crime and drugs, where a child in a private school will learn things that are more associated with having money, life horseback riding, or how one should act in social situations that the poor children will never find them selves at, like a coming out party for a young girl. ... Sexism also occurs in schools, girls are not encouraged to participate in more physical sports were as boys are. Benefits and problems, the benefits are that in some instances women are protected,...

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• Grade Level: High School