... is our inability to tackle and cope with the problems. Our humanity "our spirit "is molded when we tackle problems and stresses and overcome them. If we stop doing that, we stop growing, we stop developing spiritually. We stop learning We give up our souls. (10) This bold quote captures the core argument of those who support the drug ... such as Ritalin or Adderall. In elementary and middle school, my teachers often remarked that though I was smart and sociable, my "class clown- behavior needed to be addressed, and my homework and assignments completed a little more consistently. I had ...

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... the store a lot, they thought they let money to dad is all right for them to stay around and do bad things. I recalled they were doing drugs on the second floor of the store when I was doing my homework. I was young and I didn't know much. I told my dad, but he didn't say anything, he just told to ignore it and pretend nothing happened ... . Soon, customers were afraid to buy powders from us because my dad's friends stayed around and people knew they were doing drugs. The store didn't have much business ... over. I didn't hear what they were talking about, but I knew that my dad was in ...

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... 't feel the need to have to experience something before I judge it. I've seen what drugs have done to people around me Drugs killed my dad and I see what they are doing to my brother. I have lost so much because of drugs, I believe maybe if my dad was here today I could be better off, financially, physically, and emotionally. Some people say, "Yeah ... go to a daddy daughter dance, I will never be able to go to dad when moms mad at me, I will never be able to say "my dad helped me with my homework", My dad wont be there when I graduate, but most of all, Who's going to walk me down the is...

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... bodies from the bad things in life, because one is better off working hard and then working on schoolwork instead of working only a few hours, taking a couple drugs and then doing homework. Students would not do drugs if they had these long work days and also would keep them off "the streets." The streets are the place where trouble would begin, for ... ...

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... is one of the biggest stresses a person can have. You do not have time for your family, you are very cranky, and you do not have time to do your homework. Not having time for your family is very sad, especially with having children. I know a girl who has a kid and she is always looking for a babysitter. She never had time to ... care for him; he grew up doing drugs and ran away from home. She regrets going to work and school and neglected his child. Now say the holidays are coming up, you do not go to school ... ...

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