... into believing it is the cool thing to do. They ditch because all the cool kids are doing it and school is boring. These things can all change if the system changes. Parents can get together to see what they need to do for schools to make their children want to go back, and to make them want to learn. Cliques ... crime doesn't pay. If you do commit a crime and it is not a huge matter, fight it. Do not sit back if your juvenile is being sent to jail for robbing a stereo or smoking pot or running away. There is always a reason. Whether it be, "we"re poor", or "its healthy", or just "I wan...

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... abandoned the family. His father would hit on every girl he ever brought home, and then tease David, calling him "gay- because he didn't have a girlfriend. His sister sold his stereo and computer so she could give money to her boyfriend. Not once did David call out for help. If I could only turn back the clock (Proquest.com Oct 7) David was ... . To be perfectly honest, I started out this paper saying yes to the death penalty. I figured if someone killed, they deserved to be killed. But I did not realize that our justice system makes mistakes. When talking about human lives, can we gambl...

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