... a changed environment would change him. But three weeks after his father sent Jamee back because he could not control him. When he stole her car and was driving the wrong way on a one-way street the police only gave him a citation and sent him home. But Kary wanted more than that so she put him ... attractive so he ran away from home. "Jamee started seeing these guys out there who were wearing expensive clothes and they didn't have to go to school or ask their parents for money." So to be like them he began to sell drugs. When he tired of life on the run he returned home ... he was sent...

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• Grade Level: High School

... people have Sought safety by forming groups and the youths of today are still doing this same thing. It can be for many reasons such as an alienated kid in school that seems to be harassed by other students. It could be a child who comes from a broken home and is seeking Not only the safety but also security of belonging. By ... another big thing is the money that can be made in gangs and the image shown on TV and other things. If you ask most kids if they would mind driving a Mercedes or BMW at the age of 20 they would probably say tell me how and this is where the gang member comes in...

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• Grade Level: High School

... complex motor skills. "Marijuana can cause difficulty speaking, listening effectively, thinking, retaining knowledge, problem solving and forming concepts. Judgment of speed and time are impaired by this substance also making driving hard and more hazardous (parentingteens.com)." In one study more than 1,000 accident victims at a shock trauma unit were tested. Thirty five percent were found to have detectable levels of ... which they go through. Some try to fit in while others are trying to create their own individual personality. Teens spend more time at school then at home; therefore,...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School