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Marqui

I never really gave journalism much thought when i was younger, it was that dream of game design that had my attention. Even in High School my major was tied to it, Graphic Communication and my teacher Mr.Jones made a great impression. I wanted to create new and envision games and own a gaming company. But it was in my junior year when i met a teacher named Mr.Brown who saw in me the skill of a writer. At first writing was just a hobby now its the career i want to do for the rest of my life. In his class i gained confidence its also where i found my love for history. So thanks to the support and passion of a teacher i realize that writing was more then a hobby but writing is just me it comes natural and i truly love it. Lealan didn't have dreams of being a writer, but through the documentaries and the book Lealan has found his passion. He realize that his voice and words whether spoken or written can help someone else. That people want to hear what he has to say because most don't know or they are living it. At a young age he was presented with an opportunity but it helped him as much as it helped everyone else. So even now he travels from here and there bringing awareness to the ghettos of America. Proving that a dream, can come from any where but only a few step up to the plate.

Ahmad

Sometimes you walk down the street and the person of a different color or even a higher social status may give you a funny look. Even though this is the 21 century there are places in the world or even in your city where people still are judge by they're social status in life. Schooling, Jobs, or just walking through the city you can see acts of this or it may even happen to you. On a personal note it has been the school system for me, i went to school wanting to learn but even the teachers weren't equip with the right tools. So while i am learning one thing and believing I'm ahead there are kids in better schools who are five steps ahead, while i am writing with pen and pencil they have dell laptops set up for class. Just like them i study, make good grades, and graduate at the top of my class but they still have a better chance of getting a job then me. But what can i say most of the schools for minority kids are like that not enough funding to get the advance learning so we have to settle for what they got. Leaving us to play catch up but how can we when we can't afford to get into they're schools or because of where we live we have to go to the school in that area. It sucks because I'm working hard just to still be behind but i stick it out and work with what i got. Lealan and Lloyd where stereotyped before they could even open their mouth. People thought that they would be ignorant or would want to sell or be in a gang, but when they spoke they had the knowledge of any college student. But instead of showing aggression they chose to share knowledge. Now because of them maybe people have a little more understanding to people growing in the ghetto how even though they're living arrangement sucks they can still be highly intelligent.