Student Photos and Writing

Abdikadir Omar

 Somali Culture and Teenage Pregnancy
I believe that everything happens the way people choose. I am saying this because people are not the same; we have different cultures and beliefs. For example, the culture and traditions in Somalia and in the United States are totally different. This...
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Andrea Gamez

 Depression
My story is just one more to tell; but to me it is a very important piece of my life. Telling this piece of my life is like making a big confession to you. I hope this story can open hearts and eyes to make ourselves stronger. One of the most difficult parts of my life was...
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Christian Ledezma

 Thank You Letter To My Mama
DEAR MAMA!!! I just wanted to tell you how much I thank you for being my mom. Thank you for giving me a life without vice and hate. Thank you for taking care of me since I was born until now. Thank for changing my diapers and cleaning my nose every time it...
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Dioney Santiago

 Resist Peer Pressure: A Letter to a Friend
Dear friend, I know you are going through a lot of problems lately this year. I know because I remember when we went to that one party where we met two big guys who peer pressured you to drink. Yes they were older than us. But that didn't give...
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Eliza Guadalupe Molina del Rio

 Alcoholism
An addiction, A problem, Maybe both. An addiction That led you To sickness. A problem That destroys Families, friendships and lives. Why do people drink alcohol? To forget their problems? Just because they think it is fun? Maybe because they want to die. An addiction, A problem, An...
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Francisco Chavez

 November 28, 2007 Dear uncle, Hey what's up? It's me, Francisco Chavez. I am writing this letter to you so I can warn you about what alcohol can do to your life and your family. I did some research in Ms. Kasper's class about alcohol and I picked this topic because I want to be able to help you. I don't...
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Ihab Abed

 Smoking
My problem started after we moved from Iraq to Jordan. My life in Jordan was really boring; I had nothing to do beside wasting and staying home most of the time. That was very frustrating, but I had no choice. I felt lost and I did not know what to do. My life was undecided and...
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Ilse Rivera

 Alcoholism & Drugs Changed My Friend
I remember my friend as a healthy person. When we were in middle school She was my best friend, She was one of the most popular girls from middle school, She was very intelligent, she was very brilliant, And she had all the qualities that every girl...
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Ismail Mberwa

 Smoking
My friend was with me all the time. We used to go to the same school. We used to play soccer on the same team in Kenya, but what my friend was doing was not right. He was smoking cigarettes a lot. In a day, he was smoking about 15 cigarettes. If he didn't smoke about 15 cigarettes...
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Jesus Villarreal

 A Letter to (and from) My Tia Carla
Dear Tia Carla, We know that you drink too much and we want to tell you to stop because you are destroying your life. It makes us sad because we are worried about you. You drink too much and we are worried because something bad can happen. You are...
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Jorge Guerrero

 The Vicious Cycle
My experience with alcohol is that alcohol is everywhere. Wherever I go, alcohol is there. I see alcohol at the store, family member's houses, friend's houses and my house. It's every where. My parents know I drink, but they only know that I drink a little bit and not...
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Joseph Howe

 Effects of War on Health
Growing up as a kid I had a profitable life in my hometown in Liberia. I had every thing a boy could ever want. Things were going fine. My mom and father were together. The day I will never forget in my life was when the war started in Liberia. At that time I...
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Kadar Iman

 The Problem with Smoking
Smoking is a serious problem in our world and a serious issue in my family. It will cause a big problem for the family. If somebody smokes, it hurts all the people who live in the family. In my family, we don't want to see our uncle get sick or diseased because...
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Larissa Mancilla Olivares

 Depression
I didn't understand why her. Why did god choose her? I am never going to forget that day. It happened on a Sunday morning. I answered a call. It was my sister crying and yelling. "I need help! I need help! My boyfriend shot me and he left me here. Please call 911. Tell my mom...
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Lawrence Kanneh

 Effects of War
Civil War in Sierra Leone. The war started with politics and violence and was fought from 1996 to 2001. I was sitting with my family eating dinner when we heard gun shots. My family did not know what to do. One hour later, we had the news to stay indoors. It was back...
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Lyzette Revilla Rico

 Alcohol and Depression: How Alcohol Affects My Life
Alcohol makes a lot of problems for me, causing depression and leaving a big hole in my heart. When I hear somebody talking about alcohol or when I see somebody drinking in excess, I remember my depressing experience with my dad because...
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Maria Carrillo

 Quit Smoking - A Letter to My Sister
Dear Karla, I see you, my sister, every day waking up at 5 A.M. in the morning to do work. I know that you don't t like to work, but I know that you have to work to help the family to survive. Every day I see you depressed or like you need something...
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Mariandrea Castelo

 Depression
One common problem of teenagers is depression because teenagers like me are always having problems that make us feel very unhappy. When you are very depressed, you think that there is no more future for your life. You feel that life doesn't make sense anymore. At least, that...
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Mohamed Taha

 Gangsters Don't Die, We Multiply
Gangs are growing everyday in our society today and youth don't just get in a gang for a color. It is for drugs, money and human smuggling. All the local and state authorities think all these gangs and violence need to stop soon because it's getting out...
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Mustapha Lumeh

 Bullying Eliminates Your Self Expression
I was eleven years old when I got promoted to secondary school (high school).My hope and dreams were to attend a boarding school in Bo, Sierra Leone. I made up my mind to go to one of the must popular schools in Bo, called the great Bo school....
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Rahat Nabi

 "Why Hurt Other People's Life with Your Life?" A conversation between a son and his mom
Depression, depression... Why depression, huh? Why do you have to be depressed? Why hurt other people's life With your life Why, I said. Why depression? I don't want to be depressed But I don't know...
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Sabir Kenya-Wani

 To All People Suffering from Depression
We all know and understand that depression is a serious disease and a difficult problem for teenagers and adults to solve. Depression creates intense feelings of loneliness which can lead people to dangerous situations. So many people get in trouble...
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Salou Word

 Drugs
She is someone I can trust. She can listen to what I say, and what I do. She can be with me. She is like a sister to me. She tells me the right thing to do. She's important to me. It makes me sick if I see her smoking; it makes me feel sick, if I smell the smoke. It makes me feel...
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Sara Nabi

 Depression
I feel like I am in a coma. I can't experience any thing that I hear or I see. I can breathe and eat But the rest Of my body is Like a dead person. That can move But can't feel That can see But can't talk That can cry but no one will know That can stay all night in the dark But...
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