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Reflection On Dropout Nation
Dropout Nation Reflection
I couldn't imagine my life if I dropped out of high school. What would my parents say? Where would I live? What kind of job would I get? Watching this story I thought about the schools that my family members and friends attend , in fact I saw alot of kids in there that I know who are like the four students in this documentay, Sparkle, Lawrence, Marcus, and Marco issues that affect them like alcoholic parents, no parental guidance, deportations and fear of missing out on non-important things.
Lawrence who doesn't want help from those who care about him, and his attitude reminds me of myself because sometimes I don't want to take help from others or having an attitude with my teachers or parents because their right
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