All teenagers experience a stage of rebellion where they seek their independence from their parents. During these years of a teenager's life, they learn things about life whether it may be positive or negative. The real test of individuality comes in where it's up to the teenager to decide whether or not they want to change for the better after learning through their own personal experiences. Danny, a typical teenager, went through this same type of rebellion with his family. Hanging out with the wrong crowds and getting involved with illegal things, Danny was finding himself always in trouble either with his parents or with the law. He definitely needed something to turn his life around in the right direction. But unfortunately, it wasn't until his father's death that Danny realized he needed to change his

lifestyle. Because his father's death had such a great impact on him, Danny decided to get his life on the right path

involved with his family. He was now able to communicate with them, thus creating a tighter bond between he and his family members. This contribution of money not only showed that he could take responsibility for himself, but it also showed how much he had changed. Danny was actually working for hard-earned money and not getting cash the illegal way in the streets. Danny's effort to help out his family the best that he could was the second major change that he had made with his life, as a result of his father's death.

by going back to school, working part-time, and changing his overall attitude towards life.

The most important thing that Danny now realized was that he needed to go back to school. Being a high school drop-out at the age sixteen, he decided that it was the right time to enroll in school in hopes of getting his high school diploma. He realized that without a high school education, he wasn't going to get very far in his life. Before, not even caring if he would live through a whole day,

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