I began high school in 1995 and was discharged in '99 due to two straight years of skipping class. I couldn't be kept away from the streets of Queens. My parents didn't seem to enjoy the fact that I was going to be home at all times, so I transferred to an alternative school. I went

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Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)