I was the victim of my own uncontrollable birth. In my life it is all the little things that count. We moved to East Oakland when I was only two. Even as a young baby I seen what was happening around me. As a young child my dad was always drunk. My mom didn't have a job and she didn't do much of anything. Growing up I seen my cousin "gang bangin." My cousin always tried to avoid me, he said I was an annoying little whit boy. When I turned twelve I wanted to be a "G," I wanted to start "doin my thing," make a name for myself in the town. It turned out the town already had a name picked out for me. I wasn't hard

Life goes on no matter what people say or do to you. I grew up the hard way learning that for my self. Now I am trying to make a stand, learn from my mistakes, and be myself. You are your own rainbow. Racism and social prejudices will exist until the end of mankind. The only way to defeat it is to let its affects be minimal. Ignorance should be ignored, not supported.

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Approximate Word count = 651
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)