Can You Beat the Odds?; Drug Abuse

The Block: Anthony

Anthony is a very strong-minded individual who is an indigenous resident of Australia. He grew up in a vey rugged, "ghetto", and small city by the name of Redfern. He has felt as if he was left out of the rest, in other words, against the odds. He has always had a passion for success and sports as if it was simply in his blood. You could look at the expression on his face and feel his sincerity as he stated, "Sport is all I knew, I had a big passion for it... I had a passion for success." His favorite memory was the grand opening of a gym in the middle of the city. Immediately, he adjusted to it and turned this gym into a novel, a monument, and inspiration for that particular community. According to Anthony, it's "the gym of blood, sweat, and tears...a sense of realness...that's what real champions are made of." He made it his priority to encourage youth to use the gym as a tool to better themselves and as a tool that is a necessity for success. Anthony became a famous boxer, as well as a  professional rugby player. As much as he tried to use his passion to make a change, there were so many intervals where peer pressure was close to getting the best of him. In this small neighborhood, drug abuse and crimes took a powerful toll on weak-minded individuals. Anthony understood that he had a purpose on Earth..to be successful, regardless the oppression he faces. Therefore, the last thing he did was fall for the drugs and the criminal mentality. He stated, "I didn't wanna be like that, I wanted to be like someone who they could look up to..someone that can inspire." He beat the odds. He is not merely a statistic no longer.
Research shows that drug addiction is an actual disease.It is so uncommon to get around being forced into a negative way of living. You have to know yourself and be assertive about what goals you want to achieve in life. Specifically in California, more than half of our communities are easily persuaded by negativity. For one to be able to move into a society and be a leader is highly uncommon. Peer pressure can tear your life apart if you don't set standards and aim to make change.. Anthony has made the best out of what was given to him in life.
http://science.jrank.org/pages/clo3384adw/Beating-Peer-Pressure-BEATING-PEER-PRESSURE.html
http://www.sbs.com.au/theblock/#
http://www.freshstart.net/south_central_outreach_center.html

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Police brutality is a very big problem in California. It's causing so many innocent young adults to lose their life, whether it's because of getting locked up for no logical reason, or simply being put at rest. There are so many obstacles teenagers face in life that plays a harsh role in making lives stressful for us. We need to realize that these kids they are taking the lives of could possibly have grown to become something no one else has before. We all have goals and ambitions in life but it's things like this in our society that forces us have a negative change of mind frame and misinterpret most important aspect of life...Education.