Dakota Fanning

Mother:
My daughter is in senior high school and though she had been constantly giving me straight A’s, I cant help but be a bit worried her. I do not feel that she has good companions at school. She is a girl and she should be acting like one. Not to black shirts and heavy make ups, loud rock music and locked bedroom doors. She should act her age.

Daughter:
I am in my senior year in high school. The toughest year in high school. I need to study hard and locked doors gives me the concentration I need. I wear black shirts since I can express myself with that color, it is nothing rebellious. I love rock music since it depicts utmost emotions and I can relate to that. I want to be a CPA that’s why I’ll do everything to have an almost perfect grades in school. I hope my mom would stop worrying about me. School is hard if you can’t find enjoyment in it. Some of the teachers can be really mean and makes a hard subject harder. Projects and assignments can cut through the bonding time with friends. But being in school is not about meeting friends, it is about learning lot of things and being equipped with the knowledge needed in the real world out there. High school can be the most memorable days in any one’s life but it should also be a strong foundation through college. Books and lectures should never be a burden, they should be your armour.

I remember the story of two siblings who lost their father at an early age. When they were about too graduate in high school, their mother died in a car accident and they were left with nothing but an old house and a little insurance from their mother. The insurance could only send one of them in college. So the elder one split the insurance money between him and his sibling and they moved on with their life. The younger sibling enrolled in college, took up a business course and graduated with flying colors. He had a tough time at school, since money was scare for him. He needed to study harder to make sure he will graduate on time. His hung out place was the library. He never pay any attention to parties and dates. He was very determined to finish a degree with merit. And it came to pass he became an engineer and was hired in a big company. After five years he learned that his brother was in prison, his brother got a huge debt he could not pay off. He went to the prison to confront him. What had his older brother done to the other half of the insurance? And why had he incurred a huge debt? Then he found out from the lawyer of his brother that they never had any insurance from their mother and his brother borrowed a huge sum of money for him to be able to go to college. And now his brother was suffering to due his desire to give him a better life.