Jonathan Perez Research Paper

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Jonathan Perez, an 18 year old student from San Francisco California. Working job to job he never quite knew what he wanted to do in life. He was raised by both his parents and had everything a kid could ask for. Some would even say it was a little to much. Jonathan was the secound youngest of four children. His older brother was gone, graduated, and became a lawyer. His older sister had left and started a family. His younger brother just started walking. Everybody always told him to follow his older brother footsteps and he'd be fine in life. Having so much to live up to he felt lost in society. He had picked up an addiction on multiple drugs and found himself with the wrong crowd. He had just graduated May 2008 wanting to start life. When

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