Olivia is a student at Crenshaw High School, who's only salvation was school. Her mother would constantly beat, whip and scald her with hot water. At the age of twelve, Olivia called a runaway shelter and became a foster child. She was constantly moved from foster home to foster home. To support herself financially, Olivia worked a graveyard hour job where she would wear a little black dress and would talk, dance, and play pool with the customers to make six dollars an hour plus tips. However, despite her graveyard hour job, she still managed to keep up with school and maintain her good grades. Eventually, due to her unprivileged circumstances, her need of money, and desperation Olivia got involved with check fraud and was sentenced to go to a juvenile camp for a year. However, Olivia is a resourceful, and persuasive girl that will find educational success because of her work ethic.
             Having a rough childhood can emotionally affect one's life. The lack of love from her mother affected Olivia physically and emotionally. Olivia might have developed feelings of insecurity due to her mom's inconsistency in her needs as an infant. Maybe this led to her working a graveyard hour job, to feel more secure and help her become independent to be able to provide for herself. Though Olivia's escape from the world she was living in was her school. Olivia has always being considered a gifted student because despite her work hours she still manages to do good in school and not let her life circumstances get in the way. Olivia's environment may also be the cause for her circumstances and life overall. Olivia grew up in South Central, a poor neighborhood that was surrounded by crime. Children that grow up in this type of neighborhoods are influenced to attempt bad behaviors and they may become unmotivated about their education. There is also a higher chance to find unstable families in communities like this because of all the crime and drug...