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Personal Narrative: A Single Death

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A single death greatly affected me. On February 8, 2014, after getting into the car with an impaired driver, my eighteen year old friend was killed in a horrific drinking and driving accident. I soon realized that dwelling on the past was not going to resurrect Francis. I channeled my grief into doing something productive; I was inspired to initiate, organize, and lead a Students Against Destructive Decisions Chapter within my school. Having to build the club from scratch, I spent countless hours discussing ideas with my principal Mr. Keller, and devising plans with the school’s drug counselor, Mr. Patten. The S.A.D.D chapter attracted over seventy students to the club, and they helped me organize several events within the school, such as

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