Nowadays, students are discouraged in continuing school because of their lack of focus; others are discouraged by feeling stressed or overwhelmed. I always feel overwhelmed, but having a little time for yourself will do the trick. For example, when I have too much on my plate, I go out with my roommate, Kalissa. We go out and eat around 10 pm or 11pm and talk about many things that include our personal life. After getting this time, I eventually finish up what I had to do and end up going to sleep without any stress for the next day. Gwendolyn Brooks was no different, Gwendolyn could have chosen to not continued school because of the Great Depression, but she did not. Gwendolyn even went to three different types of schools and became the person she was, a poet. Although she went to three different types of schools, she was still put down by students because of Gwendolyn's skin color. Gwendolyn managed to not think about what the other students were saying about her; instead, she t...