The Philadelphia's inner-city teens have no respect, no manners, no guidelines, no direction whatsoever. And it’s not only the negative African-American ones. As some people say, they’re not the only ones to blame. In this book, I focus more on them because of our history, thoughts of other negative people from other races on brown-skinned people, and also the bad behavior of those negative brown-skinned teenagers and adults who, as human beings, have closed the doors of opportunities and the progress of such a race. Those Philadelphia's inner-city teens don’t know how to follow any rules or instructions, and have no moral standards. Therefore, they have no manners, no respect. They take everything for granted, and have a very nasty and negative attitude—they’re so ghetto. …show more content…
Those inner-city teens are raised without any parents at all, or by single mothers or single fathers because some men and women are afraid to take responsibility for their own actions. Or they are behind bars for using poor judgment, or simply falling into the devil’s trap. As a result, those teens end up raising themselves. There are also some single moms and dads who found themselves doing two to three jobs (minimum wage), where they are overworked and underpaid. Plus, Uncle Sam, who takes an excessive amount from their small paychecks, makes it harder for them. They can barely put food on their tables. They don’t have time for their children. Therefore, they and their children end up with bad habits and nasty attitudes, which they pick up from the streets or from other friends. Or simply some of these parents are hooked on drugs and alcohol, and have abandoned their children, either literally or emotionally (or