Voters of : Marcus: Lady, stop acting like you tryin' to understand our situation, and just do your little babysitting up there.Erin Gruwell: That's what you think this is?Marcus: It ain't nothing else. When I look out in the world I don't see nobody that looks like me with their pockets full unless they're rapping a lyrics or dribbling a ball, so what else you got in here for me?Erin Gruwell: And what if you can't rap a lyric or dribble a ball?Andre: It ain't this.Marcus: I know that's right.Erin Gruwell: And you all think you're gonna make it to graduation like this?Andre: I made it to HIGH school ain't nobody stop me.Marcus: Lady I'm lucky if I make it to 18, we in a war! We graduating every day we live because we ain't afraid to die, protecting our own. At least when you die for your own, you die with respect, you die a warrior.