level2 > unit 2 > text training > power pass > part b\nfrom vandal to artist\njeff castillo, 18, had serious…

level2 > unit 2 > text training > power pass > part b\nfrom vandal to artist\njeff castillo, 18, had serious discipline problems a few years ago.\nhe did not control his behavior in or out of school. thinking back,\nhe shakes his head. \i am not proud of that phase of my life,\ he\nsays. \my mom used to say my friends were a bad influence. i\nthink i was the bad influence. if i hadnt turned things around, who\nknows what would have happened?\\njeff had been a \tagger.\ he spray painted his personal signature\non every available wall or surface. sometimes taggers use shoe\npolish instead of paint. other times they use their keys or other\nsharp objects to carve their signatures into glass or wood. this\ntype of crime doesnt usually cause pain to another person.\nhowever, it can cost people a lot of money to replace their ruined\nitems or repaint their walls. these vandals are not often caught.\nits very hard to report them when there is little evidence to use\nagainst them. usually the people who have had their businesses\nand homes tagged are stuck paying the whole bill.\n1: write a short summary of \from vandal to artist.\ tell\nwhat jeff castillo used to do, what caused him to\nchange, and what he does now.\ntype your answer...\nview scoring rubric\n1 of 2 save answer continue >

level2 > unit 2 > text training > power pass > part b\nfrom vandal to artist\njeff castillo, 18, had serious discipline problems a few years ago.\nhe did not control his behavior in or out of school. thinking back,\nhe shakes his head. \i am not proud of that phase of my life,\ he\nsays. \my mom used to say my friends were a bad influence. i\nthink i was the bad influence. if i hadnt turned things around, who\nknows what would have happened?\\njeff had been a \tagger.\ he spray painted his personal signature\non every available wall or surface. sometimes taggers use shoe\npolish instead of paint. other times they use their keys or other\nsharp objects to carve their signatures into glass or wood. this\ntype of crime doesnt usually cause pain to another person.\nhowever, it can cost people a lot of money to replace their ruined\nitems or repaint their walls. these vandals are not often caught.\nits very hard to report them when there is little evidence to use\nagainst them. usually the people who have had their businesses\nand homes tagged are stuck paying the whole bill.\n1: write a short summary of \from vandal to artist.\ tell\nwhat jeff castillo used to do, what caused him to\nchange, and what he does now.\ntype your answer...\nview scoring rubric\n1 of 2 save answer continue >

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Jeff Castillo was a "tagger" who spray - painted his signature on walls and surfaces. His behavior was a discipline problem. He realized his past was not something to be proud of. The change might be due to self - reflection. Now, although the text doesn't explicitly state what he does now, we can assume that he has likely turned away from vandalism (tagging) and perhaps uses his artistic skills (the spray - painting aspect which is a form of art in a different context) in a positive way.

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Jeff Castillo was a vandal (a "tagger") who spray - painted his signature on walls and surfaces. He had discipline problems. He likely changed due to self - reflection. Now, he probably uses his artistic skills (from the spray - painting) in a positive, non - vandalistic way.