what key strengths can I use for a extremely flawed character?

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Ruby

Suffers from addiction, Bit of a player and completely misunderstood because the character just can't communicate. Instead of trying to talk she just dumps the person. She also has a bad habit of pushing people away when they get to close or is scared of hurting them.

Answer
Make her the only person patient with her grandfather since he came to live with the family after his stroke.

Or she could be her mentally retarded brother's best friend and ally, the only person who treats him with the respect he deserves--and the respect she doesn't give others.

Or make her someone who's sympathetic toward and tries to help animals, treating them better than she does people.

Make her book smart despite her personal and social problems. Or extremely well read and thoughtful, although she can't be bothered to do the work at school.

Or she could be creative and artistic, mastering some difficult form of art teens rarely get into, like metal sculpture using welding.

Or she could be the replacement-mom, managing the household since her mother died/left/started drinking/got cancer, being almost a parent to younger siblings, doing all the housework, without bragging about it to anybody, just doing what has to get done.

Or she could be kind to the creepy kid who seems to be homeless, snubbing him at school but making sure he has a sandwich, a sleeping bag, or school supplies, so long as nobody sees her do it.

There are a lot of possible ways to be strong.

What are some good community service projects?

cay

I need more community service hours for my college transcript. I've already gotten 20 this summer, but I need 40 more to move into 10th grade (I have the entire school year). I need 320 hours to graduate.

Answer
Pick up trash on side of highway
Weed grass out of cracks in parking lots of parks, schools, courthouse, etc
Read to the blind
Pack food at food bank
~You could sponsor a local animal shelter. Ask for donations of bleach, newspapers, bags of cat/dog food, toys, etc. Run the promotion for a set period of time.
~You could play a game of CLUE in your school. Assign different teachers to be different characters, and the principal to be Mr. Boddy. Give a list of clues (about the teachers looks, hobbies, etc) and charge $1.00 for each guess a student makes. Put all the names in a jar and pick one, the winner gets to split the money with a charity of their choice.
~You could do a food drive or coat drive. Donate the food to a local food pantry and the coats to goodwill. Goodwill has a program where if you can fill one of their trucks with coats or clothes then they give vouchers to your school. If there are needy kids then the school can give them a voucher and they can get clothes from Goodwill.
~You could hold a teacher/student basketball (football, softball) game and charge admission, also sell baked goods. Donate the money you raise to a charity that you vote on.
~Hold a community talent show. Charge a $5.00 entry price and then charge admission. Let there be a prize for the winner. Donate money to whatever charity/group you want.
Good luck hope these ideas help!!!

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