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Amy Turney, 16, Sheffield

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I want to become a defence lawyer and I reckon I will make a good one, too - because I understand what makes people do things they later regret.

I used to get angry and I mean really, really angry. I got excluded and went to anger management classes for two years. They asked me to count to 10 whenever I lost my temper — but I never got past three.

The Connexions service sent me to Rathbone where I've been getting the qualifications I need to do law. It was good because I got to go to court and see a couple of trials. I should be going to college in September where I'll learn about public services like the police.

The best advice I had is to walk away whenever you feel angry with someone. But there is still one fight I won't be running away from — and that's the battle to get my qualifications and become a proper Ally McBeal.

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