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Fourteen-year-old Michael from Monroe, Washington is determined to help the society one day, and plans to participate in the Peace Corps. His role models are Ishmael Beah, a child soldier in Sierra Leone who wrote "A Long Way Gone" a memoir after his escape. Michael believes that ethics, compassion, selflessness, intelligence and energy are factors which make a good leader. He also thinks that the world's biggest problems are environmental damage and the United States' broken relationships with other countries across the globe.

Michael is one of 40 kids to participate in CBS' Kid Nation, a reality series set in Bonanza City, New Mexico. The kids are to establish their own society and engage in matters such as governance and economy. They are to work like adults and every three days, a worthy kid will be awarded with a gold star worth $20,000.



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