preventing youth Violence
Tiffany Bathurst
ENG1109
Proposal Essay
May 7th 2014
Youth Violence Prevention
I would like to think we all take a strong stance against the issue of youth violence, especially in our own communities. While I’m sure most of us want what is best, the question is: “what are we actively doing to prevent violence and promote God’s love, peace and hope as well as safety for our own families against this rising occurrence?” There is no doubt, just by watching the news on a daily basis that the rise of delinquency in this generation is astounding. What is to come with the following generation and so forth if we do not take a strong stance now? My proposal for this situation is that we start to direct our attention more towards preventing the violence from ever starting rather than the repercussions for the violence. We can do this by teaming together with our local churches and putting together various programs for children, teens and families so that they can involve God in their lives, grow in faith, and have brighter futures.
Sadly, not every child has the opportunity to grow up knowing God in the home and are victims’ to the life they were brought up in. These children are starting to go down the wrong path at very young ages, following the examples put before them. Many are exposed to dysfunctional homes, very unhealthy living conditions, abuse, neglect, and abandonment. I believe this sets a child up to have many different psychological problems such as anxiety, depression and feelings of inadequacy that may make the child feel incapable of leading a successful and healthy life. The lack of morals in modern day society have corrupted children’s minds and fed them the wrong idea of what God has planned for our lives on Earth. Social media has become the epitome of these lack of morals. Nudity, profane language, violent shows, treacherous video games and mockery of the Christian religion are everywhere. Students are not even allowed to have Bibles in public
ENG1109
Proposal Essay
May 7th 2014
Youth Violence Prevention
I would like to think we all take a strong stance against the issue of youth violence, especially in our own communities. While I’m sure most of us want what is best, the question is: “what are we actively doing to prevent violence and promote God’s love, peace and hope as well as safety for our own families against this rising occurrence?” There is no doubt, just by watching the news on a daily basis that the rise of delinquency in this generation is astounding. What is to come with the following generation and so forth if we do not take a strong stance now? My proposal for this situation is that we start to direct our attention more towards preventing the violence from ever starting rather than the repercussions for the violence. We can do this by teaming together with our local churches and putting together various programs for children, teens and families so that they can involve God in their lives, grow in faith, and have brighter futures.
Sadly, not every child has the opportunity to grow up knowing God in the home and are victims’ to the life they were brought up in. These children are starting to go down the wrong path at very young ages, following the examples put before them. Many are exposed to dysfunctional homes, very unhealthy living conditions, abuse, neglect, and abandonment. I believe this sets a child up to have many different psychological problems such as anxiety, depression and feelings of inadequacy that may make the child feel incapable of leading a successful and healthy life. The lack of morals in modern day society have corrupted children’s minds and fed them the wrong idea of what God has planned for our lives on Earth. Social media has become the epitome of these lack of morals. Nudity, profane language, violent shows, treacherous video games and mockery of the Christian religion are everywhere. Students are not even allowed to have Bibles in public