person. I was very confident in everything I did, never to rely on anyone else but myself for happiness or anything of the sort. However, I made one mistake that summer and it never went away. The people in my new group of friends I had started bullying me about it. It started with a few choice words for me every time they saw me, then it moved to texts they would send me, to pictures they would photo shop me into, and then it moved to twitter. I remember one night in particular to this day that stood…
Kimi wasn't exactly born in a financially stable environment, as her father left her mother when she was just the age of 7, because of this Kimi has lived with multiple family members, while her mom looks for work on her own. It was hard for Kimiko to find someone to stay with, as most of her family dishonored her mother for getting pregnant at such a young age. Kimiko was constantly bullied by her peers, while it might have only been verbal, it has taken an effect on her at a young age. When Kimi…
I’ve never told this story before, and I doubt I’ll ever tell it again. My mother said that when I were born, I couldn’t cry. I have come out so early and so weak that the first six months of my life were spent in the hospital. I also never crawled around like other babies, only laying on bed and crying out silent scream. Even the doctor said that there was only 50% chance that I would grow up normally. So, it is easy to understand why during my childhood, my parrent never allowed me to play…
TEXTING WHILE DRIVING As an everyday routine Abby wakes up like any other day. She turns off the alarm clock, then drags herself out of bed wishing it was already Saturday. She Jumps in the shower and rushes out because her clock was thirty minutes behind and they had called asking if Abby was coming in for work. As she says yes she on her way to the salon she has this really bad feeling in her stomach. Even though she doesn’t know what’s in plan for her today and tragedy that’s going to happen…
arduous one. I along with my cameraman went along to watch the race which was about to begin. All the formulae one cars lined up in the race tracks. The drivers held tightly onto the driving wheel, they looked tensed and eager to race. Suddenly everyone was tensed and caught in a rough silence. Then with the waving of the black and white chequered flag, and a gun shot that waved across the crowd, the race commenced. There were about a 25 participants. Being a journalist, obliviously I felt biased. The crowd…
Looking out the windows, I can see the view of the entire city, as if everything transforms to these blurry colorful little dots. Sitting on this shiny leather soft chair in an office that is 57 floors above ground, I have just made an announcement about how the tax is going to be raised again due to our circumstances. Every clerk working in this building is still waiting for me to sign the documents that need to be approved by tomorrow. Every time I walk out of the door, people greet me with respects…
His dad shrugged, “you are not making a good case here ,Kev”.”You know what kevin”howei said “What” Kevin asked “How adout ping pong”Howei said “NO, I WANT SOCCER” Kevin screamd of anger Howei was angry too.in the night Howei was thinking if he gave an opportunity to let Kevin play soccer.The next day, Howey and Kevin had another conversation of the samething as the other day. “kevin , come here for a sec”. “What” Kevin asked with anger again “I was thinking during the night, yes you can play…
A Talk to Teachers About Bullying “Let’s begin by saying that we are living through a very dangerous time. Everyone in this room is in one way or another aware of that. We are in a revolutionary situation, no matter how unpopular that word has become in this country. The society in which we live is desperately menaced, not by Al Qaeda, but from within. To any citizen of this country who figures himself as responsible – and particularly those of you who deal with the minds and hearts of young…
Blurb Abelina is a wee little petite tot, well she was when she was a baby but now she’s 13 and ready to take on the world. If only everyone could see abelina as she is. A young grown women but in some people’s minds she is still a wee little girl. Prologue I can feel the sweat dripping down my body. I feel hel pless. I can't control the fury, the pain inside of me and think that I might collapse. I feel my bones caving in on me. My skin feels buried. It rages with fire. Names are running through…
Bullying Suicide has become the third leading cause of death among youth between the ages of 12-18 years old (Education). Every thirty minutes a teen attempts suicide due to bullying (Risk-within-Research). About forty-seven students are bullied every 5 minutes. (Risk-within-research). Bullying has always been a problem, but it’s becoming more common. Many students know someone who is a bully or has been bullied. Teens who suffer from bullying are at a higher risk to consider attempting…