The purpose of my sign was to prevent domestic violence by providing an alternate way of stress relief instead of hitting women. My sign was intended for all the men who uses hitting women as a way to relieve their own stress. I constantly hear stories of women getting domestically abused because they were too angry or they couldn’t help it. These aren’t excuses. This shouldn’t be happening because there are many ways to prevent these situations from occurring. That is why I chose to put the quote, “HIT THE GYM, NOT WOMEN” on my sign. I also included a drawing of a punching bag. My sign was a way to show that hitting women isn’t the only option to relieve your stress. There are many other ways where you can relieve stress that isn’t violent.
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I learned that people don’t realize that many people are getting hurt behind closed doors and no one is there to help them. This made me realize that anyone around me could be getting hurt and I would have no clue that it is occurring around me. I hope I opened people’s minds to be aware of the situations that may occur dealing with domestic abuse. I like how I learned about how to prevent and get help from using resources. There are many organizations and websites that contain the advocation of domestic abuse and assistance for people who have dealt or are dealing with domestic abuse. I can refer to my resources when helping a friend or family member when they are put into a situation containing domestic abuse. It was a good feeling to see the amount of people who participated to help and spread awareness of domestic abuse. Although, it was hard to get up earlier in the morning, it was worth it because I had so much fun with all my friends while supporting a good cause. I was proud of myself when the whole activity was finished. I would love to do this again. The one thing I disliked about this activity was mainly the crowding when everyone was trying to find a spot. While the sign waving, there was a lot of body heat and no space between each sign, which made it difficult for everyone’s signs to be seen. I suggest to create a schedule where different periods are assigned to a certain day to come to school early to sign wave. This will prevent the crowdedness by the stoplight and extends more days to sign wave for
I learned that people don’t realize that many people are getting hurt behind closed doors and no one is there to help them. This made me realize that anyone around me could be getting hurt and I would have no clue that it is occurring around me. I hope I opened people’s minds to be aware of the situations that may occur dealing with domestic abuse. I like how I learned about how to prevent and get help from using resources. There are many organizations and websites that contain the advocation of domestic abuse and assistance for people who have dealt or are dealing with domestic abuse. I can refer to my resources when helping a friend or family member when they are put into a situation containing domestic abuse. It was a good feeling to see the amount of people who participated to help and spread awareness of domestic abuse. Although, it was hard to get up earlier in the morning, it was worth it because I had so much fun with all my friends while supporting a good cause. I was proud of myself when the whole activity was finished. I would love to do this again. The one thing I disliked about this activity was mainly the crowding when everyone was trying to find a spot. While the sign waving, there was a lot of body heat and no space between each sign, which made it difficult for everyone’s signs to be seen. I suggest to create a schedule where different periods are assigned to a certain day to come to school early to sign wave. This will prevent the crowdedness by the stoplight and extends more days to sign wave for