One value that I stand up for is equality. Everyone should be treated equally. I know this will never happen because everyone has different beliefs, and no one can change that. I’m happy that everyone gets to believe what they want, but things get violent, which is not okay. People get spit on, pushed, punched, kicked, and made fun of, just for liking someone of the same gender, having different skin colors, wearing worn down clothes, and having ratty hair. Honestly, how does this define anyone as a person? So, I’m going to be talking about two instances in my life where I have stood up for someone in this position.
The first instance in my life, was when I was a sophomore at Central Noble Junior/Senior High. I sat next to this girl in health class. Her name is Maddy, and Maddy had autism. Sometimes, when she got upset or stressed out, she would spin around in circles or she would start talking and it got louder the longer she talked. Although, she always had a smile on her face. Kids in that class would laugh at her and ag her on. She didn’t know any better. She thought they were being nice to her and just laughing at her jokes. So, every day, when she wasn’t paying …show more content…
My little brother, Chris, walks differently than other kids. He has a disease called familial paraplegia. This disease causes people to look at him differently, and laugh at him. He gets lonely at times. He knows that our dad, and everyone on his side of the family, has the same problem, but they live far away. He doesn’t see them, and he doesn’t have any friends with the same problem. There was this time, during the summer, when this man pointed at Chris and laughed at him. I got really upset about it, so I went crazy on the guy. I was thinking how awful it was and I was wondering how ignorant someone could be, to be making fun of a 12-year-old for something he can’t help. No one should have to go through that for any
The first instance in my life, was when I was a sophomore at Central Noble Junior/Senior High. I sat next to this girl in health class. Her name is Maddy, and Maddy had autism. Sometimes, when she got upset or stressed out, she would spin around in circles or she would start talking and it got louder the longer she talked. Although, she always had a smile on her face. Kids in that class would laugh at her and ag her on. She didn’t know any better. She thought they were being nice to her and just laughing at her jokes. So, every day, when she wasn’t paying …show more content…
My little brother, Chris, walks differently than other kids. He has a disease called familial paraplegia. This disease causes people to look at him differently, and laugh at him. He gets lonely at times. He knows that our dad, and everyone on his side of the family, has the same problem, but they live far away. He doesn’t see them, and he doesn’t have any friends with the same problem. There was this time, during the summer, when this man pointed at Chris and laughed at him. I got really upset about it, so I went crazy on the guy. I was thinking how awful it was and I was wondering how ignorant someone could be, to be making fun of a 12-year-old for something he can’t help. No one should have to go through that for any