“And the wimp speaks up for herself. Stop bullying you or else what? You’re going to beat me up? As if!” Nicole says. She tried to push me, but I side stepped and she landed in a puddle of mud. “YOUR WORDS CAN’T HURT ME ANY MORE!” I shouted and I walked away with a swagger, leaving her weeping and struggling to get up from the slippery liquid. Lauren hugged me,“Quite a face-off there.” she said smiling. After that, the girls never bothered me again. As a matter-of-fact they got scared every time I passed them. This experience was horrible and scarred me for life, but made me aware of what might be going on in other schools. Things that cause youth violence can be problems at home with family and may be that they think that bullying or violence will make them cool. I believe that we can stop bullying if we stood up to our bullies with words and not with our fists. You don’t have to stoop down to their level to end bullying. You can suggest a club at school or outside of school for students to speak about their experiences with bullying and encourage people to stand up to their bully or tell an adult. This kind of violence ruined part of Emily’s school year and affected her life
“And the wimp speaks up for herself. Stop bullying you or else what? You’re going to beat me up? As if!” Nicole says. She tried to push me, but I side stepped and she landed in a puddle of mud. “YOUR WORDS CAN’T HURT ME ANY MORE!” I shouted and I walked away with a swagger, leaving her weeping and struggling to get up from the slippery liquid. Lauren hugged me,“Quite a face-off there.” she said smiling. After that, the girls never bothered me again. As a matter-of-fact they got scared every time I passed them. This experience was horrible and scarred me for life, but made me aware of what might be going on in other schools. Things that cause youth violence can be problems at home with family and may be that they think that bullying or violence will make them cool. I believe that we can stop bullying if we stood up to our bullies with words and not with our fists. You don’t have to stoop down to their level to end bullying. You can suggest a club at school or outside of school for students to speak about their experiences with bullying and encourage people to stand up to their bully or tell an adult. This kind of violence ruined part of Emily’s school year and affected her life