“Don’t question authority!” they said. “Stop thinking everyone’s out to get you!” they said. “Sit down and shut up!” they said. Growing up in a society where statements like this are propagated has resulted in a shockingly docile population. In other words, there is a disgustingly large amount of people who just don’t care. When something is wrong, people do not say anything for fear of being judged or getting in trouble. When all the facts do not add up, people turn a blind eye. The list could go on and on, but the point is, this kind of behavior is unacceptable, and people should learn to speak up.
I learned this lesson the hard way. Unfortunately throughout my time in middle school, I was chronically bullied, especially during my 8th grade year. The offenses would be both verbal physical. Bullies would often tell me how ugly they thought I was, and would literally kick my butt. Somehow I took those offenses quietly until I received a rather rude wakeup call; my best friend at the time played a huge role in my hazing. The bullies enlisted her help, and together they wrote three line rhyming limericks under the guise of a secret admirer. These limericks came about once every week for a month, and progressively got meaner until they were basically poems about how ugly they …show more content…
So I confronted my bullies and told them that I would take this issue to the administration if the bullying continued, and cut all the toxic people out of my life; soon the bullying stopped. I am a big proponent of the idea that everything happens for a reason and to this day, and even though standing up for myself that is still one of the hardest things I have ever had to do I have become a stronger, more confident and outspoken individual because of it. Now I do not let people, institutions, or anything push me around because I learned to speak up; I think the world would do well to learn this
I learned this lesson the hard way. Unfortunately throughout my time in middle school, I was chronically bullied, especially during my 8th grade year. The offenses would be both verbal physical. Bullies would often tell me how ugly they thought I was, and would literally kick my butt. Somehow I took those offenses quietly until I received a rather rude wakeup call; my best friend at the time played a huge role in my hazing. The bullies enlisted her help, and together they wrote three line rhyming limericks under the guise of a secret admirer. These limericks came about once every week for a month, and progressively got meaner until they were basically poems about how ugly they …show more content…
So I confronted my bullies and told them that I would take this issue to the administration if the bullying continued, and cut all the toxic people out of my life; soon the bullying stopped. I am a big proponent of the idea that everything happens for a reason and to this day, and even though standing up for myself that is still one of the hardest things I have ever had to do I have become a stronger, more confident and outspoken individual because of it. Now I do not let people, institutions, or anything push me around because I learned to speak up; I think the world would do well to learn this