Why Did Tiffany Treat Bjorn Poorly In Return

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This is an experience from the point of view of a new kid in grade school. She is trying to gain acceptance and fit in with all of the others but isn’t quite sure how at the beginning. She learns that everybody picks on this one girl named Tiffany Stephenson and quickly joins in the taunting. Later in life she looks back on the experience and contemplates her motives and emotions and, while doing so, discovers she has a lot of regret over her actions. She realizes that it was not necessary and that she was mean in her immaturity.

If I were Tiffany, I probably would forgive Bjorn. I was homeschooled so I did not have a lot of experience with bullying. I realize that it is wrong yes, but have never really been on the receiving end, only the bullying
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I would want Tiffany to forgive me if I was the person who bullied her, but I would not expect it. If I was Tiffany, it would defiantly take a lot of thought and willpower to actually commit to forgiving Bjorn. I have grown up with the belief that you should treat others the way you want to be treated. That being said, it poses the question: since Bjorn treated Tiffany poorly should Tiffany treat Bjorn poorly in return? I think it comes down to the morals and beliefs of Tiffany. In the essay it says “We always asked if she was scared. She never gave us the right answer.”* She always replied with the same words and a calm manner that she was not scared and to leave her alone. She said that Tiffany had courage which suggests that she had a strong personality. Usually when one has a strong personality they have good morals that they stand buy and forgiving someone when they have mistreated you is defiantly morally right, although, one of the hardest things to do. If I were Tiffany

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