Victimisation

Victims of rape are sometimes led to believe it was their fault that the horrific crime occurred. This is utterly disgusting to even try to pin the blame on the victim. Victims of rape are not at fault. A person's attire, looks, alcohol consumption, sexuality, gender, and/or race does not give anyone permission to take advantage of them. There is no excuse for anyone to commit such a despicable crime. Victims are sometimes ridiculed and looked down upon and this must stop. A change of culture…

Power can be physical, political, or social which influences people positively and negatively. In the story,”Priscilla and the Wimps,” by Richard Peck, there is a school that was controlled by Monk Klutter and his gang, Klutter’s Kobras. The Kobras are bullies who go around the school and hurt students who don’t obey their orders. Unfortunately, there is a girl named Priscilla who was able to stop the Kobras when they tried to bully her small friend, Melvin. The most powerful character, in this…

Even though most will disagree, Ponyboy belongs in a foster home. If he were to go to his previous home, he would return to being in a gang, smoking an unhealthy portion of cigarettes, and he would not have much of a chance at a good life. Living in a foster home would give him a chance to grow, and he can discover new things about himself. He will be in an environment void of most bad influences. Ponyboy belongs somewhere he can be influenced for the better. Ponyboy has many bad influences…

Should Uniforms Be Required By This School District? The consideration of school-aged children wearing uniforms in public schools is an issue challenging school districts, lawmakers, parents, and children the past several decades. The wearing of school uniforms can improve a child’s experience as a student on various levels. The wearing of uniforms can improve grades, self-esteem, and increase better behavior among students. The pioneering school district in the United States to require all…

Logan Quandt Mrs. Palmer Contemporary Literature 10/27/16 Nineteen Minutes 1/6 The first book I read in contemporary literature was a book called Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult. Bullying and being bullied is the main theme of the book. The main character Peter Houghton was bullied from his early childhood through his adolescence and one day he had enough. He brought guns into Sterling High, the high school which he attended, and killed 10 people and wounded nineteen. His lawyer tries to…

Everyone is always capable of being under surveillance but citizens never fully know when the surveillance is on them. America in the 21st century. has moved into being a public society. Having a public society brings along little brothers. Little Brothers are everywhere watching everything and everyone. Everyone including yourself is a little brother. While having all these little brothers around watching could be a bad thing, I do believe the good outweighs the bad. Just like in the book…

Dear, Barrack Obama, My name is Jasmine Uribe and I live in El Paso Texas. As a concerned citizen of the United States of America, I am writing to you because I am concerned with the increase of violence. I am just asking if you will give this issue more attention. Every time I turn on the television to watch the news there is always some shocking and heartbreaking news of a shooting or a suicide. This needs to be taken more seriously before it gets more out of control. I believe that all this…

As we become more knowledgeable on the subject of bullying, we can notice how the effects it has on both the victim and the bully can be dangerous. In his article, “Bullying”, John Greenya suggests that the connection between bullying and school violence has become a growing problem that schools aren't doing enough to prevent. He does this by first explaining that “today, bullying is widely regarded as a serious problem in the United States”, then by stating “bullying not only begets depression…

As a child, my mother frustrated me by telling me to clean my room. I did not understand the concept of not living in a pigsty; I just wanted to go play. My version of cleaning was more like stuffing everything I could fit under my bed. My ignorance did not allow me to realize my cubby was not an infinite space, and eventually my beloved toys would flood over into my floor. As I grew and matured, my mom caught on to my ridiculous hiding space, and I cleaned my room. Trying to hide does not solve…

Buffalo State chapters of Best Buddies college mission is to provide an opportunity for college students to be matched in a one-to-one friendship with individuals who have intellectual disabilities. The purpose of Best Buddies campaign is to raise peoples’ awareness of the derogatory use of these words and their negative effects on people with intellectual disabilities, as well as on their families and friends. The campaign also aims to change attitudes of segregation and hate to attitudes of…