BULLYING
Bullying a Global Problem
Bullying is a issue I have seen, heard, experienced first hand and overcame and to this day it continues to happen.I am sure many of my classmates and people all have experienced it at least one time in their lives. In In my honest opinion I believe bullying is never going to stop but it’s something we need to repress.Google’s definition for bullying is to - use superior strength or influence to intimidate (someone), typically to force him or her to do what one wants,yet they leave out one important part of it ,which is people get hurt of in some cases die.Bullying can sometimes be seen as a joking but it’s far from it.Based on information gathered form antibullyingpro.com 10% of young people have attempted to commit suicide as a result of bullying.Many people pick on each other it’s what kids do,but it's not things that can lead to death.
In the past I was a victim of bullying because I was seen as different. I grew up in a community where it’s predominantly African American.I loved my city, I lived in south central Los Angeles at the time.I had a great friendship with the kids at my school until one day one of my friends wanted nothing to do with me. The friend confessed the reason he no longer spoke to me was because his mother did not like me for the fact I was not black.She prohibited him from speaking to me which impacted me and I lost my friend.He later pick on me and one day push me,I did nothing because i wasn't going to harm my friend.One day he punch me in the time of our recess and i had enough and punch him back and busted him lip.Due to the poisoning of his brain by his mother, He became a bully.
Due to bullying I felt outcasted and I also lost a person I one day called a friend.Bullying should stop and should not continue happening yet it will happen and continue to happen.The first thing we should do is till a teacher or an adult.I believe you should learn self-defence and only use it in times of need.The worst thing you can do is stay quiet when this is happening. if you stay silent you make no change. It's not only for us to stand up for ourselves but for those that may need it.In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends(Martin Luther King, Jr).Always speak up and stand up to a bully.