Priscilla's actions toward Kobra were justified because Monk and his gang deserved it. Monk went around, terrorizing people, and taking money from them. Monk probably deserved to be put in a locker by Priscilla because of all the horrible things he did to the students. All Priscilla did was stand up for her friend, Melvin, because he was getting bullied by Kobra. She didn't do anything wrong. Priscilla only did what she thought was right for her friend. She didn't want her friend, Melvin, to get hurt because of Monk and his gang. Her actions were justified because if she didn't do anything, Melvin could have gotten really hurt, or she could have gotten hurt. Anyway Monk and his gang deserved it because they went around taking money and hurting lots of people. Mark and his gang went around the school, hurting and terrorizing people. Many of the children in school had scars and bruises because of this. These are the reasons why Mark deserved to be put into a locker and because he probably has done this to many other people. Also Priscilla only did it to protect Melvin. If Mark and his gang had never bullied Melvin in the first place, then they would have never been in this situation. Priscilla would have never put Mark in a locker and she wouldn't have hurt anyone. It is clear that most of the kids at …show more content…
But, considering she saved a friend, it is clear that she is a hero. Maybe if she could have talked Monk into not hurting Melvin, then she wouldn't have put Monk in a locker. Even is she did that, maybe Monk would have hurt her friend anyway, so this would be the most effective way of getting Melvin out of trouble. If she didn't do anything at all, her friend would get hurt. Some people might believe that Priscilla is depicted as a hero in this story because she saved her friend from getting hurt from a bully. So she really wasn't a bully, but she was doing the right
Every hero Must stand up for what's right. For the most part, this is true of Judy Hopps a bunny who stands up for what's right. For example, when she sees her friend getting bullied by Gideon Grey, she stood up for them and returned the tickets Gideon Grey stole from them.even though he is bigger than her she didn't back down. Judy Hopps also stood up for a fox and son, when the “child” was not allowed to get the popsicle because he was a predator and not a elephants. she
Courage is an attribute that someone has when they stand up for what they believe in. In the novel, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, by Mildred D. Taylor, Cassie shows some acts of courage. Cassie faces some challenges and she handles them in different ways. Cassie shows courage by standing up for Little Man, volunteering to be splashed by the bus for revenge, and standing up to Lillian Jean. I think that she did the right thing when she stood up for Little Man. She was trying to make things right.
First of all, peer pressure/manipulation is the lighting match of the whole conflict inside the story. Mark Kinney is the father of all peer pressuring during this story; he uses phrases as: “aw its just a joke, last year senior class kidnapped Mrs. Luna. To slowly manipulate/peer pressure his friends into helping him in abducting Mr. Griffin. After it all goes wrong and Sue tells Mark people will notice Mr. Griffin is gone, he says in chapter 9 page 110: “They do, men leave home all the time. They go-just light out and go- and years go by and nobody ever finds out where they went”. He uses several more phrases like this one to sooth the characters into “not spilling the beans.” Apparently, Mark is less afraid than all other characters about the consequences; Mark had a rough child hood, and problems with his parents and guardian which made him turn out to be stubborn, rude, manipulative and fearless.
Asher was a bully who hurt Leonard in ways that could never be forgiven, causing Leonard to consider suicide. Due to the torture he was put through, Leonard decides to commit suicide and avenge his bully. This led me to create my GRQ about the effects of bullying on teenagers and how it can ultimately lead to violence, even suicide. Once in 6th grade while researching a project about bullying, I came across a new word: “bullycide”, which is when someone commits suicide due to bullying. It was a maudlin topic, but it also was interesting to learn about the idea from the viewpoints of the bully and the victim. During my research, I’m expecting to find some psychological effects on self-esteem and how bullying can corrupt self-esteem. Also, I know I will find many real-life examples of these tragedies such as Columbine and some survivor stories in which victims of bullying explain why they felt compelled to consider suicide. I predict my research will show how bullying affects both the victim and the bully because in many cases, they both are struggling with mental or emotional
Alex Billings is a nice, kind-hearted, young lady. Just like every person starting at High school whether it is Junior or Freshman year, Alex wanted to make new friends just like Ms. Pearson. Alex barely knew Ms. Pearson. So why would she falsely accuse someone she barely knew of bullying her? She wouldn’t! Ms. Pearson is known for causing trouble the year before in junior high as said by Principal Li after responding to an email a week later that was sent by Ms. Francis. Also she changed a student 's background on the computer to an inappropriate picture and when a teacher came by and saw the picture, Ms. Pearson didn’t get in trouble for doing it, the student did and the student wasn’t even in the room when Ms. Pearson did it. Ms. Pearson like to pull pranks and jokes on folks just for the fun of it but never even think about the results of what or how it might affect that individual. Even when she was taunting Alex with those harsh text messages and MyFace postes she probably never even stop to think about how Alex would felt when seeing and reading what Ms.Pearson and fellow classmates were saying. Alex tried to ignore the situation but she couldn’t because it was getting out of hand. Ms. Pearson was mad because Alex told the counselor about the messages and the posts and knew that if she wasn’t going to get in trouble with the school, she was going to get in trouble some other
Priscilla and the wimps It was like any other day, I was walking down the hall with my friends. We call ourselves the Klutter’s Kobras. And I was the leader, the Kobra. So back to the story, me and my friends were walking down the hall filled with lockers.
In the same short story,by Bradbury, within the 8th paragraph, the author states that Margot gets bullied again by the same classmate as before. “‘ What are you looking at?’ said William. Margot said nothing. ‘:Speak when you’re spoken to.’ he gave her a shove.” In this quote, the same kid that picked on Margot earlier, came up to her while she was looking out the window minding her own business and started bullying her. From William bullying and shoving Margot, this evidently proves that lack of practicing empathy can cause violence. William doesn’t understand how Margot feels and how she wants to be left alone and he shows a lack of empathy not understanding in which causes him to use
They Airborne Division couldn’t protect them everywhere. They faced both physical and verbal abuse everyday in the bathrooms, at lunchtime, and in class, when their guards weren’t watching (About The Little Rock 9). None of the Little Rock Nine had class together, and they were also not allowed to participate in extra curricular activities. It seemed like the common goal throughout the school was to break down the Nine, and end their battle for integration. But the Nine knew that they would have to live through the suffering to guarantee their rights. Most of the Nine were able to live through the daily harassment, until one of them just couldn’t handle it any longer. Minnijean Brown was expelled from Central High School in 1958, after she revolted against the students who were torturing her, and attempted to fight back. Minnijean was the only one of the Little Rock Nine that reacted to the abuse (Little Rock
Bullying surrounds today's society. It is to the point where the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared bullying the third leading cause of death in between the ages of ten and twenty four (Thompson). Almost daily, a new story is broadcasted on the news about someone getting beat to death or killing themselves because of bullying. In fact, on April twenty-ninth of this year, a seventeen year old high school student got brutally beaten outside of school on her way home. She made it to her house, but with severe injuries. When she went to sleep that night, she fell into a coma and never woke up (CNN). Unfortunately, situations like this are typical, especially in teenage females. According to survey results recently collected, more than two thirds of students at Mitchell think that girls are more involved in bullying than boys because girls tend to act more catty and rude to each other. They usually attack one another mentally, emotionally, and socially, however, physical fights occur as well. Bullying is a huge issue at Mitchell High School that needs to be resolved promptly. To help dissolve the tensions that are constantly rising within the female underclassmen at Mitchell, they need to feel united and understand that they are all unique but have similar emotions and thoughts. The ideal result is that they'll come to the realization that there isn't a need for all of the bullying and fighting.
Scout is courageous throughout the book, she was a tomboy from the beginning and is willing to fight against any boy or adult who questions her . While much conflict and absurdity was occurring around the trail, Scout had to be courageous and brave.Some of her bravery comes from having the negativity of being a child during a time of segregation amongst different races. People in the town of Maycomb would give the whole Finch family a hard time, just because Atticus was defending a black man. Scout would get hurtful comments said to her about her father, and was even attacked by Mr. Ewell, who tried to kill her, and her brother Jem. “ Your shaman him Miss. Caroline, Walter hasn't got a quarter at home to bring you, and you can't use any stovewood….Miss Caroline stood shock still, then grabbed me by the collar…” (Lee 28.) This quote demonstrates how Scout showed bravery and spoke out to Miss. Caroline to help out Walter, on behalf of the students. She is aware that Miss. Caroline yells at her for all most anything she says, but speaks out anyway because she is brave and wants to help Walter, knowing that their family does not have much. Scout is making Walter feel less embarrassed for the fact that he is poor. Scout shows bravery throughout the whole novel, and courage and bravery are what get her through all the conflict and dispute that is occurring in
Melinda makes minimal contact with her friends and as a consequence, loses her friends after these actions. Little did Melinda’s friends know, she was avoiding them unintentionally. On the first day of school, when Melinda sees her friends again, she realizes they want nothing to do with her. “I see a few friends, people I used to think were my friends, but they look away” (Anderson 8). This quote proves that Melinda was able to understand that her friends were not really her friends anymore. There are many reasons why victims may isolate themselves after this experience. “Victims are three times more likely to suffer from depression, six times more likely to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, 13 times more likely to abuse alcohol, 26 times more likely to abuse drugs, and four times more likely to contemplate suicide” (Who are the Victims 3). This quote from the article may help readers understand why victims suffer from diagnosis’ like depression, which cause them to isolate themselves. As a final point, victims of sexual assaults can connect to Melinda because they may isolate themselves after this type of
In conclusion, true courage is shown in the story in many different ways by many different characters. There was not just one protagonist in this story who turns out to be a hero. In this story we had two plots. Each of the plots contained many heroic characters who not only did what they deemed morally just, but put their life behind what they believed in. Whether physically or mentally exerting themselves, almost every character, showed qualities like Martin Luther King Jr. They made bold statements in the community. They sent out messages that people would not forget. It is unfortunate that only now can we admire these type of people for what they did. Thankfully, they are remembered for their courage and that is what makes these characters world famous.
(A) Bullying is a horrific action that severely upsets many children worldwide every day. This activity can be done physically, emotionally, mentally,online, etc. and they target these people based on many reasons such as race, gender, sexual orientation, behavioral patterns and activities. A bully can be anybody, in addition, they can completely ruin a child, and make them feel alone, insecure, and uncomfortable. They also try make their victim believe that nobody likes them. (B) Jamie Nabozny was a student living in Ashland, Wisconsin, a small town on the edge of Lake Superior. He attended Ashland Middle and High School. Due to his sexual orientation, he was constantly harassed by his fellow classmates
(Evidence) Despite the fact that he didn’t fight back, he stood strong through his years of torment and intimidation. He had pleaded several times for the principals at his schools to help his situation, but they proved to be not conducive at all. He persevered and reaped his reward later when he was slightly older and took his case to court. Imagine suing a school! (Elaboration of Evidence) His decision was not warmly welcomed as he received threats and insults from people who thought it was insane to sue a place of learning. However, he and the people supporting him wanted his justice and fought his way towards it. His case was first declined, but once a popular lawyer came to their side to assist, the case was accepted at federal court. With the aid of the lawyer and some surprising witnesses, such as one of the bullies himself, they won the case. (Evidence Supports Thesis Statement) This shows that in one way, he stood up for himself. He might have not done it at the time when he was bullied, but he made sure he got justice for other’s discourteous actions. While some people despised his decision, he deserved every penny of the $900,000 compensation he received, or the fact that he obtained his much deserved
Like many kid’s Marcus deals with bullying. As most kids do in such situations, he views the world in a way that bullies rule his world in the same way that politicians dictate our future and the world we live in. The bullying of Marcus leads to his low self-esteem and because of this he shows depressive tendencies through his thoughts presented in the book.