Riley Edlitz: A Short Story

When Jeannette begins school in Welch, an African American girl Dinitia Hewitt and her friends harassed and beat up Jeannette for being scrawny and filthy. She is constantly made fun of because it is apparent that she lives in poverty. The other children do not accept other that aren’t like them and Jeannette is no exception. Her worn clothes and grimy hair are like a neon sign shouting about her life in poverty which makes Jeannette an easy target to bullies. Jeannette tries very hard to stand up for herself, however, the bullying only stops once other realize that living in poverty and being different was not Jeannette’s

There are many young aged kids and teens who experience bullying, some of them bullied for their appearance, some for their popularity status, and others surprisingly let themselves. However, it’s pretty doubtful anyone really knows why a kid would let themselves be bullied. Author Gary Soto developed a short story called “Fear” designating bullying with no specific theme but made to feel the anxiety or agitation of its presence of danger, pain, and evil. This author's breathtaking story is about a young 5th-grade boy named Frankie T. (F.T) with many things gone wrong in his family/life. Those things turned him to be a bully and later someone who would drown their own brother in a pool, and beat a woman with a lengthened pipe in a burglary years later. Frankie T. is an interesting character that can be better understood by examining his Character Traits, Contributing Factors, and his Motivations.

Having to go through sexual assault and then a year of bullying made Melinda speak up. Melinda went down a rough road in her life. Through all this Melinda grew strength and wisdom. At the school Melinda warned the girls about what Andy is capable of doing. She told Rachelle to watch out and to be careful around him. In Melinda’s later years she began writing her about story to help her express her feelings. She began warning others what sexual assault can do people and the harms of bullying. Even tho Melinda’s experience harmed her in many ways it gave her a story to help

In “Phoebe Prince: Should School Bullying Be a Crime?”, an article written by journalist Jessica Bennet addresses school bullying, the outcomes and the consequences that bullies deserve or not. Above all, this article aims the spotlight on bullying, a 15-year-old who took her own life due to harassment, torment, rumors, physical threats all leading it to being bullied by well-known good students. In any case, the process of being bullied has never been taken into consideration nor importance in the school system or by society in general. “It’s even gotten better over the past decade says Dan Olweus, a leading bullying expert”. However, bullying just does not disappear, it is still an issue that humankind does not have any diligence to the cause

When students are bullied, they are encouraged to speak up about it to a teacher or some other adult; however, many do not, because they may think their cases are not important enough to be told, because no one will believe their stories, or because they are embarrassed by what happened. As these cases turn from simple bullying to a more severe event, this inability to speak up only increases. Laurie Halse Anderson shows this effect with being raped, as well as the emotional damage that goes with it. Through Melinda’s experiences in Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson’s writing reflects the time in which it was written, her views on teens and the adolescent years, and her early life.

Since the beginning of the episode it is evident that there is a lack of communication. As Buffy and Riley walk with each other they never say anything longer than a sentence to each other, they were both holding back which leads to them lying.This shows the struggle they both have to face to have a simple conversation with each other, neither of them say what they really wanted to say. While they are staring into each

Sandy's short story addresses bullying as we see through the eyes of Bill Turner, an awkward boy whose body grew larger and taller than the other seventh-graders. When Bill suddenly grabbed his classmates’ sandwiches, the boys ran away unintentionally conceding that the power was in Billy’s hands.

Teenagers are young, naïve and impressionable. They are also insecure and usually sometimes unable to express themselves so they put others down. They are pressured daily to do things they really don’t want to do. They often find themselves doing something they said they would never do. Because of the influence of those around them, they are trying to cover their insecurities by saying things to make others feel bad about themselves. The traits above describe the two main characters in the short story “Bernice Bobs Her Hair”. Both Bernice and Marjorie are young teens dealing with the pressure of being popular and fitting in. Bernice, being the quieter, shyer girl, deals with trying to fit in in a place she feels she doesn’t belong.

Alexie had a hard time growing up being bullied but still muddled through to become valedictorian and go to college. The reason behind Alexie sharing his hardships of going through school is to show it is not impossible to overcome the hardships that may come up during school and that once you leave it is nothing but a memory. Alexie shows his strength and success in this essay.

Through this story, we are shown the horrific events and physiological fights that take place in adolescence. One day after gym class, the main character, Carrie White, has her first period. She is unsure of what is going on and believes she has suffered a hemorrhage causing her to go into a state of panic. Her classmates, like any of group of teenagers, take the advantage of the open chance to humiliate the poor girl. While enduring her humiliation, Carrie slowly recognizes that she has a special power. She has ability to manipulate objects (Moss 1). Life begun to get somewhat better for Carrie as time went on, but then a big incident suddenly changed that. Carrie had been voted as prom queen at her high school prom. This may seem great, however the voting had truthfully been rigged in order to give her enemies a chance to embarrass her by dousing her and her date in pig’s blood (Romano 1). Inside this novel, we see King’s clever use of realistic events in order to display a horrific theme. We also see how he incorporated physcological theme through drastic events and special

They are having relationship problems in the beginning of the episode and it is clear that there are communication issues. They are having trouble communicating their feelings towards each other before they completely lose their voices. Near the climax of the episode, they come together and kiss. While unable to verbally communicate and talk to each other, the only action they can take to show that they care for one another is to kiss. Losing their voices helps them make multiple revelations about their relationship. Buffy and Riley realize, after losing their voices, that verbal communication is not the only way to clarify a

He should be mad, upset, but most importantly disappointed in Riley because this is the biggest secret she's hidden from him, besides when he heard she was getting bullied a few months ago. Friends talk to you but real friends

(1) An introduction of the couple’s romantic background and explanation of their current relationship status; (2) The external pressures the couple encountered over the duration of their relationship; (3) The internal pressures that hindered the relationship; (4) The maintenance behaviors and conflict management strategies both exhibited in an effort to repair and restore the relationship; (5) A summary describing the personality types and love styles for both Riley

I still remember one man who influenced me so many years ago. In my last day with him he told me a story that I could never forget. He used his aged, ruined voice like an old man’s hands to pick the lock on his past.

Buffy Summers and Riley Finn are one of many pairs of companions on the show. Buffy and Riley communicate more when they cannot speak than when they have the ability to speak. Within their early lines of dialogue, tension builds between the two when neither could formally speak to one another about their feelings. However, when they lose their voices during the rising conflict of the episode, they part with a silent kiss. Buffy and Riley return to their awkward communication when they regain their ability to speak. The comparison between when