Standing Up In Red Roses

Bullying is very common in most schools in the United States Around three million United States students miss class every month just because of bullying. When Alex Libby shared his story he gave a voice to millions of children who suffer from bullying, because he shared his story it changed the way most people think of the effects of bullying. An example of bullying is there was a girl named Kelby Johnson who was mocked by teachers and students because she was a lesbian, she had to stop playing basketball because her ignorant teammates didn’t want to be near her. Alex Libby is one of the 13 million school children in the United States that is being bullied. Alex’s mom said “ Kid’s back in the day, could go home and be safe you can’t do that a lot now, now you can get bullied online.”

The idea of standing up for yourself is certainly described by in the conflict and the resolution. The conflict of this story is June T getting bullied by June M and not standing up for herself in swimming class. However, the resolution happens when June T stands up for herself at school. June didn’t stand up for herself to not disappoint her mother who always insisted,

Growing up may not always be easy but you learn a lot about yourself through the journey. In my first year of elementary school, one of my friends was getting bullied by a boy. He would push her down after recess and make her feel really bad about herself. It got to the point where he would do it every single day and I got sick of it. I had to step in and stand up for her, so I ended up yelling at him for being mean to her. I never gave up for her. He was surprised that I stood up for her because no one else did. I never realized why he was being mean to her until I got older because he was white and she was black. He was being mean to her because of her race and gender. (November 13).

I read the short story “The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander” written by Barbara Coloroso. I never pictured how bad bullying was until I read this book. What I liked about this book was how the author found a way to deal with people being bullied, the bullies and the bystanders. Also how she described every type of bullying and how to prevent them. It's a very inspirational book.

One of my most loathed singers, Taylor Swift, once stated, “If they don 't like you for being yourself, be yourself even more.” However, in Erin Murphy’s ‘White Lies’, this is not the case for young Connie, who was a quiet albino girl, new to Arpi’s school. Regardless of her desperate efforts to be accepted by her classmates, they were not warming up to her. Taking action, her mother helped Connie figure out a way to make her classmates talk to her and like her. I agree with her mother’s decision to help her daughter, even if it wasn’t the truth. Bullying is becoming an increasingly important problem for parents, school administrators and teachers on a vast scale.

At first, I thought something was wrong with me, and that’s why I was bullied. I tried to change myself and when I couldn’t, I felt betrayed by my own emotions. It turned out that this person hadn’t trusted me, and that’s why he was mean to me. He had wanted to talk to my friend, Meadow, and he didn’t want me to know about it. The trouble started when he found out Meadow trusted me, while he didn’t. After that, I understood that I didn’t need to listen to things others said about me, and that it’s not worth it to worry about all the haters in my life. In sixth grade, when I found new friends that weren’t afraid to be themselves, I learned to let go and be myself, no matter what others thought. “Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody’s going to know whether you did it or not,” Oprah Winfrey once proposed. I know that that is true, and in this trouble, I used courage to find my integrity. Although the war didn’t resolve at first, I wasn’t discouraged by it anymore. Integrity is something that will help anyone fight a battle, and that is what I used to stay strong while I faced a dilemma.

If you see someone getting bullied then you should step in and help someone out. Then you should start talking to them and be their friend. Lila stood up for Derek because she didn't want to see him get hurt. Because he has being nice her her and i think she just wanted to give back.

Imagine your friend is being bullied at school in front of you, but you do not speak up. We usually notice a lot of circumstances where students have the fear of standing up in front of a huge crowd or defending themselves. One should feel comfortable defending and/or advocating for their own ideas in the classroom. To express your opinion and yourself is critical to learning in the classroom. In Carlo Rotella’s article, “Silent Students Shortchange Themselves, and Others,” Rotella encourages students to speak up because they have useful thoughts that benefit the class. This is crucial, especially with bullying, in which those who are bullied need encouragement. Students should be assertive to speak up and stand up for themselves against bullying

Jamie Nabozny’s story proves that even though times seem dark, there is light. He fought back against his bullies in the most noble way, by proving them wrong and spreading kindness and positivity. Many students who feel oppressed felt encouraged to stand up, just as he had. (Restate Thesis Statement) Ultimately, the influence of Jamie Nabozny’s story reaches out to everyone, bullied or not, and proves that the victim can overcome their bullies. (Strategy: Summarize Major Points) Jamie Nabozny proves that bullying is rough, and it is difficult to keep your head over the water. However, there is always a way to come through and prove the bullies

An example of Katie standing up for others is on page 62 when Shane slams Will onto a locker and no one wanted to help him. There were many bystanders at the scene, but nobody took action. Katie stood up for Will towards Shane. This also proves how she is sympathetic of how a victim feels when getting bullied, and how important it is for someone

When in the course of human events, it becomes imperative to shake off the bands of repeated name-callings and falsely given identities which have been connected for so long, and to assume that the playing field is once again even, giving your undivided attention and respect to the opinions of the unheard and abandoned as they state why they have decided to stand up against the bullying and how they plan to write how to isolate themselves from bullying altogether.

It’s important for people to stand up for themselves because if they don’t, they will never improve and they’ll be vulnerable when they are threatened or treated unfairly. In this quote, Melinda is stuck in the janitors closet and is being attacked by Andy Evans. But then Melinda chooses to fight back, she grabs a piece of broken glass and puts it to his throat: “His lips are paralyzed. He cannot speak. That’s good enough. Me: ‘I said no.’” (Anderson Pg 195). If she had not been courageous enough to stand up for herself, she could have been hurt, or worse. That’s why it is important to be courageous and for people to protect themselves. Giving up and giving in could be detrimental to them and move them farther away from their goal or get themselves hurt.

Sandy Zimmerman’s “Young Bullies Grow Up” (969 words), written as a short story and/or series, draws attention to the problems young bullies cause in the schools and while interacting with others as adults.

Approximately 20% of kids who are bullied stand up for themselves. They feel alone, and powerless, which forbids them from expressing their feelings. This relates to Dana, the protagonist and main character found in the short story, “A Letter from the Fringe” by: Joan Bauer. In the story, Dana’s group of friends were bombarded by bullies daily, yet they never did anything about it For three years Dana and her friend group, called the Fringe, dealt with the constant bullying. They felt impotent against the bullies, also known the ICIs. Eventually, Dana reached her breaking point, and wanted to find a way to express her feelings about the bullying. Using her vulnerable friends for motivation, and her stuffed koala for strength, she finally

Have you ever wondered why the bully bullies? 8 of you said you were bullied and 5 of you were bullies. Well, believe it or not the bully needs the same help than the bullied. They are in different sides of the problem but still they both have a problem. We can’t forget that we are talking about kids, about human beings.