Write a reading response on a social issue
I read the book "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie. There are several times throughout the book when racism comes up. Racism is a big problem that comes up all the time. I think it's time people start to realize that not everyone looks the same, and its not really their choice. So you shouldn't judge someone based on that. A lot of people have problems with all kinds of people.
This book makes me think that people shouldn't think that they belong in a certain school based on their race. School is just one of the places were people focus on that. If you can go to a school that's available. You shouldn't go and feel unwanted because of your color or anything similar. There are plenty different type of people and if you can't except that, it's going to be hard to be in places, because everyone is different. No one is the same, whether or not they have the same color skin or anything else. There's always something different that makes you, you. In the book the main character, Junior decides he's going to school generally for "white" kids. That makes me think that only some people are brave enough to go and fight for what they want/believe in. People need to learn how to except one another for who they really are.
Observe your surroundings
1.) Bullying
2.) Depression
3.) Drugs
Bullying is something that I always see/hear. I don't understand why so many kids especially kids in middle and high school do it. Although there are some schools like MS 51 that bullying is limited, there's still bullying. Bullying is wrong because you're making others feel bad about themselves. Nobody is the same, everyone is different. So you shouldn't make something you don't like effect them. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean that no one else can. People should be able to be themselves,and love it. Not have to act how people want them to act.
I find it crazy that people get bullied for something simple like clothing, knowing about someone/something, or even because someone feels the need to hurt someone. Bullying doesn't always happen in actions. You can use words to bully someone to. For some people the words effect them more. Some people don't understand that just because you might think somethings a joke or is funny, doesn't mean everybody else agrees. People need to learn that you should treat others the way you want to be treated, and if you don't have nothing nice to say, don't say nothing at all.
Write an original poem
I wish for a happier life
better then this one
I can't win
Unless the war inside me is won
I scream and cry when I'm alone
So no one knows what I have done
It's just a scrape,
nothing else
it's okay, is another excuse,
just another lie
it's always just one more
until I die
I chose the issue self-harm because many people around my age do it. Self-harm is usually a sign of depression, which is a bigger issue. Many people cry every night and they hate their life. Some are hidden. No one knows what they do. While writing this poem I thought about different things that the person might think. There are many different reasons why someone might be so depressed with their life. Some people feel that this is their only option. I've heard people say that they do it for attention. If you want to get attention you will do something else, not cry in your room with a razor blade and blood dripping down your arm. People need to realize that people who do this do it for a reason. People shouldn't take things like this lightly, it's a big thing if someone hates their life to a point where they want to just end it.
Work cited
-"The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
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