DTWT

Nathan Wong

9/12/23

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The world is full of kind people, but some endanger, mistreat, and worsen our lives.  People like this choose to be violent and they can do this in different ways like physical, verbal, and mental. The violence that I have experienced is verbal violence and the ways it has affected my way of life and it made me scared and sad. Verbal violence can make victims think badly about themselves. 

There are several reasons why bullies choose to be verbally violent. It is mostly caused when bullies think that they are better than the victims in what they have in money, clothing, cars, or even electronics. Sometimes bullies have been taunted or mistreated themselves in that way so they look for a victim to take it out on and it becomes a cycle. Another common theory is that one bully is jealous of their victim because they might be smarter, have a fun life, or have more friends than them. This affects the victims’ self-esteem, their mental health, and fear of going to school. 

Causes of violence

• Former bullied 

• Are jealous

• More wealth

This has taken a heavy toll on my life 

as a victim of verbal violence. In elementary school, it started with name-calling, taunting, and teasing. Then every year it got worse because the bullies knew I was an easy target for them. Every time I tried to find a way to stop it,  it always backfired because the bullies knew I would tell the teacher and they would be punished so they found other ways to tease me. After talking to counselors and learning why bullies did this to me, I knew how to defend myself. I knew I had everything they wished they had, like traveling the world, learning about my culture, dining out at different restaurants, and having a family.

One of the many ways we can prevent this worldwide problem is for bullies to think before they say anything violent. Like, is it necessary to say, hurtful to say, and how it will make the person feel. As the victim,  ask “Why did you say that?”, “what were you thinking when you said that?”, and “Do you think you could say something nicer than that?”. These are just some examples of what the victim can tell the bullies. We can also solve this problem in school through warnings, detention, and counseling. But it might not work, what if the defended need to protect themselves, in today's world it could be hard. One way I deal with this problem is by telling them to give me three good reasons for their hatred.