That life is not a pretty place and kids need to know this from an early age. That is completely ridiculous. Children are to be told they are good enough to handle themselves in this cruel world they will one day face. They need their confidence carefully cultivated and their self image perfectly polished. Bullying destroys any chance for a child to make it or even have the courage to try to make it.
Brothers Are The Same The New World Dictionary defines courageous as “The state of quality of mind or spirit that enables one to face danger with self possession confidence, and resolution; bravery.” Just like kids standing up to their bully and telling them to stop after many years of pain. In the short story “ Brothers Are The Same”, by Beryl Markham, Medoto proves to be such a character. His audacious domineer made Temas believe he thought dissatisfactory of him. This manipulated him to letting his nerves get the most of him, when he fought to be warrior. The first way that Medoto showed his undaunted side was when he sought out his jealously “ My comrade, we who are Masai know the saying, a man asks not
The boys set themselves against middle class society, posing as “dangerous characters” (Boyle 77), and costuming themselves in “torn-up leather jackets,…[while striking] elaborate poses to show that [they] didn’t give a shit about anything” (Boyle 77). They live in a time when rock and roll is king and youthful rebellion is expected by their peers. “We were all dangerous characters then,” (Boyle 77) declares the narrator; pointing to the elaborate facades the boys wear to prove their manhood. The narrator and his friends are on the cusp of adulthood at nineteen, and live in the struggle for adult freedoms and pleasures, yet still retain the needs and mental habits of children. They drive their parents cars while cruising for chicks and drinking cheap booze.
His necessities as a young boy were replaced by his situation as a criminal, causing him to be more hurt as a child and to more likely follow in criminal behavior. And of corse this only led to Trevino committing cumulative crimes, each time the crime standing more boldly in comparison to his initial circumstances as a child. When it finally came time for his trial, all of George’s contributions and achievements were never heard, the only thing that played any role in his trial was his criminal record, which is sad to see. The initial problem is that judging the crimes committed as opposed to the boy himself, drives the system closer towards punishment as opposed to rehabilitation. When the child’s needs are not considered nor acknowledged, a personalized treatment cannot be appointed.
Thad Castle gets poked in the butt during this practice, and he instantly freaks out and wants to get to the bottom of this awful happening. Thad Castle considers himself the captain of this team, so he has free reign to do whatever
Rusty James’s goal is he wants everyone to respect him and he does not want to be alone. To reach those goal he has to fight everyone who do not like him and hang out with his best friends and his brother. He made a mistake when he cheated on his girlfriend that makes her leave
He knows there are going to be consequences when he thinks to himself “I felt how hard the world was going to be to me thereafter”(20). The stance he takes proves that his relationship with Lengel is symbolic of one going against the normal values of society. Sammy is not just a clerk in a short story, but a symbol of a rebellious youth not wanting to conform. Updike’s symbolic message in “A&P” is a lesson to the youth of his day. It is a message that money, class, and status are not everything.
Realise that you are of high social status and that to begin to squeal, or raise your voice, or make scared and erratic movements, or get very defensive, is to cast yourself into the mould of the omega male, carved out for you by the media and by the cunts that may once have bullied you in school. Remain a man, don't be afraid, and don't back down in the face of physical danger (unless it’s serious) if the argument should come to blows then so be it. But don't appear apologetic for not 'knowing your place.' Your place in the social hierarchy is whatever you decide it is. Don't allow anyone to make you feel inferior, and don't give them the permission to do so by being apologetic and
Leroy found out quickly that he was outmatched on the ground so he tried his best to get back to his feet. He eventually made it, but not before Bubba had landed some devastating hammer fists and elbows. Once they were back on their feet Leroy picked Bubba sub-par striking apart. The fight raged on so long they crowds of thousands had completely disappeared. Eventually, both men as prideful as they were knew there was no one superior in this
The problem with this is mobility up the social hierarchy that makes up a school is nearly impossible. Teenagers are still learning about the world and look for a sense of camaraderie and acceptance from peers. The three boys who eventually became shooters were all frowned upon by their peer groups or the whole school in general. This rejection is one of the reasons which caused them to take drastic measures. The only way that these boys could have committed such crimes was if they had the right tools.