ZoeC

WHY DO PEOPLE PUT LABEL ON OTHERS?

Fat, low-class, ugly, stupid, ETC! There’s so many labels that people put on each-other. The girl you just called fat? She’s overdosing on diet pills. The girl you called ugly? She spends hours trying to make herself look pretty, drowning her face with so much makeup just so someone can notice her one day. The boy you just shoved into the locker? He gets abused at home enough. I understand that labeling/bullying will always exist no matter what it is human nature to want to overpower another. I get that it’s natural for people to label you, it’s like our society relies on labels but there’s limitations. We might point out the differences which helps but we don’t accept the differences. We don't do it well. I am sure none of us wish to all be identical that’s boring! Yet we judge our differences so harshly. Doesn't make sense really. “Bullies kill. Words scar. Rumors destroy.”

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLinrMgqBJo

http://youthvoices.net/discussion/labeling-others-danger-it

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• Assessment from Paul Allison on Jan. 14, 2013, 10:05 a.m.

  1. Openness and Flexibility - The player considers new ways of being and thinking in the world and adapts to situations, expectations, or demands.
     4 out of 4

     Always
     
     
  2. Curiosity and Creativity -The player desires to know more about the world and uses novel approaches for generating, investigating, and representing ideas.
     4 out of 4

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  3. Metacognition and Persistence - The player reflects on his/her own thinking and sustains interest in and attention to short- and long-term projects.
     3 out of 4

     Most of the time
     
     
  4. Responsibility - The player takes ownership of his/her actions and understands the consequences of those actions for himself/herself and others.
     3 out of 4

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  • Final rating
    3.5 out of 4

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  Comment:

  Amazing essay Zoe! Thanks for your work on this.