This wasvery powerful, and definitely changed my perspective on cyber-bullying. It showed the challenges that Taylor faced after a rumor was made that she was a promiscuous lady and that she was pregnant. Of course, news spreads like wildfire and the entire school soon found out. This resulted in her getting called names, people starting to distance themselves from her, and just emotional pain.
It got so unbearable that she decided to commit suicide (but she fortunately failed). It got even worse when she found that her best friend was the one behind the rumors. My question is; why did her friend do that? What was the point? After seeing your best friend go through so much pain and anguish, you'd think that they would stop... right? But she didn't. In conclusion, I think that this movie was very powerful. It made me realize that something this serious can happen, and someone could actually die. I do, however, think that this was also her fault (not to seem insensitive). She kept talking to them online, making it worse. If she simply blocked them and stopped using her social media account, it might have been more bearable.
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Do you think that everybody who is present at the Circle has a sincere reason for being there? Do you think that there are people who don't want to be there?
Many of the people who attended the Circle do indeed have sincere reasons. The first few people to introduce themselves had respectable reasons in coming. One woman wanted to help Cole---and many other delinquents---heal and release the anger within them. She did this because she wants to keep her family safe in their own environment. These people most likely had a choice in coming. Why would anyone want to come to a meeting discussing the actions of a teenage delinquent? The people most likely came in the hopes of sincerely helping Cole and each other. The only people who did not want to attend (or were forced to) were Cole, his mother, and his father. Mr. and Mrs. Matthews are addicted to alcohol, perhaps to relieve stress or emotional pain. They were rarely sober enough to do much, let alone take care of a growing child. As a result, Cole Matthews grew up without a mother nor a father. To him, they were just drunks who gave no mind to his well-being. He believed that he was all alone in the world, and he coped with it by being angry. In his cold eyes, he saw a world that despised him. To him, he was just a shark in an aquarium for everyone to fear and laugh at. I do not blame him for feeling this way. After all, his father beat him often. His father blamed everything on Cole, and in turn, Cole blamed everything on the world. His mother, on the other hand, is weak. She let her (ex)husband inflict pain upon her child, sipping on alcohol as her son got beat. In conclusion, I think that the Circle could greatly benefit this broken family. Hopefully, they will learn to understand one another. Their relationship can be fixed. Piece by piece, step by step, spirit by spirit. When the word hero is heard, many of us think of beings with uncanny abilities, such as flight, invincibility, teleportation, super strength, etc. But we rarely think of the heroes like, Malala, or Greg, or Iqbal. No, they were not inhuman superheroes. They were quite the opposite. Heroes like them are extremely humane, able to feel so much sympathy and compassion for others. That in itself is a superpower, among many others.
Their eyes couldn't fire laser, but their eyes could see past skin colour, or gender, or race. They weren't able to lift cars or stop trains in full speed, but their inner strength and determination was rivaled by few. They couldn't morph into other organisms, but they transformed the lives of many. Greg Mortenson was a selfless man and was most definitely a hero. He altered the lives of countless boys and girls by granting each of them the power of knowledge and education. He was immensely brave, never giving up no matter what obstacles and dangers lay ahead. Even when money was scant, he still persevered and solved the problem. Not all heroes wear capes. Instead, Greg wore an optimistic smile, possessed a courageous hear, and carried the dreams of children on his shoulders. ~Jayson |
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