Personal Narrative: Bullying Changed My Life

Joyce Meyer once said, “A positive attitude gives you power over your circumstances instead of your circumstances having power over you”. Throughout times people have proven that positive thinking will help resolve a conflict. It is good to remain positive to eventually receive a good outcome. When a conflict arises the best way to deal with it is to keep a positive attitude. Many argue that a fight will quickly end a problem but problem but a good example that that is false is the story of Black Ships before Troy.In black ships before Troy they use war to solve their problems.people think that it won't really matter what attitude is presented in a problem. Many would argue that the one side of the argument doesn't care about the attitude about the other person/side..

“‘...”positive thinking” is also a soft and fluffy term that is easy to dismiss...it carries the same weight as words like “work ethic” or “persistence”’(Clear). Positive thinking can help you through many tough situations. As victims of the Holocaust, both Anne Frank and Sophie Scholl displayed positive attitudes during their hardships.People can best respond to conflict by staying positive and seeing the brighter part in situations.

with each obstacle I grow stronger. When I thank of the goodness of Jesus I know that

my stubbornness I stood up and, to myself, shouted “fine I’ll get up.” Since that day the Lord has

Thinking positively can be a difficult task, no matter the circumstance. When negativity fills you up like helium in a balloon you should always try to find the light in the darkness. Thinking positively doesn’t make the hard times disappear, it helps you survive negativity and the daily conflicts that challenge you. Looking on the bright side of things increases attentiveness, improves your ability to think, and leads to happier thoughts (Psychology Today). No matter what you are going through, you should always stay optimistic. “Man’s Search for Meaning” and “Dear Miss Breed” are great examples of how having a bright outlook can help you survive conflict.

The best way to go in positive thinking is to just stay positive and work for your goal. If I would have just sat there at my desk just looking at it hoping something will happen, that could never happen because I had to act on my goal and stay positive. Staying positive and acting on your goal is the best solution instead of being a “realist” like Barbara Ehrenreich who just thinks in the realism side of positive thinking and can’t see the fact that its okay to have some optimism in anything you do, but not in the way The Secret portrays positive thinking just hoping and hoping for something to

Bullying is bound to happen anywhere at any time but occurs mostly within school limits. Kathleen Winkler defines bulling in her book, Bullying, as “...any kind of ongoing physical or verbal mistreatment, done with the intent to harm, where there is an imbalance of power between bully and victim” (Winkler 14). Bullying has an extremely important impact on one’s everyday life and can affect their life negatively getting to the point where they can no longer take the blow. To try and prevent bullying from taking place in schools, one needs to know how bullying effects a person, what the role of each person involved in the situation is, and have knowledge of specific methods on how to prevent it. Bullying in schools is a serious problem and a handful of school do their part to prevent it; others, not as much, which means there is room for improvements.

What would you do to stay positive? Some people argue that Positive thinking doesn’t help any situation. Like in the story of “Anne Frank” even though she stayed positive. Anne still died at the end.

That abuse ultimately made me strong enough to handle a debilitating illness—one that would bring most people sons to their knees. As I move on to the next stage in my life, I am comforted with the knowledge that I can handle anything life throws my way.

When I was in third grade there was this kid named Andrew. He is a very important person in my memories because he was my bully. It wasn’t the kind of bullying situation that you could fix by telling a parent because he was in my dad’s car. Yes he was a person in my dad’s carpool and there was nothing i could do about it. At school there was an assembly that talked about the types of bullies. They were verbal, assault, exclusion, and cyber. He would do all of those things to me. He would call me fat, ugly, and swear words that i can’t say/write. He was also at my school and we had recess together. When i would go outside he would track me down and he would push me and throw basket balls and soccer balls at me.

As I expressed in my introduction, I grew up in a house with a mother who was virtually unaware of being positive. The result was two youngsters whereas growing up became as negative as their mother. It took years to interrupt our thinking from skepticism and begin to live throughout this world as positive thinkers. i'm not sheepish to admit that I even need to watch out with my thinking.

The answer is simple. Remember, it was negative thinking that got you into the trouble that you are in, and it is the exact opposite of that that will get you out of that cycle of thought, positive thinking. Positive attitudes can turn a failure into a

Bullies in School Kathleen Berger 1 Bullying was once commonly thought to be an unpleasant but normal part of child's play, not to be encouraged, of course, but of little consequence in the long run. However, developmental researchers who have looked closely at the society of children consider bullying to be a very serious problem, one that harms both the victim and the aggressor, sometimes continuing to cause suffering years after the child has grown up. 2 One leading researcher in this area is Dan Olweus, who has studied bullying in his native country of Norway and elsewhere for twenty-five years. The cruelty, pain, and suffering that he has documented in that time are typified by the examples of Linda and Henry: Linda was systematically

I can’t really believe that I actually just fought them in front of everyone in the hallway. Just imagine a fancy,nice,rich girl fighting some other rich girls. I yelled “ THAT'S IT HAILEY,EMMA,MONIL!” That got everyone’s attention everyone in the smelly , loud hallway with everyone walking around getting their things for their next class. I have long flowy blonde hair. I was looking out at the light blue ocean sparkling like my eyes in the hallway. Then i heard my brother yelling “ Please Don’t hit me Hailey’’! Then i am bility turned around and ran straight for the crowed.

What appears to be bullying is not always bullying. There is this misconception that when someone disagrees with another person or is hurtful towards that person, bullying always seems to be what they say is going on. Although statistics shows that one in four kids are bullied, all aggressive actions are not bullying. If a person has self-esteem and self confidence in themselves and not let others tear you down the imbalance of power is balanced. Bullies have more power over their victims and always want to be on top. They enjoy displaying the power they have over their victim.