Why can't I have enough courage to stop bullying?

I haven't seen bullying many times, but there was this one time when I saw bullying. Yes, here at ISKL. The clock hit 2:45 and it was time to go. I went to my locker and packed up my bag with my homework and stuff. Most of my friends took bus, but I didn't. I took the car to and from school. Well anyways, I walked pass the busing place and said bye to my friends as they walked down to the buses. I continued to walk towards the car park. As I was walking I noticed something that didn't look right. Oh my gosh! As I turned my head towards the left slowly I noticed that there was this guy bullying this other boy.                                            

                                                    

For a while I had thought that he was just joking around, but I could see the other boy's face and he didn't look so good. I kept walking, trying hard not to let the guy notice that I was looking at im. I couldn't take it. I just had to see what was going on. What if something bad was happening? But if there was, there would be no point of me trying to help because I wouldn't be able to stop it and it might even cause more trouble if I try, which I know I can't.

                         
As I was walking I couldn't help, but turn my head and look at what that guy was doing. I couldn't tell what the guy had done, but I'm pretty sure I had a good idea because the boy that was being bullied was like covering his stomach and he looked like he was in so much pain. Then, the bully was about to kick the guy and I could tell he could see me looking at him. So before he kicked the guy I turned my head as fast as I could so that he didn't see me. I didn't get to see him kick him, though. Then, I just walked to my car and I kept this incident all to myself.

What should I have done instead of just stare? Well not really even stare. More like imagined it wasn't happening because I was so scared. Well these guys were high schoolers so I knew I couldn't fight back, but I could have gone and told someone. Instead, I just walked away, feeling bad for that boy, but it didn't seem like I really cared because I just walked away as if nothing happened. So I would have gone and told someone.

I have 2 goals for this year. One is that I should not make anybody feel bad or also known as bully anyone. Making people feel bad is not a good thing because you probably won't want other people to make you feel bad. Another goal of mine is to be courageous and do the right thing. If I ever see anyone being bullied I will either tell them to stop or I will tell someone. If I am ever being bullied I will tell the person to stop or I will just walk away.

  http://en.loadtr.com/Bullying_at_School-461636.htm

     http://www.babble.com/cs/blogs/strollerderby/archive/tags/bullies/default.aspx

The Time I Learned something new about myself

When I was about 7 or 8 years old I thought I was afraid of roller coasters. This time I didn't live in Malaysia yet, but I visited Malaysia every summer. Most summers I would go to Genting Highland with my cousins. Usually we would go on small rides because we weren't brave enough to go on the big rollercoasters. I really wanted to try going on a roller coaster, but I was too scared. I was also not sure if I was big enough.

One day when we went to Genting Highland, my sister went on this one roller coaster called the "Dragon". At that time I wasn't with her because I was on another ride with my cousins. At the end of the day my sister told me that she went on this roller coaster called the "Dragon". She told me that I should have gone on it because it was really fun and I was big enough. That made me feel really bad about being afraid. So, I asked my mom if we could go back to that roller coaster and I could try it. She said it was too late to do it today. I was really upset, but I still had time tomorrow.
                                                                   

 The next day I asked my mom if I could go on that roller coaster. She asked me if I was brave enough. I knew I wasn't, but I wanted to give it a shot. So I said yes. So we walked towards that roller coaster. As we got closer and closer I became more scared. Finally we got to the roller coaster. I took a deep breath and then asked the guy if I could go on. He opened the door and let me in. Inside I was screaming and I felt like getting out and going on a smaller ride, but it was too late. He was about to press the button. This was my chance to face my fear. He pushed the button. The roller coaster made a loud noise which made me even more scared. Then, the roller coaster pushed off. It went down slowly. Then, it got faster and faster. I was screaming so loud. Then, I realized I wasn't screaming of fear. I was screaming of enjoyment! After the ride ended, I asked my mom if I could go on again and again. I'm so happy my sister told me about that ride, otherwise today I would probably still be afraid of riding roller coasters.

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How can understanding the past, help us to understand our world?

 Understanding the past can help us understand our wold in many ways. Maybe there was something that happened in the past that affected our world today. What if 9/11 didn't happen? Many people would still be alive today. What if Hitler won? Many of us would not be alive today. Imagine having something happened in the past that made our lives so different then they were really going to turn out. Now imagine that not happening. What would our lives be like now? We would live very differently than we do now.

What if no one ever invented the computer? I wouldn't be able to do this work right now then. What if no one ever invented the computer or the cell phone? A lot of you (especially the girls) would think that you wouldn't be able to live, but believe it or not you would feel normal. It would be the way to live. Back then people thought Elvis Presley was the Justin Bieber. A lot of us now would think Elvis Presley is lame, but back then he was just like Justin Bieber. In the future people might think that Justin Bieber is lame. It all depends on the past. So it's really important to understand the past.

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