Violence - Do the Write Thing

Cole Edgar

1-20-11

Period 1

Do the Write Thing

Violence is a very big topic in our country. Violence has affected my life in so many ways. Violence is the wrong thing to show little kids because later on they'll want to grow up and be just like the person they saw on the television smoking, doing drugs or drinking alcohol. Violence hasn't really affected my life much except for being a little more careful around trashy neighborhoods and to watch out for anybody acting suspicious, because they may be hiding a serious weapon of some sort like a gun or a knife. The violence on television is mostly made for adults or children over the age of 13. I don't have much violence in my neighborhood, because I live in a gated community and it is very well taken care of.

The causes of youth violence I think can go from the way the children were raised, from them being picked on in school, and by watching or listening to violent movies or actions happening in their own home. If the children's parents stay home all day and drink alcohol all day and go around robbing people; then I think their son or daughter will probably end up doing the same exact thing their parents did to other people. I also, think youth violence is caused by the people they hang out with. If you hang out with somebody who bullies other kids and does drugs at age 12, well I think that the friend of that person would probably like to follow that kid and try out some of the bad stuff the bully does like rob banks and pick on the little kids. I think those are some of the causes of youth violence in our country, but I'm pretty sure there's a lot more than the causes I just told you. So now you tell me what are the causes of youth violence.

I can try to prevent youth violence in our country is by making and selling T-shirts all around the world that say," violence is not the answer to every problem." I bet you, I could probably make over a thousand dollars by just selling them in the city of Royal Palm Beach. I could also prevent graphic violence in our country by making every family in the world have fun, amusing, and well paid jobs so that when they get home to their family they won't want to rip each other's heads off and argue all night. So they'll go home