Getting Bullied In American History
To be an American it’s one a honor, but it means for everyone to be equal. Back then not everyone was equal. In fact the smallest thing that is different about a person could make that person get bullied. We aren’t all the same and not even identical twins are the same. They may look the same, but their voice and possible interest are different. They might hang out with different people, but that doesn’t mean we can bully them. We shouldn’t bully anyone, but it’s a big issue. In the past it was bound that a lot of people get bullied. I don’t like bullying, but I think that you should stand up. By standing up for yourself I don’t mean by going and telling someone. Most likely you are going to get bullied more than before if you do that. In the story “American History,” Elena, who is one of the main characters was getting bullied. According to Cofer the author there were these girls that were calling
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She lived in El Building, a apartment building. The building was for poorer people who didn’t always have money to even eat. Elena and her family were living in mostly cheap food like beans and rice. That’s why the girls at her school call her “skinny bones” (Cofer g. 38 paragraph 4) because she don’t eat it. Elena spent most of her time on the fire escape of El Building.
Eugene, who was another main character lived in the richer home. It was the richer home because it had a front yard and a back. It also wasn’t connected to any other homes, it was just their house. Now it’s one of those things that you live where you live. Nobody cares where you live now, but some people still judge. You can’t tell someone oh you can say that.
To be an American now it pretty much means to have freedom. We can do a lot before it causes a problem. For some teens it means to be able to vote and drive. We get a lot of freedom at school. We can go off for lunch and choose the classes we want. Not all schools get to do
She lived in El Building, a apartment building. The building was for poorer people who didn’t always have money to even eat. Elena and her family were living in mostly cheap food like beans and rice. That’s why the girls at her school call her “skinny bones” (Cofer g. 38 paragraph 4) because she don’t eat it. Elena spent most of her time on the fire escape of El Building.
Eugene, who was another main character lived in the richer home. It was the richer home because it had a front yard and a back. It also wasn’t connected to any other homes, it was just their house. Now it’s one of those things that you live where you live. Nobody cares where you live now, but some people still judge. You can’t tell someone oh you can say that.
To be an American now it pretty much means to have freedom. We can do a lot before it causes a problem. For some teens it means to be able to vote and drive. We get a lot of freedom at school. We can go off for lunch and choose the classes we want. Not all schools get to do