Exploring the meaning of violence



This is the fourth of eight write-ups from freshman students at Manual Arts High School. Some participated in weeks-long projects about animal abuse, drugs, gangs, prostitution and racism. Part of their projects included surveys they created for their communities. After they gathered information, all of the groups presented their findings at a school presentation. Two days later, each group wrote about their experiences during an Intersections: The South Los Angeles Report mentoring and writing workshop.

Violence

By: Hugo Castaneda and Christian Garcia

We chose violence because we had overall topics that we wanted to talk about. We thought about animal abuse, domestic abuse and gang violence, and they all fell into the category of violence. This led us to our inquiry question, which was, “How can we stop violence in our community when we see violence within us and all around us?”

Our team conducted research by distributing surveys and giving interviews to multiple people. Facts that we got from the surveys are: many students think violence comes from school, and most students would like to stop violence, but they are too scared to try. Also, students do not see other ways to solve problems because most students see violence in themselves. Victims of violence include everyone from children to elders and from pets to farm animals. Men and women also experience verbal to sexual abuse, and the entire world is full of violence. Everyone is a victim. Violence is found in our homes, the media, video games, television shows, schools and movies.

Comments

  1. Canvas Art says:

    I think we should look at the root casues of violence in society. Yeah sure you see it on television and in computer games but the vast majority are not influenced by these to carry out violent acts. Personally i believe violence stems from fear, which comes from a lack of understanding – both of the outside world and your own emotions. Educate kids about the world around them and how to deal with conflicting emotions – a balanced person can see violence in entertainment as just that – entertainment.

  2. Stylish Office Furniture says:

    It is true that we should know the root causes of violence in society if we want to get rid from this problem.

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