Social Awareness Project

Poem……………………………..pg.1

Reading Response………………..pg.2

Every Day Situations…………….pg.3

Poem:    How Mean Can You Actually Be by Peter Seda

He can't take it anymore

He's hurt and can't go on

Just wait till he's gone

Then you'll see

How mean you can actually be

You called him names

You pulled his clothes

You sprained his wrist

You broke his nose

Just wait till he's gone

Then you'll see

How mean you can actually be

Writing this poem was hard for me because I never got bullied. I wouldn't be able to relate to someone who has been bullied because I wouldn't be able to feel their pain.  I had to use my imagination and look back at the things I've seen happen in my life and hear about, I had to talk to people that have been bullied to get a better understanding of what has happened to them.

Reading Response

    The book I'm reading is called "Slam!" by Dean Myers and the main character who lives in the slums and his best friend is introduced to drugs. A lot goes through the main characters head everyday especially since it’s not safe where he lives.  After reading some of this book it really showed me how some places are really unsafe.      A part in the book that really made me start to was when the main characters brother came home one day because there was a drive by.  His brother was only 9 and the way he said it sounded like he wasn't surprised at all and that it’s a usual thing that happens.  This really felt like it was a realistic fiction moment because I always hear bad things like this about very poor neighborhoods, but didn't think much of it.      I think the message that the author was trying to tell me was that people end up getting used to it and you have to know your boundaries of what you do every day and to watch out for crazy things that happen.

Everyday Situations

     One thing I've witnessed was how much homework kids get and I think it’s unfair because I end up not getting enough sleep and being tired the next day.  Sometimes homework can take me more than an hour on one subject by itself and it leaves me with no time to study for my test the next day.  It also leaves me to not have enough time to be with friends.  I used to hang out every day, but now I can only hang out on the weekends because of all the work I get.

    A solution could be to maybe give us an extra day to do the homework or maybe give it to us on a Friday so we can have the weekend to work on it.  It would really help if maybe one day you don't get homework for one subject.