Bullying??!! What about courage?

Everyone experiences bullying or was a bully. But you should always have courage to stand up for you or some else. I once saw bullying been done, well not exactly, it was done by the internet, cyber bullying. I thought it was horrible, I don't think that just because you are mad at someone, it doesn't mean you have the right to bully them.

 Well, this story began on a normal school day, and everything was fine. And then it happened. Everyone was called into the 5th grade pod. We were all seated. We were told that someone had sent an email, a very mean and offensive email, but, it was sent by a teachers account and obviously it wasn't a teacher. Although, no one knew who it was.  

So we had this talk about, just own up, nothing bad will happen, you won't get in trouble, that kind of stuff, but still, no one said a thing. "Alright, now is your chance, tell us who sent the email, and if you know anything about this, please tell us as soon as possible" a moment of silence, still, no one. 

Then we all went back to our classes, then the secret was let out, it leaked out to everyone, within an hour or two, everyone in 5th grade knew who sent the email, better known as, the bully! I knew they had done it!  There was something suspicious about the way he looked at her, if only I had known what he had done, then I could have told her! But the only reason I didn't want to say anything was because I was scared of what he would do to me. I wasn't courageous, I should have been, like I said, people don't have  the right to push around others.

What would I do different? Well, I would have agreed with my conscience and stood up for her. I would have said something to her to make sure that she felt secure and reassuring, make her feel like she wasn't alone. I'd have her tell someone else, so they could do something about it. She was my friend, how could I have not done something?

Nobody is perfect, even me and there is somethings I need to work on in life, like maybe listening to my friends problems more, instead of making them listen to me, become less selfish. So, then maybe, I could have more friends. I would also like to be more courages, I mean, I will be more courages! So I could stand up for everyone and stop bullying, the hero! Remember, just because someone is smaller, weaker, or as you might think, "different" doesn't mean you can torment, judge, harass, do make anyone feel bad.

Courage, do I have it?

My parents say I am "very courages" in a parent way, you know, when they say it just to make you feel good when you know that they lying. Well, there is one time when I know I was courages. Well, what exacty is courage first? Courage is bravery, feeling fearless, independent. Being courages means to be strong willed, being able to stand for yourself and others rights, being able to do something one fears.

Well, when I did show courage was the show of my life (well, back then) Night of the Notables. We each studied a person, a notable, kind of like your very own idol, someone to look up to, your very own role model. I studyed Amelia Earhart, I knew nothing about her until then. Then at the end of this unit, we would put on a play showing all that we have learned. That was my favorite part, but I always had stage fright although I loved going on stage and showing off. I had practiced and worked so hard so I did not want to mess things up. And after the play, we would share our "black boards" This was a poster which would tell all about your own notable. As I said I couldn't wait. It took us weeks of researching and and rehearses. It was coming, only a few more days until the actual Night of the Notables. Everyone was working hard to memorize lines, glue pictures onto their blackboard and practicing songs.

Finally, it was the night. Although I couldn't wait, I was also terrified by the amount of people there were, my whole class was counting on me, how could I mess this up? Questions roamed through my head, what if I forget my lines? What if I go to the wrong spot on stage? What if? As the parents were given a speech by the principle, we entered through the back. At last, the lights went down, show time! We got into our lines, and then the music turned on, the lights lit up the stage as we skipped on and off. Then, the first act, I waited seated in my spot impatiently. I sat there, bored out of my mind, waiting for our turn to finally get on stage. Then I patently watched the last act before ours, I couldn't believe it! It was almost over, but not just yet.

 Then it was our cue, everyone walked on the stage, we all got into our places. Then I waited for my cue, there it was, my class mate and I said our line in unison. It went all as planned! It was perfect, but my turn wasn't over yet. I still had another line, which said alone. The music changed, that indicated that it was my line. I said my phares as loud and clear as I could. I must have said it right because my parents said they loved it! Then when everyone had sang their songs and said there lines, we all skipped once again, off the stage. I couldn't be convinced that it was all over, all that hard work would now be swept under the rug, but no, this night would be remembered forever in my mind.

What do the artifacts tell us about the lives of early humans?

Artifacts are ancient objects that people have left behind. These artifacts are anything made or used by people including clothing, tools, weapons and coins.  Artifacts tell us a lot about humans where they lived, when they lived and what they liked. Although many people believe that early humans (or cave men as some might say) had little knowledge, artifacts tell us they very smart and able to survive with limited resources.  For example, cave paintings and artifacts show us what animals existed and how hominids hunted these animals for their families to eat and how they used their skin and fur for clothing. Some scientists think that these cave paintings of animals were created because the hominids worshiped them and believed the animals had special powers to influence their lives.

When scientists find new artifacts, they answer lots of questions about the lives of early humans but also find new questions to work on. As the book states, some people believe that caves were a place of worship where ceremonies were held. This shows the hominids were spiritual people and who used cave paintings in both their rituals and ceremonies. Various artifacts indicate these people were physically fit and strong as they used spears (as seen in the picture) to hunt animals. Hunting was very important to these people’s survival and their lives evolved around hunting and gathering. The clay bison sculptures shows if a clan had claimed  a cave as their territory as it declares in the book. The other thought is that the bison were used in special coming of age ceremonies to show that a child had become an adult. Cave art tools (as seen in the picture) were used for grinding, cutting and carving.  Scientists have studied these tools and guessed how they were used. As we can see artifacts tell us many tales about the lives of early humans in how they survived.