Have you ever been spending time with your friends and they bring up an activity that you would rather not participate in? However, after a chorus of “come on, don’t be boring” you finally gave in. You know you wouldn’t have done it on your own, and therefore, you have experienced peer pressure.
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Have you ever shopped for clothes online and seen only thin models sampling the clothes? Or maybe you were watching the match on TV and you saw a Fair and Lovely ad that tells you that no matter how talented you are, it doesn’t matter if you aren’t light skinned.
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What is bullying really? We’ve all heard the term flung around liberally, but what does it really mean? Bullying is described as when someone more powerful uses another’s weakness to mistreat them. We see many examples of bullying in entertainment right from “Tom and Jerry” and “Doremon” to Regina George in “Mean Girls.” A lot of the time, the bullying in TV shows and movies is exaggerated for entertainment purposes. This can make it difficult for us to spot bullying when it is happening around us, or even to us.
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Make them your Priority.
Your experiences make you different from everybody else. That means the person that you are talking to is different from everybody else as well. Isn’t it wonderful to learn about them? That is why it is essential to treat them with respect and at the same time, be curious about them. When you talk to them, they should be your priority at that moment, like nothing else matters.