A Quote I agree with and really liked from Rokhsor Yusufi was:

I just stood there and watched her curse at me. I felt mad and rather humiliated so I laughed at her and told her that she had wasted her breath because I was not listening to a single word she said and that she just made a fool of herself because she seemed pathetic. I also told her how annoying I thought she was and how much it bugged me when she did what she did at lunch. That was when all of my friends realized that I was the right one and they all came back to me and told me that she was pathetic and that it was a good thing that I stood up for myself.

I liked it because its true and I'm proud that she expressed how she felt instead of cursing back at her and made a huge scene. I never would have done such a brave and wise thing, I would have cursed back and fought her because I hate fake people and people who are to afraid to run up. She showed a lot of leadership because she stood up for not just herself but for a others as well. The asti agreement/rules that best matches this quote is number six speak up for yourself and others.This one clearly shows it because the other girls felt the same way but didn't want to say anything about it.

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13.'Just Kidding and Ganging up'

A time I remember when I formed an alliance to make someone feel bad was when we made fun of this Arab girl because she mugged us. There were other people involved in this alliance there names were Erika and Patricia they were my best friends. This made me feel very powerful, ghetto,and in charge. My options were to either speak to her and try to become friends with her or keep making fun of her and risk getting in trouble with my teacher,principle,and parents. People bully others because they wanna pick fights or they are insecure and unsure about themselves so they project those feelings on to others or they feel jealous or threatened by someone. I think that the thing that makes them want to hurt their peers is a whole lot of jealousy,sadness,or anger built up in them. Or also revenge and hatred towards someone they envy. In most cases, people fall into peer pressure and feel cool if they pick on someone with a group of people,they follow the crowd. Even though I have bullied a couple of times, it really isn't worth it because you need to step in to that persons shoes and ask yourself what if I got bullied like that? I also wouldn't want to have the blame for shattering someones dream or intimidating them, my conscience wouldn't be at peace. What I mean by shattering someones dream is that they might want to be a model or something else and if you tell them something like your ugly or your useless it might discourage them. I am con bullying or joking around.