Analysis: To Tell Or Not To Tell By Mary Kate Frank

Throughout "Our Secret" Griffin explores the different characters' fears and secrets and she gives specific insights into these "secrets". Through examining others Griffin comes to terms with her own feelings, secrets, and fears. She relates to Himmler, Leo, Helene, and everyone else even though she is different than all of them. One fact that can be made about all of these characters is that they all represent humans and human emotion

In the story “The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle with connections” the main idea of this story so far that I read is that they are going on a boat ride with a family.Mr.Grummage was a y’all man who wore a black frock coat with a stove pipe hat that added to his considerable height. The person that is telling the story asked a lot of questions and obviously had a relationship with Mr.Grummage and they were some what family or real close friends.We can infer that she is a child because in the first chapter she stated that she wanted to say goodbye to her chaperone and she kept saying she had to say good. Some strange man was listening to their conversation and heard that the captain name was Jaggery. The man was scared of the captain because

There are many people in this world that want to stop bullying. One example of these people is a teenage activists named Alex Libby. To add, in the article, stopbullying75.weebly.com, Alex Libby had experienced bullying as a child. Because of this, he began to start campaigns, and he even had a documentary called, “Bully,” in which he showed his childhood. This movie’s purpose was to show people to speak up so they don't have to go through what he did. Alex had a very strong opinion on this topic. To show this, he often wore a shirt that says, “ I stand for the silent,” meaning that he is fighting for every bystander because he believed that bullying was a big issue and he didn't want anyone else to experience what it felt like.

Liar, Temptress, Soldier by Karen Abbott was a great book explaining the role of four women had during the civil war. In books, we readers do not alway read about the women and their phenomenal actions and duties during the war. In many peoples minds they just think, the women do not play a role, but in all reality the North would have never won if the women would not have stepped up and took over the farm, industries and help out in the battle field much like Clara Barton did, sadly she is not in this book, many other amazing women in the American history are in this book. Lets start by learning a little about the great civil war these miraculous women fought in.

In this same journal researchers found that 41% of students say that they would step in and help a fellow classmate in need. However, in reality only about 1 in 4 actually do intervene (Flanagan and Stout, 2009). There is obviously some discretion between intention and behavior. Researchers are not sure what makes children decide to help or not to help. These young students are demonstrating the bystander effect. This journal also talks about bullying and why students will not tell teachers when a student is being bullied. Not much study has been done on this, but researches believe that it has much to do with the bystander effect.

Appearances aren't always what they seem. The historical fiction novel “True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle”, written by Avi, takes place during the 1800s at sea. In the story, the main character, Charlotte Doyle, is on a journey to find her inner self during a conflict between crew & captain. Charlotte learns from Captain Jaggery and Zachariah that a person’s character and actions are more important than appearances, which causes her to change perspective.

People may not realize it, but bystanders play a huge role in bullying. By not stepping in or telling someone about it, they are making the problem worse. A bystander intervening could stop someone from getting hurt, and even prevent bullying from happening in the future. If a bystander does not say or do anything about it, they are contributing to the issue. There are more bystanders than there are bullies, so it is their choice to help or hurt the situation.

Around 17% of American students report bullying, 37% have tried, or thought of, attempting suicide, and 67% have said that they knew what was going on, but they never said anything. Think of what could have happened if someone told an adult, and prevented further emotional damage! In the article, To Tell or Not To Tell, by Mary Kate Frank, it states “Four out of five school shooters revealed their plans ahead of time, but no one reported threats.” Some readers of To Tell or Not To Tell, believe that it is best to hide information from others, for the fear that they may lose their friends trust, closer examination shows that withholding certain information could endanger the lives of other people.

In the story “You Leave Them “ by Mona Simpson, Ann (Heather) ,a twelve years old girl, and her mother relocate from Bay City, Wisconsin to Los Angeles, California. They followed pee trucks and inquire melons for food. Throughout the trip Heather disagreed with many decision her mother made. Shortly after arriving in Los Angeles, Heather’s mom pulled over to one of the first diners to change clothes and freshen up before driving any further to their destination. Upon arriving at the Bel-Air Hotel there was much needed time to exhale, eat and enjoy the new surroundings. How parent reacts to situations can place a child in a very awkward situation and can lead to embarrassment.

Speak is about a girl, Melinda, who was raped at a party the summer before high school. Melinda was raped by a senior who had a history of sexually assaulting girls, and after the incident, she was scared – as any victim would be – and called the police. She couldn’t say anything and ran before the police could arrive. Because of that, she lost all of her “friends.”

One touching story that got my attention was Marilaine story, written by Nicolas Kristof on New York Times. Marilaine is a 13- year-old poor girl from Haiti that her dream only dream was to get a proper education but unfortunately she was a victim of child labor trafficking, provided by her father. Similar to a lot of stories I have read of domestic force labor, Marilaine was beaten everyday by the family she was working for but at least she was allow to go to school in the afternoon, a privilege that more than half of the girls in her situation don’t have. The saddest part of her story was that after everything she suffer, she was able to go back to her village and see her family again, the problem is with her story is that

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If a teacher witnesses a student even being slightly mocked they should intercede immediately. This is often not the case, most teachers wait for students to reach out for help. Don't teachers know it’s hard for students to speak up? They're afraid of being "snitches" or "tattle tales," as kids say now days. We need teachers who are alert in the classrooms. It would be best if teachers reached out to students and not the other way around. Many students are afraid that if they are getting bullied and they speak up the harasser will find out and hurt them more either physically or mentally .Some pupil also are petrified that if there comrades find out they will

A girl sits in the common, boring office of a psychiatrist, looking about herself and studying her surroundings. In actuality, preparatory to scribbling her words on a sticky note, she had been filled with concern about others listening in on her confessions to her therapist, the only person she can trust fully. In order to keep things exceedingly confidential and highly difficult to follow for listeners, she uses her written words as a voice. She was petrified to the point she refuses to speak. This, although many do not think about things of this sort, is a common trouble among every continent; false beliefs and indescribable paranoia. In reality, we all know the government and others would not, with malicious intent, listen to what we have

“Secrets and Lies” is set to captivate watchers with its mysterious story as it returns for its second season next year with new names to be added to its cast.