Don't Be Afraid to Take a Stand

What is the difference between knowing something is wrong and letting it happen verses viewing a situation while stating it's wrong and doing what's right? It's the ability to be your own person. YOU are capable of controlling situations that seem unfair.

At the assembly this week, Michael Fowley was our guest speaker and he played a character that stood by and laughed at a disrespectful comment his friend made towards a pretty girl. She made it clear that she wasn't interested and didn't get upset at the comment but his laugh sparked her anger. When we are around our friends, it seems natural to agree or laugh at whatever they are talking about. It takes a lot of courage and self respect to stand up to your friends. A lot of times in life, we think too fast and act on impulse, especially when we want to seem cool around our friends. This doesn't make it the right thing to do and he realized his mistake. He should have stood up for what he thought was right, but instead, he ended up sparking more emotions rather than soothing open wounds.

In the movie, "Mean Girls" Cady Heron and her friends manipulate Regina George because of all the nasty things she has said behind people's backs. Eventually, Cady becomes just like Regina and everyone wants to be like her. Cady represents the sweet and innocent girl who becomes a beauty on the outside but a hideous "Mean Girl" on the inside. She becomes the evil they were trying to defeat in the first place. When they are forced to face the accusations of the Burn Book, one of Cady's friends, Janice, finally comes clean about all of the hilariously terrible things they did to Regina. Thanks to Janice for coming clean, her own reputation from Regina is demolished and she frees Cady from the Plastic life. Most of the time, doing what's right may hurt not only you, but the people around you. It's worth sticking up for your beliefs and don't let anyone tell you different. And I hope none of you have been personally victimized by Regina George, or else I will have to take a stand and tell her to sort out her priorities!