Abby Sharman - Year 9

Bullying

Bullying is a behaviour of a person who hurts someone with less power often forcing that person to do something they do not want to do.

A word with a lot of pain.

A word that consists of being scared to travel

Bullying.

We should all have a good time

to lead ourselves into the future.

Innocents being targeted

Bystanders frightened

To become a target for an arrow.

They lost their life!

Bullying! A word with pain.

A fight broke out

and bruises and scars were made

the poor victim lay,

tears streaming

petrified

trapped

Weeks went past.

Bullying, a word with pain.

They never came to school

barely eating

barely sleeping.

The bully attacked another.

Came to school once again

sad and depressed.

Mysterious cuts

covered up,

Anxiety built up,

Participation was not a key,

head down onto their arms.

Bagged ripped and clothes torn.

Shouting in an office

Was the only option

To gain peace for those in pain

attacked and bashed

on a regular-daily-basis.

The message does not get through.

Repeated cycle

Soon they passed

Into the sky

The pain got to them

So, they chose to fly.

Therefore

Bullying should be stopped

No matter the cost

No one wants to be in pain

Everyone needs a life

So why make them struggle

Make them choose to fly

They are only children

That want to survive this life

What matters Australia – links

Bullying definition - https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/bullying

Abbey Granger - Year 9

Sexism

What does it mean to be a woman?

It means to be powerful, but assertive. Kind and compassionate, but not weak. A woman loves hard but works harder.

What does it mean to be a woman?

It means sharing a special bond and connection with those around her, something that’s full of care. A woman looks beyond someone’s sexuality, race, age, and physicality.

What does it mean to be a woman?

It means to always put the wellbeing of those around her first. A woman cares for others sometimes more than she does for herself.

What does it mean to be a woman?

It means to always provide for others. A woman should always ensure that those around her are taken care of, she is selfless.

What does it mean to be a woman?

It means to be pure. A woman should save herself until marriage, nobody wants to marry a slut.

What does it mean to be a woman?

It means to love. A woman should get married early and love a man endlessly, even if it means she gets nothing in return.

What does it mean to be a woman?

It means to be submissive. A woman should always do what her husband says and obey politely.

What does it mean to be a woman?

It means to be pretty. A woman should always have her hair and makeup done, but not too much, because nobody likes a girl who’s fake.

What does it mean to be a woman?

It means to be quiet. A woman should always keep her opinions to her herself, nobody likes a girl who’s extroverted and loud.

What does it mean to be a woman?

It means to be modest. A woman should always leave something to the imagination.

What does it mean to be a woman?

It means to not fight back. A woman should accept that boys will be boys, and men cannot control themselves.

What does it mean to be a woman?

It means to take responsibility. A woman should never choose to have an abortion, because the baby inside of her will always be more important than her mental, physical, and financial stability. Besides, it’s her fault for wearing what she did that night.

What does it mean to be a woman?

It means to love herself. A woman must always remember that despite the world being against her, she is beautiful and inviolable.

What does it mean to be a woman?

It means to be strong. A woman should never let herself succumb to the negativities of life.

What does it mean to be a woman?

It means to choose. A woman can and will say no when she is uncomfortable.

What does it mean to be a woman?

It means to teach. A woman will hold men responsible for the suffering that she and her ancestors have endured throughout the years. She will guide those who are significantly younger than her but of her sex through the difficulties and injustices that women face.

What does it mean to be a woman?

It means to fight. A woman will protest the gender roles and stereotypes that our society has bound her to. And she will not stop until she and her sisters receive justice.