Violence

Violence. To me, this eight-lettered word means acting with physical force or strength, moved by strong feeling, or produced by force. It is also the use of very deadly weapons like knives and guns. Violence is one of the main reasons that I moved from the Philippines to the United States. My parents think that there is too much violence back home for us to keep on living there. And yes, it has obviously affected my life.

Back in the Philippines, you will probably hear some news that someone is killed or hurt, every single day. Living there was a great experience for me. I had a great school, great friends, a nice place to live in, and a great family, practically everything. The only negative thing about that place is the violence. I can't even go out of my house to play, because it's too dangerous. And I understand that it's for my own protection. I know why we have curfews, and all that strict stuff, simply because it's for our protection. I'd rather follow my parent's decisions and follow their rules, rather than getting beat up, or raped, or whatever there is out there.

Have you ever wondered why people are so violent? I mean, what's the point of being violent anyway? No one will ever get something out of being violent. And if anyone ever does, I hope that they know that what they are doing is wrong. I really do hope that they do the right thing instead. How has violence affected my life? Two of my family relatives have been victims of kidnapping, and to me that would be violence. At first, it happened to one of my aunts. She was pulled over on her way to work by a group of men. And yes, she had bodyguards with her. The pointed guns at her and her bodyguards, and they asked her to go with them, so she did. These men ransomed here for a large amount of money. And she did agree to pay it, instead of her being killed, and got back home safely. The second time, it happened to my other aunt. The same group of men that kidnapped my other aunt kidnapped her. They ransomed her for a large amount of money too, but she did not agree to pay it. The men let her go, and when they started to walk, they shot my aunt in the head. People found her body inside a bag far away the day after she got kidnapped. I