It was after school during 3rd grade and me and my friends were on the school playground. A girl from the high school ahd come to pick up her younger sister and was pushing her sister on the swings. An woman walked over to her and began to yell at the highschool saying she was too old and she knew what people like the high schooler were actually doing there. Yet the high schooler had the right to be there because she was getting her sister, and was being discriminated for her age and the way she looked. This story helps prove that people not be told what to do/ get pushed around because of who they are. This is because everyone should have their own rights and shouldn’t be discriminated based off their age, gender, race, and religion. Some …show more content…
According to “Armed & Underage” by Jeffrey Gettleman it states, “What's more, children are often considered the perfect weapon: They are easily manipulated, intensely loyal, fearless, and, most important, in endless supply.” Children were being told what to do because they were young and didn't know any better. This shows people need to be respected because although they are younger, children deserve to have their own opinions. People were telling children what to do, when they should be allowed to make their own decisions and not be pushed around and told what to do by the government. Next, in “Armed & Underage” by Jeffrey Gettleman it states, “‘These kids can be so easily brainwashed,’ Ali says. "They don't even have to be paid." The international justice system is catching up with those who use children as soldiers.” Children are being manipulated by their own country, to do things they get no benefit from. This helps show this helps show that they should be respected because they are not given the freedom to have their own opinions and decide if they want to do something without being pushed around and being manipulated into doing something. People are telling them what they should be doing and that they need to be in