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Standing Up: Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Martin Luther King, Jr. once said “our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter” standing up is an important thing in our lives that everyone should do. First, everyone should be standing up for what they believe in no matter what the case is. Bullying, bullying is something people do many times, and many people see it happening but do not say anything about it. We should stand up for everyone no matter what the case is, whether you know them or not, because you do not know how they feel or what they are thinking about. If you see someone getting picked on stand up for them, help them out, be nice, and be their friend. Second, racism, racism is a big impact in our society. In my opinion, we should never judge

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