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Words Wound Chapter 1 Summary

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In chapter 7 of the book, Words Wound, the authors Justin W. Patchin and Sameer Hinduja (2013) close out their book by taking one last opportunity to encourage teens to take action against cyberbullying. This chapter accomplishes that by focusing on inspiring teens to be a vessel of kindness at their school, in their community, and throughout the world. Though, with that in mind, Patchin and Hinduja (2013) understand that at first thought, carrying kindness to the world may seem like an unrealistic task to many teens, as the world can appear to be an overwhelmingly large place to young people. Therefore, it can become all too easy for them to believe that the actions of one person cannot make a difference. However, history is filled with stories of how the world was forever altered by the actions of just one person, and in this chapter, the authors illustrate that …show more content…

Many of these stories involved scenarios where a teen’s act of kindness made another student’s life better. However, some of the stories involved teens who were able to start trends of kindness, as their actions had a domino effect on the people around them, and they were able to transform the atmosphere at their school for the better (Patchin & Hinduja, 2013). Some trends went even farther than the teen’s school and have been carried out nationwide, and some have even caught on throughout other countries. As Patchin and Hinduja (2013) explain, one of the many benefits of the internet is that it takes the great big world and places it in each person’s digital backyard, giving each individual user the opportunity to have their voice heard by anyone that is listening. However, a voice is only heard if it is used; therefore, Patchin and Hinduja (2013) urge teens to use their voice and speak out to make kindness go

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