32 from 2002-2015 with a death toll of more than 5 people, and 49 in just 2016, 7 months! Within America, a place where many people seek refuge from the war that they face in their home country, a place where people look to as a beautiful and peaceful country. I am 14 years old and I have survived 81 mass shooting just in America, not to mention the many shootings in other countries which has affected the world as a whole. War. Hate. Death. Is that what the world has truly come to? Question is why? Why such hatred? Why so much death? America has survived many mass shootings and we are losing more people to mass shootings than to any disease or old age. And for what, for good, for fun? When a new mass shooting occurs we pray for that specific country when we should be praying for the world. The world is losing people. Although it may be in one place it is affecting everyone, everywhere. I don't know why this is happening but I want to find out. I want to help those who have lost a family member. I want to help those who have been injured in these awful events, both emotionally and physically. Not only are these killing people but it is taking a toll on many lives. Just because someone from a specific religion does a terrible thing it DOES NOT mean that, that religion as a whole is bad. We are letting terrorists control us by making us say hateful things to those who may follow that specific religion but are tremendously hurt by the act too. In WWII we sent Japanese to camps because their country did something bad. We then felt a lot of guilt as we killed over 226,000 people, and what good did that do us; absolutely nothing. We should look to this as an example of what cannot happen again. We shouldn't show hatred to those who have been affected the same amount as us. We are all human and we are here together on one planet. We can't let hatred, war, and death take over us. There are some out there that do believe in these vile acts but we cannot let those people take us over. Make us do things that we will regret. There are more good people on this planet then there are bad. We should use that to our advantage. It's completely revolting what these people do but we can't let it keep happening! We should take action together, not independently, because we are here to help each other. What is war going to do? Has it ever achieved anything good? So many people died in wars, someone's child, brother, sister, husband, wife, mother, and father. What good is it to start more? I cannot express in words how sick to the stomach it is but is this what the world has turned into, a melting pot of death, hatred, and war? I do not want this to be the type of place my children grow up in and more importantly I grow up in. It shouldn't be a place where any child or person should grow up in or remember as the last thing before they die.
Not to mention the previous attack with the highest death toll since 9/11. The orlando shooting was heartbreaking. I had to read the headline again just to make sure this happened because I couldn't believe it! Yes, many people don't agree with gay or lesbian relationships but doesn't mean you have to hate people who do and who are. If one thing I know that is similar to all religions is that God does not want a world where people hate and hate and nothing more. We are all human and love is love. We may not agree but we should accept. We should accept that every single one of us is human and we should have the decency to accept people for who they are! Yes, they may be different, but what is this world without people who are different. To the world, different people are the color to a child's coloring book. Each child colors differently and has a different style and we do not make remarks to that so how is it any different to older people. People who are outside the lines, who think out of the box, who are beautiful just the way they are. The orlando shooting affect America greatly and also the world, but we need to realize that this action has been supported by the protesters who go against LGBTQ rights. They made it okay for this to happen but now we can clearly see the massive affect it has had. Think of the world as a school, the people who carry out these actions, bullies, the protesters, as bystanders, and the people being hurt as the victims. Bystanders simply let the bully hurt the victim. They do not help or speak up or defend the victim. They watch as the bully keeps hurting the victim until the worst happens. Do not be a bystander, instead help the victim because as a bystander you are no better than the bully. We need to starts accepting people and build a refuge for everybody so nobody feels vulnerable or prone to the worst. NOBODY got any benefit from these actions and nobody is happy with it! So then why is it okay for people who can't accept the different to hate, to make it okay for other people to hate? EVERYBODY is human and the sooner we accept that, the sooner it makes the world a better place. A safe haven where people can be who they want to be and not get put down or torn for their uniqueness, the thing that makes them beautiful. The people that do still hate are still human but the type that make it okay for these actions to happen, but like I said there IS more good than bad. We may not be able to bring back the dead but we can prevent more people dying for the same reasons. I may not have a lot of experience in the world but I have survived 81 mass shootings 20 bombings with a death toll of more than 50, which should make everyone sick to the stomach because I am only 14 and I do not want to grow up and see more deaths for the same reasons and more wars for no reason. We can achieve greater by simply accepting the different and loving them for who they are and not causing war and reeking havoc by bombing and killing innocent people. Work together as a world instead of independently because we can achieve so much more and do greater things in a lesser period of time. I support everyone and I want to grow up seeing people do the same.
Not to mention the previous attack with the highest death toll since 9/11. The orlando shooting was heartbreaking. I had to read the headline again just to make sure this happened because I couldn't believe it! Yes, many people don't agree with gay or lesbian relationships but doesn't mean you have to hate people who do and who are. If one thing I know that is similar to all religions is that God does not want a world where people hate and hate and nothing more. We are all human and love is love. We may not agree but we should accept. We should accept that every single one of us is human and we should have the decency to accept people for who they are! Yes, they may be different, but what is this world without people who are different. To the world, different people are the color to a child's coloring book. Each child colors differently and has a different style and we do not make remarks to that so how is it any different to older people. People who are outside the lines, who think out of the box, who are beautiful just the way they are. The orlando shooting affect America greatly and also the world, but we need to realize that this action has been supported by the protesters who go against LGBTQ rights. They made it okay for this to happen but now we can clearly see the massive affect it has had. Think of the world as a school, the people who carry out these actions, bullies, the protesters, as bystanders, and the people being hurt as the victims. Bystanders simply let the bully hurt the victim. They do not help or speak up or defend the victim. They watch as the bully keeps hurting the victim until the worst happens. Do not be a bystander, instead help the victim because as a bystander you are no better than the bully. We need to starts accepting people and build a refuge for everybody so nobody feels vulnerable or prone to the worst. NOBODY got any benefit from these actions and nobody is happy with it! So then why is it okay for people who can't accept the different to hate, to make it okay for other people to hate? EVERYBODY is human and the sooner we accept that, the sooner it makes the world a better place. A safe haven where people can be who they want to be and not get put down or torn for their uniqueness, the thing that makes them beautiful. The people that do still hate are still human but the type that make it okay for these actions to happen, but like I said there IS more good than bad. We may not be able to bring back the dead but we can prevent more people dying for the same reasons. I may not have a lot of experience in the world but I have survived 81 mass shootings 20 bombings with a death toll of more than 50, which should make everyone sick to the stomach because I am only 14 and I do not want to grow up and see more deaths for the same reasons and more wars for no reason. We can achieve greater by simply accepting the different and loving them for who they are and not causing war and reeking havoc by bombing and killing innocent people. Work together as a world instead of independently because we can achieve so much more and do greater things in a lesser period of time. I support everyone and I want to grow up seeing people do the same.
