19 Minutes, By Jodi Picoult

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Violent scenes and scenarios are now a common go-to for movies, books, comics, and much more. Even though throughout all of the history wars and other violent actions have occurred, great literature never recorded these, but today's literature is full of it. The use of these vicious scenarios was not very common throughout history due to conflicts that arose. It may be that the world is in much more harmony than it once was, but the use of graphic novels has increased over time. This is a result of a new world, with a new era, with new technology evolving. These scenes were not often used due to the graphic circumstances these moments created. The book, 19 Minutes By: Jodi Picoult, involves such a scenario with a school shooting …show more content…

Most acts of bullying are dealt with, but not always in the correct way of doing so. Bullying Policies in many schools state that bullying is not tolerated and has consequences that will be used if bullying occurs. However, Jodi draws our attention to the issue that not all schools have a policy that states the consequences of bullying and practically just tells the victim to fight back and stand up for himself. This generally makes things worse for the victim by allowing the bully think that the victim is trying to "embarrass" the bully. With repeated attacks on one, it will have him/her believe they are either "useless" or think that they have to do something to prevent the next attacks, and this may not always be pretty or the "right" way. The results of these intense, repeated attacks can cause the victim Just like this book, shootings are a result of bullying, derogation, and ignorance and end ultimately end with many …show more content…

Every story had its reason why it happened, and these reasons have changed drastically since older days with the world evolving. The development of the world's technology and advancement humans contribute different aspects to life, the good and the bad. The evolution of the world is a result of violence because of the newer technology and having cruel, destructive sources at one's fingertips. With these and other contributions, the final results change every time it occurs, being for better or for worse. The results have changed over time as well, with it being land and freedom dominating the reason for violence, it is now becoming more of trying to fit in or get back at someone. Jodi's book is not like great literature since it follows violence as its plot line, but it does give a strong message about violence not being the

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