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Violence In My Life The truth of the matter is that there hasn’t really been all that much violence in my life so far. I mean where I grew up, and in my community there was virtually no harsh domestic violence. Of course growing up I have seen all different sorts of violence. However these acts of violence were not that serious. I have been involved in a couple of cases of school violence myself. In highschool I was involved in a verbal argument with another kid, in the middle of the hallway. However this act of verbal violence ended up with a consequence. I had to serve a Saturday detention from eight to twelve in the morning. Another case in which I was involved in an act of violence was a fight at school. I got into a little fight with another kid in my highschool over some girl. Now I look back at the situation and realize how stupid and ignorant the whole ordeal was. However at the time I thought that it was the only thing, and the right thing to do. This act of violence ended up in another consequence, imagine that. For fighting at school I had to go through with a three day suspension. I regret ever fighting in school, for the simple fact of the suspension that I was given. Through this experience I have learned not to fight in school, and that fighting anybody is a stupid decision.! I have learned for the most part, to be passive in the acts of a fight. Another example in which I was apart of some kind of violence, happened a couple of years ago. Up till now I have played soccer and baseball my whole life. This incident happened while I was playing soccer. It was winter and we were indoors. The game was knotted up with a score of four to four. I must admit that when I am involved in a very competitive situation I can get violent. Anyways the game was tied and the other team had the ball. This game was a very important game in a national tournament and determined who would go on to the next roun... Free Essays on Violence In My Life Free Essays on Violence In My Life Violence In My Life The truth of the matter is that there hasn’t really been all that much violence in my life so far. I mean where I grew up, and in my community there was virtually no harsh domestic violence. Of course growing up I have seen all different sorts of violence. However these acts of violence were not that serious. I have been involved in a couple of cases of school violence myself. In highschool I was involved in a verbal argument with another kid, in the middle of the hallway. However this act of verbal violence ended up with a consequence. I had to serve a Saturday detention from eight to twelve in the morning. Another case in which I was involved in an act of violence was a fight at school. I got into a little fight with another kid in my highschool over some girl. Now I look back at the situation and realize how stupid and ignorant the whole ordeal was. However at the time I thought that it was the only thing, and the right thing to do. This act of violence ended up in another consequence, imagine that. For fighting at school I had to go through with a three day suspension. I regret ever fighting in school, for the simple fact of the suspension that I was given. Through this experience I have learned not to fight in school, and that fighting anybody is a stupid decision.! I have learned for the most part, to be passive in the acts of a fight. Another example in which I was apart of some kind of violence, happened a couple of years ago. Up till now I have played soccer and baseball my whole life. This incident happened while I was playing soccer. It was winter and we were indoors. The game was knotted up with a score of four to four. I must admit that when I am involved in a very competitive situation I can get violent. Anyways the game was tied and the other team had the ball. This game was a very important game in a national tournament and determined who would go on to the next roun...