When will it end?

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/15/opinion/blow-the-bleakness-of-the-bullied.html?ref=columnists

Above is a heart-stopping story of the bullied. It seems like you always hear about someone being picked on, sometimes almost to the point of suicide. This article caught me off-guard. As it turns out the author of the article himself was bullied. Bullied until he considered suicide. He shares his story of the very moments he thought of ending it all. It's unfortunate that our society needs a constant reminder of making sure children treat each other with deceny, but if that's what it takes today to prevent damage to people's lives, then so be it.

This essay is short, but powerful. Powerful writings require the writer to actually have had the experiences they write about in my opinion. It gives to the readers the passion of the story needed to completley imagine themselves in the story. It's sad to have to read it, but it becomes easier to imagine.