Rahul Bagga. Mr. Leighton. English 4, Period 3. 09 May

Rahul Bagga Mr. Leighton English 4, Period 3 09 May 2017 Revenge? According to global issues, 12.6 million people die from diseases every year. Similar to diseases, acts of violence takes away lives of 1.6 million people every year as well. Astonishing and shocking news to some, but sadly this is the truth and many people do not choose to step up to help prevent this from happening. In the short story written by Alex Kotlowitz entitled Blocking the Transmission of Violence, a group of ex-gang members go through rehabilitation and training so they can control their emotions when in a difficult situation, as well as prevent future acts of violence from occurring. Furthermore, the so called â€Å"Violence Interrupters† try at all costs to†¦show more content†¦Revenge is many times seen as the solution when one is packed with emotion inside themselves and do not think rationally about the situation. Here the character obviously is disturbed by the fact that he lost a loved one, but does not try to calm himself mentally because his emoti ons took the best of him. Rather than thinking things through, He decided to try to avenge his loved ones death which would not only hurt another’s live, but his as well. It is understandable that he wants to take revenge, but one does not think well when they are emotionally being charged. People who have suffered many times, do not want to be the only ones to suffer, so they try to bring others down with them. But taking revenge will not only keep the cycle of violence moving, it will cause more hurt for the person acting upon their emotions because they will not let their wounds heal with time. Rather they try to take revenge making the wounds more and more hurtful. This is also displayed in Hamlet when he is talking to his father’s ghost. He is raged with his uncle killing his father for the crown and said â€Å"So, uncle, there you are. Now to my word / It is ‘adieu, adieu, remember me’ / I have sworn ( Shakespeare, 1.5. 111-113). Similar to the char acter above, Hamlet is also enraged by the fact that his uncle had killed his past father. Because of this, he is also filled with emotion and does not start the truly think if what to do. Rather, he has already decided that