Word On The Street

        One person could bring about change. One person with good intentions, and is not afraid to speak. The events of the Holocaust left millions dead and families torn because nobody spoke up. To make sure an atrocity like this never happens one should make the problem aware to the public. No matter how big or small, one could gather a group of people who have the same feelings about a certain transgression. Have a peaceful rally, speak to the public. One could even make it world wide through social media, to really get the issue out there. Posting about the issue or writing a blog about it, could help spread awareness. Even vlogging could blow up the concern of the issue, the most controversial problems happen on Youtube, one of the largest social media platforms out there. For example, an issue concerning youtube vlogger Logan Paul went viral because he was making fun and laughing at suicide. Most were aware and spoke up about it, they did not let him get  away with it and he

  Silence. They say to ignore what happens, that if you stay quiet the oppressor will stop. However others say you must speak up. In World War II the Jews were being oppressed. They were forced to do back breaking labor, worked in harsh conditions, and were murdered in mass amounts. Nobody spoke up. The rest of the world let it happen. If you are silent, if you never speak up, you only empower the ones looking to cause harm. You are letting them know that you are scared, even if you aren't. You are allowing them to hurt you even though you have the power to stop them. If you speak up, if one person hears you, there  is still a slight chance you will receive help. But, silence will only perpetuate the transgressions of those who wish to cause harm. You must give a voice to the voiceless. Silence kills. In the book Night by Elie Wiesel, someone who has lived through the holocaust, only wished that he had never been silent, that the world wasn't silent. Things could have been d