Violence/Creative Project

Although violence is destructive and hurtful, sometimes it is necessary. If someone attacks me, I will defend myself but the meaning of the word violent changes. Gandhi wrote, "man does not live by destruction." True, life can not exist if man is constantly eradicating it, but life can not exist, either, if no one defends their right to life. Violence is never to be used simply to provoke another person or to intentionally hurt another, and in that sense, it is never a "good idea."

For my project, Dillon is having me write down every single belief I have, including what I consider good or bad/evil, how the world was created, what forces compel humans to take action or have emotions. It is difficult attempting to put everything I believe into words on paper and I might not even be able to get them all down, but it's still in progress.

Ali Nicolette