THE BAD BOYS

Figure 1: Billy pushing little Johnny into a locker

"Hey you!", said Billy the school bully to little Johnny, "what did I tell you about walking in my hallway?!". "I was just getting my books out of my locker that's all" said little Johnny. "Yeah? Well now you can" says Billy as he shoves little Johnny into his locker (Figure 1). Billy picks on little Johnny everyday at school and bullies him just because he's different. A bully is the same compared to how a dictator runs a country and treats their people. 

A bully is the same compared to how a dictator runs a country and treats their people. A dictator is basically someone who runs something, like a country, by controlling the news, the laws, and the people and what they do. Billy can be considered a dictator to little Johnny because he treats him unfairly, controls what he does, and bullies him. This is only an example of what a dictator can be considered among kids.

The Grown-Up Bullies

As explained before, a dictator is someone who runs something, like a country, by controlling the news, the laws, and the people and what they do. This means that a dictator controls the government, the news, the military, the people, and many other things (1). They make their own decisions without needing the approval of anyone else. Dictators are usually really mean people who don't like a certain group of people. Like Figure 2, a dictator can be seen as a person who has more power than others that tends to make others around them feel inferior to them. This is also exactly how a bully can be explained, because like a dictator they use their power to make the weak more powerless. A bully yells at their victims in order to get what they want; the same can be said when looking at a dictator. This is due to the fact that a dictator puts pressure on the people living in their country in order to get what they want. A bully and a dictator, therefore, can have an impact on many individuals. In this case a dictator effects all the individuals within the one country that they control. The negative behaviors of that dictator can inflict pain on their country and can cause the individuals to see their dictator as more of a bully and less of a leader.

Figure 2: A bully yelling at a victim in order to get what they want.

Dictators In History 

Figure 3: Adolf Hitler 

There are a lot of bullies in the world and in history, but the meanest and most infamous of them all was Adolf Hitler. Hitler during the second World War was the dictator of Germany. He was really mean because he killed lots and lots of people called the Jews just because they were different and he didn't like them. He almost made those people go away forever. This event where Hitler killed almost all the Jews was known as the Holocaust. During the Holocaust, a total number of 11 million people died (2). Hitler was the leader of all the bullies that followed him, these bullies were called the Nazis. Hitler and the Nazis killed these people by shooting them, burning them alive, putting them in showers that were filled with poisonous gas, and many other brutal ways.

Hitler and the Bullies Get In Trouble

Bullies can sometimes be so much bigger and stronger than the people that they pick on that it is common for the victim to have friends help stand up to the bully. It is important that the victim seeks out help because it can sometimes put an end to the bullying forever. This relates to how Hitler and the Nazi's finally were beat. As Hitler began to become more powerful, people thought he was going to take over the world. He became so powerful that countries like the United States, England, and Russia had to all team up to take him down. They all defeated his army and trapped Hitler in Germany where he ran out of options. Instead of being captured, Hitler decided the best option was for him to kill himself. This compares to when bullies know that if they keep pushing other kids around they will get in trouble with other people. This often will cause the bullies to stop being mean to people. 

A Happy Ending   

Little Johnny finally had the bravery to go ask his friends from school for help. By asking for help, Little Johnny and the Principle of the school were able to make sure Billy the bully had after-school detention for a whole month. This shows that no matter how big or mean a bully may be, seeking help will always solve the problem.

References

Adolf Hitler [Photograph]. (2014). Retrieved from: http://www.historyguy.com/wars_of_adolf_hitler.htm#.WQlzEztll-U

Boss yelling at someone [Photograph]. (2014). Retrieved from: http://beforeitsnews.com/alternative/2014/09/top-10-reasons-why-you-should-never-insult-someone-3022484.html

Kid getting pushed into locker [Photograph]. (2014). Retrieved from: https://mindandculture.wordpress.com/2011/01/23/is-aggression-adaptive/

(1)Merriam-Webster Dictionary. (2017). Dictatorship. Retrieved from: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dictatorship

(2) Schwartz, T. P. (2017). The Holocaust: Non- Jewish Victims. Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved from: http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/non-jewish-victims-of-the-holocaust