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= Prevention of Violence to Solve Problems = by Christine K.

**Introduction**
Why do we always have to use violence when trying to solve problems? Can we ever prevent violence from happening? Violence is very common for teenagers, pre-teens, and young adults. To be honest, once I had used violence to solve a problem. I also have seen my friends to use violence to solve their own problems. But, all I see is when using violence to solve problems is like hurting your own self. Whenever getting into fights, you can get hurt or injured, you also can get in big trouble by the cops, or if at school by the teachers and possibly get expelled or suspended. Wouldn't it be better if you didn't use violence or get into fights? I think I can help you with that I could tell you ways to prevent that from happening, With my help, you will not be getting into these horrible thing of violence to solve problems, it won't hurt you.

**Search**
There are a good amount of ways that we can prevent violence from happening whenever we are trying to solve problems. Sometimes the people that you are friends with and hang with you, usually get into fights, and have anger problems. Those friends of yours are also part of an influence for you to act violence. You should be friends with good people, it will help you to prevent violence. One other way that you can prevent violence from happening is not being involved in any bad things like drugs, steroids, alcohol, carrying weapons on you. These types of abusive things are taking over your mind and making you become violent. Not using any of these abusive things will help you not to be violent. Another way that you can prevent violence is by being educated knowing what you are doing, and what are you going to be affected by. You also need to understand what is causing you to be violent and break out into fights. Understanding that your actions are wrong will help you not use violence and not get into fights. The last great way that you can prevent violence, is to go get some Anger Management from the Guidance Counselor at your school, or go see a psychiatrist. This will help you not use violence, and learn how to solve problems or conflicts the right way. I had tried to interview Tim Lang the guidance counselor of the school BSGE, but he didn't have anytime during school hours. We had tried to email each other during the break, but my school email wasn't working very well.

**Conclusion**
Using violence whenever trying to solve a problem is a not a smart thing to do, because you are hurting yourself when getting into fights. There are many ways that you can prevent it from happening. And there are many better ways that you can solve problems without using a any violence. But there are many situations you can be engaged in violence when, there is a gang, bully, and abusive parents. The best thing to do when in that situation is tell someone who can help you and trust you. It is so important to prevent violence because there are many bad consequences. I hope that you now know how to control our anger so you do not use violence when trying to solve a problem.

**Works Cited**
"Preveting Violence the Problem." __ERIC__. 24 Apr. 2008 .

Vidal, Christine. "Preventing School Violence by Solving Problems Focus of Program." __Newscenter__. 24 Apr. 2008 <[|http://www.buffalo.edu/news/7893>.]