Belmont Humanities Symposium Journal
Abstract
The American tradition of "harmless" name-calling truly cements in middle school. It is typically dismissed as a part of growing μp; however, when more and more violent incidents are connected to middle school experiences, it should cause the country to pause. How hard is it to set the standard for civility during the pre-teen years? Ironically, if not tragically, much of the language on the national campaign trail is frighteningly reminiscent of lunchroom taunting. This historic divisiveness needs to be addressed in real time.
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Humanities Symposium
Recommended Citation
Bennett, Sybril
(2012)
"Civility: WTH?,"
Belmont Humanities Symposium Journal: Vol. 3, Article 4.
Available at:
https://repository.belmont.edu/humanities_symposium_journal/vol3/iss1/4