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When it comes to America and our society as a whole today I feel as though we have a quite a few social issues facing us today. I feel as though one big one is violence in general, whether it is in the form of racial, sexual, sexual orientation, and war. I feel as though over the past few years we have seen this come up again, it might have always been around, but in the past few years it had become more known in the news. In terms of why it happens I feel as though it I people’s way of dealing with issues, instead of talking about it they feel as though it’s ok to start getting violent with others.  Racial violence has we have seen has been around for hundreds of years, and I feel as though us as a society were doing good with handling it, up until recently when news stories started coming up about it. With violence due to if you are male or female I feel as though again it has been around for years, I would classify this as people that don’t think that women should get the same rights as men.  Violence due to sexual orientation I feel is a very new thing, as it seems as though it is a new thing to be” out”. War to me is a from of violence on a county, and people are still dying for their country.  

We hear about news stories everyday where a violent crime in form or another is being committed.  While it is hard to pinpoint just one as there are some many in so many different forms of violence, that we hear news stories of everyday. There was a story about a teen who took his own life, due to his roommate posting a video of him and another male making out. My fear for the future is that if we don’t teach kids to talk about their problems, with words instead of actions then the violence won’t stop. My hope is that people will start talking to their children about the different forms of violence, and maybe together we can put a stop to it.

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Hollywood actor Gerard Butler says that he will not become the next Hollywood actor to use prescription drugs. The actor has spent the past three weeks in treatment for substance abuse the actor’s rep said.    “Gerard has completed a successful course of treatment and has returned home in good health," the rep said in a statement (via Gossip Cop).The actor who is 42 entered rehab when he was “relying to much on perception drugs, for pain management” according to TMZ. Reportedly, the pain started after his most physically demanding role for the movie 300, and he almost had a near death experience while filming the movie The Men and Mavericks last year.  Butler, who also said that he has had problems with alcohol in his 20’s.  . ". "I used to drink until I couldn't remember anything. I was just mad for it and on a death wish. It was madness. One or two drinks was never enough for me. I was a foot-on-the-floor-all-the-way drinker, so it had to go. I don't miss it Butler said."

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It’s people like Gerard Butler, and Demi Lovato who give me hope for the actors in Hollywood today. I feel as though them just saying that they have a problem is a good thing, and them getting the help they need is an even better thing. It’s the people that don’t even realize they have a problem that I worry for, and the fact they have fans that they will let down worries me more. In the future I hope to see  actors and celebrities in general that can come forward like this. I feel like them just saying they have a problem, and accepting it while getting the help they need is the first step to take. The media is one thing that I feels scares them, they are sacred that the media will twist their personal problem, by making it a public one.