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ale　of　global　interactions。

Though　never　mistreated　by　peers　myself；　I　h*e　nevertheless　witnessed　considerable　amounts　of　bullying　at　school。　In　most　cases；　a　victim　is　the　lonely；　unpopular　kind　who　became　alienated　from　others　in　the　first　place　due　to　some　minor　character　flaws。　However；　even　after　the　said　person　tries　everything　in　his　power　to　turn　around；　and　even　if　he　indeed　managed　to　improve；　he　would　continue　to　be　everyone’s　outlet　for　negative　emotions。　This　has　nothing　to　do　with　the　person　attempting　to　improve；　and　everything　to　do　with　the　quotation　from　Professor　Aries’　book。　People　h*e　a　tendency　to　follow　their　preconceptions：　it　doesn’　t　matter　if　the　pathetic　loser　suddenly　started　to　*ile　at　people；　he　is　still　bound　to　get　annoying　sooner　or　later；　any　of　his　newly　adopted　virtues　are　easily　overlooked；　because　he　is　trapped　in　a　predictable　routine　of　beh*ior

set　up　by　outside　influences。　And　as　simple　as　that；　a　human　being　bees

a　prisoner　of　his　own　identity；　helpless　and　hopeless。

Looking　across　a　broader　landscape；　the　same　phenomenon　is　observed　on　the　darker　side　of　all　international　relations。　As　many　a　humanitarian　worker　can　testify；　stereotyping　is　one　of　the　most　deadly　diseases　within　modern　society。　In　an　age　when　malevolent　misinformation　and　historical　rancor　flourish　over　publications　and　internet；　people　can　effortlessly　form　their　opinion　about　other　nations　without　actually　meeting　any　one　person　from　those　areas。　Consequently；　the　stereotypes　they　hold　can　never　be　proved　fallacious；　and　the　groundless　prejudice　created　will　then　take　its　root　deep　inside；　grow　stronger　with　every　piece　of　new　“discovery”；　and　one　day　burst　with　considerable；　even　lethal　hostility　when　an　actual　encounter　is　made