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 **Feb 24, 2009** ways. Some people show their anger openly, and some hide it within themselves. Explain and describe what you do when you get mad.**
 * 10. We all get angry at times, but different people react in different

 Life is an adventure that is all very precious to us. I believe that life is a time we learn. In school, we not only learn subjects like math and science, but we also learn important life skills. One of these skills is conflict resolution. Conflicts usually get people mad. I have been in many conflicts, and in this essay, I will explain how I react when I get mad. First of all, I ask for help from my parents. There is a famous idiom, "Don't try to solve a conflict by yourself, and ask for help to others." I have tried to solve my conflicts by myself, but it wasn't effective. To go one step farther, I ask my parents and not anybody else. I believe that my parents can understand my feelings better than anyone else. My parents give me a safe environment where I can talk about my concerns. When I talk to others, it might not be effective as telling my parents. Another thing that I try to do is I write down the reasons that I get mad. Usually, a person will do various things that will get me mad, and it is hard for me to remember that when I am trying to explain it to my parents like in the above paragraph. I believe that if I miss one important point, telling anyone is useless. If I write it down, it is highly unlikely that I will forget any points. Also, if the person is doing actions to get me mad for a long period of time, I can keep track of what the person did. For example, I was mad because I had some concerns on one person. I wrote down all of my concerns and told my parents. I did not miss a single point, and the problem was solved. I might miss one point, and that impacts my parents' understanding greatly. Lastly, I try to forget the person that is getting me mad. If I told my parents and they aren't willing or can't help me, it will benefit nobody else and just get me tired. There usually is no use trying to keep it up until the end. Not only will I be stressed, I will have a bad life forever. For example, I was bullied by one student when I was in grade three. I just forgot about him, and he didn't seem to be interested in bullying me anymore. If I didn't forget this, I would be remembering it until now, and it is just a disaster to think about it. Another example is this teacher I was mad about. However, I didn't want to make it a big deal so I just forgot about her. Life is a time when we all have conflicts. It is important that when we get mad, we use the correct ways to solve the problem. We should not be going to the extreme and start to harm the other person. 