Intimidation: The Scent That Lingers by Nedra S. Whitworth from a project about bullying Intimidation sweeps in unannounced and leaves his pungent scent clinging to the fibers of your clothes. The putrid stench of him can reach your nostrils even beneath the warmth and comfort of your favorite quilt. Intimidation saunters when he walks because he knows that all eyes are on him all of the time. He wants to leave a lingering image in the minds of the easily impressionable. When young or lonely minds least expect it, the memory of his saunter will play back. Every step, every move of his hips. His every movement is deliberate. He is Intimidation. You will not forget him. Intimidation is well traveled and always prepared. He is just as eager to go to the poorest areas to meet new people, as he is to go to the wealthiest places. Intimidation is not prejudiced; he believes that all people should experience his unique charisma and charm. He actively seeks out new friends; his favorites are the loners and the fearful; after all, they are people too and need friends just like everyone else. No one really knows where Intimidation calls home. There have been rumors that he was born in a family of screamers--to parents that never talked to him, only screamed at him. Yet, Intimidation may never have had parents, never knowing what it was like to have a kiss or a hug. Intimidation may have run away because of his siblings Doubt, Fear, and Jealousy. Intimidation didn’t know how to play with his brothers and sister, so he left his family to find a people that he could get along with. Intimidation matured with the help of his newfound friends Malicious, Domineering, and Heartless. After experiencing what it was like to be out in the world alone, Intimidation and his new group of friends made it their mission to find others that feel alone and forgotten. Together they had the courage to attack the world.
Dr. Nancy Mack Multigenre Research Projects: Multifaceted, Multipurpose Writing Assignments Teachers College Press