When the mouth spits out the word “violence,” the mind conjures up images of blood, feelings of pain, and, most of all, senses of panic and fear. The word “violence,” when spoken aloud, associates itself with an all-consuming hatred. In contrast, when the mouth spits out the word “fear,” the palms of your hands glisten with sweat, your face tints with the slightest shade of red, and your heart pumps blood twice as fast. The word “fear” relates to violence and death, but also embarrassment. So, when you evaluate Margaret Miller’s aphorism, “Violence is the instinctive response to fear,” you see how she is both accurate and inaccurate at the same time. Walking through the somewhat intimidating doors of any school for the first time as a freshman