Abraham Lincoln once said, “I would rather be a little nobody, then to be a evil somebody.” Since bullying is a serious and negatively impactful issue, both in person and on the internet, it can trigger the victim’s emotions. Although, the president and many schools are trying to stop bullying it can continuously cause victims to be depressed or even get to the point where sadly they lose their lives. Both texts, “President: Just Say No to Bullying” and “Schools Take Steps to Stop Bullies” support the common fact of the role of society is to stop bullying.

First of all, “President: Just Say No to Bullying” informs all people to quit offending people physically and emotionally. “President: Just Say No to Bullying” is a report about a conference with the former president, Barack Obama. In this report he addressed the issues with bullying and in the text, Obama later explained that when he was a child, he too suffered from bullying. He explained that he was bullied for his “humongous” ears. He notes, "Bullying can have destructive consequences for our young people—and it's not …show more content…
“Schools Take Steps to Stop Bullies” states, “ That percentage rose slightly from the previous year, but not necessarily because bullying was more widespread. The increase is due to the fact that more people are reporting the problem than before. This is thanks to steps schools are taking to make it easier to bring bullying out into the open.” In addition, to taking action by enforcing anti-bullying laws and using SchoolTipline.com they are teaching staff and students how to detect “destructive” situations. SchoolTipline.com is a program that allows parents and students to anonymously report bullying. Most bullying occurs in a school and on the internet, and our communities actually have the ability to stop