...of passage, parents, educators and community leaders now see bullying as devastating. It was a way of life and most people were bullied by survived. It’s causing all kinds of reactions with kids that are being bullied. 17% of Americans students report being bullied 2 to 3 times a month or more within a school semester. Over 3.2 million students are victims of bullying each year. Approximately 160,000 teens skip school every day because of bullying. There are several types of bullying social, physical, verbal and cyber bullying. All of these has brought devastating results to kids all round the world. Why does this happen? How do they chose who to bully? Is it a certain look or style? The bullying that I will be discussing is social bullying. Let’s first define bullying. It is the use of force, threat or coercion to abuse, intimidate, or aggressively dominate others. So this is different from your typical agreements and /or conflicts that you might have with your classmates’. It’s about having power. Social bullying sometimes referred to as relational bullying involves hurting someone’s reputation or relationship. Other definition reads, social bullying is deliberate, repetitive and aggressive social behavior intended to hurt others this type of bullying can cause depression and even suicide. It causes the person to have sociably inhabited. I am a youth minister at my church and encounter a young lady that was going through this. Sadly it was one of her close school friends...
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...Elie Wiesel Elie Wiesel is one of many survivors of the Holocaust, he once said, “The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference, the opposite of art is not ugliness, it’s indifference, the opposite of faith is not Hersey, it’s indifference. Elie Wiesel said this quote in order total people that others don’t have to be like you. Others can be different and that is ok. The quote that Elie Wiesel said means is that if someone is different do not pick on them. Do not hurt their feelings; help them get through the hard times. Would you want to make someone feel bad because there different, being different is better. It is ok to be different than everybody else. It means that you stand out from the crowd, and that’s ok. I feel that Elie...
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...bully has on the person that they harass and push around. The story we always hear is the bully will eventually get what’s coming to them and the defenseless kid rides happily off into the sunset. Is that true and is that what really happens? Reports have shown that 77% of students have reported being bullied in school and in fact an estimated 160,000 students miss school each day for the fear of being bullied. When your child comes running home from school upset that one of the bullies at school has been picking on him, as a parent your first initial react could be that your child may just need to ignore him or your other reaction to the situation could be that you’d like to go up to the school and talk with the teacher or principal. The proper way psychologist say you should react to speaking with your child is to try to be empathetic and ask them, “What do you think might help?” This will help make your child feel that everything is fine and that the problem will be addressed and give them a feeling of reassurance. This is the proper way to handle a situation where someone is being bullied, but it’s not always the most likely situation to happen. The majority of kids who are being bullied do not tell anyone that someone is making fun of them or pushing them around. This is where it is important to pay close attention to the warning signs to help you as a friend, parent or bystander recognize the...
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...Have you ever imaged what a big group of boys would do if they were left on an island with no grownups? In the book Lord of the Flies by William Golding, it describes Golding's perspective on how a group of boys would act if they were left alone on an island without grownups. Now even though some might agree with Golding, not all of his theories are possibly correct and most likely wouldn't happen. There are many quotes in the book that can prove how parts of the story wouldn't happen. Perspective also has a huge role in how we look at things. The plane, long hair, Piggy's specks, and fire are some examples that Golding takes out of proportion in my opinion. To give an example, how is the plane able to fly off when they crashed onto the...
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...The name I chose for confirmation is Kateri. The name is derived from Saint Kateri Tekakwitha whom I chose to pray to and imitate in my preparation for Confirmation. I chose this Confirmation name because St. Kateri is a role model of the Catholic faith, devoting herself completely to Jesus Christ, and is the Patron saint of the environment and orphans. St. Kateri Tekakwitha was born in a Mohawk village of Ossernenon in 1656 to a Mohawk chief father and an Algonquin mother. Her father practiced under the Catholic faith, which her mother later converted to. There was an epidemic outbreak that happened throughout her village that wiped out her parents and her younger brother. Since she had survived the outbreak, she was left with scars all over...
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...bombarded with challenging circumstances that will provoke a constant struggle in his young life. Wallis chronicles the growing pains of this seven-year-old child of agony, pain, and suffrage. Growing up in the early 1950’s in Arkansas, Wallis recalls his perception of his family life and survival. Living on a self-sustained farm, Will helped maintain through chores and strict guidance from his father. Who was the source of the pain, and who was anything but supportive. His father possessed a monstrous side of violence, which piled on more pain in spirit than of course physically. Having suffered and survived through his unconventional childhood experiences of pains and disappointments, he was cursed and blessed at the same time. A horrible accident in the woods caused him to become crossed-eyed, and blinded his right eye forever. At school, his peers mercilessly bullied him for being different, leaving him with insecurities. He endures pain and punishments from his father, Will is not simply “hurt by the anger of his father,” but doesn’t seem to comprehend it at such a young age, as he is beaten unconscious by him on page 41 (Wallis, Hawk). Despite it all, he stays strong in the face of abuse, mocking and humiliations. On the contrary, there are things aside from Wills troubles that are blessings. Will survives his childhood with significant characters like Ruth, Will 's frail mother, who gives him his passion for classical music; Alma, a nurse with a good heart that taught him...
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...Surviving the Holocaust as a Comic Book Art Spiegelman’s MAUS: A Survivor’s Tale is uniquely suitable to study the holocaust and literature because of its innovative qualities such as a graphic novel, its detailed biography of a witness of the Holocaust in Poland, and its complex sroey of that witess as a survivor in the United States. MAUS: A Survivor’s Tale gives readers new insight into literature because of its form as a graphic novel. “We don’t need more genteel synonyms. We need to examine and redifine the words we inherit” (Spiegelman “Eyeballs”). Emotion is being assigned to abstract icons, it has become a predicament. The word “retarded” symbolizes a mental disorder, but it has been over used, and now carries a meaning of offensive criticism. “…Working relentlessly to sharpen students’ reading skills…hopes the graphic-novel rage at the school had something to do with it” (Solomon). Schools are hoping that reading comic books will help students in school, and they are preferred due to their illustrations. Also, reading, even comic books, will help improve FCAT scores, which will help the school. Cartoons are especially effective since people can recognize the drawing and characterize it into someone by age, gender, ethnicity, intelligence, and feelings (Spiegelman “Eyeballs”). Comic strips were made from stereotypes. Stereotype means to give a solid form to, and was invented as a way of making relief-printing plates. MAUS: A Survivor’s Tale also serves...
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...Cell phones are in fact hand held computers with cameras, video recorders, applications and programs that allow you to do nearly everything a home computer or laptop can do today. It’s hard to imagine life without the Internet. The effect the Internet has had on our daily lives is quite amazing. However, there are still many people who refuse to own a PC, but that number is dwindling each year. With the many benefits and convenience offered by use of the Internet, it’s hard to imagine not having the ability to surf the web for a new restaurant or find out what movie is playing that evening. In my lifespan, primarily the past decade, so many things we do have changed dramatically and I believe the future impact of technology holds many unknowns which I anxiously await in the years ahead. As a youth, I can remember, when there Sandoval 2 were only three different primary modes of communication, which were face-to-face communications; telephone conversation; and snail mail. Today, email is the preferred method of communication by everyone on the planet. In...
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...kindergarten, in junior kindergarten I was bullied by a grade 7 and was too shy to speak up and too intimidated by him to stand up for myself. Everyday at recess he would always find me and find a way to pick on me it took a while but I finally gained the confidence to tell somebody but they didn't do anything so the next year I transferred schools. I was never really an outgoing person I was always quiet and kept to myself I also never really had anyone to hangout with I would always float around to groups but never really had a true friend, grade 7 was the toughest year of my life, the bullying got bad and was diagnosed with depression and GAD but now i'm cured. Elementary school was tough but I made...
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...The Persuasion Mantra Understanding the brain is critical to being a stunning persuader. Conscious vs subconscious ??Which one makes the decisions?? * Why do people eat hot and soupy food in rainy weather? * Ask anyone in the world be it American, Asian, African, Middle East, they will all answer the same, they want hot and soupy food in rainy weather. WHY? >>>>>>People are hotwired in the same way<<<<<<< * There are 6 primary emotions that a human display * Fear * Anger * Distrust * Sadness * Happiness * Surprise If you CAN tap on to these emotions you can sell ice to Eskimos if you want to. * Why you chose what you chose, ( people ) E.g.: Why do you have a closet full of black colors? Why do you buy clothes with pattern? What kind of dress do you wear? >>>>maybe because it brought u happiness.<<<< People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did. But people will never forget how you made them FEEL. * Watch Some Ads you see online or on TV. After watching it a few times, your brain will actually create new connections and map a new reward circuit. Every time you listen to that music, and see that Advertisement, some emotion will go through you. You are a WALKING, BREATHING electric machine. E.g Macdonalds >> You don’t know what is in the meat (E.g NUGGETS) yet you still come back for more. From young...
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...Research indicates that 1/2 to 2/3 of children living in such extreme circumstances grow up and “overcome the odds” and go on to achieve successful and well adjusted lives. Being resilient doesn’t mean going through life without experiencing stress and pain. People feel grief, sadness, and a range of other emotions after adversity and loss. The road to resilience lies in working through the emotions and effects of stress and painful events. Being resilient is important if you want to become like Bill Gate, or any other successful person. I believe that Louis Silvie Zamperini, Sardar Milkha Singh, and Maysoon Zayid all displayed resilience though out there respected lifetimes and have become such successful people. Louis Zamperini was , if I...
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...In fact, I am one of those people that feel more worried in large crowds. Large crowds make it easy for someone to come from behind stab you and walk away without even been seen. Since large crowds walk fast and go about their business assume someone else will deal with it. There is a lot more eyes to watch yourself from. This does not mean we should feel safe alone either. This is quite scary too especially walking at night or in an alley. A person walking alone is very vulnerable as compared to one walking with a few good friends. So if all this has taught me is that everything that I was taught about big crowds being safe is not...
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...Benefits of being a Good Citizen In this assignment I am going to assess what the benefits of being a good citizen are and how being a good citizen benefits public services. A good citizen is a big benefit to not just public services but to society as they will work to make it a better place for everyone in it. A good citizen can help the public services in many ways for example a way to help the police would be to simply stay out of trouble so the police won’t have to waste their time on you when they could be somewhere else. There are also other ways a good citizen can help the police: They could open and run a community centre for youths to keep them off of the streets so they’re not causing the police any problems. Doing this is also a big benefit to the community as it gives youths something to do and could also be another way to educate them also. A good citizen could also volunteer for the police specials. This would be a big benefit for the police because when too many things are going on at the same time and the police are running out of officers the specials can be called to assist them. The specials are also unpaid so the police don’t need to pay them a wage. Not only do good citizens help the police but they can also help the fire service by becoming a retained fire fighter who someone that already has a full time job outside of the fire service but can then be called out by the fire service when they need it. There are currently 18 000 retained fire fighters...
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...the Grinch by using the concepts or terms from two (2) of the psychological approaches you read about in this module (theorists and concepts listed below). Trident International University 2014 In this research, I will discuss the Grinch’s personalities and how I was able to utilize psychological theories to understand his behaviors. The Grinch displayed a hostel and uncaring attitude for the people of Whoville in the beginning and by the end, the Grinch had transform into a character that grew a heart for the citizen of Whoville and changed his personality and by his changing ways, it helped the people of Whoville have a better understanding of who they were too. In the Movie, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”, “The Grinch”, a fictional character played by Jim Carey that was a creation by Dr. Sues that derived from the children book, ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’, written in 1957. The story has been transformed into a television show and betrayed in theatrical plays. The Grinch is an outcast member of the village Whoville that lived on Mount Crumpit, in which surrounds the village. It was also the land-field or dump for the village’s trash. He ran there, climbed to the top after being bullied in school as a child. This is where the psychological hate for Christmas continued to grow in him and where he lost his heart for the Christmas season. The Grinch was different from the others of the village in appearance because he was green...
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...Air Army Corps plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean. After being marooned on a raft for 47 days, a Japanese War Ship came and abducted them. They tortured them for 2 years until WW2 ended. Only two of the original eleven crewmates made it back home. Louis Zamperini grew up in Torrance, California, which is not one of the best place in the world. His bad surroundings shaped his personality and thoughts. (Leopold, CNN) He was born January 1917 to Italian parents Anthony and Louise in Olean, New York. He had 3 siblings, 2 younger sisters Sylvia and Virginia, and an older brother Pete. He moved to California in his preteen years, so about 10 or 11. Being grown in a nasty part of California he had to be competitive to survive and wary. This caused him to have the new kid clique, gets bullied a lot, and has no friends. As result his father taught him how to box as a form...
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