...seeing teenagers putting their lives at risk because of bullying. Bullying can lead a person to commit suicide, and become under pressure causing them to release there’s feeling by bullying. First, research has shown that children who are bullied often experience low self- esteem, depression, feeling of loneliness, and difficulty making friends. Students who bully are likely to have poor grades, smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol, and commit crimes. For example, the percentages of students who has been bullied are ages 12-18 experience low self-esteem, and feeling not safe around others causing depression. Second, females who are bullied suggest that there are three different type of adolescent female’s aggression: relational, indirect and social. Example of relation aggression include damage or the threat of damage to a relationship, friendship or group inclusion; ignoring someone to punish or get ones way; and using negative body language or facial expressions. One of the quotes that the author uses is “Children who are bullied often suffer from depression and low self- esteem well into adulthood” Third, an opposing view of the article is that adults wants to make bullying a law basically which means that bullying won’t be aloud anymore. If bullying does become a law it some people will end up braking the law. For example, if you do bully someone then you can go to jail or there will be a fine that will be appointed with law. Police officers will have to end up taking little...
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...Teen Bullying Prevention The Ad campaign is about shedding light on teen bullying and ways to prevent it. The campaign ad indicates that about ninety percent of teens get bullied at least once in their lifetime. In the campaign video, a bunch of celebrities read mean comments that they have received and at the end conclude that it is not okay for someone to bully another person and that it has to come to an end. The sad and somber music in the background does an amazing job of making the viewer feel what the victim of bullying may be feeling. Despite bullying's overwhelming toll on a person's mental health and how bullying may affect how one may perceive oneself. Taking a stand against bullying is something that needs to be done...
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...“How to End Bullying” Every individual longs to be accepted and happy, but in today’s society it is not so simple as too many people are engaging in the terrible act of bullying. Webster’s Dictionary defines bullying as the use of force, threat or coercion to abuse, intimidate or aggressively to impose dominance over others. Bullying in its various forms is one of the new emerging problems that many children and teenagers have to face daily at school or while practicing extracurricular activities away from their parents’ view and protection. This behavior is often habitual and is primarily because of a difference in class, race, gender, religion, sexuality, appearance, behavior, just to name a few. Bullying is a leading social issue among adolescents today whom of which are trying to find their place in the world. In fact, StopBullying.gov expresses that “28% of U. S. students in grades 6–12 have experienced bullying at some point”(Facts About Bullying). It is also important that the victims have an individual of which they feel secure to report the incidents before it is too late. Two solutions to prevent future students from being victimized and put a stop to bullying once and for all include promoting anti-bullying campaigns and mentor programs regarding the effects of bullying and encouraging how the victim can take a stand as well as implementing laws and policies that punish the bully for their actions. Though these acts differ, both contribute to end of bullying. Because...
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... Bates ENG-112-WB09A 26 January 2015 Cyber Bullying Cyber bullying is becoming more of an issue the more social media expands. Cyber bullying is when an individual is being bullied through the internet or any kind of social media. This article is pulled out of a “Himalayan Times” from the Topics section named “Cyber Bullying”. The article was published in 2012 on October 16. In summary, this article explains how cyber bullying can affect the individual’s minds and how to prevent cyber bullying from happening. It gives the reader different points on cyber bullying and what to do if a person becomes a target. The article provides several very beneficial tips on coping with cyber bullying and how to prevent it. In this article “TOPICS: Cyber Bullying”, the author argues cyber bullying is one of the main causes of teenager suicide each year and nothing is being done about it. A movie named “Unfriended” is coming out to theaters soon. Unfriended is about a group of friends that goes to a party and one of the friends gets drunk and passes out, and someone posts a very embarrassing video on social media. The girl gets a lot of commotion in her life and gets to the point that she can’t handle it. Not long after she ends up committing suicide, packing a huge affect of the group of friends. Cyber bullying is deadly, and is a worldwide trend that is being overlooked because no one knows what the other person they are bullying is dealing with behind their social media life. Knowing...
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...Kim Kell Craig Boswell Bullying and Cyber Bullying November 29, 1983 Bullying is a very unfortunate situation that has been around for generations. The world may have not of had a term for it back in those days however making a individual or individuals feel as if they are not equal or less than them has always been an unfortunate situation humans have had to fight rough whether in school, at the park or over the internet. Bullying is around and is getting worse the more the Internet expands and links individuals through social networking. In history there has been billions of bullying situations, not all have been documented and broadcasted through the web and news. In 2010 Tyler Clementi killed himself after his roommate at Rutgers University filmed him kissing another man. Phoebe Prince a 15-year-old innocent young girl moved from Ireland and not even after living in the United States for a year killed herself because of bullying in a Massachusetts school. These are just a few of the innocent lives that were taken resulting from being bullied. The most unfortunate bullying results can be when multiple individuals gang up on one person. In Tampa Florida for over a year 15 girls ganged up on an innocent 12 year old named Rebecca Ann Sedwick. Not only did they physically abuse her bullies harassed her online sending her messages saying “why don’t you go kill yourself” and “You should die”. Soon after she could not take the cyber bullying any longer and changed her...
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...Bullying: When Does Harmless Teasing Cross the Line? A Study on Bullying Leslie Babcock National American University Technical Communication May 2, 2012 Letter of Transmittal Date: May 2, 2012 To: From: Dr. Mauer Leslie Babcock 328 W. Grand Avenue 1400 East Kay Haysville, KS 67060 Haysville, Ks 67060 USD 261 Superintendents Dear Dr. Mauer: Enclosed you will find the results of the questionnaire distributed last month, and my recommendations on the topic; Bullying: When Harmless Teasing Crosses the Line. I have learned a lot about bullying in your school district from the parents, students, administrators and staff. I am convinced that the information that has been gathered will help you in putting together some anti-bullying programs for the students in your district. Thank you for your support through this process, and for allowing me to hand out the questionnaire and conduct interviews with you and your staff. Although some of the results vary greatly between the parents and students, and administrators and staff, I believe that if everyone works together on this topic, we could accomplish a lot. I would be willing to work with you on setting up programs to help the bullies and the bullied, and I would also be willing to volunteer my time to help students. I appreciate all the time you have put into helping me, and have learned a lot while gathering all the evidence that follows. Please feel free to contact me about...
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...Sticks and Stones af Trezza Azzopardi The main theme in the short story is bullying. The short story is questioning what the consequences with bullying are and what the consequences of bullying can have, to the adult life. As a child Lewis was a victim for two bullies, the most of his childhood he spent looking over his shoulder. Now where he is a witness to the bullying of Paul Fry, his old inner demons are coming up again. When Lewis tries to help Paul Fry it fails, he tries to help by writing notes about what he has seen and by going to the headmaster. When it fails for Lewis, it sends him into to something similar to a depression. He escapes from his life as a teacher and as a boyfriend to Anna, he turns back to his childhood home to live with his mother and try to fight back the inner demons and dreams about his childhood problems. The short story is told in an omniscient third person narrator and it is through Lewis’ point of view we see the events in the short story. We get Lewis’ thoughts and feelings through the omniscient narrator, the rest of the story is told by Lewis’ perspective. Lewis is an English teacher and he lives with his girlfriend, Anna, in the middle of England. We hear about Lewis’ adult life in the short story, but also his childhood story. We will have to understand his childhood story, if we do not understand his childhood story, we will not understand his adult life either. His whole life his mother had told him that if something goes wrong...
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...students can prevent bullying Situation: Schools turning to the law to handle bullying Bobby Newport Comp I August 22, 2012 Bullying in Schools Must Be Stopped by Students Bullying has become a major issue in schools across the nation with the numerous suicides caused by physical and verbal abuse that has led to the criminalization of bullying. Schools in all states, except Montana, have been given guidelines or Anti-Bullying laws to implement in their school systems. These laws define bullying and intend to reduce it, but where is the line going to be drawn? A snide comment to a passerby may be considered bullying but is definitely not criminal. These laws do not confront issues small as this yet, but in years past, most of us would never consider bullying as a criminal act punishable by law. Children in today’s schools are now going to have to think “more” about what they say because someone could call the police if they are sensitive. Bullying will always be an issue in schools even if parents get bigger bullies (the police) to bully the younger ones. If such laws continue to evolve children could be put into handcuffs. True bullies will evolve with the laws and may be able to use these laws for the benefit of their bullying ways. Bullying has evolved to make use of the internet through cyber bullying. Cyber bullying is using the internet through social networking websites to attack an individual. Facebook and MySpace have been major catalysts for bullying because of the...
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...Kai-Leigh Farrar Ms. Liles English 1301-W28 03 October 2012 Bullying Bullying needs to be stopped! There are too many cases where Bullies have mentally, physically, and emotionally ruined a person’s life. Most times I think bullies belittle others to make them seem cool or superior, but it’s never right. Teens who are bullied are usually terrified to go to school or lose interest in all aspect of life where they ponder about suicide, cut themselves, develop eating disorders or depression, or worse hang themselves to death. According to National Education Association, about “160,000 students miss school every day” to avoid intimidation and attack from other students. The Columbine Massacre in 1999 was an example of bullying. “The two boys were picked on and couldn’t fabricate any cliques in high school. Eric seriously thought of suicide and hated everyone besides a selected few of people. Dylan was seriously depressed and was never accepted because of how he looks. The two boys were so fed up with the teasing and being pushed around that they decided to take action. Dylan and Eric have been planning this massacre for a year. They planned to kill a certain number of people like the jocks or everyone with bombs, guns, knifes, and whatever else they could use to be affective. When the shooting was over, Dylan and Eric tragically killed 15 people including themselves,” says Jennifer Rosenberg. The Columbine Massacre to me was no accident. Kids tortured these two boys where...
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...Bullying By Addison M Ellis Jr. Bullying is both immoral, unfair and a form of prejudice because the person that is bullying is tearing down another human being emotionally and physically only because that individual is different. I would think a bully would have compassion after seeing that the person he is bullying is scared. You would think that this sight of fear would stop a bully from attacking, but it doesn’t. It makes the bully feel powerful and with power comes control. It is unfair because no one should have to walk through life scared to go to school or scared to enjoy themselves around other children. The child that is being bullied will try to find some route of escape whether it be dropping out of school, suicide, etc. Bullying is an immoral and very unfair action toward another human being. If bullying is happening to any child and anyone sees it. We should stop it before it goes too far. I watched this documentary called bully; this film was shot in 2011. It’s about five children that were getting bullied. The producer followed 3 of the children through school, on bus rides, and at their home. The other two children they had to interview their parents and follow rallies that their parents attended because those two boy’s committed suicide. One little boy stood out to me because the look in his eye’s was so heart breaking his name was...
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...Bullying has been engrained in American society since the country’s founding. Bred from a capitalistic economy and competitive social hierarchy, bullying has remained a relevant issue through the years. Each day, school children learn valuable skills and lessons from the teachers as well as interactions with their peers. Although school, undoubtedly, is beneficial to America’s youth, there are some experiences, such as bullying, that may negatively affect and stick with children for the rest of their lives. Certain children find an outlet for their frustrations through bullying others. In the past, these actions could be better controlled because they were limited to face-to-face interactions. In recent years, this age-old conflict has matched the pace of technological evolutions; making it more dangerous and harder to contain. Cell phones, social media sites, chat rooms, and other forms of technology have allowed bullying to expand into cyberspace. This new form of bullying is known as cyberbullying. The word “bully” can be traced as far back as the 1530’s (Hindju & Patchin, 2009). In its most basic form, bullying involves two people, a bully or intimidator and a victim. The bully abuses the victim through physical, verbal, or other means in order to gain a sense of superiority or power. These actions may be direct (i.e. hitting, verbally assaulting face-to-face, etc.) or indirect (i.e. rumors and gossip). There is no clear cut reason why children become a bully, but some...
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...Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school-aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance (StopBullying.gov). Students everywhere get bullied for numerous reasons. The school faculty then take it into their hands to resolve the issue. However, not every measure taken is a wise one. Studies show that schools with anti-bullying programs are 1.2 times more likely to experience increased bullying. Anti-bullying programs are a great way to get the message across, but only when they are effective. These effective programs are ones that encourage a more positive approach rather than encouraging more violence. Bullying is often not taken as seriously as it should be. Although, studies show that bullying has decreased over...
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...“Life is a fight, but not everyone’s a fighter. Otherwise, bullies would be an endangered species”(Andrew Vachss). Bullying is defined as a repeated aggression in which one or more persons aim to harm or hurt another person physically, verbally or mentally. Bullying behavior can happen for many reasons, kids under bad influence. Students often start bullying because they want to manipulate those who are fragile than they are to feeling powerful. Bullying can affect the daily lives of students in negative ways. Bullying can lead to low self esteem, struggle academically, and can lead to suicide. Bullying can affect individual self-esteem by making them have loss of confidence, self-criticism, and isolation. According to “Effects of Bullying on...
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...Bullying and cyberbullying cases have been increasing each year. The number of suicides related to bullying has increased as well. I have always been interested in the school’s liability in bullying cases. I have also wanted to know how responsible the courts held the bully for the victim’s emotional distress, or death. With these inquisitive thoughts, I continued to question whether or not the bullying laws actually protected the recipient of the bullying, or if they were put in place to not hold schools or districts responsible for the suffering these children went through. In my research I have found there is no federal law that addresses bullying directly. However, schools have an obligation to resolve the harassment, majority of bullying concerns aren’t adequately resolved. Sometimes the bullying escalates after the bully is reprimanded for their actions. When families feel the issue hasn’t been resolved and/or the bullying has worsened, they are able to file a lawsuit against the school or school district. Although there aren’t any federal laws against bullying, there are instances in which bullying overlaps with discrimination which are covered under federal civil rights laws. These laws are enforced by the U.S. Department of Education and the Department of Justice. Whether it the harassment is referred to as bullying, hazing, or teasing, schools are obligated to provide a safe learning environment for all students. This is to be done regardless of race...
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...Harm August 24, 2013 After School Project: Stop Bullying Introduction There is no doubt that every child has experienced a case of bullying at some point in its life. While the issue of bullying is one of the most overlooked issues, many children have reported having undergone some kind of consequences from bullying. Acts of bullying involves physical contact, facial expressions or gestures, verbal assault, and other acts that might lead to victimization. Psychological effects of bullying on school going children include fear of going to school, low self-esteem, and discomfort. Engaging children in after school bulling prevention programs provides an ideal platform for informing people that bullying is an activity that cannot be tolerated within the school environment. If designed and implemented according to plan, a bullying after school project is appropriate in helping to reduce and minimize cases of bullying within the school environment. The Bronx Anti-bullying after school project aims at raising awareness on bullying and educating children within the community on the dangers of bullying. It also engages students in activities that suggest possible solutions to counter the issue of bullying. Overview of the project The Bronx Anti-bullying after school project is a program developed to enlighten and empower kids within Bronx on the need to avoid or prevent cases of bullying within and outside the school environment. It is also aimed at engaging...
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