...felt helpless, depressed, or even thought suicide was the option? What if I told you that there are thousands of kids that get bullied every day that have those thoughts. Sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, grandchildren, kids that are loved very much. Kids who’s parents want nothing but the best are driven into these dark places. Kids with tons of potential. Bullying is the cause of this and our goal is it help raise awareness and help try to stop bullying. Our project is on how bullying in schools is one of the main problems with children today. The thing is it doesn’t only affect the kid that is being bullied it also affects the parents, the kids who witnessing...
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...The author mentions that “NCES changed the way it tabulated bullying incidents in 2005 and cautions against using earlier data. Its biennial reports find that 28% of students ages 12-18 reported being bullied in 2005; that percentage rose to 32% in 2007, before dropping back to 28% in 2009” The Research he shows indicates that the number of people bullied has gone down but According to an article published by New York Times called “Parents often unaware of bullying” by Tara Parker-pope “Research indicates that as many as 75 percent of teens have been bullied online, but only one in 10 have reported the problem to parents or other adults…” This is true about many people because they are afraid if they report the bullying parents will limit their internet use and social activities. A similar fear can cause a child to not report being bullied in school. This research indicates that Gillespie’s research is incomplete because he is disregarding cyberbullying and the people who are afraid to report...
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...Why Not Let Teens Get Elective Cosmetic Surgery ? Many things would change if teens were able to have elective cosmetic surgery. Sometimes people disagree because they pay to much attention to the negative things that can happen or the outcome of it. I think that teens should be able to get elective cosmetic surgery. In the documentary, “Second Chances” by NBC Dateline there is a girl named Renata and she feels really bad about her appearance. She won't go to school or just in general not go outside at all. She doesn't go to school because the kids make fun of her and she feels like anywhere she goes they will make fun of her. So by her getting elective cosmetic surgery on her nose and chin she felt better about herself . She started going...
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...If you witnessed a child being tortured would you help? One in four kids are bullied, and for these kids going to school can become torture. Bullying in general should not happen over something as simple as clothes. This is why kids elementary thru high school should wear school uniforms. In many ways school uniforms can help develop equality. School uniforms while destroying bullying over clothes can also implant the idea of uniformity that all students are the same and part of the school same as everybody else. The idea that a uniform can bring people together is nothing new. In sports every team has their uniform and speaking as an athlete seeing someone in your team's jersey rewards them respect, as you know they are apart of the team. It's the same idea build up the family aspect. Creating school unity is crucial in avoiding bullying becoming a prominent issue. If all students were equal bullying would not exist, but as it is impossible for all students to be the same school uniforms are the best way to make all students feel equal....
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...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 Alex. Alex was from Sioux City, Iowa he was bullied because he was different. Alex was punched, slapped, choked and poked with objects. Alex told teachers and counselors at his school about what was happening to him, but they over looked the issue. They didn’t take what was happening to him seriously. To me that right there is the problem that is why children stop caring about themselves and...
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...can help the girl then she agree. The man took the books to carrying a woman and brought it to the place where woman go. After he help the girl, the man walked, he saw his friends bullying a student. This incident has been seen also by his girlfriend, his girlfriend wants to tell this to the guidance councilor, but the boy approach her and tell her do not tell the guidance because they are his friends. But the girl know that the right thing to do is to tell it to the guidance councilor, so the woman went to the guidance office and she tell the councilor what has just happened, and the councilor punished those bullies. Reflection: We will learn on how to respect for life, respect others, and respect the authorities. No one should be bullied, we should respect others life as we respect ours. Everyone should be treated equally in a way that in can be justice. Type of Activity: Seminar: Drug Awareness Theme: “Global Action for Healthy Communities without Drugs” Date: July 12, 2012 Time: 1:00 pm- 4:00 pm Place: Audio Visual Room, 4th floor of St. Joseph College of Bulacan Speaker: P/Supt. Lalaine S. Amparo Activity Details: First we go to the AVR for 15 minutes, but we waited outside of the room until they open the registration area. When the registration area opened, we began to register then we pay a 20 pesos...
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...incident takes place. The policy states that “employees will report an incident within 2-school days of the employee witnessing the incident.” (Hollister R-V Schools 14) They report cases of bullying by filling out an Incident Report Form. This supports the claim that instances of bullying are reported. Due to the fact that cases of bullying are reported, there will be an investigation regarding the incident. As long as the bully is reported, the staff and administration will take action and there will be an investigation to decide on the discipline of the bully within 10 schools days. If the case worthy, it can extend past 10 days. This bully policy is also effective because it states what the victim of bullying should do when they are bullied. The policy says that the victim should report it to a staff member and fill out a Student Report Form regarding the incident. This form asks for reports of students to not “clean up anything that was said or done” (Student Report Form 3). Other students are also encouraged to fill out the same form if they have witnessed bullying taking place. Some may argue that students are afraid to report such events due to retaliation that could happen if they do tell a staff member. The handbook has a sections that address this issue. There are consequences such as in-school-suspension and out-of-school suspension. Students should feel comfortable when reporting instances of bullying and know that if the bully retaliates, there will be further...
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...Turning Negative, Positive The ability to do something that frightens one. That is the definition of courage. Every day, children around the United States are bullied for various reasons, yet a few individuals have found courage by helping those who need it most. Some victims have learned to stand up for themselves, while others rely heavily on support from those around them. Certain athletes have used their popularity appropriately to make a stand against inappropriate acts of bullying. In addition, students have fought to protect their peers by initiating certain acts like “Pink Shirt Day.” Though bullying can often ruin a victim’s day, the up-standers around them can make their day wonderful again. Everyday events such as attending school,...
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...Demi Lovato Demetria Devonne “Demi” Lovato was born on August 20, 1992 in Dallas, Texas to parents Patrick and Dianna Lovato. When Demi was 4, her parents divorced and her father is not a really part of her life anymore. Demi participated in beauty pageants, and for the talent portion, she would sing. She began to take singing lessons. To pay for the lessons, Demi began acting at a very young age. Her first role was at the age of six as Angela in “Barney & Friends”. She was still enrolled in public school, but when she was 11 and 12, she was bullied very severely. Students once signed a petition saying, “We hate Demi Lovato,” along with being called fat (“Demi Lovato:Stay”).It got so bad that she had to drop out of school to be homeschooled by her parents. At age 11, Demi first recalled cutting herself, and at age 12 was when she had begun to purge and eventually developed bulimia.She kept these issues to herself because she felt shameful that she was suffering with them. She would often eat dinner with her family, then excuse herself to go to the bathroom, only to purge what she had just eaten. Demi guest starred in show ,“Prison Break,” A few months later, she was cast as Mitchie Torres in the Disney movie “Camp Rock,” opposite the Jonas Brothers.After the movie premiered, Demi’s career skyrocketed. She was thrust into stardom and became a role model for many young children around the world.She released her debut album “Don’t Forget”. At this time, her self-harm and bulimia...
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...The blackfish, more commonly known as, orcas or killer whales. Has been known to give smiles to many. While seeing them in the wild or at parks, like SeaWorld, can both give people happiness and exciting feelings. Now take a minuet. What would happen if all people knew about the blackfish were incorrect? The only thing that was true, was the love for the mammal. The documentary by Gabriela Cowperthwaite, Blackfish, is to show the importance of how these animals act. Some would disagree, bit if people dive deeper into their understanding, Orcas are similar to humans in their emotions. Blackfish has many different resources which makes this documentary convincing. According to Howard Garrett, an Orca Researcher, states that there has not been any record of any whale attack from a wild whale. On the other hand, there has been countless records of Orca whale attacks from captivity. The attacks come from many SeaWorld, zoos and other alike parks like SeaWorld, form other counties. This shows that whales get stressed in captivity because they don't have open, unlimited waters like the wild whales. Lori Marina, a neuroscientists, said her team looked at whales' brain, and found something amazing. They have an extended-paralumbic cleft....
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...teased Nabozny for being gay. The harassment started out verbally, but rapidly progressed into traumatizing physical and sexual abuse. The physical abuse was so severe that Nabozny couldn’t even use the school restrooms. One day while Nabozny was using the school restroom, several of his class mates came in and started harassing him. At one point Nabozny was pushed to the floor by one of the students, while kicked and urinated on by the others. The abuse did not stop there, it eventually became sexual. Male students would touch Nabozny inappropriately while whispering in his ear asking him if he liked it. When these situations were taken to the school administration they simply said “boys will be boys” and no one was held accountable (Documentary). School administration must enforce the Code of Conduct to ensure that all students feel safe. In Mark Brown’s article, “Life After Bullying”, he states that bullying is a serious problem. It is known that bullying has become a worldwide problem. “Bullying is a type of aggression in which the behavior is intended to harm or disturb, occurs repeatedly over time, and where an imbalance of power occurs, with a more powerful person or group attacking a less powerful one” (Nansel et al). “Younger children have a different definition of what bullying is, which changes as they get older” (Smith et al).Meanwhile, students say that they are “just kidding” when they say something offensive to another student. Even if the students are “just kidding”...
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...Maya Angelou was an inspiration to all the oppressed, the downtrodden, the bullied, and the weak. She imparted a beacon of hope for people of all races and ethnicities. Angelou’s life has informed us about the human condition she faced and showing how she overcame it to pass on to the generations to come. Her life has taught the world important messages regarding love, death, suffering, and aspirations. Angelou wasn’t always brave and defiant. Her words were once tongue-tied, grasping for a way to be heard. In her first book, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Angelou wrote an excerpt about her time with Mrs. Flowers. Mrs. Flowers had a jaunty personality and a great smile. Angelou even refers to her as “the lady who threw me my first lifeline”(Angelou)....
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...recovery has brought a voice to many teenagers across the world suffering with similar issues. Demi’s story lets them know that they are not alone and getting help is okay. Demetria Devonne “Demi” Lovato was born on August 20, 1992 in Dallas, Texas to parents Patrick and Dianna (DeLaGarza) Lovato (“Biography”). When Demi was 4, her parents divorced and her father is not a really part of her life anymore. Demi participated in beauty pageants, and for the talent portion, she would sing. She began to take singing lessons. To pay for the lessons, Demi began acting at a very young age. Her first role was at the age of six as Angela in “Barney & Friends” (“Biography”). She was still enrolled in public school, but when she was 11 and 12, she was bullied very severely. Students once signed a petition saying, “We hate Demi Lovato,” along with being called fat (“Demi Lovato: Stay…”). It got so bad that she had to drop out of school to be homeschooled by her parents. At age 11, Demi first recalled cutting herself, and at age 12 was when she had begun to purge and eventually developed bulimia (Russo). She kept these issues to herself because she felt shameful that she was suffering with them. She would often eat dinner with her family, then excuse herself to go to the bathroom, only to purge what she had just eaten (Russo). Demi guest starred in many shows, including “Prison Break,” “Just Jordan,” and “Grey’s Anatomy”...
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...How I met One Direction, and why I love them. Okay, one day. When I tumblr-ing I saw many people reblog many pictures of boyband. I was like "Who's this? They really cute and handsome!" So I reblog them, eventhough I didn't get to know them. I reblog reblog reblog until limit! So this one night, my crush just send me a link. And then I clicked it. It was a song called "WMYB" by One Direction. I kinda shocked! Haha I jumped up and down and feel butterflies in my stomach! xD lol! and then when I listening to "WMYB".. I keep repeat repeat like thousand times because I LOVE that song. And then I search more about them, I listening to "Gotta be you" for the first time.. like usual repeat repeat! HAHA. Then, I started listening all their songs, watching their video diaries, the x factor performance, reads their facts, watching their up all night tour, watching the boys do twitcam, THEN... HERE I AM. I'm a Directioner. I'm really proud of myself. Its really fun being Directioner, get to know all the Directioners from all around the world. And follow them on twitter. Oh OF COURSE. FOLLOW THE BOYS! I always retweet their tweets. And everytime they're online, I always spam them until they notice me. But I always failed... I know they're getting 1000+ mentions. But if the boys notice me. I swear I'll be happiest girl in the world. They really make my day!! Well actually, I never met them in live concert, kinda sad Up All Night tour is over... but thats okay. One Direction will come...
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...occasions when out in public, she gets bullied by Hoyt Doucet and called a ‘pervert fag’ and the Matera’s- a family Regan babysits for- finds him wearing the wife’s negligee and is told to get help. Yet, Luna is happier being herself and decides to come out to her best friend and family. Jack nearly kills Liam and tells him if he walks out the door dressed as a woman to never come back. The next day Luna runs off to Seattle to live with Terri Lynn and begin hormone therapy which will eventually lead to SRS. Through all of this Regan is consumed by the black hole that is Luna until the end where she says goodbye to that chapter and hello to herself for once. An interesting part of the text was the mother’s reaction to Liam’s transformation, she is shown to be strung out on prescription pills throughout the book but she ignores every clue thrown at her. When Liam was a child he tried to cut off his penis and she caught him dressed as a girl before and she just said to keep it a secret from Dad. But while this explosion arises when Liam comes out, she flees the scene and exclaims how she cannot handle it. This was extremely interesting because you do not know whether she was a selfish monster or a protecting mother. Transgender’s to this day are not completely accepted as many people do not understand it although it has gotten progressively better through the years. It is being broadcasted more than ever; they are even making a documentary about a transgender female by the...
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