Hope Witsell at age 13 struggled at Shields Middle School in Ruskin, Florida not for her grades but from bullying. Students would go up to Hope and call her a ‘slut’, a ‘whore’,pushing her into lockers and hitting her. Hope was in a relationship during summer of 2009 when she sent a picture of her breasts to her boyfriend. That picture was sent all around the school and to six other schools around the area. Hope was getting targeted by 11,12 and 13 year olds. Those targeters set up a MySpace page about Hope but she remained claim. Once the school year started up again, it was getting worse. She had eaten dinner with her family and vanished up to her bedroom. “I went upstairs to go in her room and kiss her goodnight. That was when i found her.
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According to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there has been a 200% increase in teenagers since 2006. That was only 12 years ago. The rates rapidly increased when social media became a “force” (“TeenSafe”). As other issues around the globe are decreasing like disease rates, suicide rates are rapidly increasing (“TeenSafe”). Cyberbullying most likely has a long term effect on the victim. The cyberbullying stays with them for awhile and doesn’t just go away, it fears them (Rapp). Another factor that connects back to cyberbullying is truancy. Truancy is common so that the kid can stay home and not get bullied more at school even though they have no reason to (Rapp). The main traits cyberbullying has on teenagers are extreme breakdowns, mental and emotional breakdowns, isolation from other kids, anxiety and many more (“TeenSafe”). Many kids go on their phones while they should be studying; that brings down their grades but also gets them in a bad mood when they look at all the negative comments about them (Gale). Depending on the type of child that is being cyberbullied, they may suffer from many issues occuring to them. Self esteem is hurt, depression occurs and abuse, alcohol and drugs may begin …show more content…
The “perfect” body that a teenager wants consists of height, weight, facial features, coloring, length of limbs and physical traits (Sherrow). A study done by American Association of University Women has found that 45% of all black women and 30% of white women said that they were "attractive" (Sherrow). Throughout the years, advertisements and magazines have been criticizing girl for their looks and beauty (Jacobson). Models who wear size 0 in almost all advertisements are just models and they are even photoshopped and retouched to make them look better than they already are (Jacobson). 27 percent of teenage girls are stressed out about how they look when’s either they post a picture or when someone posts it of them (Knorr). Girls are getting the wrong impression from those and then that they need to be just like them but it is just hurting them. Some women who think that if they don't fit in with any of the expectations than it is hard to have a positive body image (Sherrow). 22 percent of teenage girls feel bad about themselves when you post a picture but then is ignored by their peers (Knorr). Studies have shown that in the United States their are growing insecurities and negative thoughts on their appearance, which then leads to low self-esteem
According to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there has been a 200% increase in teenagers since 2006. That was only 12 years ago. The rates rapidly increased when social media became a “force” (“TeenSafe”). As other issues around the globe are decreasing like disease rates, suicide rates are rapidly increasing (“TeenSafe”). Cyberbullying most likely has a long term effect on the victim. The cyberbullying stays with them for awhile and doesn’t just go away, it fears them (Rapp). Another factor that connects back to cyberbullying is truancy. Truancy is common so that the kid can stay home and not get bullied more at school even though they have no reason to (Rapp). The main traits cyberbullying has on teenagers are extreme breakdowns, mental and emotional breakdowns, isolation from other kids, anxiety and many more (“TeenSafe”). Many kids go on their phones while they should be studying; that brings down their grades but also gets them in a bad mood when they look at all the negative comments about them (Gale). Depending on the type of child that is being cyberbullied, they may suffer from many issues occuring to them. Self esteem is hurt, depression occurs and abuse, alcohol and drugs may begin …show more content…
The “perfect” body that a teenager wants consists of height, weight, facial features, coloring, length of limbs and physical traits (Sherrow). A study done by American Association of University Women has found that 45% of all black women and 30% of white women said that they were "attractive" (Sherrow). Throughout the years, advertisements and magazines have been criticizing girl for their looks and beauty (Jacobson). Models who wear size 0 in almost all advertisements are just models and they are even photoshopped and retouched to make them look better than they already are (Jacobson). 27 percent of teenage girls are stressed out about how they look when’s either they post a picture or when someone posts it of them (Knorr). Girls are getting the wrong impression from those and then that they need to be just like them but it is just hurting them. Some women who think that if they don't fit in with any of the expectations than it is hard to have a positive body image (Sherrow). 22 percent of teenage girls feel bad about themselves when you post a picture but then is ignored by their peers (Knorr). Studies have shown that in the United States their are growing insecurities and negative thoughts on their appearance, which then leads to low self-esteem