The Dangers of Bullying
History of Bullying
Bullying has been one of the longest problems that both children and adults have to deal with for many generations past. This is not an issue that can only be attributed to modern times. Bullying has occurred even in the earliest time of recorded human history.
Allanson, Lester and Notar highlighted in their research that the bible is riddled with stories referencing bullying. The stories of Cain and Abel, the rivalry of Joseph and his brothers, David and Goliath and even the Good Samaritan are a specific example of violence by the spirit of bullying in the Bible. Christians were bullied and persecuted by Saul who is also the first noted bully of the Christian Church (Allanson, Lester and Notar, …show more content…
Instead, it was amplified with the advent of cyberbullying. Tragic incidences of bullying include the 1999 Columbine High School massacre (CO, USA); the hazing of Robert Champion that led to his death (FL, USA); the suicides of Ryan Halligan (VT, USA) and Phoebe Prince (MA, USA) (Allanson, Lester and Notar, December 2015).
Australian Cases of Bullying
In Australia, there are many cases of bullying, but the most prominent are cyberbullying.
In one case, two adolescent students of one of Sydney’s elite private school, Ascham School, were forced to leave because of cyber bullying. The two girls, who were both in Year 9, published material on one social networking platform, MySpace, containing personal and defamatory information about their classmates (David Mark, ABC News, 8 May 2009). The information included information on 31 girls, including the daughters of prominent families and talks about the girls alleged sexual proclivities, drinking, drug use and relationships (Anna Patty, Brisbane Times, 8 May …show more content…
And survival is manifested through competition and rivalry. A human’s survival instinct had been present ever since the beginning of time. It is one of the biggest reason why the human species had survived the earth for this long. And though the human race has evolved from its very early form of unorganised community to the modern society that we have now, a human’s survival instinct remained. Only now, the instinct to survive and rise above all others is being manifested much subtly in a society build on laws, hierarchies, ethical systems, cultures and traditions (Donegan,
History of Bullying
Bullying has been one of the longest problems that both children and adults have to deal with for many generations past. This is not an issue that can only be attributed to modern times. Bullying has occurred even in the earliest time of recorded human history.
Allanson, Lester and Notar highlighted in their research that the bible is riddled with stories referencing bullying. The stories of Cain and Abel, the rivalry of Joseph and his brothers, David and Goliath and even the Good Samaritan are a specific example of violence by the spirit of bullying in the Bible. Christians were bullied and persecuted by Saul who is also the first noted bully of the Christian Church (Allanson, Lester and Notar, …show more content…
Instead, it was amplified with the advent of cyberbullying. Tragic incidences of bullying include the 1999 Columbine High School massacre (CO, USA); the hazing of Robert Champion that led to his death (FL, USA); the suicides of Ryan Halligan (VT, USA) and Phoebe Prince (MA, USA) (Allanson, Lester and Notar, December 2015).
Australian Cases of Bullying
In Australia, there are many cases of bullying, but the most prominent are cyberbullying.
In one case, two adolescent students of one of Sydney’s elite private school, Ascham School, were forced to leave because of cyber bullying. The two girls, who were both in Year 9, published material on one social networking platform, MySpace, containing personal and defamatory information about their classmates (David Mark, ABC News, 8 May 2009). The information included information on 31 girls, including the daughters of prominent families and talks about the girls alleged sexual proclivities, drinking, drug use and relationships (Anna Patty, Brisbane Times, 8 May …show more content…
And survival is manifested through competition and rivalry. A human’s survival instinct had been present ever since the beginning of time. It is one of the biggest reason why the human species had survived the earth for this long. And though the human race has evolved from its very early form of unorganised community to the modern society that we have now, a human’s survival instinct remained. Only now, the instinct to survive and rise above all others is being manifested much subtly in a society build on laws, hierarchies, ethical systems, cultures and traditions (Donegan,