In America approximately 160,000 students a day stay home to keep from being bullied in school (Barkhorn). This number is a gross reminder that children all over the US are being tortured on a daily basis most of the time keeping it to themselves as to not look weak in the eyes of the offender thus eliciting more bullying. Bullying both cyber and physical need to stop; the time for change has arrived. The American government, thus far, has done little to deter bullying in the country.
The American government has placed several laws in place to try and hinder bullying in primary schools and high schools, however those are not the only areas that have bullies. Bullies are located everywhere, from college campuses to old folk’s homes; bullying if allowed in schools will only continue into the children’s everyday lives beyond high school. Even though young children and adolescents seem to be the only people who are being bullied, the fact is that almost everyone, whether you are the pope (who used to be …show more content…
The people that follow this thinking were more than likely bullies themselves, thriving on the power and pain that he or she was/is able to place upon someone. The school of hard knocks as it is called has a nasty tendency to be more hurtful towards its intended target (i.e. victim) than being helpful and constructive. But there is some truth to what these people are saying, though it may seem moot, bullying happens everywhere to everyone, it just happens, so it is like a rite of passage if someone can withstand the fires of being bullied then he or she can withstand the harsh reality of the world. This may seems like a cruel thing to do but if someone can make it through the preverbal flames then he or she can make it out in the real world with greater success than someone that got burned and became jaded and
The American government has placed several laws in place to try and hinder bullying in primary schools and high schools, however those are not the only areas that have bullies. Bullies are located everywhere, from college campuses to old folk’s homes; bullying if allowed in schools will only continue into the children’s everyday lives beyond high school. Even though young children and adolescents seem to be the only people who are being bullied, the fact is that almost everyone, whether you are the pope (who used to be …show more content…
The people that follow this thinking were more than likely bullies themselves, thriving on the power and pain that he or she was/is able to place upon someone. The school of hard knocks as it is called has a nasty tendency to be more hurtful towards its intended target (i.e. victim) than being helpful and constructive. But there is some truth to what these people are saying, though it may seem moot, bullying happens everywhere to everyone, it just happens, so it is like a rite of passage if someone can withstand the fires of being bullied then he or she can withstand the harsh reality of the world. This may seems like a cruel thing to do but if someone can make it through the preverbal flames then he or she can make it out in the real world with greater success than someone that got burned and became jaded and