The Influence Of Bullying In America

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Bullying needs to stop now!,Because of bullying a lot of kids hate going to school and don't wanna be alive any longer,millions of kids all over the world get bullied about appearance,clothing,and they also get bullied because no one likes them.
Bullying has started a lot of violence and sadness in families,On abc 30 it said a 15 year old girl killed herself after being bullied at school by a lot of her classmates who didn't like her at all.
Children all over the world get bullied because of their clothing,The Wall Street Journal says that Aryana Mcpike from springfield,her classmates had said she was wearing the wrong brand of clothing they said she should be wearing nikes and apple bottom jeans instead of designer clothing.
Thousands of kids

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