Bill Self

Bully or Bystander? Is it worse to be a bully or a bystander? One causes pain and sadness on purpose, while the other one allows it to happen. One is a product of choice, but the other is a product of consequence. An estimated one in five students in the US are either bullied or are a bully. There are no laws or legislation concerning bystanders. However, forty-eight states now have anti-bullying statues. Clearly, being a bully is much worse than being a bystander. There are many reasons…

What if someone couldn’t remember the day they graduated? In Jonas’ community, they don’t value good or bad memories. This essay will discuss about the value and importance of memories. Jonas from The Giver valued these memories and appreciated them, unlike other people in his community. Memories are very important and should be valued in Jonas’ community. Even though there are sad memories, there are many happy ones. For example, Jonas was transmitted the memory of snow. He was suprised to…

The society we live in today, is a very judgmental place. We as humans have the urge to be hypercritical about others for unnecessary reasons. When seeing someone, we always have the temptation to criticize them on how they appear on the outside. We do this without considering what their home life consists of. Even the most accepting people will have the desire to denigrate the people around them. Due to the consistent urge to criticize one's appearance, more people feel the need to conform, so…

the more my “friends” fed me lies, my mentality on life and my self-esteem started to deteriorate. This carried on with me through high school and it took a while to finally find my true self. Throughout middle school I was constantly looked down upon, treated as if I was not good enough due to my different appearance. I could still remember the little voices saying, “you’re so stupid, you’re not even pretty” which led to my low self-esteem. The bullying was ongoing and it never stopped,…

capability of killing themselves in that present moment is. Based on the answers given, high acquired capability would include multiple suicide attempts or three of the following five symptoms: single suicide attempt, aborted attempt, self-injecting drug use, self-harm practices such as cutting, frequent exposure…

Damaged skin and the mistakes you are doing Damaged skin is a condition that compromises one's look to the extent of becoming recluse. It is a sign that comprises of rashes, redness, acne scars, pigmentation, freckles, mole, wrinkles, and flaccid cheeks. When afflicted, you will not feel like looking in the mirror. You will also cut down on your social activities and desperately opt for DIY methods to get out of our misery. In that attempt, you fail to realize the mistakes you are doing to…

“Self portrait” painted in 1640, only a few years after this, shows evidence of what these changes might have meant to the 34 year old Rembrandt and is painted for an entirely different purpose to that of plate 6. Plate 7 is markedly different and appears…

life, Rogers received his Ph.D in clinical and educational psychology. Today, Rogers is known for his approach to psychotherapy known as client-centered therapy and his self-actualization personality theory (Schultz & Schultz, 2016, p .271). This approach focused moreso on people achieving self-actualization and focusing on their self-concepts. Personally, I like Rogers’ optimistic view of human nature, and I can understand…

Bullies are Worse Than Bystanders In schools across America , millions of kids are bullied on a daily basis. This causes them to not want to go to school and to be afraid while in a place they should feel safe. According to www.verywell.com, bullies tend to pick on smaller kids , those of a different race , or those who look or act different. According to Source 3 , 77 percent of students have been physically or verbally bulled. Being a bully is worse than being a bystander because…

Bevelander, K. E., Anschütz, D. J., Creemers, D. H., Kleinjan, M., & Engels, R. C. (2013). The Role of Explicit and Implicit Self-Esteem in Peer Modeling of Palatable Food Intake: A Study on Social Media Interaction among Youngsters. PLoS ONE, 8(8). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0072481 110 male 5th and 6th grade students participated in a study looking at the impact peers have on the food intake of young people within a social media setting. Participants sat at a table with a laptop, playing a…