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    For my program project I wanted to really talk about school violence and bullying in grade levels from K-12 and the different demographics and treatments there are for these types of problems. The reason I decided to do school violence and bullying is because it always been such a common thing in culture and not everyone knows the answers to these problems. And with this I am going over all forms of school violence and bullying. From physical, verbal, indirect and also cyber bullying. For some…

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    Marital Rape

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    (Allen). Marital rape was actually not illegal or punished in any kind of matter in all 50 states until 1993, and even though it is illegal now, is still handled differently than rape outside of relationships. Again, I have never experienced domestic abuse in the form of rape, but it’s frightening to me that I didn’t realize it as an issue until recently, and that there are girls that still don’t know it exists. I, like many other girls and boys, have been taught that one of the duties of a wife…

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    The link between Bullying and Suicide Bullying affects millions of adolescents each year. Over 160,000 teenagers skip school on a daily basis to avoid being tormented by their peers (DoSomething.org). Bullying is described as aggressive behavior in which someone intentionally causes harm for another person. It can include verbal or physical actions or other forms such as cyberbullying; when an aggressor torments an individual online. (APA.org). In many cases, bullying is unreported and the…

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    David Parker Ray also known as “The Toy Box Killer” was born in Belen, New Mexico. To the world he is known a sadistic lust killer who killed and raped women throughout Phoenix, Albuquerque, Truth or Consequences, and Elephant Butte. He is described generally as a white male with a height of 6’2. In his younger years he was said to be very attractive but extremely shy when it came to girls. In fact David said he never indulged in sexual activities until the age of eighteen.. He was seen by…

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    Sadly, bullying has been occurring very often. I remember reading a story regarding a 13-year old boy name Steven who was a sweet, touchy and aesthetic child. He worshiped his more established sister and he adored skateboarding, baseball, music and his pooch, Finster. He likewise happened to be somewhat unbalanced. He was a smallish child who was distinctive and simply didn 't exactly fit in. To some degree he had dependably been the objective of teasing, yet it was in center school toward the…

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    Bullying Injustice

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    School bullying is an epidemic and often times when victims disclose they are bullied, intervention does not occur. Victims of bullying have human rights, and these rights should be considered and advocated for. Multiple studies suggest that bullying is a social injustice issue. (Polanin, M. & Vera, E., 2013) suggest that, because bullying may be considered the exercise of perceived authority or superiority in a cruel and unjust manner, it exists as an example of oppression in society. Any…

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    “One 's dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless it is surrendered.” - Michael J. Fox. Bullying is a very serious problem not just in the community or schools, it’s also a problem in the world. It brings both pain and fear to those who witness it. Bullying shows many sides of the world that shouldn’t even be there. I strongly believe that bullying should discontinue because it causes health problems, lowage of social and academic abilities…

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    In this generation with everyone having access to the internet on their computers or smartphones, people are now able to have faster answers and are able to connect to another person quicker. But people, specifically adolescents, are relying so much on the internet that there is a toll being taken on their psychological and emotional well-being. Adolescents themselves will not see the problem because they are too dependent on the internet, and the “perks” of the internet such as social media, to…

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    Rape Culture In America

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    Every two minutes, another American is sexually assaulted ("RAINN | Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network |"). This fact is supposed to be shocking, but as a matter of fact, it is not surprising at all considering that rape culture is prevalent in the United States. Rape culture has existed in America since the country was formed and has had very little light shed on it since. The majority of people do not realize what rape culture is, let alone do they understand the dark long term effects of…

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    society is bullying. This problem is very important and real around the world. In the book Health Issues Today Bullying, the author states, “Bulling is an imbalance of power where the bully has greater power than the victim. The bully intentionally abuses his or her power o hurt the victim” (Kuykendall, 2012). In recent years, bullying has caused suicides among adolescence around the United States. There can be numerous explanations as to why adolescence terrorize other people. The effects of…

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