Humiliation

Policy in a Sports Program When an athlete joins an athletic team, he/she needs to feel safe while around the team. Team members should not initiate other members with hazing. Athletes do not want “to submit themselves to mental and/or physical humiliation, degradation or physical punishment” (Crow, Ammon, & Phillips, 2004, p. 15). According to Hoover (1999), hazing is “defined as any activity expected of someone joining a group that humiliates, degrades, abuses, or endangers, regardless of…

Bullying. One word sadly often heard in the news nowadays. Unfortunately, it is a phenomenon that has become usual in our everyday lives. This word has a negative overtone and has resulted in so many victims throughout the years. Who has never been a witness to bullying? Who has never been bullied? Who has never bullied someone in some way? Not many people would be able to answer to these questions. The fact is that there are so many types of bullying that almost everyone has taken part in, at…

It is supported by Aristotelian, Kantian, and Bonhoefferian ethics. Utilitarianism provides less support, but it can be argued that the avoidance of the pain of a further incident of abuse outweighs any potential for public humiliation for Beth’s family. Most importantly, this is the most selfless course of action, which supports its alignment with the will of God. It is important to note that Beth’s brother, the aggressor, provides the argument for incest as opposed to abuse…

Rhetorical Analysis of” The Price of Shame” Cyber-bullying is defined as a social phenomenon that causes physical, psychological, and emotional harassment, it is becoming a worldwide problem due to a global existence of social media. Many people do not know how to patronize others, every standpoint could impact one’s life, and every rush on making an unbearable judgment on social media destroy people psychologically and emotionally. Moreover, people can never imagine that their opinions and…

A dull ache in his ribs woke Tom from a restless sleep. As his mind became fully conscious, the pain steadily intensified and a low moan escaped from between his lips. His eyes fluttered open, and he stared around the room, his face a mask of confusion. For a moment, he had no memory of where he was, but everything soon became clear when his gaze settled on Booker. The dark-haired officer sat cross-legged on his bed reading a comic book. It was a strange sight to wake up to, and blinking…

The Hole That Opened My Eyes It was a cloudy, cold, and windy winter morning. I remember the day I felt so embarrassed because everyone around me was laughing. I was a chunky fifth grader who was ashamed of her body image and hated it when it came to playing sports in PE. I was one of those kids who always got picked last. Additionally, I was always getting yelled at because I was not good enough of an athlete. I wanted to prove my skills. I wanted to show them that I was capable of being a…

The similarities between all of them are the reasons behind why certain people bully or get bullied. Often people who bully others do it for the joy of striving on their humiliation or getting a good laugh out of it or simply to make them seem superior to others. Often some people get bullied simply because they stand out or if they had a different opinion on something based on the majority of people or the popular kids. Unfortunately…

With technology advancing so rapidly it has become easy for the bullies, to bully their targets without fear. Today, a new form of bullying is facing the society that has progressed from physical to virtual; cyberbullying, and it happens every day. Our youth depend so much on acceptance, social networking apps, and texting that it consumes everything that they do. Unfortunately with cyberbullying there is no real way to identify who the culprit is, so the harassment and tormenting is done with…

It’s Never Over “On April 20, 1999, Dylan Harris and Eric Klebold walked into Columbine High School armed with guns and explosives, killing twelve students and one teacher before taking their own lives. The motive behind their murderous and suicidal rampage indicated revenge for apparent mistreatment by other students” (“Criminal Defense”). This is just one of many stories of kids going nuts just because someone bullied them. It’s so sad knowing anyone can bring anything to school without being…

In today’s world of unfortunate tragedies bullying has been one the biggest, and has affected us here in the U.S. Most school shootings have happened because of bullying and peoples negligence towards others feelings. Reported by authorities, who say most of the shooters had been repeatedly bullied, physically assaulted, made fun of or put down and humiliated by fellow classmates. This type of bullying is unacceptable and it should not be tolerated at schools. But when do you draw the line…