Have you ever been personally targeted by another individual? Maybe not physically but verbally hurt? Have you ever known someone who physically hurt or even took their own life because of bullying? The issue of bullying has become a much more serious topic as many cases are starting to evolve. It can be quite serious when it comes to this day in age. Bullying can be defined as mean, hurtful behavior that occurs repeatedly in a relationship with an imbalance of power or strength. An acronym…
A way in which the media is influencing the way in which people behave is by reporting mass killings. Although just reporting it isn't bad it's that they leave out crucial details for example a student goes to school and is getting bullied everyday the student never speaks up about it out of fear of getting bullied even more. The student does not know how to assess the situation but can withstand the bullying not letting it go to his or her head resulting in the student being strong minded and…
Why do bullys do what they do? For the simple reason that subconsciously they feel inferior and unadaquate and try to compensate for this by bullying those that appear to be weaker. Notice that a bully is a coward for they wont bully people that will strike back in like but will allways latch onto those that are for whatever reason unable to respond in kind. What bullies dont know is that by the very act of bullying they are showing their weakness. Yes they are weak and inferior in their mental…
Cyberbullying is a term marked for children or teens that are tormented, abused, embarrassed and harassed using the internet or mobile phones. As we see bullies in schools and colleges, dragging weak children around, similarly those teenagers who tend to harass someone online, use cyberbullying. It is usually not a onetime attempt. Sources for cyberbullying can be websites like “Facebook”, “Twitter”, and “Skype” etc. Increase in technology in no doubt helping the world to proceed with…
Do the “Write” Thing VIOLENCE:(verb)behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something. Violence. We’ve all heard of it. Usually, when people hear the word violence, they think of children getting picked on at school or a child getting their lunch money stolen. The line doesn’t end there, though. From big, fat bullies at school picking on younger, weaker kids to people getting beat on the streets just because the color of their skin, violence is happening…
When School Becomes Undesirable. When school becomes undesirable it can lead to many different kinds of challenges. Teens tend to act out and become defeated when school becomes a struggle, and the idea of quitting on your own terms seems better than failing at something altogether. Working with at-risk juveniles, I have encountered three main reasons why school becomes undesirable. Of course more reasons are out there but these have been the most consistent and recurring. 1. Bullying – I could…
Each year, many children, teenagers, and even, young adults are affected by some form of cyber-bullying, anywhere from an embarrassing picture or video posted on Facebook to a malicious text message. According to Peter Smith and his colleagues, they define cyber-bulling as, “An aggressive, intentional act carried out by a group or individual, using an electronic form of contact, such as e-mail, instant messages, digital images, and messages sent to a cell phone.” (Kowalski, Limber, Agatston, 57)…
Cyber Bullying is the use of an electronic device in order to bully, by sending threatening or even intimidating messages. In this modern age where all teenagers have access to technology it is now fairly common that bullying takes place even outside of school and into the digital world. Bullying and Cyber Bullying is no different than each other because the end result is harming the victim’s self-esteem or even their own character. Examples of cyber bullying include mean text messages or emails…
According to www.nveee.org, every 7 minutes a child id bullied, there is 4% of adult intervention, 11% peer intervention, and 85% of no intervention. Students are bullied for many reasons, one reason is a bully craves power and the only way they think they can get that power is to bully others. Bullies become bullies because maybe there is something going on in their home. In most high schools, 15% of teenagers have been bullied in 2016. Yet in lower grades, such as 4th-12th, 49% of students get…
STAGE 5: STANDING UP FOR YOURSELF (BULLYING) #BONUSCHAPTER Bullying is a modern day aggressive behaviour that involves with the use of force, threat, or coercion to abuse, intimidate, or dominate others. Due to bullying, almost 75% of people get pushed, step on our dignity and treated with 0 respect, every day. It has been a huge impact on our life, it’s happening right here, right now, so frequent that sometimes many do not know they are a victim of bullying. Standing up for yourself can be…