Victimisation

Should Cyber-bullying be considered a crime? Introduction: Thesis Statement: Cyber bullying should be limited on the internet since it may go to the extent of a humiliating and threatening behaviour which may cause a long-term harm on students. However, there are some arguments debated on whether cyber bullying is illegal or not. I. Topic Sentence 1: Cyber bullying might cause an emotional and physical stress on the student. a.) According to the International…

The Kaffir Boy, “The Lorax” and the TED Talk by Juan Enriquez all have one thing in common, their response to how we as a species have evolved in many ways. Some of those ways are good and others are not. Such as how we treat our environment and other people. Like the Once-Ler in The Lorax we take more than what is necessary for survival and in connection to Juan Enriquez’s TED Talk, almost all of what we do have today isn’t natural due to all of the genetic manipulation done to the genes and…

Schools throughout the United States have a major issue with bullying. About one in three children are bullied in the school (K. Kopsaz and P. Smokowski 2005 p. 101). Kopsaz and Smokowski (2005) explained the four different types of bullies, characteristics of their family, the reasons why they are the bully or the victim, and intervention strategies or how to prevent or reduce bullying. “Bullying is usually defined as a form of aggression in which one or more children intend to harm or disturb…

Kids and adults should not be put in any pain but in to-day’s society people enjoy hurting one another. There can be various reasons why people bully each other. Some people could have a valuable explanation but trying to physically and emo-tionally hurt someone is wrong. The ending effect of bullying only causes damage. Bullying is a major setback on all different kinds of people, today people are trying to put an end to this madness by raising awareness. The question people are asking today is…

Sexual abuse of a child can be a hard topic to talk about, but it 's a serious topic. Child molestation is a form of child abuse typically committed by an adult or older adolescent, male or female, that is done for one’s sexual gratification. I believe that anyone who is convicted of this heinous crime should spend the rest of their lives behind bars. The physical and emotional effects on victims can have a huge impact on their lives. The experience can give victims a significant amount of…

Rape culture is so prominent in society that every women has an experience where they felt sexually violated by a man; too often these stories are normalized and eventually women lose track of the amount of stories they have. This pattern allows rape culture to become a part of life, something society has grown to accept. Instead of teaching boy to not rape, society teaches girls how to avoid being raped; those times that girls are raped and sexually assaulted, instead of blaming the attacker,…

Several studies have been conducted in regards to blaming the victims for the unfortunate events that have befallen them. One theory mentioned in many of the studies is Shaver’s (1970) Defensive Attribution Theory (DAT), in which he hypothesized that individuals blame victims when they feel the victim is more interchangeable with themselves. This theory is an important aspect to consider when studying the effects of in-group/out-group on victim blaming. An in-group member would be a person who…

People often think of a bully as being physically aggressive towards others, but realistically there are a number of other ways that a bully can hurt his victim. Bullying can damage a child psychologically and socially, which may impact his future. He may suffer silently for years, praying for the bullying to end. A child’s future will often be negatively affected by a bully, making it difficult for him to be productive member of society. Psychologically, the effects a bully has on a child are…

In the short story “A Letter from the Fringe” the author Joan Bauer states the fact that everyone is different, but it is not a reason to judge or hate. We see this message develop throughout the story by the author’s use of again and again and contrast and contradictions. Throughout the story, again and again is used to help state the theme. One way is that during the story the main character, Dana thinks about all the people with insecurities and figures out that they are all the same. She…

The research studies, which were analyzed, found some common risk factors present in perpetrators of school shootings. One of the most prominent risk factor noted in offenders of school shootings is interpersonal rejection, either socially or romantically (Bondu, 2015; Gerard, 2016; Leary, 2003). Social rejection is being bullied by others or being ostracized, while romantic rejection is a break-up. In a data analysis and case review of 28 shooting incidents, researching offence and offender…