The novel, “The Bully Boys” by Eric Walters chapters 15-18 continues about a farm boy named Thomas who rides alongside James FitzGibbon as a companion due to the fact the Americans are hunting him down. First, FitzGibbon is hit by a musket ball and is injured. Thomas needs to defend FitzGibbon from getting hit again so, Thomas kills 1 soldier, badly wounds 1 while the third one escaped. The injured soldier tells Thomas to deliver a letter to his wife and kids because he thinks he is close to death. Thomas keeps thinking about the man he killed because once you have killed a man, it will stay in your memory for ever. Then, Laura Secord, a loyal British subject, who has walked from Queenston comes to warn FitzGibbon about how the Americans are…
Willie was born in Harlem, New York. Shortly after he was conceived Willie’s father Willie Sr. (Butch), stabbed and killed two people in a Milwaukee pawn shop. Willie’s mother Laura gave birth to Willie three months before Butch was sentenced to life in prison. Willie did not learn of his father’s whereabouts until he was seven years old. He was delighted by the news. Just like his father, throughout Willie’s life he was subject to neglect and abuse that is linked to his criminal background and defiant behavior. Willie also suffered from neglect and abuse from his mother Laura that became predictors of his heinous violent behavior. Many times Laura would not want to recover him from the police when he was in trouble because she had given up on his uncontrollable behavior. The behavior which was partially caused by the abuse he was receiving in the home. Laura would slap him with around with her hand and whip him vigorously with a belt. These beatings reinforced Willie’s belief that the way to settle things was by getting…
In the article Trash-Talking Teens the biggest problem mentioned is high viewed T.V. stations, such as ABC and NBC, authorizing a large quantity of profanity and sexual dialogue. This inflation is creating a concern to the growing body of science. The studies have demonstrated the negative side effects of children and teens consuming entertainment including profanity and sexual dialogue. One of the main reasons this is occurring is because the TV ratings with PG (acceptable for younger teens and children) are often deceiving, letting inappropriate dialogue air. The consequence of this deceitfulness presented by specific stations is introducing inappropriate language then kids incorporating it into their daily life. Another thing they incorporate…
Chapter one, “Concerned Cultivation and the accomplishment of Natural Growth,”, we enter the lives of families who are living in fairly different financial situations. First introduced are two families; known as the Tallingers and Williams. It is undeniable that both families enjoy keeping themselves busy, and take it very seriously. As introduced, white fourth grader Garrett Tallinger, seems to keep himself pretty busy in his everyday lifestyle. Soccer is one of the many activities that Garrett is involved with. His parents help balance his everyday activities while also doing the same for Garrett's brothers. This happens while the parents also take charge of their own responsibilities. We are next introduced to the Wiliams. They believe themselves to be a developing family with the similar hectic schedule filled with activities for kids as well a the parents. Both families have an active…
Jamie Nabozny was bullied for years and eventually he brought it to court. He was making a case against the school for not protecting him and one of the bullies, Roy Grande, was brought into court to testify. Mary Podlesny, Jamie’s middle school principal, denied everything in court, that they had heard about the bullying and had been in a meeting with parents about the bullying. Near the end of the trial, Jamie talked himself, and it brought him to tears, speaking about all he went through as a kid: the constant taunting, kicking, and punching, wearing him down. Reliving all of that must have been terrible for him, but it won him the case. He earned $900,000 from the school and the bullies were completely ashamed. This could happen to any bully out there and everyone should realize that bullying is just not worth…
The smallest act of crime can often lead to inner adversity. For instance, Johnny’s parents would beat him and left him feeling safer in a gang or in a parking lot. Due to the parents hurting Johnny he was forced to live a life in a gang, a life of crime, and violence.…
Bullying is a prevalent behavioral issue among adolescents. It can be defined in terms of any and all forms of aggression where one is targeted and is repeatedly, physically, or verbally harassed. This type of behavior, whether it is the bully or the one being bullied, can lead to long and short-term effects on the mental wellness of a still developing adolescent.…
Meraviglia, M., Becker, H., Rosenbluth, B., Sanchez, E., & Robertson, T. (2003). The respect project. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 18, 1347-1360.…
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed, by their creator, with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.” Our unalienable rights must not be broken or destroyed by anyone’s judgments on how we are supposed to live our life. That is why I ask you ladies and gentlemen for you to stand up against bullying with me. This can happen to anyone primarily targeted simply because of their race, body size, sexual orientation, or any type of difference not accepted or judged by a group or a person. Bullying consists of different disturbances; physical, verbal, indirect, and cyber bullying. Physical bullying is considered any physical attack; kicking, punching, shoving, taking or damaging belongings. Verbal bulling consists of name calling, insulting, making racist, sexist or homophobic comments, remarks or teasing, just to name a few. Indirect and cyber bullying go hand in hand when nasty, hurtful, rumors are spread behind a person’s back, now most common through any electronic media.…
When I reflect on my adolescent years, I remember racing home from school each day, eager to meet up with my best friend so we could just “hang out.” In a sense, not much has changed for adolescents today; they are still just as eager to socialize with their friend's. However, now they don’t meet up at each other’s houses and hang out in their neighborhood, the way my best friend and I use to. Instead, they hang out together online and their neighborhood resides in their smartphone. This is the message that is conveyed in chapter two of the book, Bullying Beyond the Schoolyard by Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin. In this chapter, the authors move away from discussing what cyberbullying entails in pursuance of looking at some of the places…
In Isabel Allende’s story of “An Act of Vengeance” Allende weaves a twisted story of hate, love and retribution. Dulce Rosa was the beautiful daughter of the Senator Anselmo Orellano. Fighting took place in their town of Santa Teresa, where a man named Tadeo Cespeded murdered Anselmo and raped Dulce. From that point on, Dulce planted in her mind to one day grow up and kill the man who murdered her father. Thirty years later, Dulce and Tadeo meet for the first time since the murder and rape. They both fall in love with each other, and plan to get married. Two days before their marriage, Dulce kills herself because of the shame she feels for falling in love with her father’s killer and in doing that, dishes out a different kind of revenge. An independent woman is strong, but a woman scorned is deadly; even in a man’s world.…
Odd Girl Out is a TV movie that follows the struggles of a young girl named Vanessa Snyder, who must deal with the brutality and peer pressure from the children in her class. This film is based on the advice book Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls by Rachel Simmons. It shows that bullying among girls is usually non-physical, indirect and unnoticeable. This problem is harmful, destructive and usually ignored, leaving victims to suffer in silence. Vanessa is a young girl in eighth grade who begins the year a happy, confident teenager who is “in with the in crowd” led by her best friend Stacy. When a young boy Tony becomes interested in Vanessa whom her friend already likes, Stacy and her band of loyal followers seek revenge on Vanessa by completely destroying her. Vanessa soon becomes the victim of this non-physical, verbal violence from her former friends. Even though Nikki, Stacy’s other best friend who is jealous of Vanessa, is the main girl who is tormenting Vanessa, Stacy plays her part by pretending she's still Vanessa's best friend and not stopping the verbal attacks on her. Vanessa is slowly pushed out of class activities, called names, socially isolated and the worst, her tormentors create a hate site about her on which they put humiliating photos and hateful comments about her. The bullying escalates, with Stacy, Nikki and the rest of the popular girls, cornering Vanessa inside a bathroom and verbally brutalizing her, including degrading every aspect of her and revealing her embarrassing secrets. Vanessa ends up chopping all her hair off while in a nervous breakdown. Soon she starts cutting school and lying to her mom to avoid the brutal attacks she faces every day. Vanessa’s mother tries unsuccessfully to address the problems and speaks with the principal of the school to see if any steps can be taken to stop this harassment. The principal, however, informs her that they cannot take disciplinary action against non-physical…
Bullying has been a growing problem among society for years. Bullying was never quite seen as a real or serious issue until April 20, 1999 when the Columbine High School Massacre happened in Little Rock, Colorado. The incident was when two boys, Eric Harris, 17, and Dylan Klebold, 18, who had been bullied and harassed for years for being different whether it was how they looked or their homosexuality, intruded onto school grounds bearing arms and explosives. According to a report on History, “The crime was the worst high school shooting in U.S. history and prompted a national debate on gun control and school safety, as well as a major investigation to determine what motivated the gunmen” (History 1). Harris and Klebold, after murdering 12…
Bullying refers to any kind of aggressive behavior, which is normally intentional and entails am imbalance of strength or power. Cyber bullying also referred to as social online cruelty can be described as an intentional aggressive act which is carried out by an individual or group of individuals against a victim done repeatedly over a long period of time and sent through electronic contacts. Cyber bullying is usually repeated over time unless it is a death threat. The definition of cyber bullying is limited to children while in adults; it is referred to as cyber harassment or cyber stalking. In this essay, we will look at the prevalence of cyber bullying across the US, some specific instances, its psychological effects on the teenagers and…
Bullying is an epidemic our nation has seen enter into the lives of young children, and teenagers through social media, social groups, and most importantly school. For most students school is a safe zone, a place off the streets or away from the abuse they see or receive at home. Schools have been taking a turn the other way being a place where students dread coming to with the fear of facing the bullying they receive. Within the the past ten years, with advancements in technology being a contributing factor, bullying has become a more common thing heard about within the schooling systems. The CDC has had recent research indicate that persistent bullying can lead to or worsen feelings of isolation, rejection, exclusion, and despair, as well…