Bullying Short Essay

Bullying Suicide has become the third leading cause of death among youth between the ages of 12-18 years old (Education). Every thirty minutes a teen attempts suicide due to bullying (Risk-within-Research). About forty-seven students are bullied every 5 minutes. (Risk-within-research). Bullying has always been a problem, but it’s becoming more common. Many students know someone who is a bully or has been bullied. Teens who suffer from bullying are at a higher risk to consider attempting to take their life (Education). Bullying is a problem sign a pledge and stand up. Selected schools offer pledges to stand up against bullying. Signing a pledge and following through can help save a life, even if it’s just inviting someone to sit with you at lunch or giving someone a compliment. Towards the end of the video you see multiple people with the words “I stand up” written on their hands. This is an example of logical evidence because we have stood up and signed the pledge due to being bullied or seen someone being a victim of bullying. Will you sign the pledge? Throughout the video you see a child getting bullied, this is a form of PATHOS because you see him hurting emotionally and physically, you feel bad for him. “Seventy one percent of students report bullying as an ongoing problem” said by Tony Bartoli (risk-within-reason). This is the D in drapes. In the video you can see that the problem is ongoing. Males are more likely to physically bully others and take their own lives(Education). Females tend to engage in socially bullying, they are also more likely to have self-harming thoughts and have symptoms of depression (Education). Girls are less likely to attempt to take their own lives than males (Education). You can make a change, sign a pledge, and stand up to bullying. Be that one person to impact a person’s life. They will never be able to forget you. You saved them.