Cyberbullying

Familiar Face “You Can Do It!” and “You are so smart” are phrases that can encourage you and motivate you, but there are also those words and phrases that can bring you to such a low place that you may contemplate suicide. Words have such a powerful impact in the life of every person that can be used in a negative way. It takes a lot for somebody to just sit there to your face and put you down which is the reason cyber bullying is such an issue. Cyber bullying has risen with the rise of technology since that is the outlet that cyber bullies use. When somebody is being a cyber bully they are behind a screen and are not face to face contact to see the real emotions and the impact that their words do have. Anybody can be a cyber bully and any one can also be a victim of cyber bullying. “Cyber bullying” is defined as a young person tormenting, threatening, harassing, or embarrassing another young person using the Internet or other technologies, like cell phones“ (11 Facts about Cyber Bullying). As a society we need to increase the education through a program that takes students from their own schools and as them perform skits to put a common face to the issue, because cyber bullying is a problem and some people who do it do not see the actual effects behind the screen they are using to inflict damage.
Cyber bullying began with technology it is not something that has been around for decades rather a more recent phenomenon. Cyber bullying is when you are tormenting somebody over the use of the internet or any type of technology. In our current society children are carrying smart phones. Smart phones have the ability to connect to social media; which can be an outlet for cyber bullying. This means that somebody can be bullied twenty four seven. Kids will not ever be able to get away from a cyber bully. This is where the lines between bullying and cyber bullying are drawn. When technology was not an outlet for bullying a kid or person could easily leave when somebody