One aspect of the human condition in the story “Sucker” by Carson McCullers shows how treating people poorly has negative effects on everyone. One major way of treating people poorly is bullying. The web page “stopbullying.gov” tells what bullying is. “Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time. Both kids `who are bullied and who bully others may have serious, lasting problems.”…
All over the world, bullying and victimization are common at various levels of schooling from elementary to secondary and beyond. The objective of bullying can range from humiliating to instilling fear in an effort to establish a character of dominance on the part of the bully. It can be in the form of physical violence, verbal abuse, or social isolation and can have lasting consequences on the victim ranging from low self esteem to the most severe: suicide. The question we all have to ask ourselves is where does this behavior stem from? Children are not born innate with an evil gene (excluding mental disease), therefore, we have to begin by looking at the family structure, the familial influence, and what role they play in the bullying behavior.…
‘‘After nearly 15,000 students were suspended, for bullying in the 2008-2009 school year’’ according to source 2 in the story ‘’Tales of Bullying’’ written by Modigliani Laura. There are a lot of people bullied they need to be stopped, every day there are lots of kids bullied. A bully is worse than a bystander because bullies hurt people’s feelings, they could cause someone to commit suicide, and usually are suffering from something from their personal life. ‘’The rise in teen suicide kids were once able to put bullying behind then after leaving school at the end of the day’’. ‘’ The reason kids bully is because according to Source 1, bullies might have a problem at home, angry, or hurt about something. One such example is a child…
Bullying is not an action we wish to see or experience. Girl-to-girl bullying is not wished upon as well, especially when you are apart of it. Since the beginning of my school education I seemed to become a magnet of bullies. In elementary school, I tried to be helpful towards others. I assisted with homework, cleaned up after activities, and I even did most of the work in group projects because the other kids groaned and complained about it. Unfortunately, due to my acts of being helpful I was called, "dog" by the girls who wore nicer clothes than I did. That nickname stuck around until 4th grade because of the fact I'd listen to anyone who'd ask for help. I was even called, "Heavy" as a supposed nickname for "Heaven" when it has been to call me fat. Around 5th grade,…
Bullying is seen all over the world and in all sections of society (work,school and home). It might start at an age as early as preschool and might intensify in the transitional adolescent years. There can be various reasons behind this kind of behavior. Often the victim is shy and weak as compared to a bully.…
However, even though I left my bully behind, I did not leave behind my physical qualities which made me 65% more at risk of being bullied. It started all over again but this time even worse and harsher. I started being depressed and having suicidal thoughts. Yale university states that victims of bullying contemplate suicide 2-9 times more often than non-victims; I was one of those victims. After months of depression, I subliminally had stored up so much hatred towards the bullies, that I just wanted revenge.…
America introduced me to isolation as well as bullying . It was not like I was not bullied in India but this was worse because I was in a different country with unfriendly people, it made me feel completely alone. Bullying made me understand that life is full of hardships and made me come to appreciate them. This mentality made me take up AP classes which would make my G.P.A. weighted out of…
think for the better. I have been bullied for many reasons, some I could not figure out way. In every school that I have been in one type or another I have experienced bullying. It might be the fact that I’m tall or that I’m british. Bullying has caused me to lose focus and think some stuff it would be better not to mention. The loss of focusing has caused me in some years to do so bad that it would might of gotten me haled back. The reason why I wasn’t because of my height, thank god for that. Other people have not been so lucky with lack of focusing and other problems. This a big problem what has caused it bullying. Teachers and admin don’t give enough punishments to force bullies to change their behavior, since that bullying continues to be a problem.…
Why do people bully says that “Some Consider bullying to be purposeful attempts to control another person through verbal abuse which can be in a tone of voice or in content such as teasing or threats, exclusion or physical bullying or violence which the victim does not want” (“Bullying Statistics”). Bullying is known to take place in multiple areas and just about everywhere you go but a few places are schools, workplaces, homes, playgrounds, the military, social media etc. (“Bullying statistics”). Some people grow up thinking that violence is an acceptable way of getting what they want, and some people think that they will get more social media recognition for bullying (“Bullying Statistics”). Acting out seems to get noticed better and, jealousy, envy, lack of personal or social skills are also why some people bully (“Bullying Statistics”). Makayla Raleigh may be bullied for loving the sport of…
How many times had I seen myself in the bathroom of his house, all curled up, feeling his hot saliva on my body as he screamed? Stop crying like a baby. You are crazy. No one else could take you.…
Some are victims of abuse at home, some have low self-esteem and some bully out of peer pressure because the victim may be considered different. Those who are victims of abuse at home may lash out and find a victim of their own to act out their own pain, or take their own form of control. It can be a way for them to reach out for help so as people become more aware of the problem, it may help the victim as well as the bully who is a victim themselves. Sometimes children who have low self-esteem or a form or a disability they want to hide keep themselves from becoming victims of bullying by becoming the bully or a follower of the bully. The peer pressure bullies sometime behave this way because they want to fit it. They think that if they make someone else look bad, they will look better. Sadly this has been a part of the growing up process that many children…
“You will never reach higher ground if you are always pushing others down,” stated Jeffrey Benjamin. Bullying can be a crucial issue if not stopped or dealt with. Many people are bullied everyday, and don’t tell people about the tragic event. Some actions that can affect others include; losing your true self and even committing suicide.…
When kids are victims of bullying it takes a toll on how they live the rest of their life. In the article, “Victims of Bullying Live With the Consequences for Decades..” by Karen Kaplan,…
First, I would like to explain the aspects and outcomes of bullying and being bullied. A lot people think being bullied is having someone threaten to take your lunch money or beating you up after school, that isn’t always the case. In some situations, bullying can go to the extreme. Bullying can take a person to the point of no return and can lead some of the calmest people into dangerous acts like self-harm and…
Students that are bullied at home commonly become the school bullies. They take out their rage on smaller or weaker children in order to give themselves power since they are powerless at home. Another reason a student may bully another is self protection. Sometimes a child will participate in belittling another person to prevent the bullies from picking on them; they divert the attention to another and become part of the power rather than be victimized. Most bullies have low - self esteem and feel powerless at their core.…