A 21st Century Epidemic: Cyber Bullying Madison Gordon-Lavaee Rhetoric 101 Professor Cole October 12‚ 2010 A 21st Century Epidemic: Cyber Bullying The Internet has a lot to offer: immediate answers‚ endless research‚ and easy communication with people all over the world. These were the intentions of the people who invented this product. America focused on the invention of the Internet and all its glory‚ but forgot to think about the evil that could come of it. It is generally known that
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English 099 Cyber Bullying Bullies have been around for a long time‚ but in the past 10-to-15 years there is a new type of bullying that has developed called cyber bullying. Cyber bullying is similar to physical bullying; however‚ the bullying takes place on the Internet and can happen at any time any day. The difference between cyber and physical bullying is that online the emotional and verbal abuse both exist; however‚ the physical abuse is absent online. Cyber bullying took a while before
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According to El Monte Union High School District bullying is defined as “as intentional‚ repeated hurtful acts words‚ or other behavior‚ such as name-calling‚ threatening and or/shunning committed by one or more children against another” (“Anti-Bullying” par. 2). There are several types of types of bullying: verbal‚ physical‚ and cyber bullying. Verbal bullying is the action of one that uses words to upset their victims by teasing and taunting them. This usually occurs because the bullies have low
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Bullying Must Stop In the past many have focused on the abuse of drug and alcohol use in school aged students along with students carrying weapons to schools‚ it seemed as if no one was recognizing the significance of school bullying. For victims of bullying‚ they go to school every day facing harassment‚ taunting‚ and humiliation. Studies show that 25-35% of teens encountered some type of bullying in their lifetime (Nansel et al‚ 2001). Bullying is a form of violent behavior that happens not
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it would bring anti-social behaviors‚ self harm and potentially‚ suicide. These are the starting points to failure and self destruction to children or young adults if we don’t take further action to support and change this horrible issue. To end bullying‚ we must encourage parents to support and educate their kids by teaching them techniques that would help them survive been bullied. To begin with‚ we could start with several steps starting at home. First‚ teach children to not over react. Children
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Bullying in schools‚ a social issue which has been around for as long as anyone can remember. While in the past this issue has been recognised it has not been treated as seriously as it has been over the past three decades. The aim of this paper is to define bullying trace its historical roots and identify its social context. There are many complex definitions of bullying. A simple definition is the abuse of power by an individual or a group who are stronger towards someone who is weaker. What is
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Morquecho Zaida Ybarra Ms.Wall English 12 26 February 2013 Bullying: Pushed Past Our Breaking Point “We feel all alone‚ small & weak Scared to go out even to speak The things they say‚ the things they do Would you like it‚ if it were you? These are fools we don’t understand So let’s get together & fight our stand Unite today & show we’re strong For we’re the innocent‚ we’ve done no wrong” -Anonymous Bullying is emerging in schools and destroying the lives of innocent young
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being bullying through the use of e-technologies. For those of you who don’t know what e-technologies are‚ here are some examples: cell phones‚ text messages‚ multimedia messages‚ e-mail‚ and any web page accessed through the web such as myspace and or facebook. This problem that is so common among children requires us all to come together‚ parents‚ children and their schools‚ to stop it. Since the motives of cyber bullies differ‚ the solutions and responses to each type of cyber bullying incident
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How Would YOU Feel? Every day thousands of teens wake up afraid to go to school. Bullying is an unwanted‚ aggressive behavior among teenagers that involves a real or perceived power imbalance resulting with injustice. It is a problem that affects millions of students‚ and it has everyone worried‚ not just the kids on its receiving end. Yet because adults don’t always see it‚ they may not understand how extreme bullying can get. Bullies pick on the people they think don’t fit in or are not cool‚ maybe
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Bradley Newton Mrs. Brand Period 5 English 12 February 21‚ 2013 Bullying Research Paper Have you ever been made sad because of someone else’s words or actions? Based on the magnitude of the problem‚ chances are you have. Bullying is a worldwide phenomenon that “refers to physical or psychosocial intimation intended to inflict injury or discomfort” (Kuther 1). However‚ if We were to consider bullies were inflicting harm to a victim‚ there must also be someone not stopping or even encouraging
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