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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Cyber Bullying One of the most dangerous problems on the internet is cyber bullying. Cyber bullying targets many children of all ages. From 4 to 20‚ cyber bullying is a huge problem that many people work together to stop. Cyber bullying can be a variation of a lot of things there are many definitions of cyber bullying. Studies show that as many as 43 percent of kids will experience bullying on the Internet or over mobile devices. (Cool) Over all‚ cyber bullying needs to be stopped‚ although it
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issues plaguing young men and women of today. They feel harassed‚ threatened and lonely because of this. In this paper I will outline what cyber bullying is‚ what effects is has on young adults and various technological tools that educators can use in the classroom to tackle this issue. Cyberbullying Cyber bullying is a worldwide social issue today. It is the use of technology most likely social networks such as “Facebook‚ twitter and MySpace” to threaten‚
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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 people.
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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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Imagine that you’re a parent of two kids. Your oldest daughter‚ loves to be active in sports‚ works hard in school‚ and has a lot of friends most people would consider her popular. But your youngest daughter has a fear of people. A fear of talking to them‚ seeing them‚ or being seen by them. She wasn’t always like this‚ until she was bullied at school. You noticed she came home and cried almost every day‚ her tears were more than just the average tears. They were tears of heartbreak‚ tears that made
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Workplace bullying is social‚ psychological‚ verbal or physical abuse by employers or co-workers. Unfortunately‚ bullying does not only happen in the playground‚ but also in many workplaces. Many times‚ the workplace can feel a lot like high school: gossip‚ passive-aggressive behavior‚ and cliques. Bullies definitely exist in the work environment‚ though they are not easy to spot like the ones in grade school. Bullies in the work environment do not go around stealing lunch money and hitting kids
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Imagine getting beating up every day at school for no reason‚ by your classmate or maybe by some senior guy you don’t even know. Or maybe even by an adult. You come home in bruises and cuts and dried up blood. Can you imagine that? Or can you even image getting punch at and getting pick at‚ calling you names in class and threatening texts every minute whether you are in class or at home and you’re friends wouldn’t help you out because they are too scared of the bully and the bully would followed
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Causes and Effects of Bullying Every year‚ approximately 7 percent of students report to being bullied (“Physical”). Most people know bullying is wrong‚ but it continues to play a dominating role in the lives of adolescents. Whether the bullying was done by spreading rumors‚ calling someone names or through the Internet‚ there are many different causes of bullying‚ why it occurs‚ and how it effects the victim. The causes of bullying can influence how the bully decides to target a victim. Victims
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It is a common thought that bullying is a normal stage of childhood‚ but more than a part of growth is a violent act that nowadays has taken place in many schools around the world. However‚ studies show that this issue would bring big consequences to all the factors involved on it; bullying can cause more than negative academic‚ physical‚ social‚ emotional‚ and psychological consequences on victims and bullies. These consequences can be short-term or long-term. Bullying can also greatly affect the
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