Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Why would you say such horrible things


Bullying usually occurs during school or after school. They say it starts in early childhood and can develop into aggressive behavior.  Bullying has changed over the years. stopbullying.gov explains it as "unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance".
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Now more than ever people have tried to stop bullying. It only takes one person to speak up for someone else. With the invention of the computers bullying has found it's way without face-to-face interactions. Bullying can be broken down into categories.
  1. Verbal which includes (Teasing, name-calling, and taunting)
  2. Social (Spreading rumors, Embarrassing someone, and leaving someone out)
  3. Physical (Hitting, pushing, and spitting)
The problem with Cyber bullying is the other person is anonymous. Bullies will constantly try to aggravate and tease you. Cyber bullying leads to some people committing suicide, while others are left depressed, low self-esteem, and have more health problems.
In this video it explains how to beat cyber bullying.




Works Cited

"Bullying Definition." Bullying Definition. U.S Department of Health & Human Resources, n.d. Web. 28 Oct. 2015.

1 comment:

  1. This is an interesting post, Steve. I wonder--where do people generally get bullied on the Web? Is it mostly through social media? See what you can to do show that bullying happens in these Web spaces. And how can people avoid the bullies online? Can they?

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