Just about half of U.S. students are impacted by traditional bullying each school day (Ross). Cyberbullying is technology powered and as technology expands it is getting harder and harder to see and prevent bullying from happening. Bullying over the Internet makes it easy for the bully to get away with their destructive behavior without any consequences. The article, “What is Cyberbullying: Bullying Comes Home” states, “Bullying is not new but thanks to the Internet teens are now being bullied at home. Online harassment is a serious problem” (Hardcaslte). Although the Internet has opened many doors to new opportunities, it has unfortunately…
This article talks about how cyber bullying can affect some victims and how important it is for people to acknowledge it and also fight back. The author briefly goes into the lives of the victims where suicide seemed to be the only way out for them. My research will benefit greatly from this article because it explains the harsh reality on what cyber bullying does to its victims. The author did a great job in recognizing the need to prevent cyber bullying but does not state too much on how you should do so.…
Cyber bullying is bullying that takes places using electronic technology (Willard, 2006). Electronic technology includes devices and equipment such as cell phones, computers and tablets as well as communication tools includes social media sites, text messages, chat, websites to harass threaten or intimidate someone. Cyberbullying is often done by children who have increasingly access to these technologies. The problem is compounded by the fact that a bully can be hiding behind disguising she/her identity.…
In the past, we and our minors have been familiarized with the issue of bullying at schools, workplaces, and other populated settings. However the calamity has never stopped growing and has spread to an even more adaptable environment, the Internet, specifically social networking sites Surveys by bullyingstatistics.org indicate that over 50% of adolescents have been cyber bullied, 10 to 20% are cyber bullied routinely. Consumer Reports has reported one million minors to have been cyber bullied on a social networking site just last year. It is not merely frequency we should be concerned about but also the severity of the consequences. The National Crime Prevention Council disclosed that victims of cyber bullying will most often experience a drastic deterioration in academic performance and self-esteem as well as depression and even suicide. Efforts to amend this situation are insufficient and for the most part barren, seeing as only one in ten victims will report being cyber bullied to their parents or guardians, and only roughly 7% of American parents are concerned at all regarding online bullying. Cyber bullying and its vicious nature will continue to be a normality as long as there is social media.…
In the news article “Technological trauma: cyber bullies more powerful than schoolyard thugs” (the Age 28/10/2006), Larissa Dubecki assertsin a reasoned and logical tone that cyber bullying should not be permitted or tolerated because it is extremely harmful to young people. The writer appeals to the wellbeing of teenagers through establishing the threats and negative impact of cyber bullying that can be physically and mentally harmful.…
Bullying refers to any kind of aggressive behavior, which is normally intentional and entails am imbalance of strength or power. Cyber bullying also referred to as social online cruelty can be described as an intentional aggressive act which is carried out by an individual or group of individuals against a victim done repeatedly over a long period of time and sent through electronic contacts. Cyber bullying is usually repeated over time unless it is a death threat. The definition of cyber bullying is limited to children while in adults; it is referred to as cyber harassment or cyber stalking. In this essay, we will look at the prevalence of cyber bullying across the US, some specific instances, its psychological effects on the teenagers and…
Bullying over the internet through social media site like Facebook and twitter as well as text messaging and online gaming is becoming a larger and larger problem. Every year it gets easier to connect to others around the world and with that is an increase in harassment, threats and cyberstalking. Each state has their own laws to try and curb the problem, but Arizona is trying to pass laws making it a class 1 misdemeanor which includes fines and/or jail time.…
Are you a victim of cyber bullying? Or were you the bully? Many people participate in cyber bullying or are victims of it and don’t even notice it. In fact, cyber bullying is becoming a big issue and is put above traditional bullying, yet traditional bullying is still occurring. Currently, there has been a big debate over which type of bullying has lasting or bigger impact. Yalda T.Uhls (2012) states her argument in “Cyber Bullying Has a Broader Impact than Traditional Bullying” and Susan M. Swearer (2012) makes her case in “Traditional Forms of Bullying Remains a More Prevalent and Serious Problem”. In spite of their similarities, they both have two different perspectives of cyber bullying and traditional bullying, because of their location.…
Cyber bullying has become an epidemic in the last couple of years because the access to technology has become more widespread. There is a need for cyber bullying to be regulated and for the offenders to be punished, however, it has been hard for rules about cyber bullying to be enforced because of the problems involving civil liberties. A lot of people believe that it should not be allowed for others to see what is going on over the Internet between two people, but this is when people get hurt, especially vulnerable children. There are many differences and similarities in cyber bullying and traditional bullying, however, cyber bullying is far more problematic due to the fact that it is far more difficult to control, it is equally as hard to punish the offenders and the psychological damage is far more prevalent.…
With today’s technology Bullying has become easier then ever; youths of this generation do not even need to have a personal confrontation. Cyber bullying can be defined as any communication posted or sent by any interactive device that is intended to frighten, embarrass, or harass and is disturbingly common among the Canadian youths. Research has shown that more than 55% of all Canadian youths aged 12-17 has a social networking account. But if misused, it can leave us vulnerable. Teens could be affected both physically and mentally.…
1. You may have heard of the phrase: Sticks and stones may break your bones but words will never hurt you. That’s rubbish.…
him ten times worse. I’ve witnessed a lot of people get bullied throughout high school…
“Look at this girl she is so ugly, I’m going to write on her picture and make fun of the way she looks”, does that sound familiar? Cyberbullying has become a major problem all over the world and it continues to rise. There are many causes of cyberbullying. One cause of cyberbullying is that people are insecure of themselves and the only way to make themselves feel better is by making fun of the way other people look. Sometimes, the target might be more attractive than the bully, but in order for the bully to be happy, they decide to make of them. Another reason is that people do it for revenge. Perhaps a person sends a personal photo/video to his/her significant other and (later on he/she decide to end the relationship), the bully is hurt and decides to expose the person’s personal things all over the internet for revenge to (make the other person feel how he/she feels). A third cause may be due to racism. Sometimes people are cruel and simply dislike someone because they look, speak, and act different than them. Cyberbullies do not (rather said, cannot) hurt them physically, so they try to make them feel unwanted and want them to go back to the country they came from. A final cause of cyberbullying may be simply for entertainment. Even though people know bullying is wrong, they still do it because they think it is amusing. They could be sitting at home bored, so they get on social networks just to laugh and make fun of others. They think it is funny to call others names and think that it will not hurt their feelings; in reality they are. Cyberbullying is a major issue and people are doing it because of their insecurities, revenge, racism, or just for entertainment. People have attempted different ways to help prevent this problem. There needs to be more ways in which we could help prevent this problem because it is getting out of…
Bullying for the most part has been a continual problem in society. Social media has exacerbated the problem. While social media is an excellent playground for ideas, musings and thoughts, the playground has become a breeding ground for angst, disgust and a cacophony of hate. The government needs to continue to understand the importance of confronting the problem of cyber bullying head on, before it continues and other issues result. Parents need to educate their children and young adults…
It was 7:00 a.m., and Skylar rose out of his bed just like any other day. He got dressed, combed his hair, brushed his teeth, grabbed a pop tart and was out the door. Skylar is in the eighth grade and he has been bullied since fourth. Chris Jacobson has picked on him with his “gang” for the past four years. They tease him about his braces, the way he wears his clothes, being too skinny, and anything they can think of. On top of that, Skylar has suffered depression since his father’s sudden death when he was 10. One day, Skylar decided to get MSN messenger so he could contact his cousins, that live out of state, anytime he pleased. His mother gave him permission and he was very happy. Skylar got a friend request the day after he made it from someone named LizGirl6. He accepted and she immediately wrote “Hi, you look familiar.” He replied by asking if she went to his school and how she found him. “Elizabeth” did not go to his school, but was supposedly a friend of his older sisters. They continued to talk day, after day, after day. Skylar was feeling more confident at school, his grades were rising, and Chris was not messing with him as much as usual. Elizabeth was giving Skylar the respect he finally deserved. One night he decided he wanted to tell Elizabeth how he felt about her. He logged on MSN, saw that she was on and wrote her a message saying, “Elizabeth, I really like you and I want to meet you and hangout so that maybe we can become more than friends.” She replied, “Skylar I don’t like you, your fat and ugly.” Skylar took this hard and replied with questions like “Why were you leading me on?” and “Are you really serious?” Elizabeth wrote that he was a no good loser, he had no friends, he would never be able to get a girl, and that he was a useless piece of crap that no one cared about. The last thing Elizabeth said was, “You should go die, just like your father did.” Then she signed off. Skylar got up, ran to…