Sticks And Stones 2 1 Final 
Alexis Kaufman
English 102
Research paper
Malcolm Allen
Sticks and Stones “Sticks and stones will break my bones but words will never hurt me,” this is a saying that has been used for many years, but is that really true? Words can cause pain. Two of the main reasons people are bullied are because of appearance and social status. Bullies pick on people they think don't fit in, usually because of how they look, how they act, their race, religion, or sexual preference. There are three main types of bullying such as physical bullying, verbal bullying and cyber bullying. Bullying does not just effect children but adults as well, bullying is a serious problem that needs to be prevented because of the negative effects it has mentally and physically on both the victim and the one doing the bullying and with the right education people can prevent bullying from happening. Solutions to bullying include gathering people together to talk about this serious issue and educating them as to how this is negatively affecting our schools, community, and workplace. Of the three main types of bullying which include physical, verbal and cyber bulling, physical bullying is said to be the worst of type, physical violence between two people for example; hitting, pushing, kicking, tripping, slapping, spitting. "Middle school is said to be the age that bullying is the most common, this is the age where young people want more to fit in with their peers, making some students more likely to bully or condone bullying to fit in, when those who don't fit in stand out more as victims."(bullyingstatistics.org) The victim is almost always weaker than the bully "researchers have found that depressed individuals hold negative views of themselves, the world, and the future. The negative expectations characterize hopelessness and can stem from stressful events that have occurred (Espelage & Swearer 64)." These negative views of themselves can easily make them weaker and viewed as a target.
English 102
Research paper
Malcolm Allen
Sticks and Stones “Sticks and stones will break my bones but words will never hurt me,” this is a saying that has been used for many years, but is that really true? Words can cause pain. Two of the main reasons people are bullied are because of appearance and social status. Bullies pick on people they think don't fit in, usually because of how they look, how they act, their race, religion, or sexual preference. There are three main types of bullying such as physical bullying, verbal bullying and cyber bullying. Bullying does not just effect children but adults as well, bullying is a serious problem that needs to be prevented because of the negative effects it has mentally and physically on both the victim and the one doing the bullying and with the right education people can prevent bullying from happening. Solutions to bullying include gathering people together to talk about this serious issue and educating them as to how this is negatively affecting our schools, community, and workplace. Of the three main types of bullying which include physical, verbal and cyber bulling, physical bullying is said to be the worst of type, physical violence between two people for example; hitting, pushing, kicking, tripping, slapping, spitting. "Middle school is said to be the age that bullying is the most common, this is the age where young people want more to fit in with their peers, making some students more likely to bully or condone bullying to fit in, when those who don't fit in stand out more as victims."(bullyingstatistics.org) The victim is almost always weaker than the bully "researchers have found that depressed individuals hold negative views of themselves, the world, and the future. The negative expectations characterize hopelessness and can stem from stressful events that have occurred (Espelage & Swearer 64)." These negative views of themselves can easily make them weaker and viewed as a target.