Major Project Proposal: The Journey of a Bully’s Target Mental illness can be incredibly self-destructive when it comes to individuals with various disorders such as PTSD, anxiety, or depression (Legg). Authors like Samra Habib and Brandon Lee are no exception to this fact, and have written about their struggles with these disorders. This includes how their home and school life were both factors in how they developed their disorders. Habib’s and Lee’s memoirs enabled individuals that may relate to their experiences to have the education they require to deal with their conflicts, realise they are not alone in this matter, and have a better understanding of suicide and its effects. Regarding this Major Project, Samra Habib’s, We Have Always Been …show more content…
However, when she first came to Canada in 1991 she was known as a Pakistani refugee instead. Habib herself stated in The Globe and Mail’s article that her family had to leave Pakistan because they are Ahmadi, a division of the Muslim religion that is often persecuted through extreme legal measures in Pakistan. When her family and herself came to Canada, they learned a faint amount of English, meaning they needed to take classes to learn more. Habib and her family were considered refugees from Pakistan to Canada as they escaped the Ahmadi persecution in Pakistan by fleeing to Canada (Habib and Kelly). Nonetheless, Habib ultimately grew up in Canada starting at ten-years-old, but as a Pakistani and a part of the LGBTQ+ community, this change of scenery and cultural differences proved to be difficult for her (Ratangee). When comparing Habib to former news anchor Brandon Lee, who is American born and raised, he did not have any change of scenery or new culture he needed to adapt to, unlike Habib. In fact, Lee was born and raised in Orange County, California, and as Lee grew up, he went to private Catholic schools, got private piano lessons, and even travelled overseas for international soccer. Any person can tell that Lee and his family were what society deems high class (Goodykoontz). Regardless of being in a higher class of society, Lee’s memoir is not based on this wealthy lifestyle, as his …show more content…
Although this bond between mother and daughter was nearly severed when Habib’s mother arranged for her to get married, Habib truly believes that her mother was just doing what she thought was best for her (Janmohamed). Samra Habib’s childhood consisted of discrimination and bullying from her peers, the struggles of moving countries, learning a new language, and having to grow up fast in order to help her family. As she got older she faced the endeavours of having mental illnesses, such as anxiety or PTSD, and even trying to kill herself by consuming bleach, due to believing no one could help her (Habib and Kelly). Her memoir covers all aspects of her life, but mainly focuses on how she grew up and the struggles she faces as a queer Muslim, two oppressed groups by society, further proving she is marginalised. Similarly, Brandon Lee also dealt with conflicts of mental illness, and was once consistently discriminated against by society based on appearance. An example of this discrimination, which is also a form of bullying, are his long lashes which was the cause of the nickname given to him by his peers, “Mascara Boy.” This nickname indirectly called him a coward as it was
Suicide due to bullying has been given the name of bullycide. One example of bullycide would be Jon Carmichael from Texas who was bullied so harshly that “one day they stripped him naked, tied him up, and stuck him in a trash can, and they taped it with their cell phones and put it all on You Tube” per his mother’s account (Texas Monthly, Hollandsworth). A few days later Jon was found hanging by a rafter from their barn after committing suicide. The perpetrators of this abuse were his fellow classmates and it is reported that “60% of boys who bullied others in middle school had at least one criminal conviction by the age of 24; 40% had three or more convictions” (van der Valk, 41). Bullying behavior not only negatively affects the victims that are singled out and tormented, but from a legal perspective can lead to long term criminal
Right now Canada is facing immigration numbers that we have not seen in years and how we welcome and process these immigrants into our society will decide if they pass or fail. The article written by Sana Malik Arriving in a Place Where Almost No One Looks Like You and the study Immigrants’ perceptions of quality of life in three second- or third-tier Canadian cities done by a collaboration of Canadian scholars from across the country. They take a look at immigrant life, what it is like for them after moving, and some of the challenges that they face. Sana Malik’s article talks about her journey as an immigrant coming to Canada in 1993, and settling in Cape Breton. Her Pakistani family came over together and were welcomed by a small group of
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“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” Martin Luther King Jr. knew it was better to speak up than to stay quiet. This is a lesson that needs to be taught throughout both middle schools and high schools. All around the world, suicide rates are going up, and most of these cases relate back to bullying. The children often do not say anything because they are afraid the bullying will only get worse. When nothing changes, they are driven to suicide to relieve the pain that they are feeling. As Marge Piercy examines in “Barbie Doll,” students are picked on for being or looking different than others. No matter what type of bullying it may be, it hurts people more than they are willing to let on. All forms of bullying, whether it be in schools, physical, verbal, or online, have an impact on teen suicide ideation.
My friend, Kevin, was just two short months away from graduating high school, but he never got to see that day because of bullies. No one had a clue; he had a remarkable family and a great group of friends. He did everything he could to leave a smile on everyone’s face, and he earned the nickname, “Cheeks,” because of his huge, friendly smile. No one understood why such a cheerful person would want to take his own life, but it was because bullies harassed him for months, and no one knew. According to the Center for Disease Control, “Suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people, resulting in about 4,400 deaths per year” (Bullying and Suicide). Bullying is an ongoing issue that seems to evolve rapidly, and the world of
.... Victims of direct, indirect, and cyber-bullying have an entirely new gamut of bullying to cope with, and are forced to manage their emotions in this same public arena as well. Teenagers are finding it difficult to escape or remove themselves from such public harassment, and in response, suicide is increasingly the outcome with many adolescents gravitating toward suicide pacts as well. Unfortunately, technology is not always a beautiful advance, ultimate luxury or everyday convenience. Technology has indeed aided and contributed to the demise of many. It will be of no miraculous wonder should this next decade see a dramatic swing in the cause of teenage suicide from depression and drugs to bullying. The author of the age-old proverb of “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me” obviously never had such words plastered on Facebook.
Many first and second generation Canadians are struggling to balance their ethnicity and nationality. Once one may embrace who they are, they can express and be who they truly are. David Suzuki, Amy Tan, and Jhumpa Lahiri’s have demonstrated that no matter how much a person changes themselves on the outside, they will always remain the same on the inside.
In this paper, I will discuss two different magazine articles on how to deal with bullies and two scholarly research articles. One of the research articles discusses mental health and suicide issues that may be caused from being bullied. The other article discusses how schools use different strategies that can be effective or not effective in stopping bullying.
Phoebe Prince is a name some of us might not know or remember, but in 2010 her name and picture were everywhere. Phoebe Prince was an Irish immigrant who moved to South Hadley, Massachusetts. In her new high school she was the subject of malicious bullying by her classmates, both at school and online. This bullying would eventually drive Phoebe to hang herself. Bullying in schools and online has become a serious problem in our country. . According to cyberbullyinghotline.com, 20 percent of those cyberbullied think about committing suicide, while 1 in 10 victims attempt it. With rates like this, the question left to be answered is, when is bullying “just kids being kids “,
...h make take their life. Bullying of any sort erodes one’s self-confidence and an individual may become depressed as a result. This depression may then affect their relationships and academics, furthering the problem as the demands of society weigh hard on children and teenagers. As a result, safe havens for at-risk children would be one of the best ways to rebuild their self-confidence and let them know that there are other people out there being bullied and understand what they are going through. The success with similar programs for youths who have been sexually abused, shows that there are group programs out there that have been able to help those who are most at-risk. Through the understanding of Merton’s strain theory, focusing the attention on the feelings of the children affected and by comforting them, the risk of youth suicide in North America will decrease.
“Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind” a famous quote about our goal by Seneca. It is a metaphor about the achievement goal and objectives by good planning skills. One has to plan for what one wants to achieve and where one wants to go. One of the most important things is to have good planning, before taking any project the first think you should do is to create project plan. Planning can be defined as preparing a sequence of action to achieve specific goals and objectives. According to Kerzner (2009), “project planning is desirable that the project manager is involved from project conception through execution. It must be systematic, flexible to handle, closely disciplined through reviews and control and capable of accepting multi functional inputs (pg. 412)”. The importance of planning a project is to describe the work so that it will be easily identifiable to the project team member.
Bullying is a growing concern in a society where status and exercising power over another human being are increasingly important in developing one’s social circles. Dan Olweus (Norwegian researcher and founder of the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program) defines it as an “aggressive behaviour that is intentional and that involves an imbalance of power. Most often, it is repeated over time” (Violencepreventionworks.org). School victimization is an especially delicate matter that has only really been in the public eye for the past half century, as more and more researchers and psychologists pointed out its short- and long-term negative effects on targeted individuals. It has since been widely investigated and numerous programs have been developed in an effort to address and prevent the many forms of bullying that exist today. The negative effects of such an abusive behaviour are various and can greatly differ from individual to individual. However, there are three main consequences that can be associated with school bullying, which are: school avoidance, depression/anxiety and even suicidal attempts.
Python is a programming language made easy to code and read. Python is what is called an interpreted language, which the computer runs right away. This allows the programmer to make changes in the code quickly and efficiently with as few lines of code as possible. It is derived from C, but is an easier to read. It uses whitespace to delimit code, such as spaces or tabs to organize data. At the end of the lines, neither semicolons nor curly braces are necessary, making it an easy language to read. Fullscreen games can be made with Python, if one manages to access the correct libraries.
The service that is offered from the agency is the child protection service. The child protection service is responsible for protecting children up to the age of 18. For example the agency is accommodating girls who are from 12 years to 18 years old. Through this service they help children who have no parents, guardian who cannot be found, or children who have been abandoned, showing behaviour that cannot be controlled by their parents, sexual exploitation, those who are exposed to circumstances that may seriously harm the physical well-being of the child http://www.dsd.gov.za/index.php?option=com_co
“Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.” These words have been repeated countless times, but they are not accurate. In truth, words can kill. Bullying has become a highlighted problem within our society, and bullying in the school systems is even more prominent. According to the news, there are countless cases of bullying, many of which do not have happy endings. The rates of suicide due to bullying are currently higher than they have ever been before. Suicide is the third top causes of death in young people within the United States, averaging at 4,400 deaths a year, with over 50% of these deaths as a result of some sort of bullying. Studies also show that there are 100 suicide attempts for every one successful suicide performed (“Bullying and Suicide”). These numbers are disturbingly high. Bullying is affecting more kids in ways that some adults may never understand. The fact that words and actions can lead to cutting and suicides is still a distant concept to some and needs to be brought to immediate attention. Laws are now being put into place to prevent these tragedies, but what is really being done to prevent them within the schools or even within the students’ homes? There is a lot of finger pointing when it comes to this topic. But we all want to know what the cause is behind this nationwide crisis and who is responsible for it.