One action can change anything. Being bullied at a young age can have multiple outcomes. Some good, some bad.
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Attention grabber: On an average, 77% of students claim to have suffered one type of bullying. a) Kids are bullied everyday and those kids are all affected differently. Some ignore it and don’t even care, some stick up for themselves and fight back, and some take everything the bullies say to heart and it tears them apart. b)All people look at bullying different. Whether you are being bullied, being a bully, or just a bystander. No one see’s it the exact same and no one ever see the individual consequences. c) The consequences of bullying are always different no matter who it is.
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I was bullied from 3rd grade to 8th grade and I will never forget the things I went through. b) 3rd and 4th grade were the easiest to get through. It was just petty stuff with girls teasing and guys laughing, I could deal wit it. 5th grade is when it started to become hard. 5th grade I had many bullies, but there was one that I will never forget. He would go from sexually harassing me to threatening my life. I never wanted to go back to school again. The worst part was that my principal did nothing about it even though we had it all on tape. c) He would do anything he could to make me miserable. This was all added on to the usual bullying by the girls who thought that I wasn’t good enough to be around them. I looked strong on the outside, but on the inside I’m so weak.
III.Body 2 a) What they didn’t see is that I spent more hours in the counseling office than in class. My bullies didn't see that I didn’t have friends because they turned them all against me. They never saw me cry myself to sleep or just want to give up because of the words they said. They never saw that side of me, and they never will. I didn’t give them the power to see me cry. I was trapped in my own world hating every day and they were the cause of
Remember being a little kid and being pushed down on the playground, being picked last in middle school, or being called horrible names in high school? Those are just a few examples of how people are bullied. A person who repeatedly physically or verbally torments or harasses someone in anyway is bullying (“Bullying” par. 1). It unfortunately happens almost everywhere. It’s a huge problem that is beginning to take over schools. Middle school is an especially troublesome time because this is the time where kids are just trying to be accept by others and they are the most vulnerable. Bullying damages children and teens in all aspects. (“Verbal” par. 4) Depending on how they are being bullied it can affect them physical, emotionally, and even physiologically. (“Verbal” par. 4) There are tragic stories of suicides and teenagers cutting themselves everywhere because of being bullied and finally they’ve reached their last straw. (“Verbal” par. 4) Which makes since because kids who are being bullied are twice as likely to commit suicide compared to someone who is not being bullied. (Murray par. 5) Suicide has hit number three on what kills teenagers in the United States. (Murray par. 6) Victims who become bullied are normally people who try to separate themselves from conflict. (“Bullies” par. 7) They normally are “loners” or “outcasts”, which makes them more vulnerable to become the victim. (“Bullies” par. 7) They may like different types of music, dress unlike others, or have a disability. (Petrocelli par. 3) Children who are being bullied often show common signs like crying and not wanting to go to school. (“Bullying” par. 4) Many say people bully others because they themselves feel like “outcasts” or like they have no friends but ac...
Bullying has both short term and long effects on the victim. A victim of someone who has been bullied for so long can lead to them bullying other individuals, making this a never-ending cycle. "Bu...
Next in our program, we will start to educate young children all over the country about the severity of bullying in our schools. We will start with assembly’s that will show cases of low self-esteem, confidence, and even suicide. These assembly’s will show kids at a young age what bullying could lead to and encourage them to stick up for fellow peers.
Bullying has serious short-term and long-term effects on persons physical and mental health. When it comes to bullying, there are three types of individuals. The bully, the victim, and the bully-victim. The bully is the person who is mistreating others by singling them out. The victim is the person on the receiving end of the mistreatment. The bully-victim is the person who is experiencing both ends of the equation. Many people falsely believe that bullying does not harm kids and it just a “regular” part of growing up. But it does, and there are many long-term effects that come from someone being bullied. A victim of bullying is more likely to develop psychiatric illnesses, can be diagnosed with a serious illness, are more likely to smoke cigarettes, become an alcoholic and abuse substances. They also tend to have difficulty maintaining long term relationships. Bullying is classified as intentional behavior that is harmful and that occurs repeatedly over time. It is described by an imbalance of power and it has continuos effects on whoever the victim is. Bullying can come in four different forms. The four types of bullying include: verbal, social, physical or cyber bullying. Verbal bullying includes but is not limited to, name calling and teasing. Social bullying is spreading rumors, ignoring people and leaving them out purposely, and breaking up friendships, “just because.” Physical bullying includes but is not limited to, punching, hitting, kicking or shoving someone. Cyber bullying is using the Internet, a cellphone, an iPad, or any other electronic devices as your shield in order to deliberately cause harm to others.
Kuther explains the issues and repercussions of bullying. She goes into detail on what would likely happen to those who are bullied and how this could negatively effect their future. Where the focus will be on today is how she explains the negative aftermath the bullies most likely will face. Kuther notes, “[However] it’s not just victims who are hurt by bullying. Bullies fail to learn how to cope, manage their emotions, and communicate effectively — skills vital to success in the adult world” (cite, p. 6).
"A person is bullied when he or she is exposed, repeatedly and over time, to negative actions on the part of one or more other persons, and he or she has difficulty defending himself or herself." Dan Olweus (Olweus1). Bullying effects millions of kids on a daily basis and will most likely never cease to stop. According to international studies, bullying is common and affects anywhere from nine to fifty-four percent of children (Parker-Pope). Statistics also show that seventeen percent of students in grades sixth through tenth reported having been bullied "sometimes" or more with eight percent being bullied once a week, and ninteen percent said they had been a bully to others "sometimes" or more (Olweus2). Bullying has the capability of lasting effects on a ones physcological state, as well as physical. No human being should be in constant fear of when a bully may strike next, or whether one will survive the next day. For this reason, bullying awareness programs should be implemented in schools across the nation to aid and battle bullying to protect kids as well as teach the importance of anti-bullying.
Thesis statement: Approximately three thousand people get bullied everyday, and at some point in our life we got bullied, even though not everyone is the same, for some other people their situation is worse.
Everyone has been bullied or encountered someone being bullied at some point of their life. Whether it would be physically or verbally both can be exceedingly traumatizing and can have a long-term psychological influence on children’s development. Majority people may define bullying in a more physical term; nevertheless that’s not always the case. The act of bullying can occur in several ways and in reality affect the individual in the same way. Bullying is generally defined as repeated, negative, and harmful actions focused at target throughout a course of time, exhibiting a sense of power difference between the bully and the victim (Olweus, 1993; Limber & Mihalic, 1999 as cited from Douglas J. Boyle, 2005). A survey was conducted in the United States estimating that over six million children, about 30% in grade six through ten have experienced frequent bullying in a school environment (Nansel, 2001 as cited from Douglas J. Boyle, 2005). Many people might debate that bullying is something that every child goes through and is simply a part of growing up, although there are several damaging consequences that happens to the child’s brain. Bullying causes the child to feel upset, isolated, frightened, anxious, and depressed. They feel like they reason they are being picked on is because there is something wrong with them and may even lose their confidence feel unsafe going to school (Frenette, 2013 as cited from Douglas J. Boyle, 2005) Anthropologically, sociologically, or psychologically, bullying can be analyzed through different perspectives and several questions can be asked based on the topic:
Bullying has been a part of schooling for as long as children have been congregating. To some it seems like a natural, though uncomfortable, part of life and school experience, while to others it can mean terrifying experiences which spoiled and characterized otherwise happy years in school. Dan Olweus, a pioneer in bully behavior research documented that 2.7 million children are affected as victims, and that 2.1 children act as bullies (Fried, 1997, as cited in Aluedse, 2006). With bullying cited as the reason for violent, gun-related crime in the past few years, school districts as well as national governments have put anti-bullying policies in place. Bullying is a complicated phenomenon, involving more than one child demanding lunch money from a smaller child. It is a worldwide epidemic hitting schools everywhere. Virtually everyone has seen or experienced bullying. With technological advances, bullying is even hitting the internet. Parents, teachers, students and governments agencies alike are attempting to put a stop to bullying practices.
Mental health is something that is often overlooked, especially as a result of bullying. Lately, the fight against bullying has taken on more of its own spotlight. Despite that, however, when it happens to anyone, of any age, it still affects their mental health. That’s what I’m opting to write about for this reflective essay: how bullying affected my mental health. Unfortunately, I was bullied for a long time, to the point where I had to be taken out of public school and enrolled in cyber school.
According to Vanderbilt and Augustyn (2010), there are four groups that that should be considered when discussing the risk factors of bullying. This includes the victims, the bullies, the bully-victims and the bystanders. The individual victim of bullying may be a passive individual with difficulties in social situations or may just be in the wrong place and the wrong time. They may also have distinguished features that are different than others, such as late puberty, obesity, mental health difficulties, learning disabilities, and autism, or other physical or emotional impairments. Some of these characteristics may make them an easy target or easily exposed them to torture from other children.
Bullying is something that can affect everyone involved. It not only affects the person being bullied, but it affects the bystanders, and the bully themselves (“Effects of Bullying”). There are seven different parts someone could play in a bullying situation. “The bully, the henchman, the supporters, the possible bullies, the onlookers, the possible defenders, and the defenders”(“How Bullying Affects Children”).
It only takes one bad experience to change your opinion on something. Imagine if you went through this same bad experience for months, or better yet years. Your whole personality, how you view yourself, and others changes drastically. This is what it feels like to be bullied. Bullying is a serious issue in America, especially among children and young adults. From kindergarten all the way up until my sophomore year of high school, I was a victim of bullying. Being bullied changed how I viewed myself and others, what my values and morals were, and it shaped me into the person I am today.
Bullying of students in school is an abuse that affects and produces a number of negative experiences on the victim. It is proven that those students who bully do so merely because they see themselves superior than those being bullied. They use this as a tactic to make juniors fear them and show them that they are not equal in any way. Some will even bully as a revenge of the bullying they suffered in the past. I have been bullied before and I know some of the effects it could have on a person. Bullying is a serious cause of many issues and has effects that may be long lasting.
An estimated amount of 160,000 students across the United States misses school each day due to being a victim of bullying. From a present study, 29% of students involved in bullying, 14% of the children were said to be victims, 7% were bullies, and 8% were bullies and victims. The worst type of social behavior stems from bullying, and leads to complications in a student’s future. Bullying is a way of expressing aggressive behavior that is intended, and continues that sometimes leads to physical or mental injuries. Those who are victims of bullying, lack self-esteem, and become easily depressed by small objects. There are four common types of bullying: verbal, physical, relational aggression, and