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Bullying has affected many young children’s lives and is a growing issue around the world today. Bullying can be done in a variety of ways such as physical violence or just psychological violence. If you were to ask anyone if they like being bullied they would give you a big fat no. Bullying can lead to long-term effects on children as they grow up and get into the real world. Suicide is at the top of the list for deaths among teenagers as the result of bullying. Teens everywhere, in every school, are scared to come to school because they cannot face the nasty environment of name-calling and being pushed around. This type of environment isn’t just in schools either. With all the technology and social media websites, bullying can be done in many ways through the Internet. Popular sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr allow people to cyber bully other peers. People can post false information or even edit pictures and share them so that many people can see them. No matter if you want to believe it or not, bullying happens everywhere. It is sad to think about the innocent students being bullied because of reasons they can’t control. Bullying has been a growing issue for a variety of people and has affected the way we live in a negative way.

Many people understand the concept of bullying, but what actually is the true definition? Bullying is an unwanted, aggressive behavior usually among school-aged children involving a power imbalance. This behavior is usually repeated over a long period of time (What Is). With some of the recent tragedies across the world in the past ten years, you can tell that bullying can have dangerous and long-term effects. Columbine, and other tragic events have been the result of young adults being m...

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...hings, not negative. Bullies just have to remember that it’s never to late to change who you really are as a person.

Bullying is a rapidly growing issue that surrounds every school all over the world. Numerous cases of harm to others, or suicide, flood the news, and makes people feel terrible for the innocent children. Children often are too afraid to stand up for themselves and let the issue get worse and worse. School should be filled with a fun and safe environment for all students. You never want to hear of someone taking their own life because of some dumb kid trying to let go of their own emotions. Bullying is wrong and is never okay. It doesn’t make anyone look cool or above the other person. A famous quote from Ghandi that applies to everyone throughout the world and children everywhere in harsh environments. “Be the change you want to see in the world.”