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What do you think when you hear this word? Pranking. Is it a rogue activity? Is it distractive to others, or is it an incident of bullying? Well, people prank everyday, and in terms of childhood relations, it is almost normal. It strengthens the bond between two children. There is also have a day devoted to the ‘art’ of pranking. April Fools. Pranking should not be confused with bullying. Bullying has a strictly negative impact while pranking is innocent and has good intentions behind it. Bullying is defined as consistent harassment to an individual while pranking is pulling a joke (Stomp Out Bullying 1). Normally, children do it for the laughs. What most people think about pranking is that it is harmful to others, and that it is an utmost form of bullying.
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Bullying has a strictly negative impact while pranking has a positive intent, and is in a friendly way (Cleaver 1). To elaborate, millions of people prank others on April Fools Day. Smiling happily, 40% of the American population prank others on April Fools (Lab42.com 1). Does this mean that 40% of the population is bullying others? Is there more than 100 million bullies sprouting on this day? In some states of the country, bullying is criminal (Teaching Your Child How To Deal WIth Bullying & Teasing.) So why do we have a day promoted to illegal activity? If pranking was considered bullying that is. Another thing, bullying is also defined as persistent harassment (Stomp Out Bullying 1). One act of pranking is not persistent, and pranking is not harassment in general, it is harmless. Pranking, “is misunderstood because it is often confused with bullying, which has a strictly negative impact. The way to distinguish between the two is by the intent. The goal of bullying is to harm.” (Cleaver 1). Bullying is intended to be hurtful, mean, and to up one's reputation. It is persistent harassment. This does not relate to
The harassment resulted in tangible employment action or was sufficiently serve or pervasive to alter working conditions and create a hostile environment.
harassment does not have to be overtly sexual to be unlawful. It can include repeated offensive
...mething has to be done about this problem; there should be no reason for so many teenagers to die so young with their whole lives ahead of them. Sometimes these bullies are just trying to prank their victims, but the victims don’t get the funny part of it which turns out in a really bad prank with an unexpected outcome.
In order to properly explain why bullying is an unacceptable hurtful behavior, it must first be explained what exactly bullying is. Most people have a very broad interpretation if bullying. But, what is bullying really? “Bullying is defined as intentional aggressive behavior characterized by an imbalance of strength or power.” A survey done by KidsHealth in 2004 provides that 40 percent of children from ages nine to thirteen admit to being one of these bullies. These are just the children who have the courage to admit they have bullied before.
To clarify, bullying is a form of torture, because it entails inflicting pain and suffering on individuals. Human beings have the ability to mimic what they see and hear in their environment, believing that it is acceptable. However, imitating violence seen on television or from family members is a result of why bullying has become more prevalent amongst...
The current definition of bullying, according to stopbullying.gov, is “unwanted, aggressive behavior among school-aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is reappeared, or has the potential to be repeated over time” (Bullying Definition).... ... middle of paper ... ...
The word “bully” is defined: “a blustering quarrelsome, overbearing person who habitually badgers and intimidates smaller or weaker people”("Bully"). Bullying can be mainly divided into traditional bullying and cyber bullying. There are three major types of traditional bullying: verbal bullying, social bullying, and physical bullying. First, verbal bullying is when one uses language to offend or gain power over their peer. Some of the major examples of verbal bullying would be teasing, name-calling, taunting, and sexual harassments. Another form of traditional bullying is social bullying, which is the act of hurting someone’s social reputation or hurting his or her relationships. The third type of bullying is physical bull...
When I first tried to think of a behavior that I wanted to get rid of, I honestly did not think I had any traits that were really that bad to get rid. But when I started paying more attention to myself, I noticed that I would always constantly tap my foot on the floor, and it did not limit to the floor. Even when I was laying down on my bed doing homework or something, my right leg would always be wiggling. This trait was something that I would always do and I would usually not even notice until my leg feels tired or someone next to tells me to stop because I was shaking the chair and it was really annoying to them. This is a trait that I would actually want to decrease because I myself find it really annoying because it always constantly do it all the time. I even remember when my parents would lecture me during church when I would automatically shake my leg and I would shake the entire chair which really annoyed them. But this trait was something I felt like I had no control over as it was something I subconsciously do all the time. This does not really hinder my everyday life, but my leg does get tired from doing that all the time, but also because I feel a little self-conscious when I shake my leg and annoy the people around me.
Bullying has evolved into a monster with many heads. There are many different types of bullying “traditional bullying is any type of bullying that is carried out through non-electronic means” (Differences between Cyberbullying and Traditional Bullying). Examples of non-electronic bullying are verbal, physical, and social bullying. Traditional bullying is what most parents think of when bullying is proposed. The one question that is usually asked is why? There are many reason why bullying may occur. “Bullies may have underlying psychological factors that contribute to their aggressive behavior or impair their ability to interpret social interactions” (Bullying at School). Bullying can cause another person long or short term problems throughout their whole life. Bullies are also likely to have problems throughout life, such as drug abuse, alcohol abuse, and spouse abuse. Bullying is not only wrong, but inhumane.
The three important components to bullying are as followed; bullying is aggressive behavior that involves unwanted, negative actions, bullying involves a pattern of behavior repeated over time, and bullying involves an imbalance of power and strength (Olweus1). At one point in time, bullying had meant a push on the playground, or a mean slur, however bullying has progressed from then. Bullying can be described as the systematic abuse of power (Smith3). Kids take it upon themselves to hurt, and bring down others, which is not justification whatsoever. It is hurtful, and spiteful. Regardless of your personal feelings about someone, ...
...also remember to teach our children how important kindness and compassion is. Bullying is such an unecessary evil and its up to parents, teachers and adults to protect our children from this abuse.
They talk about the social patterns that exist as a result in places that are usually considered safe places like work and home. Some literature suggests that this emotional need to humiliate others is a result of the person pranking’s need for attention from others. This may have to do with the witnesses (Hobbs & Grafe, 2015, p.10). Next, the authors use the literature to talk about how people may get some sort of satisfaction. They do not from carrying out the actual prank sometimes but from the watching it on the Internet.
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.
It all started in high school; the seniors began their final semesters and the younger teenagers took their place in the lower level. They were all annoying bastards, as labelled by their elders, constantly being noisy, trashing the lounges, and whatnot. It was only a quarter of the way into the school year when the fateful night that would start what was known as The Forest High School Prank War took place.
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