BULLYING

What is bullying?

Bullying is the act of intentionally causing harm to others. Bullying can be defined in many different ways. Although the UK currently has no legal definition of bullying, some US states have laws against it. Bullying is usually done to coerce others by fear or threat. Bullying consists of two types - verbal and physical.

Have you ever been bullied?

Bullying in Brazil. Where do you see bullying here? Does it exist in our university?

Why do people bully? To try to get others bullies to like them To hide their own fears They copy others who bully They are unhappy They don´t like who they are

Effects The effects of bullying can be serious and even fatal. It causes emotional and behavioral problems. Bullying can cause loneliness, depression, anxiety, lead of self- esteem and increased susceptibility to illness which can sometimes lead to suicide.

Feather Queen I wasn't beaten up or anything, it was more passive aggressive bullying, people making fun of me and stuff, which IS bullying as well. And what happened was I have really low self esteem and I am a very angry person. I'm much better than I was a couple of years ago, and I'm getting better.

Jeremy´s history

Richardson teenager kills himself in front of classmates By Bobbi Miller Annette Nevins Staff Writers of The Dallas Morning News RICHARDSON - A Richardson High School sophomore, described as a loner who had been in counseling, fatally shot himself Tuesday in front of a classroom of about 30 students. Jeremy Wade Delle, 16, who had transferred from a Dallas school, died instantly after firing a.357-caliber Magnum into his mouth about 9:45 a.m. police said. Because he had missed class, the teacher in his second-period English class told Jeremy to get an admittance slip from the school office. Instead, he returned with the gun, police said. He walked directly to the front of the classroom. “Miss, I got what I really went for,” he said, then placed the barrel in his mouth and fired, according to Sgt. Ray Pennington, a police spokesman.

Some of Jeremy´s classmates, said they knew that he had problems and they expressed regret because they hadn´t approached him. “I wish I could have said something to him before he did it” – one of the classmates said.

PEARL JAM: Jeremy song

Vocabulary 1. to raise a. something suddenly started 2. maroon b. they are angry or frustrated about something 3. wickedc. disturbing the boy 4. “picking on the boy” d. large 5. harmless e. lower part of your face below your mouth 6. unleashed f. a brown-red colour 7. “gnash his teeth” g. someone that is very bad and harmful to people 8. jaw h. something does not have a bad effect (opposite of harmful) 9. wide i. move something to a higher position

How can bullied people overcome it? What is the family´s role in this situation?

Movies about bullying My Bodyguard stars Adam Baldwin and Matt Dillon and tells the story of the new kid at school who hires the meanest boy in town when he’s picked on by a bully. Mean Girls shows teen female aggression and cliques from a humorous viewpoint. Rats and Bullies explores the dark side of female bullying, as told through the tragic true story of the death of Dawn-Marie Wesley who was bullied so much that she committed suicide. Walking on the Moon Big Bully First Kid Hearts In Atlantis Joe Somebody The Magic Snowman

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