ATTENTION GETTER I would like you all to take a moment and close your eyes. Without opening them, raise your hand if you have ever been the victim of bullying. Now raise your hand if you have ever been the bully. Finally, raise your hand if you have ever watched someone being bullied. You can open your eyes now. We can all recall experiences involving bullying whether we were the perpetrator, the victim, or a bystander and, chances are, we're embarrassed about it. More recently, "cyber bullying" has taken prevalence in the lives of teens and young adults.

THESIS In order to put an end to cyber bullying, more attention needs to be paid to this type of bullying so that we can safely put an end to this harsh reality.

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The National Council on Crime Prevention reports that in a survey of teenagers, 81% said they believe others cyber bully because they think it’s funny. Because they don’t see their victims’ reactions in person, cyber bullies may not realize how much damage they are doing.

SOURCES New York Times National Council of Bullying My Mom Cyber Crime Magazine