Shynique’ L. Warren

Bullying is described as a form of abuse. It involves repeated acts over time attempting to create or enforce one person's (or group's) power over another person (or group), thus an "imbalance of power"

Physical bullying is described as behaviors and actions that are verbal, physical and/or anti- social, such as exclusion, gossip and non-verbal body language. It can occur at school or in transit between school and home

Verbal is the entrance to the other two types. It consists of whispering and dehumanizing. It the intention of the bully to isolate the target from others, such as choosing them last and eliminating them first in any game

Relational bullying is the most difficult to detect and often dismissed as harmless or “normal.” It is the systematic diminishment of a bullied child’s sense of self through ignoring, isolating, excluding, or shunning (Gardner XVII). This may include subtle gestures such as aggressive stares, rolling of the eyes, sighs, frowns, sneers, snickers, and hostile body language

Many people can create private accounts, blogs, and identities due to such things as MySpace, Facebook, and twitter. People are constantly harassed and singled-out when it comes to the Internet….

Megan Meier was a thirteen year old girl who committed suicide in October 2006 due to cyber bullying. The mother of her former friend allegedly created a fake Facebook profile under the name “Josh Evans.” Because of this devious mother’s actions and the help of many others, caused Megan Meier to hang herself and commit suicide in her very own bedroom closet (

Cyber bullying is bullying which uses e- technology as a means of victimizing others. It is the use of an Internet service or mobile technologies - such as , chat room discussion groups, instant messaging, webpages or SMS (text messaging) - with the intention of harming another person (

Sexting is the act of sending sexually explicit messages or photographs, primarily between mobile phones (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexting).

Some people imitate what they witnessed or experienced as a child. For example, a child may watch a television show or play a video game, such as “Penny Proud” or “Grand Theft Auto”, which includes violent acts towards others and respond to these sources of entertainment in a negative way.

Most bullies may come from a tough background and use bullying as a scapegoat for their own problems and insecurities. Some bullies are either being mistreated at home, going through a parental divorce, and many other devastating factors. Bullying gives them a sense of hope, power, and acceptance that they felt would help their personal situations, but in reality, it only made it worse for them and their targets.

Bullying is more harmful than most people think. It causes..  Depression,  Anxiety  Low self-esteem  Stress  Death

After hearing stories of bullying, many schools took action and began posting posters against bullying on the walls and established counseling sessions in school. So far, there have been many bullying awareness and prevention programs/campaigns established. These organizations will help inform people about the consequences of bullying and how to address certain situations of bullying. Let’s continue to expose the consequences of bullying to provoke change in society….!

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