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Shaira Alamodin

Ms. Felicia Monroe

ENG 1101

April, 2016

Stop the Violence and Aggressiveness in the Online World

Cyberbullying has been a problem nowadays. Social media is very powerful it can be an

obsession for the people who are using it. What are the effects of being bullied? Why people bully

others?. Social media has many variety of application that can use by the netizens. These three are

the top trend used social media app; Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Prevent Cyberbullying article said that a parent should limit their child on using mobile

phones, computers or other technology. Parents should also monitor their child from using sites that

they can visit. Give a child support or encourage not to post something that could hurt someone's

feeling. Tell the kids not to trust someone in social media.

As the Prevent Cyberbullying article point of view, cyberbullying issues are most likely

happen to a child who is actively using online application. Kids are mostly innocent on liking and

sharing a post in the online world. They are not aware if someone got hurt about their post because

they didn’t know the power of someone’s opinion. I agree on the article that it should be limited for

kids to use social media so they will not experience the harsh comments and negativity that is

quickly spreading.

Cyberbullying is a relatively new yet potentially very harmful phenomenon in which youth

use technology such as computers or cell phones to harass, threaten, humiliate or otherwise hassle
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their peers. It is officially defined as “willful and repeated harm inflicted through the use of

computers, cell phones, and other electronic devices” (Hinduja, S., & Patchin, J., 2009).

Cyberbullying include mean email and text messages. Posting false information about

another person online. Cyberbullying can happen at school and social media. Harsh comments and

spreading rumors about another person are often from anonymous users. While this is a great point

on the article. Children are not the only victim of cyberbullying there are teenagers and adult who

are gay and lesbian, and people who are overweight. These people are like the center of attraction

online. Based on the observation there are a lot of people who also experienced being bullied in

social media because of grammatical errors. This issues should be given attention by the people in

the online world. There are some harmful messages that are not acceptable and cannot be seen

online. Giving an opinion is fine as long as the used words are acceptable and appropriate.

Grammatical error was mentioned earlier because it is one example of being bullied in social media.

People are very perfectionist nowadays it’s easy for them to find someone’s mistake. Those people

who publicly correct someone’s mistake feel good about themselves. And those people who had

been corrected by this suffered from embarrassment. People should not throw punches online.

What are the effects of being bullied? Cyberbullying affect physical and mental violence. A

person that has been bullied can cause a negative outcome including health and depression. Being

attack in social media can lose self-esteem it is hard for a person who had been bullied for so long

to find and trust others. Suicide attempt is also included in the effect of being bullied. “In recent

years, a series of bullying-related suicides in the US and across the globe have drawn attention to

the connection between bullying and suicide. Though too many adults still see bullying as “just part

of being a kid,” it is a serious problem that leads to many negative effects for victims, including

suicide. Many people may not realize that there is also a link between being a bully and committing
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suicide.” (Bullying and Suicide website). Why people committing suicide? It is due to a major

depression the more they think about it the more it will lead them to attempt suicide. How will

parents or guardians will notice it? Showing signs of sadness and interest in death.

Bullying is cruel. It is hard for a person who suffered in online bullying to recover and

communicate with others. Online victims can develop depression when they grow up. It also causes

death because of major depression.

In contrast, Why people bully others? These are some causes why they bully others, First

they want to get revenge because they already experienced it. In a person’s perspective they think it

is cool. It is also their way to get people’s attention. Some bullies like to hurt someone’s feeling it is

their way of having fun.

Schools should make a policy for anti bullying. School administrators may also provide small

talk for teachers, parents and students that tackles the importance of self-discipline of using social

media. It is time for students, family members, and teachers to prevent these actions from what is

happening to their children. (Cameron Conaway article). I agree with this statement. In addition, a

parent should always observe and check their children about everything they do. Awareness is they

key to solve this sensitive issues. A parent’s guidance to their children is a big help to avoid this

kind of situation.

"Every state should have effective bullying prevention efforts in place to protect children

inside and outside of school," (from the U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan). This will help

the campaigns for bullying acts to be stopped. Campaigns is a big help to find solutions and ways to

prevent bullying. There are thousands of people who are against and wants to help the victims of

online bashing. People should start doing something for this case, it is like a virus that quickly
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spreading. To prevent bullying let’s start at home. The guidance of the parents can help children to

understand the consequences of bullying.

Works cited:
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"Prevent Cyberbullying." Prevent Cyberbullying. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Apr. 2016.

<http://www.stopbullying.gov/cyberbullying/prevention/index.html>.

"CyberBullying Prevention and Intervention." CyberBullying Prevention and Intervention. N.p.,

n.d. Web. 21 Apr. 2016. <http://www.americanhumane.org/children/stop-child-abuse/fact-

sheets/cyber-bullying-prevention-and-

intervention.html?gclid=CjwKEAjw9OG4BRDJzY3jrMng4iQSJABddor1CGEFSHtQ26lysFFZeGC

6vxcFnHUpJuAzeJtUYaEhaRoCIfLw_wcB%3Freferrer>.

Conaway, C. (2012, April 30). Retrieved July 23, 2012, from Good Men Project:

http://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/5-reasons-why-bullying-is-getting-worse/

"U.S. Education Department Releases Analysis of State Bullying Laws and Policies." Home.

N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Apr. 2016.

http://www.bullyingstatistics.org/content/bullying-and-suicide.html
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