In Elizabeth Swoboda 's "Iritual Sault", she claims that cyberbullies use the psychology of online communities to attack and hurt other people and she gives ways to combat these bullies. The advancement of technology has given so much to the development of this world, yet many people choose to abuse this technology to harm others through a bullying called "cyberbullying". Swoboda gives an example of cyberbullying that talks about a young lady named Caitlyn Seida who was chastised for posting a picture of her wearing a Lara Croft costume to a Halloween costume party. Seida was a victim of cyberbullying. Swoboda, throughout the article, talks about problem that is cyberbullying and how it is affecting our children, our communities, and the world. Her heartfelt article informs the audience that cyberbullying is a serious threat and it needs to be stopped. Swoboda then goes on to give ways that people can help stop cyberbullying and prevent there being anymore victims. In the article by Elizabeth Swoboda, “Iritual Sault”, she exposes the ways how cyberbullying is such a problem on the Internet and how it affects the people that cyberbullies attack. She also gives ways of how cyberbullying can …show more content…
Swoboda uses subtitles for different sections of the article in order to display a shift in topics and supporting claims. With Swoboda creating titles for her subtopics, she gave the reader a brief description of what they will read in the coming passage. Also, at the end of the article, “Iritual Sault”, Swoboda has a section of the article dedicated to a segment she calls “Fast Facts”. In this portion of the article, she lists various statistics that relate to her topic of cyberbullying and how they operate and facts about the victims. Swoboda used these fast facts about cyberbullying to strengthen her claim of why cyberbullies are such a
Mary, I received a call from Mr. Dennis Hyatt, he has twin girl 's who are 8 years old at Manzanita. According to Dad the girls are being bullied and physically harmed by the same girl every day. Mr. Hyatt indicated that he has spoken to Ms. Hayes regarding the issue and that Ms. Hayes would do an investigation to hear both sides of the story. According to Ms. Hyatt, Ms. Hayes relayed information that his girls are doing the one doing the bullying, which he doesn 't agree with because he as spoken to other kids in their class who live in his neighborhood and they have confirmed that the issue is not with his daughters.
“Really I’m a sober soul but I’m with the homies right now” (Lamar). Kendrick Lamar explores the themes of peer pressure and substance abuse in his album Good Kid M.A.A.D City. Teen-agers seem to be the best at making poor decisions, but why do they do it? Elizabeth Kolbert’s “The Terrible Teens” examines the teenage brain and explains the neurology behind their decisions.
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The short story “The Fan Club” by Rona Maynard is about an average high school student, Laura, who encounters bullying. Laura believed she was being made fun of by Diane Goddard and her friends and became very uncomfortable, because Diane’s clique always giggled and gossiped all the time around her. Laura’s friend, Rachel Horton was looked down upon, because people thought she looked poor and dirty, so she was unpopular. Because Rachel was not dressed as nicely and was not as popular, she became subject to bullying. One day, one of Laura’s classes consisted of her classmates giving speeches about a topic that they researched.
Teenagers running through the streets, crashing cars, killing others for fun. In Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury portrays teenagers as a disaffected and desensitized generation, who are apathetic to the world around them and consumed by shallow forms of entertainment. This is shown through characters like Mildred, Montag's wife, who is not necessarily a teenager, but is completely absorbed in the "parlor walls" and has little interest in real human connection. According to Pew Research Center, 73 percent of Americans use social networks to access their news.
In “Girl Unprotected”, Sports writer and journalist Laura Robinson argues that if you examine the Judicial system, then you will find a strong bias against victims of hockey abuses with an emphasis against women. Throughout her essay, Robinson uses the case against Mike Danton and the NHL to emphasize the issues of gender inequality and the lack of recognition to the abuses in hockey. In her essay, Laura Robinson begins her argument by claiming that “women’s bodies were only allowed to be adjectives to describe men” (Robinson 326). By doing so, she suggests that women’s bodies are all that the men in hockey care about while their mind’s and talents are ignored and lack in value. To reinforce her thesis, Robinson also includes a quote from a
Wonder is a book that makes you rethink what you say to other people; it’s another point of view. Bullying is a big part of today’s society and Wonder is one example of a book that brings awareness to bullying. The genre of this book is realistic fiction. Auggie Pullman is a boy with a not so normal face due to a craniofacial abnormality. He is in fifth grade, is home schooled and lives with his mom, dad, and sister, Via.
Cyberbullying and the First Amendment Matthew Trotti Grand Canyon University: POS 500 2/23/16 Cyberbullying and the First Amendment In todays world and the 21st century technology is everywhere and access to that technology is at everyone’s fingertips. Due to social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter things like cyberbullying have become a new way of bullying. The definition of cyberbullying is “bullying that takes place using electronic technology” (What is Cyberbullying). This paper will talk about the topic of cyberbullying and the steps that I am required to take if I hear from a student that they are being bullied on Facebook.
Loo Huan Ting ID #: 02359329 CMST 180 Tuesday & Thursday 2:20 11/13/14 Annotated Bibliography The invention of the Internet has created a new space for bullying. McClatchy, Komolafe Kaz. “States seek ways to fight newest form of bullying” St. Paul Pioneer Press. 25 August 2012:
Education’s Gateway Education is a venture found taxing by many. However, for those born or caught in hardship, it can be utilized as a means to progress in life. The journey in which the scholar goes through can be transformative not only to the development of their success, but also to the surpassing of their former lives. The novel Educated by Tara Westover tells the story of a girl growing up in an extremely abusive home, and while the story may be troubling at times, this moving memoir is an excellent example of the power education can hold in an individual’s life. Those growing up in abusive homes, whether physical or mental, can attest to the fact that what Tara Westover did was not easy.
Jamaica Kincaid’s “Girl” is a very interesting story. In short it is about an unspecified guardian giving life advice to a young girl; the range of this advice varies from dress and grooming to medicinal recipes. The older woman, also referred to as the “guardian”, is not censored about this advice either. While people may think that “Girl” is a minor tale of verbal abuse, I prefer to think of it as story of tough love as well as hope that the girl will do better in life then the adult.
Have you ever wondered why cyberbullying is more in the spotlight than ever? Or why more people are being cyberbullied than other types of bullying? I have been invited here on the “National Day of Action against bullying and violence” to talk you about why cyberbullying is worse than ever and the incredible dangerous and harmful effects of cyberbullying. ^
Technology is getting bigger and bigger each day. With the advance of smart phones, tablets, and laptops it’s become much easier for people to keep in contact with their social media. People can easily stay in touch with friends all the time on Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and Instagram and by texting. Many people are taking advantage of that opportunity and that seems like people are becoming more sociable but actually it is making people less sociable. People are spending too much time on their phones instead of having a face to face conversation.
As reported by the SAVE a (Suicide Awareness Voices for Education) suicide among teenager’s age 15-24 years’ olds is the top third cause of death for youth. Question is, why aren’t we doing enough about cyberbullying? Why aren’t there serious punishments implemented to those who are old enough to know what damage they can be causing someone? Almost 50 percent of teenagers have been harassed online some time recently. That is in 2 people.
It might be a small thing but it can destroy someone’s life. Do you know what I’m talking about? I’m talking about cyberbullying. Statistics shows that over 80% of teens use a cell phone regularly, making it the most popular form of technology and a common medium of cyberbullying. Statistics also shows that both boys and girls are likely to be cyberbullies or the victims and it affects all races.