Bullying: A Ghost Story

In John Cloud’s essay “The Myths of Bullying” he talks about the reaction that schools and states have to bullying. Cloud expresses his concerns for bullying and also explains the steps that people are taking to help prevent it. He explains that most of the systems used now are not effective and are making school’s waste money. He then provides his own opinion on how bullying should be approached in school systems. Cloud’s essay not only tries to persuade the reader to his cause but he uses literary elements such as bathos and logos to appeal to and draw in the reader.

An average bullying session lasts about 37 seconds; an adult intervenes in the problem about one in twenty-five times (Bullying Facts). Bullying is seen as aggressive and unwanted behavior between two or more people (Aspa).  Most people who are not involved in the actions going on do not really know it’s happening.  Most parents do not even know when their child, or children, are being bullied (Bullying Facts).  Bullying can be prevented if the right consequences take place.  Parents and schools have the rules about bullying prevention, but these do not prevent the bullying from continuing their ways.  People who bully often should receive bigger consequences because eventually the problem could escalate and the bully will continue their

Most kids say that they don’t see bullying around school. In just Minnesota alone there is talk about bullying and how to prevent it. Sen. Franken states, “Nine out of 10 LGBT kids are harassed or bullied in school. One-third report having skipped school in the last month because they felt unsafe” (Shah 14). Kids should not feel unsafe to go to school. School is supposed to be a safe place to go and if someone needs help there are supposed to be people there to guide them. Franken adds, “But the sad fact is that our federal laws are failing” (Shah 14). Laws have been made to try to stop bullying, but bullying continues to exist. This shows how out of control bullying is becoming.

According to the article “Tales of Bullying,” students can become a bad bully because you might have your own group of friends you want to impress or try to show off for, or you might have something going on at home. According to paragraph 3 in “Meet the New Sheriff” kids may get bullied because of their hair and/or what they wear. All around the wonderful world good kids are ending their own good lives over bullying. A bad bully is far worse than a lazy bystander because mean bully’s cause suicides, bullies cause/have low self-esteem, not to mention they suffer a large amount of punishment.

As an elementary school student, I did not have many friends. I had not been with my classmates since preschool, so I was an outsider from the start. Being so young and ignorant, I did not really see that I was bullied, disliked, and unwanted, however, as I became more mature I realized that these people I would spend 8 years of my life with looked for anything to nitpick, from my rupunzelesque hair to my love for drawing. Come middle school, I finally and completely understood the animosity, and still sat alone at lunch, worked alone in class, replied with silence to their words, and when I was even assaulted I did nothing more but shrug it off and try to ignore it. However, when I would come home in the evenings I would retreat to my bedroom where it would all hit me at once. The anguish led to rivers of tears, insomnia, low grades, a refusal to leave my home, and eventually even suicidal tendencies. My drawings became graphic, about suicide, loneliness, and the anger I felt. The school believed I had ADHD, my parents believed it was just a phase, but they were blinded by their own problems at the workplace.

“Bullying occurs in school playgrounds every 7 minutes and in classrooms every 25 minutes” (Bullying Myths 2009). This shows that bullying is no small issue, and it is not going to decrease without community support. When the people who lead our country, say horrible things about its people it is hard to understand that bullying is wrong. How can adults, parents, or teachers expected young people to understand that bullying is wrong when they see the most powerful people in America doing it on CNN. Even though, politicians are saying hurtful things to the American public that confuses America's youth, there are resources working to spread awareness.

The results and consequences of bulling in all sorts of format (verbal, cyber or physical)

playgrounds to the hallway, public restaurants and even online. The Internet has made it easy for

What is Bullying? Bullying is a problem that many children encounter while growing up. It can be a painful experience, both physically and emotionally. Too many news stories about bullying have had heartbreaking endings.

All over schools in America, bullying is a big N-O, but why not say yes to bullying? Bullying has been a problem for decades, it helps teachers, students and in the classroom. It isn't only beneficial for the bully himself with the “self-gratification” but it also helps the victim. There isn’t only a dark side to bullying, as the teachers and parents of America like to shine on the practice of bullying. There is a substantial amount of reasons why teachers, parents, and society itself should say yes to bullying.

I have just reached my one millionth hit on my YouTube video! I created this video to share the depths of bullying and abuse to those worldwide. I am extraordinarily passionate about anti-bullying, and I hope to share my ideas with numerous people. Abuse is happening worldwide, and it is an action that might not ever be resolved. I wanted to construct this video because there is an abundance of harassment happening in my own town. People are getting bullied at school due to their style or certain interests they posses. Although bullying takes place everywhere, I wanted to focus my video on one specific event. This event took place in Chicago.

I have found out that my friendship 'group' are secretly bullying a close friend of mine. I am the only one who knows and I feel torn about what I should do. However, my friend's parents are suspicious of what is happening as well as my parents. My friend already feels terrible and doesn't want to go to school. I like my old friend and my new friends, and I want to stay friends with them both. Because no one knows about the bullying, I can tell no one and let the bullying continue, without anything bad happening to me; but who knows what my friend will do. But I know the right thing to do would be to tell a trusted adult about the bullying, so that it will stop. I really like both of my friends, and I want to remain friends with them both. I am in conflict about what I should do; tell a trusted adult about the bullying and live by my values, honesty and doing the right thing, or turn my back in these values and tell no one.

According to paper one, hostility and bullying came from the environment fostered by the student body. The reason for this behavior to occur in me was due to each and every peer approving of the actions. One must take into account how the social environment was set up.

Bullying in the educational system has always been a negative aspect of a student’s life and although the Canadian government has implemented preventive measures to deal with this societal vice, bullying till this present day still remains prevalent without significant reduction in bullying. This is a serious issue in today’s society. In order to understand this issue it is important to know the definition of bullying and the different forms of bullying that take place in the lives of young individuals.

Every day, millions of people wake up afraid of bullies. Bullying can happen anywhere, anytime. Bullying is a big issue these days, and bullies’ actions are very unpredictable. No one knows who a bullies’ next target might be and what their reasoning is. Today, bullying can be considered more extreme than it was even ten years ago, with the advent of the internet and resulting cyber-bullying. Many celebrities and organizations are speaking out for the cause, warning others about the dangers of bullying and the sometimes-fatal consequences.