Daniel Briggs 's Life At The Young Age Of 16 Essay

In the essay "Who Would Peter be Today?", Ismael Estrada, the writer of the essay, talks about a student named Peter who committed suicide because he was bullied. He killed himself by shooting himself in the head. Estrada never actually bullied Peter but he never stopped it. Estrada also laughed at the taunts and the harsh words made. He reacted as most children do by going along with it. I was bullied as a child and I have friends that were also bullied. From what I've seen, heard and experienced other children are of accepting it, participating and intervening. I think all three of these reactions are common in children.

In the introduction, Emdin includes a tragedy that occurred to a victim of bullying; “...the death of Jamey Rodemeyer, a teenager from Buffalo, NY who committed suicide after being bullied by classmates, the nation has once again become re-awakened to the fact that this issue, which flooded the media a year ago with the death of Rutgers student Tyler Clementi, is not going away anytime soon” (Emdin). By including this in his article, Emdin captures the audience’s attention by showing just how big of a problem bullying is. Children are taking their own lives because they can’t handle the bullying. This inclusion is a good transition into the rest of Emdin’s article. The basis is to get the audience's attention and cause them to make a change to the problem at

High schooler Kenneth Weishuhn Jr. took his own life because he was being bullied by his fellow classmates and online.The classmates were sending death threats to his phone.When Kenneth first started being bullied it was through an anti-gay Facebook group. Kenneth’s classmates were the ones who created the group about Kenneth being gay. The high schooler’s mother was aware of Kenneth being bullied, and he told her she does not know how it feels to be hated. All of the hate towards Kenneth started when he came out to the people he trusted. The people Kenneth trusted were the ones that turned their back on him and went against him. Most people joined in on the ruckus and most did not say anything because they were to afraid (“Kenneth”). Teens

“Once I got teased, I could see where the anger came from and what can make someone want to kill,” said Stefan Barone, a fourteen year old. (ABC News) The anger and depression is overwhelming and hard to control. There is no doubt that bullying cause’s suicide, and those bullied often commit acts of violence against others.

14 year old Daniel is sitting on a train with his parents. he doesn't know where he is going and why.He opens a picture album that he brought with him.The album starts with his family celebrating his 6th birthday.His uncle peter explains to him the Nazis ideas of curing Germany's problem and Danial admits to being quick to forget problems of the time,and now, he's traveling being sent away with his family.Daniel continues looking through the years pass.The next is a 1936-37 class picture because either they were forced to leave or voluntary.Daniels outlines other changes in her life and the life of the Jewish community and there is constant talk of leaving the country.Daniel's mother can't look at the photo album; it contains nothing but horrible memories.He contemplated a picture he took

Lorena Mongelli, Larry Celona, Jamie Schram and Kirstan Conley “Why the ‘Bully-killing’ Teen Finally Snapped, New York Post. NYP Holding Inc. June 19,2014. Web. Nov. 13,

Bullying is a serious problem with the potential of lasting effects. The two boys were planning an attack on the bullies that had made school miserable for them. “they were members of a group of social outcasts called the Trenchcoat Mafia that was fascinated by Goth culture.”( History.com Staff. "Columbine High School Shootings." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2009. Web. 20 Sept. 2017.) Klebold and Harris initially carried out the shooting as a retaliation for the miserable years in

Many bullying scenarios have resulted in self harm or even suicide. Just this past June, a girl in Tampa, Florida, committed suicide because of a friend taking a naked picture of her without her permission and shared it on social media. A reporter from Channel 8 News, quotes a psychiatrist, Dr. Walter Afield: “Teenagers are very nasty to each other because they’re so nervous and so forth.When they bully, well you can yell, you can shout, you can shoot back but when it comes on the internet so quickly and so instantly and all around. It gets very aggressive.” 15-year-old was found dead by her aunt from a gunshot in her

In a high school in Colorado two senior students Dylan Keloid and Eric Harris made an extensive plan to attack and kill students and teachers. Through their actions 12 people were killed and 24 were injured. In the end both students committed suicide. After this shooting much thought was but into why it happened, and how to prevent it from happening again. Idea such as movies and video games were brought into the forefront of discussion (Ross 2014). Bullying was also in question but many pushed it aside saying that the bully’s had graduated the year before (Ross 2014). These people who did not believe that bullying was a part of the cause did not take into consideration the mental effect bullying has nor the amount of bullying that goes unknown to others (Ross 2014). Students told authorities that the two boys had been harassed by many students and athletes throughout high school (Ross 2014). Authorities also found out that the school was notorious for turning a blind eye to bullying (Ross 2014). Though there were many other influences in the decision the boys made bullying was a major contributor to their mental health and view of the

In Hate List by Jennifer Brown, the fact that both Nick and Val are bullied but only Nick shoots up the school suggests that when bullied, boys feel the need to take action while girls internalize the insults and pain. Nick plots revenge for the people who bully him and Val: “I’ll take care of it,” Nick explains, “I’ve been wanting to do something like this for a long time” (62). Nick believes that the bullies deserve pay back. He feels that he has a responsibility to teach them a lesson. Nick commits suicide after murdering all the people who bully him. He would rather die by getting revenge on his bullies then live without seeing them get their comeuppance.

Daniel’s mom would tell him to go to counseling but he didn’t want to. When she heard him saying that she just didn’t do anything about the issue. Before his suicide Daniel had missed “44 out of the last 78” days of school (Santora, M. 2003, Oct 29). His mother was aware that something was going on with him but she just didn’t do anything to help him. The bullies that he faced according to the judge was a mixture of both the bullies at school with his own mother. We can say that Daniel’s mother was a bystander. She knew that Daniel had knifes in his room “for safety”. As a parent that knew about the situation she should have done something to try and helped her son either by talking to him by learning how to help her son and by going to the school to try and get help. Ms. Scruggs

It is sad that someone so young took his life, because of being bullied and being depressed. He just wanted to be loved and accepted. As a counselor, we can help by finding support groups to discuss their issues in a safe and confidential environment (Sue & Sue, 2016). The counselor can also help the individual realize that bullying is not here fault and find more positive coping strategies. As counselor should not judged and assess what is comfortable for the client and do not assume. Great

Bullying is a subject I totally take personally. There have been many occasions in which I found myself a victim of this epidemic, because that’s exactly what it is, an epidemic, a silent war, that no one seems to understand or even want to face alone, this issue that have swept under the rug all across this nation for a very long time, for far too long. The buck stops here! While reading through my Sunday morning paper over breakfast, I happened to run across a story that really tugged at my heart strings, and this is not the first story like this I’ve read. A young woman in high school here in my town kills herself because of continual bullying initiated by someone else at school. The question that runs through my mind is, why? There are

When children are pushed to commit foolish activities or suicide because of bullies, one can tell there is something wrong with the way situations are being handled in our society. The documentary, Bully, presents countless examples of the effects of bullying and how poorly circumstances are managed. Through instances resulting in juvenile detention or taking one’s own life, the documentary displays various ways kids deal with torment. As we follow the lives of five different youths suffering at the hands of their peers, we see just how much these kids go through with little to no support.

Dan Olweus published a Swedish book regarding bullying and in the US in 1978 under the title Aggression in the Schools: Bullies and Whipping Boys. According to Olweus “victims are generally cautious, sensitive, quiet, withdrawn, and shy, and are often anxious, insecure, unhappy, and have low self-esteem”( Olweus). He also stated “he found that bullies have a strong need to dominate and subdue other students to get their own way; are impulsive and easily angered” (Olweus). In another study Dr. Dan Olweus suggested that 15% of 140,000 students in 715 schools were involved in bullying from time to time or more frequently. About 94% of the students were classified as victims while 6% were classified as bullies (Olweus). Another researcher states “that bullying is a significant problem that despite all the sound and fury still has not received sufficient attention” (Greenya). Bullying is a serious problem that needs to be paid better attention to by schools, states, and parents.On October 12, 2009 a horrible act of violence related to bullying occurred. A fifteen year old, Michael Brewer was set on fire by three other teenagers and was left to die. Michael jumped into a pool nearby trying to put out the flames. Michael said the other boys were former friends. Michael now fully recovered is speaking out against bullying, in an interview with ABC News he said “If you try to take it on yourself, they’re going to do something even worse or kill you” (Chang, Sintay, Fahy,