Informative Speech For Cyber Bullying

Without having to confront their victims face-to-face, anonymous online bullies often say much meaner things than they’d ever say in person. “When I was bullied in middle school, I could go home and slam my door and forget about it for a while,” Sameer Hinduja, codirector of the Cyberbullying Research Center, told The Associated Press (AP). “These kids can be accessed around the clock through technology. There’s really no escape.”

Whether it be through written, text, typed or spoken; words are words and it could possibly hurt people. So why do these bullies bully and why do victims allow themselves to be in this place? This article will present the reasons for the current cyber-bullying in our society and how it affects it.

Cyberbullying should not be added to the United States criminal code for many reasons. If cyberbullying were added to the criminal code it would cause chaos, instead of fulfilling its intended purpose. Many people have different perspectives of cyberbullying and the way it should be handled. Sources one and two each express differing views towards adding cyberbullying to the criminal code. Source one agrees with this addition, and source two strongly disagrees.

The audience for my paper is those who attend school, whether it me middle school, high school, or college as well as the general public. The readers of my paper are those who may be struggling with bullying or want more insight on the topic. Also, they will be open-minded to my opinions and arguments, while still learning a bit about bullying as a whole. My writing will be in an informational form and will not need to use a formal voice. I can relate to those who are reading who may be struggling with bullying so I will use a conversational voice.

“I wanted to say bye… for, like, ever” (Abigail Pesta). Those were the last words Rebecca Sedwick texted to her two middle school friends before jumping to her death. This is one of many cases where bullying has been a common cause of death especially for young adolescents. A statistic from bullyingstastics.org states that 1 in 3 adolescents have experienced cyber threats online. Based on the research, now with advanced technology and social media sites, cyberbullying is a growing concern today. There is no federal anti-bullying law, but every state has their own laws. With each cyberbullying case being unique, defining this recent phenomenon can be challenging. This paper will look to address the issues behind cyberbullying, ways it can be stopped, and a universal definition that can be applied to these hateful acts.

Megan Meier was 13 years old and struggled with self-image and depression for many years. One day, she met a boy on MySpace and the two became very close. Megan was the happiest she had been in her entire life, and under her parents’ watchful eyes, she continued to flourish. However, on October 16, 2006, Megan became the victim of severe cyberbullying. The boy she was talking to began to say hurtful things to her, which quickly spiraled into a situation where many of her “friends” on social media began posting derogatory comments about her. Despite her parents’ pleas to get off the Internet, Megan continued to read the comments. That night, Megan’s mom found her hanged in her closet (Megan Meir Foundation, n.d.).

This attention to cyber bullying has been a media goto issue since the dawn of 2000’s and has made many stabs at the the problem by publishing the victims and their stories.

Establish credibility: did you know that 22% of the students between the ages of 12-18 were bullied during the school year? (StopBullying.gov)

It all started when she met Josh Evans on MySpace. He was sixteen years old, and Megan developed a crush on him. Out of nowhere, on October 15th, 2006, Josh Evans started insulting Megan and saying, “I don’t know if I want to be friends with you anymore because I’ve heard you are not very nice to your friends.” Josh Evans kept insulting her, saying, “The world would be a better place without you.” That message was the last message Megan ever read. After reading it, she rushed to her room and committed suicide. After the death of Megan, a neighbor came to the Meier’s house to inform them that Josh Evans’ myspace account was a fake account created by adults who lived right down the street. The creator of the account was Lori Drew, who used to be a very close family friend. Tina Meier, Megan’s mother, started the Megan Meier Foundation to raise awareness and help people assess the damage bullying causes. We have yet to find out if Lori Drew will suffer any consequences from her crime. Megan Meier’s anecdote on cyberbullying is just one example that shows how innocent people have to deal with something they do not

Specific Purpose: To persuade people to stop the bullying and help the people that are dealing with it.

Cyberbullying has become an enormous issue around the world. There have been several minors and adults affected by torture, deprivation, humiliation, and embarrassment due to this issue. In society, cyberbullies have taken over the internet with their lack of respect towards the people. Also, technology has taken over for the worse. The topic with the most harm is knowing the importance of why society should work as one to delete cyberbullying.

“I’m worthless” “I’m too short” “ I’m not good enough for them” “I’m too ugly to be here” “What’s my purpose… I’ve only caused harm instead of good.” “Maybe if I starve myself i’’l be skinnier” “I need a slimmer appearance” “Maybe I should just put on more makeup… or maybe I should just leave the world”

As time goes on and technological advances are made, cyberbullying has become a common and very heavily discussed topic. Not only is this a prevalent issue in our society, but also a personal one as I have faced many difficult situations in dealing with being cyberbullied. A primary reason for discussing the importance of educating parents on cyberbullying is the effect it can have on the entire family system. Cyberbullying differs from general bullying because it is through technological means and does not stop when the child goes home. The negative effects of cyberbullying are abundant; thus, it would be beneficial for parents to receive proper education on creating awareness, advocating, and preventing cyberbullying in their adolescent’s life.

Bullying among teens has been going on for years. It has gotten worse with the new technology of today. Bullying has not stopped, but the medium has changed over the years. From face to face interactions and spreading rumors in class, to now post on Facebook, tweets, text messages, and emails. Kids can now be bullied twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, by people in school or people around the world. In a recent study done by Sam Laird, he states that, “42% of teens reports being bullied online” (qtd. in Cyberbullying Rampant). Schools are having a harder time helping students that are being bullied when it is not happening on campus. What are they supposed to do, monitor all their students’ social media accounts? Even the

Have you ever bullied someone before or are you a victim of being bullied? Well, bullying is described as an immoral and aggressive behaviour where it has an impact on one person to another. This is caused by people assuming they are dominant, superior in age or position. The bully also brings that unnatural anger on someone and tries to victimised them so that they can feel good about themselves. Bullying can occur in a range of places from schools to public places, even at home. Now these days technology is also a problem because of cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is becoming an infamous territory to battle their victims as it is often used to humiliate them on social media. As a result, we can say that schools’ bullies have become a huge problem these days. The concept of a bully is that some students who lack in specific qualities in the eyes of the bully is a target for them in order for them to become popular. To be honest, bullying is a bad sign which results in lowering victim’s emotions and this may lead to mental illnesses such as depression and suicidal attempts. Actually, bullying to be present in school should not be tolerated in every possible way because it is violating a person’s human rights. This speech talks about the causes and the consequences of bullying as well the opinions to persuade you to be against bullying in schools and in general.