Kate Miller-Heidke's Caught In The Crowd

Bullying is one of the leading causes in teen suicide today. People bullied in the past or present have been studied and it has shown that they have a lower quality of life. Though they have a lower quality of life, the have better physical and mental health. (“Seaman” 1). Studies have shown that most bullying happens in middle school and high school. There is bullying in elementary school but it is minimal and less serious (“Bullying Statistics” 1). Most kids refuse to speak up while being bullied in fear that the bully will just taunt them more (“Cyber-Safety Act” 2). Bullying has become a very serious issue regarding our society today.

Bullying has one of the most deadly outcomes in the world; it can corrupt futures and lives. There are roughly 4,400 suicide deaths per year that are related or in results of bullying. You can save lives on a daily basis by staying aware and having an understanding of bullying and how to prevent the dangers of it. Bullying is a commonly understood topic around the world, but there are many unknown facts and situations that people aren’t aware of, including different types of bullying: bullying in school, racial bullying, and bullying in the workplace. Bullying hasn’t always been a major issue that haunts lives on a day to day basis.

Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among people of all ages, but mostly school-age children. Society has been aware of bullying since around 1693, but it was not viewed as a real problem until the 1970s. “While overall incidents of school violence, such as assault and theft, have declined in the last decade, bullying is on the rise.” (qtd in Tyre) The percentage of middle and high school students that have been victimized by bullying went up from 14 percent in 2001 to 32 percent in 2009. (Tyre)

Bullying is defined as “verbal, physical, or psychological abuse or teasing accompanied by real or perceived imbalance of power” and is usually targets what children perceive as different (Olweus, 1993). Bullying is prevalent across the nation. It has devastating effects on students each day. Bullying is a problem for all students, regardless of race, gender or class. The National Education Association reports that 160,000 children are absent intentionally from school each day because they fear being bullied whether it is an attack or just intimidation by other students. This accounts for 15% of all school absenteeism (Hunter, 2012). Dan Olweus (1993) from the National School Safety Center tells us that bullying includes three parts: (1)

A murmur went through the onlookers. ‘Where?’ ‘What’s her eye doing?’ ‘Move, I can’t see.’ People clustered closer. Cara looked around wildly. She could feel the twitching getting faster. She clapped one hand over her eye and, spinning around, shoved her way through the crowd” (Woods 21). In this moment, Cara’s humiliation is put on public display as a “crowd” of people “cluster” around her to observe her “twitching”. As this transpires and the mass closes in “closer”, Cara draws more and more into herself, shielding her “eye” from those who surround her. This traumatic experience was induced by Alexis’s remarks, which she declared intentionally “loud”, towards this quirk, comparing her eye’s “wild” movements to that of a “jumping [...] spider”. Regarding this, bullying, as portrayed by Woods, causes victims to isolate themselves as they remain defenseless against the vicious words that used against

Bullying is said to be a major influence in “incidents of school violence” ( “School Bullying” 2). Bullying early in someone’s life is related to later issues such as suic ide intentions, anxiety, self-esteem, and other conditions that can last into their adulthood. But the victims are not the only ones affected. Bullies have increased health problems and have a hard tim e with relationships. They are more likely to commit crimes at a younger age.

Many people believe bullying is a part of growing up. Some believe every kid will experience bullying at one point or another in life. The time is not taken to think about how it might affect an individual in the future. Bullying shows to affect people’s mental and physical health overtime. When someone is bullied overtime it would have a larger impact on their later life. Bullying can deteriorate both an individual’s mental and physical health in a alarming way. The community should help to learn and provide information on identifying bullying and the affects of bullying. Bullying is extremely toxic to an individual, it may later negatively affect physical formation and function of the brain and how an individual may deal with stress. As a society this topic needs to be more discussed.

“Nationwide, one out of four students from the ages twelve to eighteen have been bullied. That is twenty five percent to the teenage/young adult population and these numbers are continuously to rise every day” (Wassdorp, Bradshaw, and Leaf 116, 149-156). Bullying is the action of repeated harmful acts or harassing another in various forms. Many situations fall under one or even multiple of these categories: physical, verbal, indirect, and cyber. What this does is strips the victim down from their identity and leaves them to pity themselves for being the way they are. Bullying is an issue in this nation because it tears apart the teenage/young adult population, and it is causing an increase in risk of suicide among these groups. Bullying is

Bullying has become a major issue in the United States and around the world. What brought the attention to people about bullying is the number of suicides that are committed by adolescents and the stories they share online or live television. Bullying is categorized to be direct verbal, direct physical, and indirect forms. Not every person has an idea how terrible bullying can be and how harmful it is to the victim. Bullying has driven students to commit actions they have never done before such as cutting themselves, suicidal thoughts, health disorders, and bad behavior. Bullying must be taken seriously, because it results in negative effects on its victims and may drive students to commit horrific actions. Lawmakers should draft anti-bullying legislation, students should stand up for one another, and society should work out what can be done to combat this problem.

Countless parents look at bullying as a part of growing up. The parents who have this mindset, do not realize the effects it has on the kids who are bullied, and how devastating it can be. Bullying does not happen with just one or two incidents, it can continue daily with a demeaning and barrage of incidents. According to the Center for Disease Control in 2014, “suicide is considered the third leading cause of death with the results consisting of about 4,400 deaths per year” (Bullying Suicide Statistics, 2014). Also, a study conducted by Yale University shows that the victims of bullying are 7 to 9% likely to consider suicide. In another study by the ABC News, every day over 30,000 children are staying home because of fear of bullying at school. In Britain, studies have discovered over half of suicides among teens are the result of bullying.

Bullying is defined as a physical or mental victimization of a person by another person or group. Bullying is a major problem among teens in the United States today. During the 2007 -2008 school year over thirty-two percent of the nation’s students had reported a case of being harassed or abused by a fellow peer. Bullying causes a rapid declination is the victim 's mental health. They suffer drastic, and dangerous behavior changes, mental issues that are similar to these could result in physical self-harm. As of 2007, suicide is the third-leading death cause for young people ages twelve to eighteen. The SPRC (Suicide Prevention Resource Center) said that children who are victims of bullying are at a higher risk for suicide. Not only are they at risk for suicide, in some cases people who are subject to bullying suffer from mental problems such as interpersonal sensitivity, depression, hostility, phobic anxiety, paranoia, and psychotic symptoms. Issues, as such, do not just fade away with time. In most cases, people who suffer from one of these mental issues carry it into their adulthood. Chronic bullying can have long-term effects on suicidal risk and mental health that often persist into adulthood and affect everyday life. Bullying can cause rapid declination a person 's mental health, which causes them to develop chronic mental issues that can carry into adulthood and affect everyday life.

Everyone is familiar with bullying, it’s almost like a rite of passage for most Americans; we see it in movies and are all-too familiar with it. We typically don’t think about the consequences of bullying, but studies have shown that students who are bullied at school in grades 7-12 are 50% more likely to abuse substances (Promises Treatment Center). Bullying is the act of physical or verbal tormenting over a set amount of time, usually targeted at one person or a group of people. Bullying is an international issue that ruins the victim 's emotional well-being. Those who are victims of bullying can turn to drugs or other substances as a form of coping; people who bully can be shown to have abusive tendencies with these substances as well.

Does bullying affect high school aged students? The purpose of this research is to developed to see if high school students are affected by bullying and cyberbullying in school. This is a nation wide problem that is affected by all cultures. Overall half of all high school students say the have been bullied in the past, with nearly as many saying they have been victims of bullying in high schools. This is a problem for a lot of kids all over the world and many kids are having a high depression which refers to of kids are saying that many high school victims live in tension ,, higher rates of drop out, low self-esteem, anger , greater illness incidences, and attain lower grades compared to those who are not being bullied. All of these

Bullying among adolescents is an important health problem because it is harmful. Between 20% and 56% of young people are involved in bullying annually (Marci Feldman Hertz, July 2013). Research shows that both bullying victimization and perpetration are associated with psychosocial problems. Previous studies have found that victims, perpetrators, and bully-victims demonstrate elevated levels of depression,

School bullying and bullying as a whole has become a growing concern. The need for more intervention is more recognized, as incidents of bullying and inappropriate acts towards others occur in places outside of the classroom. This literature takes a closer look at bullying in schools. Olwesus (2013) states “the field of bullying research is to some extent plagued by problems, disagreements, and unresolved issues” (p.752). Whether if anyone will agree on the root of bullying, the fact remains that bullying has to be examined at its very core to remedy the matter before it becomes a bigger concern. There is a dire need for intervention based programs to be set in place to address the fact the act of bullying has lasting effects on the bully and the victim. When intervention programs are put into place to address bullying, the act of bullying decreases due to the gained understanding of the effects.