Persuasive Essay On Cyber Bullying

The world today is on a platform of heightened technological stimulus, that unfortunately have incredibly negative affects on people’s lives especially throughout the bullying culture that has sprouted from this stimulus. Bullying has rapidly increased since the introduction of multimedia cell phones in the 90’s. Cyberbullying is the current problem and an issue that will continue to be current until we as a society stop it. There is a distinction between traditional bullying and cyberbullying and its effects are different as well. Cyberbullying has its own societal norms and its own exclusive factions. Exclusive groups that support and encourage bullying behavior, because it’s seen as a norm. Digital harassment has evolved alongside technology, to the point that the issue is uncontrollable and extremely accessible; the web has created anonymous identities to those who harass now have become untraceable. Bullying is influenced by internal emotions, social factors, and the accessibility of other’s information. Although, cyberbullying is extremely prevalent there is no federal law for cyberbullying. There should be change to societal standards and harassing should be seen as a severe issue, not simply general school behavior.

While this technology held out the promise of a new era for interconnectedness, information sharing and education, it also came with a dark underbelly, as bigots and anti-Semites found it a useful tool for propagating hatred. The web sites they created have evolved over time and with the technology, yet they continue to be a very effective tool for spreading hatred, giving the bigots the ability to reach a potential audience of millions. Now, this ability to spread hateful sentiments electronically has reached new dimensions. It has taken on new life in the form of cyber bullying, or the ability to use (and abuse) the fairly new technologies of instant messaging, cell phones, texting, and online social networking to harass and intimidate. Nowhere has this new form of bullying been more prevalent than in middle and high schools. After all, it is teenage students who are most facile with these new technologies and who are most likely to employ them in a group social setting, such as school or camp. Indeed, the Internet, cell phones and other technological paraphernalia play a central role in the social lives of nearly all adolescents. While much of their online activity may be harmless enough, it has also provided an opening for would-be schoolyard bullies to spread innuendo, falsehoods and slander to dozens, even hundreds, of classmates with the touch of a button or click of a mouse. The real-world consequences of cyber bullying have been widely

After being cyberbullied, 20% of victims have suicide in mind, while 1 in 10 victims actually go through with it. Suicide has grown to be the third leading cause in the death of teens. “4500 kids commit suicide each year” (Laird). Cyber bullying is a growing issue that needs to be resolved. However, can a solution actually exist after so many years of tyranny? Government officials, parents and even students have tried and tried again to raise awareness and thus enact a movement against this life-threatening illness that has infected social media. School officials don’t do anything to prevent these actions mainly because they are unaware that it starts in the classroom, in the hallway, or on school campus before it ever becomes a problem on

Cyber bullying is becoming a bigger and bigger problem on social networking sites. There have been quite a few teenage suicides in which cyber bullying seems to have played a role. In at least one case, the suicide of Alexis Pilkington, the bullying kept going on her tribute page even after her death. (Glor) “Cyber-Bullying can cause the victim to become chronically depressed and to experience a complete loss of self-esteem. A short exposure to Cyber-Bullying can have long term effects. It can result in Cyber-Bullying Suicides.” (Cyber-Bullying Suicides - Cyber Bullycide Victims ) It has many forms such as degradation, harassment, cyber stalking, impersonation, flaming (using vulgar and angry language to start fights with the victim), password theft and hacking accounts, posting photos or videos, among several others. (Cyber-Bullying Suicides - Cyber Bullycide Victims ) Bullying has been around way before the internet, but now that it is online, rumors, pictures or other forms of cyber bullying make their way around the community much faster so it is easier to humiliate someone in front of more people. “In the Internet era, it appears there are more people interested in spewing hate than in countering it. On the social networking sites and on YouTube, inflammatory, hate-filled content overwhelms the limited efforts to

When thinking of bullying, most people tend to think about the original form, where the bully harasses the victim in person; but, in this generation, cyberbullying is a new form of harassment that goes beyond the schoolyard. This way, individuals can be bullied all day and any day, but when you ask teens today, 81% of them think it is funny. (NPC) This shows that most teens do not think of cyberbullying as much of a threat, even though the rate in has gone up. In 2008–2009, the School Crime Supplement indicates that 6% of students in grades 6–12 experienced cyberbullying. (Stop Bullying) Six percent of the student body has been abused over the internet and they may be struggling with depression and thought of suicide go higher, from two to nine times more (Do Something). The National Crime Prevention Council announced cyber-bullying as “a problem that affects almost half of all American teens.” The effects of cyberbullying are increasing and going from depression to suicide. Cyberbullying should be more widely known because its prevalence is increasing, anyone can be a target, and school and parents should be monitoring the children’s online behavior.

Bullying is a problem and always has been. Whether it be taking lunch money in the hallway or laughing at the kid in your math class. But nowadays with new advancements in technology, bullying has gotten even worse. Cyberbullying is when a minor is being threatened or harassed by another minor through the internet. If it includes anyone over the age of 18 it is now crossing the lines over into the realm of cyber-harassment or cyberstalking. The anonymity of the internet today can allow anyone to attack anonymously and without getting caught.

Have you ever been a victim of cyberbullying? Ever experienced the pain and hurt from who you thought you could call your, “friends?” Maybe you have never been a victim but have seen it, and thought you should stand you for said person. In this case, we are talking about a girl named Martha. Now I don’t know a lot about Martha, because no background information was given, but I do know that Martha is being bullied, and I would stand you for her. Being responsible, and standing up for someone that’s too afraid to do it their self is what God would want. He’d also want you to show Martha what a true friendship is. Being a kind person in general is what we should all strive to be, so with that said let’s get into the essay.

Did you know that over 50% of teens have been cyber bullied in their lifetime? In the article "World Wide Web of Hurt" it states "Cyber bullying is not physical, but it still causes pain." Bullying is a big problem today among teens of today's society. Many children are not raised to be kind and considerate of others and hurt many people in their life time. Cyber bullying is one way that many teens use as abuse to others. Maybe if everyone was a little nicer and showed some kindness to their fellow human, the world would definitely be a much better place, especially without cyber bullying.

Bullying is no longer the big guy making a third grader give him his lunch money. In order to fully comprehend the word cyberbullying, one must understand that the definition goes into more depth than saying, "kids are being mean to one another behind a phone/computer screen." With how quickly our world is evolving, cyberbullying will not just go away. Since being bullied online follows victims home, they have nowhere to feel safe anymore, and that can lead to obtaining mental, behavioral, and emotional problems. Children are taking their own lives before they even fully begin. Knowing that their classmates saw what was posted about them, being bullied online affects the victim, but the bully as well since he/she can also receive hatred for their own actions. Cyberbullying should be fought by school officials because it’s a fast-growing issue, it can transfer to feeling unsafe at school, and bullying takes a toll on a child's mental health.

Have you ever been bullied or have you seen someone be bullied? Bullying usually takes place at school or somewhere where nobody is at. Usually if someone sees that someone is being bullied they will go and try to help the victim. They would probably try to get help by telling a teacher. Bullying is against the law. People can actually get hurt from getting bullied. Someone, could actually go to a juvenile prison or you could go to jail. Bullying can be very dangerous and depressing. If you break the bullying law, that is like committing a crime. A lot of teens have killed themselves because they were getting bullied. Cyber bullying can be dangerous. It can cause teens to be depressed and have some low self-esteem. Some kids may be affected by bullying that they might take medicine. In this article you may learn what cyber bullying is, how to solve cyber bullying, and how it can affect kids.

If you asked adults about their childhood they would probably tell you how they would go outside and play hockey in the street with the neighborhood kids or go over to a friends house and hang out in a treehouse. My dad tells me stories about how he got sprayed by a skunk when he was outside with his dog once, or one time he rode his big wheel down a slide and knocked the wind out of himself.

On June 14, 2017, 12-year-old Mallory Grossman took her life due to cyberbullying. This little girl was told to “kill herself” and constantly threatened on Snapchat. Mallory's parents knew and tried to stop it, but the school didn't help and let it continue. Eventually, Mallory took her life. Mallory was a cheerleader and gymnast and that could have been a reason these girls would be rude, they were jealous. It might make you feel powerful but it is wrong, cyberbullying is very common and this is one of many reasons why kids are committing suicide and something needs has to be done.

The twenty first century has held endless opportunities for people to explore and grow. It has brought a developed internet, various forms of social media, and easier ways to communicate. People can now search the web for things to buy, places to go, or sights to see. There are posts to comment on, places to swipe right, and kitten videos to watch. There are also algorithms to record someone's key strokes, programs to steal credit card information, and websites for sexual predators to attract their prey. Although the internet has many great or positive uses, it also brings many awful, twisted people to the table. No matter the form of these negative attacks, they can all be categorized as one thing: cyberbullying.

As technology rises, so does the curiosity of young minds. Having a new outlet to express themselves in and out of school, students can do malicious acts towards another student outside of school. This is called cyberbullying and it’s occurring more and more throughout this current generation. Even with this becoming more of an occurrence, some schools still don’t draw enough attention to it and leave it up to parents. Afraid of being their current dilemma isn’t important, students keep what happened to them on the internet to themselves. As a result this can effect with their mental health. Students should have multiple outlets to ask for help and the school should be a main one.

Should cyberbullying be in the spotlight and have punishments for the troubles that may cause a person great harm? There have been multiple cases of people ending their lives due to cyberbullying, people such as Amanda Todd, Seth Walsh, and many others. In this generation, many people, typically children and teenagers, seem to think that they need to put everything on social media. They see celebrities and older siblings posting on social media and want to be just like them. However, children and teens getting on social media could make them easy victims for cyberbullying. Should those who cyberbully be punished for inflicting emotionally harm? Or is cyberbullying not as big of an issue as it’s made out to be?