Rhetorical Analysis Of Bullying In The Age Of Trump

Bullying has become a more pressing and prevalent problem over the past decade. Bullying can be seen and described as many different things and has many different meanings. There is adult bullying, bullying in school, bullying at work, etc. Bullying can be visual, verbal, and physical. There have been many instances where bullying has gone too far due to lack of involvement with authority. Bullying can cause many problems and lead to tragedies such as suicide. Anti-bullying is a term for preventing or stopping the act of bullying. People have seen that bullying is a problem and have tried many tactics to combat it. People have founded programs, started rallying, and have hosted events in hopes to suppress or even stop bullying, but they are

Bullying has been engrained in American society since the country’s founding. Bred from a capitalistic economy and competitive social hierarchy, bullying has remained a relevant issue through the years. A thorough analysis of various case studies, statistical research, law cases, and news articles was conducted to understand the issue of bullying and to find preventative measures that should be taken. The purpose of this paper will be to analyze the different rhetorical situations of numerous texts concerning bullying in school systems and understanding their relationships in that aspect.

Schools are the most well-known settings for bullying. This is the place where students learn and socialize for most of the day. A school is a place meant to feel safe, not afraid. However, studies have shown us this is not the case. More and more students are reluctant to come to school. Why? Their peers may criticize them and abuse of them both verbally and physically. Bullying is more serious than most think. Many people just think it’s a simple hoax that was taken too far but this simple joke can lead to indelible emotional and physical scar that could hunt students for life eventually lowering their self-esteems and even ruining their lives. Schools and teachers have failed tremendously at stopping this.

According to the article, Meet the New Sheriff by Suzanne McCabe, “One out of every five students are bullied or are bullies themselves.” This one piece of ground-breaking evidence is enough to destroy our society, and our children’s lives forever. Bullying is a highly discussed topic that American children face every day and it’s near impossible to stop. There are also topics within bullying, like how students become bullies, or how to stop bullying, also which is worse being a bystander or being a bully. And you can’t deny that bullies are almost like mad serial killers, they go around and they don’t stop even if they get into trouble. There are so many topics on bullying that you can’t even count them all. “Everyone has been bullied for

No one is born a racist; they are born in to a racist society. While ‘nature vs nurture’ has been a widely controversial topic, it is undeniable that environmental factors are the real origins of our behavior. The type of environment that we surround ourselves with is what affects people the most. Whether it be public, private, or home schooling, we are required to receive some form of education. In the US about 28% of students ages 12-18 are reported being bullying at school. On average, 7.2% of students admit skipping school due to personal safety concerns (Bureau of Justice Statistics). The Muslim community contributes to the majority portion of the reported victims of bullying. This begs the question: How are American Muslim students being treated

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)

Bullying is defined as the prolonged malicious act of harming peers by abusing their own--or an existing imbalance of--power, and has become one of the most common sources of trauma among adolescents. One report shows that one of three children were victims of bullying during some point in their life, and that 10-14% of all adolescents were victims of chronic bullying for at least six months prior to participating in the survey. Children who were victims of bullying are also found to be at a higher risk of diagnoses for anxiety disorders and depression during young and middle adulthood. These victims are reported to be more likely to have lower levels of general/physical health, and lower educational acquirements than young and middle-aged adults who were not bullied (Wolke & Lereya, 2015). Because bullying is such a prominent problem, citizens, policymakers, and social scientists alike, should feel or have some social and moral obligation to address, and hopefully avert bullying. The state of bullying, and how it is enacted, is constantly changing and adapting to social frameworks. Because bullies can adapt to social changes and regulations, we, as a society, should be equally adaptive in how we perceive, address, prevent, and punish bullying.

Racial profiling increased drastically for Arabs and Muslims following the attack on September 11, 2001. As a result of this tragedy, many began to associate Arabs and Muslims as evildoers. They were seen to as sinister individuals who hijacked airplanes with bombs attached to their body. However, Muslims and Arabs are not the only victims of racial profiling. Hispanics and African Americans have experienced this same treatment due to the color of their skin. This could result from the belief that whites are treated with respect, royalty, and luxury. Because of America’s history, and the decade of enslavement, African Americans are defined as “slaves and dirty animals” whereas Hispanics were stereotyped to have the career as housemaids and farmer workers with the nickname “wetbacks”. Such depictions of these individuals are still an issue in today’s society.

The election of Donald Trump has emboldened the forces of hate and bigotry in America. White nationalists, Vladimir Putin and ISIS are celebrating Donald Trump’s victory, while innocent, law-abiding Americans are wracked with fear – especially African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Muslim Americans, LBGT Americans and Asian Americans. Watching white nationalists celebrate while innocent Americans cry tears of fear does not feel like

During the past decade, America has witnessed a rise in mass murders carried out by youth leaving parents, teachers and school officials scrambling to figure out the motive behind such attacks. The 1999 massacre at Columbine High School was a watershed moment in American history that offered, besides grief and sorrow for lost loved ones, clues as to how to prevent copycat massacres at school campuses in the future. Theories abound in the hopes of explaining why Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed 12 and injured 21 others, yet very few hold true as time progresses and other massacres unfold. Modern-day schools have atmospheres that foster bullying and a divided social class system. The attacks perpetrated by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold

They decide to do this in order to provide the reader with a clear understanding of what they will be focusing on throughout this book. These two experienced scholars divide this book into nine chapters with subheadings in each. Beginning with an overview and summary of what they will be talking about throughout the book and ending with a provocative conclusion that forces the reader to think about the information given, the authors do an exceptional job at securing the reader’s focus and attention. The two scholars commence the first chapter with a history of prejudices in America and state that “concerns regarding race/ethnicity are not new” which further demands that the reader think and contemplate on how many acts of prejudices has occurred in the United States as well as relate it to the present (Gabbidon, Shaun, and Helen Green 315). Gabbidon and Greene continue to discuss various trends in different aspects of crimes. They examine elements such as hate crime trends including what group of people commits the most hate crimes as well as the most prevalent victims. Throughout these chapters, the two scholars provide the reader with numerous tables and graphs as well as plentiful in text citations, further developing trust between them and the reader. Moreover, it conveys that they have done a sufficient amount of research in order to

In the history of The United States, there has always been a history of discrimination that has come from many different areas by many different people that have led to violent discrimination acts to members of our society (Miller, 2003). These violent acts have been based on members of society bias views of others race, sex, disabilities, sexual preferences, and religion (Greenhouse, 1993). The members of these groups that have been discriminated upon are minority members of our society that have had to fight for their rightful place as a member of the American Society, and still, fight prejudice today.

Scenes of racism are evident on college campuses through the article “Cornell Student Accused in attack Is Charged With a Hate Crime”, written by Elizabeth A. Harris that was published by The New York Times on Nov. 13, 2017. The article is about a group of young men harassing a fellow student who happens to be black with racial slurs. Will tame at first, things start to escalate when one student punches the black student in the face leading to a legal lawsuit of a hate crime.

With the election of Donald Trump, many see the dark side of this puritan spirit rising, the parts entangled with our country’s deepest, darkest roots: more racism, sexism, and jingoism. Undeniably, more of these insidious weeds have sprouted in our democratic field as of late, despite always being hidden a mere few feet below the surface. Reports continue to abound of individuals being harassed, lockers covered in phrases like “White America,” and Muslim

Have you ever been so afraid that you were going to be attacked? Well, even in ‘safe spaces’ people are assaulted everyday, everywhere.In TKAM Scout and Jem were attacked by Bob because he wanted revenge “‘i felt Jem's hand leave me, felt him jerk backwards to the ground. Morde scuffing, and there came a dull crunching sound and Jem screamed’ “(Lee 351). In some schools people say that they didn't want black kids at their prom(Prom Night n.pag). “ ‘ get up, get up! You must ready yourself for the journey. Tomorrow you will be expelled,you and your family, you and all the other jews’ “ (Wiesel 15). People are expelled from their homes due to their way of life.