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Synthesis Essay On Bullying

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There are two kinds of people that lead a victim to killing themselves: bullies and bystanders. According to Source 3, students are bullied because the bully thinks they are weaker in some way. Also, they may have insecurity, depression, anxiety, or low self-esteem. A student may bully someone else repeatedly and intentionally. They also use different tactics such as cyber, verbal, and sexual bullying. But, which is worse the bully or the bystander? Bystanders are worse than bullies because they don’t intervene, encourage the bully, make the matter worse, and could, but don't save the victim and the bully from suicide.

To begin with, bystanders don't intervene with the problem at hand. According to Source 4, 50% of the time bullying stops …show more content…

According to Source 2, bystanders just watch and that sends a message to the bully that their behavior is acceptable and they continue. They also gather round and give the bully an audience. With an audience the bully will start to go even harder on the victim. Also according to eyesonbullying.org, bystanders make comments that makes the bully do worse things to the victim. So, bystanders encourage the bully and he does worse things to the victim.

Furthermore, bystanders always make the matter worse. According to Source 2, bystanders laugh and make crude comments to the victim. They also make videos and make viral. That leads to the victim seeing this and getting depressed. According to Source 3, bystanders most of the time fell the victim deserves the harsh treatment. So, bystanders make matters worse when someone is getting bullied.

Moreover, a bystander could, but don't save the victim and the bully from suicide. According to cdc.gov, they make the victim feel more pain by not helping out. That leads to the suicide. They also don't get help for the bully who might have problems at home. They make the victim feel no one cares about them and then they kill themselves, which makes the bully feel bad and he kills himself and then everyone dies. So, a bystander could save the victim and the bully from suicide, but choose not

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