Embarrassment

The grand impact of public humiliation brought on by cyberbullying, and those using this for a financial gain. With just one click someone’s personal reputation can be shattered instantaneously. For some people the public humiliation had been unbearable, and tragically take the lives. Lewinsky believes we need a shift to a long held value of compassion and empathy that we now lack. I agree with this argument. For the first time cyberbullying is leading to suicidal ideations. The invasion of others

When we create something, it’s always difficult to revel it to others. No matter how big or small our creation might seem we will always have doubts about our work. For instance, writing an essay might seem simple to some but the reality of putting words together to state he or she’s point is a difficult task for anyone. In addition, when finished we tend to have a great uncertainty buried deep down in our mind reminding either our work is “great” or “it needs improvement”. Poet, Anne Bradstreet

As an individual, it’s a part of life to make plenty of mistakes, but is public shaming the answer to solving it? In todays’ society, punishment for people is completely different from back in the Puritan days. For example, in the novel the Scarlett Letter, Hester Prynne commits adultery, which leads her to having to wear the letter “A” on her chest, which is a form of public humiliation but in this sense, it’s not right. This is Hester Prynne’s sin that she committed that she lives with forever

When I was in middle school around the sixth grade, a student in my class always picked on me and made me feel embarrassed every time the word was said. The bully would call me that name every time we were near each other or if we had a group and had to chat about a topic. It was completely embarrassing and stressful because it was constant so it was all the time and the bully would never learn because he never cared. So I was always “OSTRICH.” The dictionary definition of ostrich is “a large

What’s wrong with public shaming? “ An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth” (Hammurabi).Now in this day and age most might say this is excessive, but when it comes to public shaming, far too many are not quite as hesitant. In Cole Stryker’s excerpt The Problem with Public Shaming, he makes it quite clear that there are better ways to punish an individual rather than ruining their lives by publicly humiliating them. Cole states public shaming is a thing of the past and should find new ways to

There are 56.7 million people in the United States that are living with a physical disability; that is 19 percent of the population of the whole country. Imagine each and every one of those people being hated and shamed by their family, specifically their older siblings. Older siblings are supposed to be a role model for the younger children in their family, but in “The Scarlet Ibis” the narrator was a prideful, spiteful, and murderous person who held shame and hate in his heart for his invalid younger

Public shaming is not new. Shaming a person is a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior. Public shame ruins a person’s life over what they did wrong by being called names, being fired from a job, receiving death threats, and being known for what they did for the rest of their life. Public shame never goes away and is still used today to mock people. Thus, public shame can ruin a person’s life socially, mentally, and personally. In Source

“Remember when what is now called publicity was called public shame and humiliation?” (P.J. O’Rourke). The act of public shaming has been around for centuries shifting from scaffold gatherings to hateful social media posts. This tradition being kept alive after all of this time is used purely for the profit of the shamer. With each post comes more agony and dread for the person being shamed and more enjoyment to the people shaming. This vicious cycle has not changed much from the onlookers at the

Body Shaming Middle School had to be by far the most difficult experience I have ever encountered throughout my whole life. Of course I’ve learned a lot of things while going to middle school, some good, and surely some bad. One of the bad things was finding out how cruel and mean people can be, especially kids. Now I wouldn’t consider what happen to me bullying, because what I went through was not an everyday thing. But, of course it could have gotten worse and turned into bullying. In middle school

“The flip side of Internet Fame” is an essay written by Jessica Bennett. In this essay, Jessica Bennett talks about our modern culture and the effects of public shaming. She starts the essay by using “Star Boy” as an example. She then states, “Among the generation that’s been reared online, stories like this are becoming more common” (Bennett 90). As a person who uses technology in everyday life, I can strongly agree that public shaming is becoming a big issue. Some people might see it as entertainment