Bullying Reflection Paper

Level of awareness and understanding about bullying before this class? Bullying was never something I had learned about from my parents or school programming. I learned about bullying from witnessing it and firsthand experience. I think everyone can say at some point in their life they have experienced some form of bullying. At my school those actions were not addressed and there were no repercussions for bullying. Prior to this class I felt that I had an average understanding of bullying. Through my own personal experience I formed my own definition. I defined bullying as the use of verbal or physical actions to intimidate or harm an individual. Bullying seemed to be the most common during middle school. During my middle school years there was always someone that was the target of bullying. The victims were

Overall the information provided in the movie would have a positive influence on its viewers. The movie brings attention to the personal turmoil that bullying can cause along with what actions can be taken by bullying victims. While the attempted suicide in the movie seemed overly dramatic for the situation portrayed, suicide is a real possibility and it is important for people to understand what acts of bullying can lead to. The movie also emphasized that cyberbullying victims should speak up. Another aspect that the movie brought awareness to was the lack of options when it comes to combating bullies. Few states have any laws regarding the issue. One source of possible negative influence the movie may have is the portal of the main character’s return to school. This may give people the idea that if they bring attention to the bullying behavior of others their peers will support them. There is no light shed on the likely possibility of the bullying later resuming. Besides this possible negative influence, the movie accurately portrayed a situation of cyberbullying while educating its audience and bringing awareness to the subject of