Persuasive Essay On Cyber Bullying

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In a society that focus so much on oneself, the youth of today are become even more vicious with the attacks on their fellow students and the adults are given even less authority to correct the issues. Being different is what makes this world work. If every single person was the same, then certain parts of a societal structure would never be fulfilled. Although, this is something that is truly not learned until one is an adult. Bullying starts to typical worsen around the middle school age, but can start in the elementary school age (Fritz, 2011). Middle school is a time of momentous change in most adolescent’s lifetime. This point in school is really when the stress of school life begins, social skills begin to really blossom, and most children …show more content…

157). This form of bullying is possibly one of the most harmful for the youth in today’s world. The whole world can see whatever is posted and no one is safe from cyberbullying. Unlike the more stereotypical in-school bullying, anything that happens to a youth can be posted in the internet and spread through the ranks of the school like fire. As Fritz (2011) states, in high school and middle school the popularity food chain is always evolving and changing, but this is the time period where people want to fit in. in one instance, a young lady in Canada was intoxicated at a party, passed out, then raped (Broll, 2013). Then, pictures were posted of what happened (Broll). After weeks of torment, the young lady was relentlessly bullied and she eventually killed herself (Broll). As was done in the case from Broll and Huey article (2013), the government helped some, but the police that were interviewed felt this matter was something the parents and the school should settle. Cyberbullying is something, however, that is highly toxic for a young persons psyche and there needs to be more in place to help this not

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