Essay On Bullying In America

In the article, “Why our approach to bullying is bad for kids” by Susan Portor talks about how our culture reacts to bullying in the school system. Bullying has been a worldwide epidemic in our school system. The children that are being bullied end up having emotional distress that can lead to depression, maybe bullying others to gain back some control, even hurting themselves and the extreme of committing suicide.

Bullying is a very important and main problem in America. It can happen in communities, schools, and homes is there are older siblings. Many adults could do something about it but they are taking there time. There are also many organizations that do their best to stop it. A fact about it is that over 3.2million students are bullied each year. Did you know that 1 in 10 students dropout of school because of bullying.

“Bullying occurs in school playgrounds every 7 minutes and in classrooms every 25 minutes” (Bullying Myths 2009). This shows that bullying is no small issue, and it is not going to decrease without community support. When the people who lead our country, say horrible things about its people it is hard to understand that bullying is wrong. How can adults, parents, or teachers expected young people to understand that bullying is wrong when they see the most powerful people in America doing it on CNN. Even though, politicians are saying hurtful things to the American public that confuses America's youth, there are resources working to spread awareness.

According to www.how-to-stop-bullying.com, seventy-seven percent of students are bullied. The definition of bullying has recently changed (how-to-stop-bullying.com). The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the verb “bully” as “to treat abusively” (Merriam-Webster). There is more than one way to abuse someone. So a complete definition, that comes from www.bullyingstatistics.org, is any type of verbal, social, physical, and cyberbullying abuse that occurs (Naas). Bullying is seen everywhere. It is talked about in movies, media, songs, and inside school programs. What makes the bullies, or aggressors, do what they want? How does the bullying effect everyone?

playgrounds to the hallway, public restaurants and even online. The Internet has made it easy for

I think bullying is a big deal here in the USA and here at my school. Bullying can effect everyone, those who are bullied, and those who bully. Negative bullying can mess up your mental health, or lead to substance use, and/or suicide. I asked Lenda how she felt and she said she felt, “unimportant, unnecessary, unwanted.” That’s a terrible way to feel. I know personally how it feels. It makes you feel like your life means nothing. It made me feel like I should bully other people to make myself feel better and doing that hurts everyone. When you are bullied, it hurts your self-esteem and breaks you down to feeling like a nothing. It could make a person turn violent to other people and to their self. Bullying mitte seam like a game, but a game

In the past, most American parents have looked at bullying as, “hey, they were only joking, toughen up a little”. Today it has turned into an epidemic. Most parents think that these type of things will just pass and go away as kids get older, not knowing the pain their child is feeling and that they are only masking that pain as they get older. America needs to recognize bullying as a true epidemic, these things will impact our kids lives forever.

Bullying is done all over the world. It is a very bad thing that has been happening ever since schools have been around. Kids get so depressed and cannot focus on school and don’t even want to go to school. This has been an issue in every school and has caused some kids to get so stressed out over it and commit suicide. Kids get bullied many different ways. It is a very bad thing that has been happening and it needs to stop. You may even see this happen to kids at your own school. There is 3 types of bullying, there is cyber-bullying, verbal bullying and Physical bullying.

Bullying is a serious issue in America that can affect others in many ways, for example, depression. Depression can be caused by bullying, it´s very scary to have. All over the country almost half of the percentage of people get bullied everyday. The real question is how can we, as American citizens make a difference? One way is to stand up for others, I know it´s hard but think about it, you´re not only helping yourself, but you´re helping others. We can encourge

Bullying is a huge problem here in America, one that is not going away anytime soon. Thousands of people report being bullied everyday. Many only think the bullying can only happen to kids. Sadly, many adults are also victims of bullying too. With bullying being so prevalent in todays society it has had a huge effect on students at school, it can also affect adults in the work place. With social media people can bully from behind a computer screen. Many celebrities and companies are using their platform to help spread the word about bullying.

Bullying is done all over the world. It is a very bad thing that has been happening ever since schools have been around. Kids get so depressed and cannot focus on school and don’t even want to go to school. This has been an issue in every school and has caused some kids to get so stressed out over it and commit suicide. Kids get bullied many different ways. There are cyber-bullying, verbal bullying and Physical bullying. These types of bullying are done all the time, to your friends and possibly your family members. It is a very bad thing to do and it needs to stop. You may even see this happen to kids in your school. We need to take a stand and get kids to stop bullying others.

There are four thousand and four hundred deaths per year in the united states, caused by bullying and depresIf you have bullied someone or been bullied then you should know how bullying feels. Bullying is a very awful thing and creates many problems for our society. Nothing good comes out of bullying at all. Bullying could change or ruin a person's life. In fact, many people's lives have been ruined from bullying. Bullying prevention should be taught in schools because bullying ruins students’ lives, there are programs that lower the rates of bullying in schools, and bullying can cause depression and even suicide.

Some people believe that bullying is only seen on television or in the movies but it is a real life issue that is seen and experienced by many every day. People of all ages, races, cultures and backgrounds are affected. There are some who are embarrassed to report bullying but it occurs every day, everywhere. It is important to learn about and understand what causes people to be bullies, as well as understand the effects that being bullied can have on a person.It is important for people to understand all sides of bullying, from the signs of someone being bullied to what you can do to prevent it.

How can bullying effect our Nation? “Blowing out someone else’s candle, doesn’t make yours any brighter” (Unknown Author). Depression is a real big part of bullying. Bullying is unwanted aggressive behavior from school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. Bullying can causes a lot of harm to kids in their childhood. “Bullying can worsen the mental health of teenagers who are already dealing with stress-and adolescents who experience teen bullying are more likely to report thoughts of suicide and suicidal behavior”(Mayo Clinic,49). The facts on bullying reveal it is a growing problem among teens and children. There are several types of bullying including cyber bullying, bullying in schools and harassing.

They laugh at me, threatening to beat me. Every time I tell a teacher, he sends me to the guidance counselor. Who then tells me to ignore them. Anyone who has been bullied knows that pretending as if the perpetrator does not exist is virtually impossible. In fact bullying is a serious matter that we as a society must confront and strive to abolish. Since bullying can occur in a variety of ways, one must first understand its nuances to recognize that bullying is taking place and then realize the gravity of bullying.