Cyberbullying is NOT okay.

I was strolling through Facebook today when I saw a video on cyberbullying, this video showed how viral and far cyberbullying has gone in our society today. In this video a dance studio used their talents to demonstrate the effects of cyberbullying and how damaging to a person it can really be. This video really spoke volumes to me  because it was so true. The part that hit me the most is when they said, 'If cyberbullying was a school, I bet half the people I knew would be sitting in the Principal's office. I bet most of them would not graduate to get there degree in kindness.' That is probably so true, people are mean and cruel online but to your face their kind and innocent. I honestly wish that I was not here blogging about cyberbullying, but I am because it's a real thing that affects so many people in our generation today, it's a real thing that needs to be put to a stop. But from my research I have found that bullies are not always kids that just get joy out of bullying, but rather kids that get bullied in their own homes, kids that just want to get attention, kids that have been the victim themselves; I have found that bullies are more than the cruel person people make them out to be. For some they bully because that's how they were raised, that's what they were taught as being right. Cyberbullying is not always about the bully wanting to be mean, but none the less cyberbullying is still wrong regardless of the motive. From what the video suggests cyberbullying is not decreasing, only increasing the more and more that technology increases. As technology advances so does the accessibility and frequency of cyberbullying, it's only get worse. Cyberbullying needs to be spoken out about, people need to know that its not right, it's not acceptable to put down someone that you won't even face to face with. Cyberbullying is the coward's way out, too scared to come face to face with the victim, but willing to knock them down behind their screen where they can become completely anonymous, no one will never know it was you. Cyberbullying is nothing new, it's been happening since the beginning of technology, but i think it's finally time that someone speaks out and ends this phenomena. 

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http://cogsci.stackexchange.com/questions/4231/what-motivates-individuals-to-engage-in-cyberbullying

Cyber bullying

My social action project will respond to the issue of cyber bullying which affects people of all ages. Bullies can sit behind their computers and bully whoever they want to. It is wrong that these bullies have so much power, they get away with pushing someone to suicide. Cyber bullying is using social media to put someone down with name calling, insults, put downs, or threats. Personally I have been a victim of cyberbullying, and it hurts because there was no bystanders, there was no one there to stand up for me because it was between me and the bully, only with courage on my part could something had been done, but like most victims I did not say anything in fear of what could result from me speaking up. Fear kept me from standing up for myself and getting justice.


An approach could be guerrilla art or a documentary. The guerrilla art could be a slide show or a visual representational of how cyber bullying has affected different people and how the suspect can be a victim themselves. Instead of focusing on who the victim is, maybe taking it from the perspective of the bully and what they go through that pushes them to be that cruel to to others. Raising awareness of how a bully may act this certain way because of the way that they are constantly treated, maybe at home or school. A cyberbully may do it just to get rid of the built up anger from being bullied themselves. The documentary can explore the bullies mindset and maybe they are just crying for help in a different way.

Education: A privilege or a right?

 I walk to class every day without thinking about it as a right, most days I do not want to be in class and the second the lesson begins I check out. I hear none of the lecture and go from one class to the next only being physically present, not absorbing even half the material. Every day when I attend class it's a privilege, but some days I only see it as a chore. Malala Yousafzai just last year was shot for trying to attend school, women are not allowed to attend school, but she did not care she just wanted an education. Education is being denied to nearly seventy million children around the world and 65 million of them are women. These children are not given the chance to tap into their potential without an education. Without an education the world is missing out on all the potential that these children have.  Mentioned in this article, "In 2012, there were 3,600 documented attacks on education, including violence, torture and intimidation against children and teachers, resulting in death or serious injuries, the shelling and bombing of schools and the recruitment of school-age children by armed groups." These children did not cause any trouble, all they want is to receive a quality education and make a living in life. The denial of an education makes their chances of making a living in life, less and less as another lesson is never taught. Honestly with all the new technology rapidly advancing in this world I do not understand why these children cannot receive the education that they deserve. I can open up my Internet browser and by simply just typing in a topic I can receive all sorts of information on the topic, but these children do not even books to learn from let alone the Internet. Thinking about how there are so many children around the world denied a  quality education, makes me more impelled to take advantage of the education that I have the privilege of receiving daily.