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Cyberbullying by Jennifer Holladay

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I chose to use the article on Cyberbullying by Jennifer Holladay. It tells a story of a young girl who took her own life after being attacked online. Personally, the story hits close to home. Being a teenage girl I too have had troubles with cyberbullying throughout my adolescent life. The article also interviews experts on the subject, heads of schools, and parents. One source, Sheri Bauman, states how much more cruel online bullying can be. She brings the topic of their ability to hide behind a keyboard, allowing them to be more persistent. The persistency of the attacks also leads to higher chance of suicide on the victim, due to the “instability and hopelessness” the teens mind get filled with after an attack. The bullies can also attack at any given time from anywhere. “Wherever kids go with their computers or phones, which is nearly everywhere the bullies can come with them” (Bauman). This also plays a role on how cyberbullying can be worse. When you’re bullied at school or in a public setting you can at least ‘run’ from it and avoid it. But an online attacker and just keep hitting send and there is no where you can run to. To make matters worse not only do you have to see what horrible things can be said to you, but everyone else can. Which is a lot more humiliating. Another source mentioned in the article was, Mike Dolin, a senior program consultant who leads curriculum’s development. He decided to put an anti-cyberbullying mechanism into the school’s curriculum in hopes that it would bring down the rapidly growing act of cyberbullying. He stated that unlike other programs that try to prevent cyberbullying, his program is designed to attack the entire problem and the act. He added: building empathy and understanding, rejecting techniques to digital attacks, and debunking misperceptions of digital behavior along to the original online-safety skills. He also is highly concerned with getting the parents of everyo

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