1. Ron Banks in the article, “Bullying in Schools,” asserts that bullying is a serious “worldwide problem” and that a plan of intervention should be mandated for mandated for every school to ensure that all students can learn in a safe environment. Banks supports his argument by first defining bullying and the extent of the problem including consequences of bullying verified with statistics and case studies. The author’s purpose is to inform the parents and school community of the seriousness of the issue of bullying in order to persuade them to use current intervention methods to the academic setting. The author writes in a serious, informative tone parents and the whole community. 2. Ron Banks reminds us about the problem of bullying in school: “Bullying in school is worldwide problem that can have negative consequences for the general school climate”(1). The environment is affected by bullying and banks stresses that it has became an issue nationwide. this is important in the connection with the article since it lays a foundation showing the severity of the issue. Banks states that bullying causes acute physical and emotional health problems. 3. Banks comments on the consequence of bullying by stating students who are bullied are often worried, afraid, self deprecating, and rarely fight back(2). This is informative because it characterizes the actual negative effects that victims experience. It raises the question about what needs to be done to help victims who are physically and emotionally tormented. Many have attempted to install programs to address the situations; however, it only work with school and community involvements. Kuther, Tara L. “Understanding Bullying.” Our Children 29.2 (2004):12-13. 1. Tara L. Kuther in the article, “Understanding Bullying”, argues that parents, students, and school should know about bullying: effects and signs so that actions could be taken before its not too late. Kuther