Bullycide: A Hate Crime?
- Posted: June 25, 2010 by Admin
Can we liken a bully to a hater? Do we venture to call the loss of a life due to a bully the act of a hate crime? We see bullies being held more accountable for a victim taking his life nowadays, but how accountable? It is wrong to bully. It is wrong to be [...]
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Bullycide: Help The Bully
- Posted: January 12, 2010 by Admin
It is easy to concentrate on the victims when we think of bullycide, more specifically the adolescent victims because it invokes a lot more emotions within us; as we all know, words can move us to do things we otherwise would not do. An eloquent speech can bring us to our feet in applause, or [...]
Bullying is Discrimination
- Posted: December 28, 2009 by Admin
If we really think about, bullying is a strong form of discrimination. The bully picks on a certain type of person: the weak. Just as those who discriminate against a certain race, creed, or religion, the bully will not pick on his own kind. The bully will not pick on someone with a high self [...]
Bullycide: Can Words Really Hurt?
- Posted: November 15, 2009 by Admin
Some people think that it is weak to not be able to handle ‘criticism’ or ‘name calling’. After all, sticks and stones may break my bones, but words could never hurt me. Some think that because they can let bad words roll off their back that others should be able to get over them too; [...]
Words Will Never Hurt Me
- Posted: April 22, 2009 by Admin
But the meaning behind those words can be like daggers. There are some types of people that can withstand the blows because they do not really care about everyone’s opinion of them. Or they just do not let it process in their minds. For whatever reason, Joe Schmoe’s comments do not phase everyone equally. But [...]
