THE RISE OF CYBERBULLYINGPAGE 115-120

From the article ,bullying is no longer child's play anymore. Cyber-bully can cause more harm then physical bully.Due to the improvement and advancment in technology, bullies tend to bully many others through the net. A defect of technology nowadays.

What is Cyber-bully? It is a deliberate, repeated, and hostile act by an individual or group, that is intended to harm others.In short ,a cowardy act. Many tend to pose themselves as anonymous people,prank calling the victims continuosly. Others chose to send threatful messages, post embrassing photos of victims on the net, or sexual remarks. The bully may prank the victim for pure fun , posing as someone else and engaging in conversation with the victims through the net. When the victims expose their secrets, not only does the bully post it for others to view, but also let others make fun of the victim.

What are the consequences of cyber-bullying? Cyber-bullies will defame victims through untrue facts and personal information. These can cause the victims to be overstress, as they must cope with the untrue rumours. Repeated anonymous calls or threatful messages can caused victims to be overly suspicious of thier surroundings. Repeated harrassment can caused the victims to have lack of sleep and loss of appetite. The victims of bullying tend to be seperated from their surroundings. Demoralising forms of bullying sent to the victims will have negative impact on the victims. These may include loss of interest in their usual activities, deproving accadimically, depression. These symtons may lead to the victims commiting suicide.

The act of the bullies will cause the victims to be scarred for life. Maybe for primary reasons,it is for pure fun. But when things go overboard, no one can undo what is done. Everyone deserved to be loved and cared for, such act could be deemed cruel and unfair. Defaming others, spreading untruth personal secrets, not only will hurt the victims,it could cause them to lose their friends and family due to the untruth secrets. When one is bullyied, a simple note of apology is not enough to cover for the permanent scar left of the victims for life. What if the prank cause the victim to take his own life? How is the bully going to repay for his sins? Lastly, if the bullies are part the victim's love one, the negative impact on the victim would be greater then those of ordinary bullying cases. The victims will feel even helpless , knowing that the ones destroying his life are the people they love and cared for.

But i belive that cyber-bully cases can be reduced or even avoided. Nobody should expose too much personal information to others through the net. Nobody should trust anyoe through the net. Nobody should think that they can fall in love through the net, in the end they might hurt themselves. Nobody should believe anonymous news. If anyone feels pressurised from what anyone have done to he/she, he/she should report or share wih their close ones.

Bullys should also think tiwce before acting, they must consider if they can bear the consequeces.They should also be reminded that they have no rights to take away someone personal lives or lifes.Even adults can go insane due to cbyer-bullying, so it will be even worst for young teenagers.

Lastly, for not letting cyber-bullying to happen to you take precautions. Like the photo scandals around the world, it happen due to a leak of personal photos or information to the net. Hence to avoid getting hurt, first everyone should learn to protect themselves. To those who are cyber-bullies , stop the act. I believe no one will want to hurt others, and I believe no one want to live in sorrow and regret for the rest of their life because of some juvenile act they commited.

BY HWEEJOO [21] hello people i rock!