Bullying is the act of being mean and hurting another
person’s feelings over and over again. The
act of this harsh treatment includes: talking about hurting someone, leaving
others out on purpose, teasing, hitting or yelling at someone, spreading rumors
and also attacking someone. More
recently, bullying hasn’t happened much in person due to cyber bullying via
social media and use of the internet through emails and even text. Cyber bullying includes sharing embarrassing videos
or photos, posting and spreading rumors about other on sites like Facebook and
Twitter, and also creating fake websites or profiles and trying to trick people
into believing they’re real. People who
fall victim to bullying can feel like they are powerless, alone, unpopular, or
even completely different from everyone around them. Victims who become bullied are usually unable
to stand up for themselves and fight back because of the fact that they feel
like the person who is bullying them is stronger and more powerful than they
are. Bullying tends to make one feel
sick, bully other people around them, have problems at school and also feel
miserable, sad, lonely, and even nervous at times. The reason as to why people bully others is
because they might want to copy their friends who are doing it, think they are
bigger and better than the person in which they are bullying, or they may think
that the act of bullying may help them fit in with others around them. Bullying is never acceptable or okay, and
those who bully other tend to use power to hurt other. Power, however, doesn’t necessarily mean that
that person is bigger or better than the bully victim, it can simply mean popular
or smart. Bullying puts people down and
makes them feel less of themselves, which is why it needs to be stopped.
"Facts About Bullying." Stopbullying.gov.
Stopbullying.gov, n.d. Web. 30 Nov. 2014.