Cyber-Bullying

(Essay)

“Stick and stones can break my bones, but words can never hurt me.”
Beyond any doubt words don't hurt physically, yet to the individuals who
have been or are as of now victims of cyber-bullying, words can be the
difference between life and death. Cyber-bullying has been a problem for a
very long time. What is the real definition of cyber bullying? Cyber bullying is
defined as bullying through information and communication technologies,
mediums such as mobile phone text messages, emails, phone calls, internet
chat rooms, instant messaging, and other social media sites. Cyber-bullying
is a very serious problem that we can’t prevent. Cyber-bullying is a serious
issue that pervades social and private lives of many teens making their
existence depressive and sometimes leading to teen suicides. A cyber-bully
is usually portrayed as a wicked young person who found one more tool to
exercise his/her desire to torment others. However, the numerous cases
prove that sometimes cyber-bullies are teens who have problems
themselves. The profile of a cyber-bully may partially explain why cyber-
bullying takes place and what can be undertaken to stop it. However, the
most valid explanation of cyber-bulling is that the Internet provided the
additional tool for hurting others and ever-existing human aggression/pain
sublimation/self-assertion migrated from the real world to the virtual space.
Bullying has been around forever, however with today’s technology bullying
has become easier than ever. It is easier to bully in cyberspace than it is to
bully face to face. With cyberbullying a bully can pick on people with much
less risk of being caught.

The bully may control every aspect of the victim and have infected
their brains. Make them feel so small that they start to believe they are to
blame, tired of always being the victim to their fun. They might be weak,
they might be shy, but you find enjoyment from watching people suffer, what
does that say about you? Words don’t hurt, they bleed, they’re not just
bruises, and they cut deep. Words can haunt them in their sleep.

A single word can give comfort, joy and happiness. Every word that we
utter yields a perceivable power. Our words can destroy lives or even rescue
a dying journey. We are given the chance to speak freely let us be the one
who uses words for good.

Before posting anything online, ask yourself these three questions:

 Why am I going to post this content?
 Is it necessary?
 What should I never publish, and why?

Science and Technology Education Center

Science and Technology Education Center
Junior High School
Basal, Lapu-Lapu City

Cyber-
Bullying
(Essay)

Submitted to:
Ma’am Christy Marie Petiluna
Submitted by:
Atasha Nicole Bahande