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ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY ON CYBERBULLYING 7th April 2017 Cyberbullying is a recent form of aggression that students use to humiliate and attack their less popular peers. Like traditional bullying, this behavior is based on the imbalance of power between bullies and victims and may continue for a long time. Cyberbullying manifests itself in posting and sharing abusive comments, photos, and videos, writing intimidating e-mails and messages, spreading rumors, etc. (Völlink, Dehue, & Guckin, 2015). Unlike face-to-face school bullying, this type of aggression may occur at any time and in any place, so the victim cannot escape it. It is also more difficult to prevent bullying and punish abusers because they often remain anonymous. Cyberbullying has a detrimental effect on victims’ emotional and psychological health, so effective solutions to this phenomenon should be introduced to protect children. During the past decade, researchers paid increased attention to the phenomenon of cyberbullying, focusing specifically on its adverse effects on victims’ health and well-being. Findings from multiple studies have demonstrated that children subject to systematic online abuse have increased risks for experiencing depression and somatic symptoms, as well as feeling lonely and vulnerable (Nixon, 2014). These people may also have social and communication problems that persist into adulthood, and they do not feel safe at school even if no one abuses them face-to-face. Interestingly, research suggests that both victims and bullies suffer from cyberbullying, with latter being more subject to unexplained aggression and delinquent behaviors (Nixon, 2014). It means that efforts at eliminating cyberbullying and supporting children should be directed at both victims and perpetrators. The problem of cyberbullying is extremely difficult to address. Unlike school bullying that occurs in real life and can be detected by teachers and peers, this aggressive behavior is more elusive and invisible (Minton, 2013). Students rarely report being abused on the Internet, mostly because they realize that their parents and teachers would not help them. The problem is that even when a student reports cyberbullying, it is practically impossible to identify its source and punish abusers. For now, schools lack comprehensive anti-bulling policies and cannot come up with actual strategies and tactics to tackle this growing problem. Parents also seem to lack understanding of how detrimental cyberbullying may be for their children’s health and do not know how to support them. I strongly believe that effective solutions to cyberbullying need to be introduced. The most important thing that needs to be done is student education. Children need to understand how cyberbullying affects them and

their peers and why this type of behavior is unacceptable. They also need to be encouraged to seek professional advice and support of psychologists when cyber bullying bothers them. Parents should also be educated to detect the slight changes in their children’s behavior and help them overcome their problems successfully. Both schools and parents need to make sure that children feel protected and cared for and not allow them to suffer silently. Only an integrated approach to cyberbullying involving teachers, parents, and students can bring positive, long-term effects. Ultimately, the way schools and parents combat cyberbullying will determine students’ safety and emotional well-being. Cyberbullying is a negative social trend that affects the most vulnerable and weak children, leading to psychological and psychosomatic problems, depression, anxiety, etc. Because this phenomenon is difficult to detect and prevent, it is extremely important to involve all stakeholders including teachers, families, and students. I am convinced that a collaborative approach to dealing with cyberbullies can reduce aggressive behavior and make children feel more protected, both at home and at school. https://snappyessays.com/blog/argumentative-essay-on-cyberbullying/

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160,000 kids stay home from school every day because of the fear of getting bullied. Getting bullied is the third leading cause of death among young people. Bullying has become an epidemic. Being targeted by cyber bullies is not just emotional, but also physical. Cyberbullying can create anxiety and depression and sometimes it can lead to suicide. Cyberbullying is bullying that occurs through cell phones, tablets, and other devices. This type of bullying is done in many ways. For example, through text, apps, online, social media, or even gaming. People usually share content that others can view and participate in. Online bullying includes sending, posting, or sharing negative, harmful, false, or meaningful content about someone else. Cyberbullying includes causing embarrassment and humiliation by sharing someone else’s personal or private information. Some cyberbullying crosses the line into unlawful or criminal behavior. When cyberbullied all of the information that was placed online is saved, permanent, and public. Unfortunately, cyberbullying is very common. Many victims of cyberbullying feel like it’s something they can’t overcome. Although bullies have been around for years, technology gives them a whole new way to intimidate their victims. Cyberbullying can result in anxiety and depression by causing added stress to those getting bullied on a regular basis. This destroys the victims’ feelings of happiness and contentment. Sometimes the stress of cyberbullying possibly causes kids or teens to

feel overwhelmed with the situation. Often it is more than they can handle. This occurs primarily by lowering the self-confidence and self-esteem of the victim. It is even more devastating when multiple kids are participating in the cyberbullying. Most of the time bullies face long-term emotional problems because they might feel bad about what they have done to others. They will especially feel bad if they cause a person to commit suicide. Finally, cyberbullying can cause suicide or revenge. There are times when victims of cyberbullying become angry about what is happening to them. As a result, they may plot revenge to whom bullied them. The results are dangerous because it keeps both the victim and the bully in a continuous vicious circle. Victims of cyberbullying often begin to doubt their worth and value. They may respond to these feelings by harming themselves in some way. According to The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) states that approximately 4,400 deaths occur from suicide each year. There are about 100 attempts of suicide to every 1 successful suicide. A little over 14% of students in high school consider suicide and just about 7% of them attempt suicide. Cyberbullying can create anxiety and depression and sometimes it can lead to suicide. Cyberbullying is a big problem in many kid’s lives today. It can be an emotional and hurtful situation. Online bullying is no little problem that people should take lightly. People should not act like it never happens. More kids need to be aware of cyberbullying and how harmful it is. Kids all around the world get cyberbullied not just people around you. Cyberbullying is awful and needs to stop. https://tooly.io/what-makes-cyberbullying-dangerous/...