On the three of the poll, we ask the readers 'Is cyber bullying easy?'.From there, we have given them four answer to choose from. The four answers are 'Yes, No, I don't know and finally I don't care'.
Based on the result that we have gather from the readers, we have found out that the readers think that cyber bullying is an easy job to do as they have vote 56% of the votes on yes. To my opinion, the readers think its easy because it looks easy Or maybe the ones that are voting actually are cyber bullies.
The second most highly voted answer was share by both answers that are i don't know and i don't care both having 22% of the votes.From my opinion, the reason for the readers to choose this two answer is because they have no idea about it and for some reason they just don't bother about it.
Lastly, the answer that receive the least vote is no.None of the readers vote on this answer. From my opinion, i do believe that the readers think that cyber bullying is a easy job to do.
The causes of cyber bullying started from many aspects of a person's surroundings such as family and friends. Mostly children now days, they revolved around there parents alot and therefore as a result, they begin to copy whatever their parents are doing, such as their attitude, behaviors and etc. If the family members are uneducated which as a result, making fun of each other and arguments always involved. As a result, there children will start to adapt from the family's bad behavior and think it is a normal thing to do and also begin to behave themselves like their parents. Thus, when the children are outside of their home, they begin to follow the path of what they have learned from their parents and begins to bully, both cyber bullying and playground bullying.
Another reason for the cause of someone being a cyber bully is definitely their friends. When a friend, or a group of friend bullies others, the rest of the group will feel left out and in order to fit into the group, they will begin to do the same thing as an negative influenced which they do not even realise what they have gotten themselves into. Also, if they don't copy and start doing the same thing as what their friends are doing, they could feel neglected from their group or even a possible chance go get bullied by their friends. Therefore, nobody wants to cause conflicts among friends by sticking up for themselves and merely to keep the friends they already have. Teenagers at their young age, their personal morals are not set in stone yet and they will try to avoid social conflicts at all costs.
Reference: Kalemm (Online) Retrieved on 5th February, 2010
http://mblog.lib.umich.edu/cyberbulling/archives/2007/03/what_are_the_so.html
As stated before this is a serious issue which indeed can cause severe side effects to the victims who are bullied. These effects will be categorized into two, the mental effects and the physical effects. Each person takes a nasty comment differently. Some take it as a joke, others can be very hurt and humiliated by it. This post will discuss in more detail the mental and physical effects of being a cyber bully victim.
First, we will discuss the mental effects of being a cyber bully victim. Similar to mental stress which is brought on by the traditional bullies, cyber bullying can also cause intense mental torture for the victim. The victim will develop a low self esteem and feel as if they are not worthy of being treated better. They will feel as if the treatment from the bullies is how their life is going to be and therefore they give up seeking higher appraisal. They tend to think of themselves lowly and they believe that they are unworthy of praise or good thoughts. They could also develop mean thoughts and treat others the way the bullies treat them, as they believe that is the proper way. The victims could also develop depression, and pull themselves from the world, secluding themselves in a 'shell' which they think is safe. They will tend to become anti-social, as they believe that everyone will treat them the same as the bullies do. They are the extremely quiet ones, the ones who do not socialize and speak at all.
Mental effects are not the only problems these victims must face, they also must face the physical problems. People who suffer from being bullied may develop eating disorders. Some of the more common eating disorders range from anorexia, bulimia to obesity. Anorexia and bulimia usually effect those who believe it is their weight which causes bullies to target them. They are not an 'ideal' weight and therefore not 'beautiful', thus they try to fit in by either not eating at all, or throwing up after they have eaten. Others who are in the midst of depression usually tend to eat to drown their sorrows, causing them to gain weight and become obese. Both versions of these problems are serious and can lead to shorter life span and lack of proper nutrients. Other physical problems would be the tendency to harm themselves. Those who hit paranoia in a way that they become nearly suicidal, would develop a need to harm themselves to feel 'better' about themselves. They may cut themselves with a knife or blade, or they could even try to overdose on tablets or painkillers in order to either attempt suicide or just to harm themselves as they develop a mental state of hating who they are. Either way this is a dangerous situation to be in.
We have to realize that cyber bullying isn't just annoying but it also causes long-term effects in the victims.
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