Journal #7

Bullying is still a huge problem in the world even with all the steps we take to stop it. A bully is a person who picks on someone verbally, or physically. When most people think of bullying, they only think of the physical aspect. Now this is the most notice able form, being as you can see bruises and other wounds on the actual victim. Bully's pick on other kids physically because they probably do not have the best life. They pick on others so they can feel better about themselves. They want to feel superior and strong, they pick on a small, defenseless kid. The bully's victim is effected by this bullying. If the bully is picking on the kid at school, that kid might be frightened to attend his own school and not want to go. It can instill a fear into the kid that might last their entire life.When a kid is bullied emotionally, it has a much greater affect. Emotional damage is less noticeable  but hurts much more than any physical damage that can be done. It is more possible that girls will hurt each other with their words while boys will more likely be a physical bully. Emotional damage can force a kid to doubt him or herself and start to believe the terrible things that the bully says to them. A horrible consequence of too much emotional bullying could be a suicide. As technology is advancing, so is another form of bullying. Now people are able to bully through the internet. People can leave hate comments, or call someone out online that they would normally not do that in person. Online bulling is almost worse because the people can bully anonymously. This form of bulling is awful because it makes kids scared to be in there own home on the privacy of their own computer. As a whole, everyone needs to take a stand against bullying, to stop the terrible treatment.