The rise of cyber bullying

What is considered bullying? The definition goes as a blustering, quarrelsome, overbearing person who habitually badgers and intimidates smaller or weaker people.In this article,we came across severe cases of bullying when bullying took place even without interacting with the bully face to face.Yes,and that is posing a great threat to everyone who communicate online and practically,at anytime. This is known as cyber bullying and more and more students are falling prey to this dangerous threat.

Take an example from this article,Ryan Halligan was mocked by his friends online that he was a gay.How do he feel? Under intense accusations of his friends and the acute pressure he was facing,he decided to escape from the problem by ending his life.In my opinions,he should not end his life. Did he care for his loving parents that mourned for his death? Escaping is not a solution. Victims of these cases should try to talk to someone who had got more experience,like their teachers or even their parents. Most importantly,they got to believe in themselves. why got so bothered by the opinions of others when you know it was not true at all. By reacting to those bullies' remarks,you are falling in their trap. You are actually admitting to their comments and telling them that what they are saying is true, Therefore,individuals must stand by themselves and trust their own character,and not give in easily to some insignificant comments.

On the other hand,we need to understand why did bullies bully? Some may do it as they are victims before. They may start to bully as they wanted to show others that they are not traumatized by their previous incidents and wanted to prove their courage.However,little did they know that they are actually showing others that they are worried and afraid of being inferior to others. Secondly,this may be the lack of care and concern.Parents are working and children may be unhappy that their parents are more devoted in their work,rather in their beloved child. Thus,this caused the child to experience more and more loneness and dissatisfaction,leading to an unbalanced mind. They started bullying,hoping others may notice them and in turn,gave them the care and concern that they are yearning for.Some of them may know that it is wrong to do that,but they continued as they may be addicted to bullying. They wanted to be the center of attention and hence,they enjoyed bullying as days passed,as they had already gained a lot of attention for themselves.

In conclusion,i thought that the most effective way to reduce those cases would be holding more education seminars to help students understand the dangers lurking in cyber bullying.And most importantly,the schools may help the students to achieve a more balanced lifestyle,by balancing the games and work.As the saying goes,all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Hopefully under everyone's cooperation,these cases will greatly reduced.

__Jiahui