Works Cited

Works Cited

Aitchison, Brianna. “Is Bullying Leading to Suicide?” Survey. 13 February 2013.

Bonanno, Rina A., and Shelley Hymel. "Beyond Hurt Feelings: Investigating Why Some Victims of Bullying Are at Greater Risk for Suicidal Ideation." Muse.jhu.edu. The Johns Hopkins University Press, July 2010. Web. 17 Mar. 2013. <http://muse.jhu.edu/login?auth=0&type=summary&url=/journals/merrill-palmer_quarterly/v056/56.3.bonanno.pdf>.

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Chisholm, Catherine. "Characteristics of Bullying, Victim Behaviour." Ox.ac.uk. Kira Rose, 2011. Web. 17 Mar. 2013. <http://mcr.new.ox.ac.uk/journal/NewCollection2011.pdf#page=29>.

Cuts. Digital image. Tumblr.com. N.p., 2013. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://all-pain-no-pleasure.tumblr.com/>.

Cyberbully Movie Saddest Scene. Dir. Charles Binamé. Perf. Emily Osmett. YouTube. YouTube, 28 July 2012. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VfRxxUO12o>.

Depression. Digital image. Wikimedia.org. Wikimedia, 15 Apr. 2009. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Depression-loss_of_loved_one.jpg>.

“Different Types of Bullying.” Stampoutbullying. 30 Nov. 2012. Stamp Out Bullying. Web. 29 Jan. 2013 <http://www.stampoutbullying.co.uk/types>.

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Earnest, Joesph. Bullying: Bullies and the Bullied. Digital image. Newscastmedia.com. N.p., 3 Aug. 2011. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://newscastmedia.com/blog/2011/08/03/part-i-bullying-%E2%80%93-signs-that-someone-is-a-bully-or-is-being-bullied/>.

Ericson, Nels. "Addressing the Problem of Juvenile Bullying." Ncjrs.gov. N.p., June 2001. Web. 8 Apr. 2013. <https://www.ncjrs.gov/txtfiles1/ojjdp/fs200127.txt>.

Friday, Leslie. For Suicide Survivors, Sharing Heals. Digital image. Bu.edu. Boston University, 13 Nov. 2012. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://www.bu.edu/today/2012/for-suicide-survivors-sharing-heals/>.

Gun Words. Digital image. Wordpress.com. Wordpress, 2013. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://saralinwilde.wordpress.com/2013/01/10/teen-suicide/>.

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Docuementary Video

Arguement Speech

Brianna Aitchison

Ms. McKoy

English 2-1^st Block

22 May 2013

Bullying: Should It Lead To Suicide?

Suicide is the act of killing oneself intentionally.  Everyday many teens and children commit suicide just to end the pain of going through bullying.  Imagine the pain of coming home to see a friend, family member, or anyone’s soul and colorless body hanging on a rope, lying on a floor from overdose, or even knowing they jumped off a bridge?  “What if the kid you bullied at school, grew up, and turned out to be the only surgeon who could save your life?”, once said Lynette Mather, the author of “Unspoken Secrets.”  This quote tells how if a person once bullied someone and the bullied victim was the only chance of their survival for the bully; would they help you in your time of need if you had hurt them in the past? In life everyone will have their most prized memories that can feel as it will last a lifetime! Also, in life everyone will go through pain that can be as sharp as a knife. Bullying can be one of those pains emotionally and physically.  Some people can be a victim of bullying and the pain can make them end their own lives.  Why should bullied victims have to face suicide as their only option?  I do not believe bullying has to lead to lead to suicide because being aware of what suicide symptoms may contain it can help the situation from occurring.  In addition, by having everyone aware of how bullying affects everyone witnessing, so it can decrease the bullying and suicide rates.  Therefore, knowing there are many ways to get help and prevent the problem from recurring.

Bullies can affect their victims in numerous ways.  In primary school victims, in response to bullying, can cry, have withdrawals from anything, and anger within them (Chisholm 24).  Once young teens reach middle and high school and are bullied, they can try and escape from the occurrences by being absent from school or running away (Chisholm 24).  Also, many of the victims can experience depression, low self-esteem, health problems, poor grades, and suicidal thoughts (Chisholm 26).  Once suicidal thoughts start to occur it can be defined as suicidal ideation which means one thoughts of considering or planning suicide.  An example of suicidal ideation is, “I am tired of life” and “I have occasional thoughts about suicide” (Kim & Leventhal 141).  After suicidal ideation starts to occur more often so can suicidal behavior such as self harm (Kim & Leventhal 141).  Being aware of someone with these conditions – help them and be supportive – so they do not become a statistic of bullycide.

Everyone that is not involved as a bully or victim can also be affected. Statistics compiled by the NSPCC Child Protection Awareness and Diversity Department found that a quarter of children are influenced when observing bullying and can have harmful lasting effects (Chisholm 26).  Some bystanders that observe bullying can feel unsafe, fearful, powerless to act, guilty for not standing up for the bullied victim and tempted to participate (Chisholm 27).  Having school prevention programs could eliminate these feelings and make the environment better.  Also, when a school does not take action in bullying scenes students may feel insecure, have difficulty learning, and gain a negative attitude towards learning (Chisholm 28).  Even as a bullying long term consequences are possible.  Some of these consequences being loneliness, trouble making friends, lack of success in school, and involvement outrageous behaviors (Ericson 5).  Why bother being a bully and making your own life go downhill?  Should making someone scared to be in your presence because of bullying be possible?  How about making a person commit suicide because of the pain bullying caused them?

While being a victim of bullying, there are tons of ways to receive help and prevent it from recurring!  Some ways to receive help is talking to a parent/guardian; teachers; guidance counselors; bringing the awareness to the bullies parents themselves and bringing awareness to the school and its district.  Once many people are aware of the bullying taking place, schools can implement bullying prevention programs.  Chisholm states on page twenty-eight of the article "Characteristics of Bullying, Victim Behaviour, “…regular school inspections of the Office for Standards in Education now incorporate the issue of whether a school has a bullying problem, and whether the school has taken measures to combat it, including a policy on bullying.”  Also, if bullying is found more aware in a state Barrett and Poland explain on page 127 how a legislative law could be made for the state to prevent bullying.  In addition, the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program has helped developed methods of dealing with bullying on school, individual, classroom, and community components that has been successful in 42 schools around the world and has reduced bullying and bullies twenty to seventy percent (Donegan 39).  Once the idea of knowing bullying is occurring locally empathy can start to occur for the ones getting bullied and the bullies. While knowing the pain of each member taking place in bullying, it can make the implementing of prevention programs easier to enforce, making the solution of less bullying, and bullying rates.

Bullying has been a problem for numerous of years, but can be prevented.  Also, once bullying is prevented so is suicide because many people feel as if it is the fastest and easiest way to flee from the pain in their lives.  Taking each precaution of knowing there are ways to prevent bullying, suicide, and knowing how bullying can make a victim or witness feel will make the problem ten times easier to solve.  Being a witness, talk to someone if you know they are getting bullied.  Being a witness to bullying, help someone if you spot them getting bullied.  Make a difference in someone’s life. Be a hero that will show them everlasting support in helping them with the challenges they go through. Show someone the gold sidewalks and brightness of what their life has to the world.

 

Works Cited

Barrett, Delphene, and Scott Poland. "Preventing Bullying: A Key to Suicide Prevention." Alaska.gov. Kathleen M. Benson, 15 Apr. 2009. Web. 22 May 2013. <https://extranet.dhss.alaska.gov/sites/stopsuicide/Shared%20Documents/AAS%202010%20-%20American%20Association%20of%20Suicidology/AAS%202009%20Proceedings.pdf#page=127>.

Chisholm, Catherine. "Characteristics of Bullying, Victim Behaviour." Ox.ac.uk. Kira Rose, 2011. Web. 22 May 2013. <https://mcr.new.ox.ac.uk/journal/NewCollection2011.pdf#page=29>.

Donegan, Richard. "Bullying and Cyberbullying: History, Statistics, Law, Prevention and Analysis." Elon.edu. N.p., 2012. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://www.elon.edu/docs/e-web/academics/communications/research/vol3no1/EJSpring12_Full.pdf#page=33>.

Ericson, Nels. "Addressing the Problem of Juvenile Bullying." Ncjrs.gov. N.p., June 2001. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://www.ncjrs.gov/txtfiles1/ojjdp/fs200127.txt>.

Kim, Young S., MD, and Bennett Leventhal, MD. "Bullying and Suicide. A Review." Equalitytexas.org. Freund Publishing House Ltd, 17 Jan. 2008. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://equalitytexas.org/app_themes/images/site/10/pages/10/Bullying-Suicide.pdf>.

Cyber-Bullying Video By: Kayleigh Aitchison and Sean Quinn

Annotated Bibliography

Brianna Aitchison

Ms. McKoy

English 2-1^st Block

17 April 2013

Annotated Bibliography

Barrett, Delphene, and Scott Poland. "Preventing Bullying: A Key to Suicide Prevention." Alaska.gov. Kathleen M. Benson, 15 Apr. 2009. Web. 17 Mar. 2013. <https://extranet.dhss.alaska.gov/sites/stopsuicide/Shared%20Documents/AAS%202010%20-%20American%20Association%20of%20Suicidology/AAS%202009%20Proceedings.pdf#page=127>.

            Barrett and Poland both explain in their article how bullying and suicide are

closely related together and both are at a greater risk of suicide when compared to others.

They also explain how there are several cases of bullying that have led to suicide and

only 33 states have legislations to prevent bullying.  The main goal of their article is to

prevent bullying and suicide from happening; therefore, preventing bullying will help

decrease suicide rates because samples or surveys from the United States tell if schools

had prevention programs for bullying it had made the school a better environment and

children have felt safer when attending school.  This source is very credible because it

was used in a suicidology conference and has many articles explaining suicidal behavior

and reasons why people will commit suicide.  Barrett’s and Poland’s intended audience

can be schools, teachers, and parents because they tell how the schools play a main role

and if bullying prevention programs get welcomed into the school it can help decrease

bullying and possibly suicide.

Bonanno, Rina A., and Shelley Hymel. "Beyond Hurt Feelings: Investigating Why Some Victims of Bullying Are at Grater Risk for Suicidal Ideation." Muse.jhu.edu. The Johns Hopkins University Press, July 2010. Web. 17 Mar. 2013. <http://muse.jhu.edu/login?auth=0&type=summary&url=/journals/merrill-palmer_quarterly/v056/56.3.bonanno.pdf>.

            Bonanno and Hymel explain in their article how social hopelessness is the main

problem that is in relation with victimization and suicidal ideation.  Also, the greater the

risk is for suicide when social hopelessness becomes greater.  In addition, Bonanno and

Hymel say if victims have support from their families the rates are lower for suicidal

ideation compared to victims of bullying with no family support with have higher

suicidal ideation levels.  The creditability of this source is very current since it was

published in 2010.  This article gave off an emotional reaction because you will never

want to see someone have suicidal ideation and try to end their life just because they have

no support.

 Chisholm, Catherine. "Characteristics of Bullying, Victim Behaviour." Ox.ac.uk. Kira Rose, 2011. Web. 17 Mar. 2013. <http://mcr.new.ox.ac.uk/journal/NewCollection2011.pdf#page=29>.

            In the article "Characteristics of Bullying, Victim Behaviour," Chisholm states

how there are many different problems with defining the word bullying. Bullying

takes different forms with cyber-bullying being adapted into the bullying group

with one of the most commonly used sources is text messaging.  Chisholm then

goes on to state how everyone has different opinions of what can be considered

bullying or not and how the little things we do can be considered bullying. This

article’s intended audience can be aimed towards teenagers, parents, and people

researching different facts about bullying and the behaviors.  Each of these

intended audience members can have an emotional reaction because most parents

base things off their prior knowledge.  Also, teenagers do not realize how the

victims do not choose to be where they are to get bullied and the reason why, but

then from all the hurt they end up getting socially harm and withdrawn from the

people around them.  In addition, most victims can become aggressive.  Then,

from the researcher’s emotional perspective, they can realize what can hurt a

person and why the bullies might have the tendency to go after others with a less

power imbalance which leads to different outcomes for the victims.  This article

gave great statics and facts to support my topic and why people have the tendency

to bully and what the outcomes to the victims could be.

Donegan, Richard. "Bullying and Cyberbullying: History, Statistics, Law, Prevention and Analysis." Elon.edu. N.p., 2012. Web. 17 Mar. 2013. <https://www.elon.edu/docs/e-web/academics/communications/research/vol3no1/EJSpring12_Full.pdf#page=33>.

Donegan’s article explains how bullying has been known to be around forever, but is slowly escalading and can be reduced with the smallest things that we can do.  He later goes on saying how cyber-bullying is a big factor in the bullying society because online information is much easier for bullies to target their victims.  The victimization rates of bullying are increasing due to the trend of technology rising in the daily lives of humans.  The intended audience for this article would be teenagers since technology plays part of the everyday lives.  Also, the article could be for parents, so they can be aware of the consequences cyberspace and to know the dangers of bullying.  Donegan also explains how high school and middle school students are usually known to be angry when bullied, while elementary school kids are sad.  Donegan’s article affected me emotionally because he had told how everyone is affected from bullying even if they are just a bystander.  In addition, he states a static of suicide being the third leading cause of death for youth from ages 15-24 and those who bully or victims have a bigger suicide rating.  Donegan shows a great perspective on the idea of cyber-bullying and how it is increasing the rate of suicide making the statics even larger.

Ericson, Nels. "Addressing the Problem of Juvenile Bullying." Ncjrs.gov. N.p., June 2001. Web. 8 Apr. 2013. <https://www.ncjrs.gov/txtfiles1/ojjdp/fs200127.txt>.

            Ericson explains in his article how bullying usually happens when parents or

guardians are not around and explains bullying is an increasing problem that is arising. 

Taking surveys nationwide an estimate of 1.6 million children and teens have been

bullied once a week and 1.7 million others getting bullied more frequently.  These statics

are very shocking and emotional because for me as an audience member because you

realize how society is started to be rounded among bullying and it was never intended to

be like this.  This article’s intended audience can be everyone because bullying is an issue

everyone sees and can have long and short mental effects around on everybody that

witnesses it.  Some of the effects are loneliness, humiliation, insecurity, depression,

schizophrenia, and suicide.  The article helps make you want to prevent bullying and to

make an action if you see someone bullying others.