Good morning Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Rifqi Muhammad bimasakti.

I am here to
give a little speech with the theme of bullying. I am very honored to be able to stand right
after you and talk about this very important issue. I have high hopes that our generation in
the future will be better than us in taking care of this kind of issue.
Most people don't realize how big of a problem this is. Bullying is so common in our lives
that we don't even realize that it's happening when it does. We believe it to be something
normal, everyday thing, when it's not. Not even close. Everytime it happens, adults say
"They're kids. They'll get over it." and "it builds character and makes them stronger. They
can deal with it themselves." when in reality, it breaks us and rips us apart bit by bit.
According to recent studies,twenty percent of kids have been bullied. fifteen percent of
students report not showing up for school out of fear of being bullied while there. Over ten
percent of these kids believe the only way to get away from the harrassment is to change
schools where they can start over again. But why should these kids be the ones changing
when bullies roam free all over the place?
The harassment doesn't end when you step off the bus and go home. Cyberbullying is
becoming common on many social networks. Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Tumblr, and so
many other sites experience this. Teens of a variety of ages hide behind a computer screen,
feeling they can do whatever they want to and say what they want and no one would be
able to catch them.
How many of you, reading this right now, have experienced any type of bullying? And how
many of you have thought, any time in your life, that you weren't good enough or thought
bad things about yourself? I have felt both of those. I bet many of you have experienced
sometype of cyberbullying at one point.
Telling someone that they're fat doesn't make you any skinnier. Telling someone they're
stupid doesn't make you any smarter. And telling someone to die definitely doesn't make
you better than them. It takes one second to say these things but a lifetime for someone to
get over it. We need to start standing up to those who believe they can walk all over us and
do whatever they want to us. We are human beings, just like them. No matter if your
religious beliefs are different, if your skin color is different, We are all different and that's
what makes us unique and special in our own ways. That's what makes life exciting.
The only thing left that we could do is raise awareness everyday about how important it is
to respect each other, to treat each other with love instead of hate. Children need to
understand and need to see more love in this world so that they could copy it and share it
with the world. That, I think, would be the ideal way to stop bullying and to spread love in
this world.
thank you so much for your time. I hope that the world would become a better place each
day.