COLEGIUL NAIONAL DECEBAL DEVA

COORDINATING TEACHER: STUDENT:

STEFANIA MANEA MARIA IOANA MOUIU
CLASS: 9



ARGUMENT
Ive decided to talk about cyberbullying because it seems to be
a very important and recent issue in all peoples every day life.
It has been around since the beginning of time and managed to
ruin lots of childrens lives. These days, however, bullying isnt
just happening on the playground or at the bus stop, its
happening on the Internet and on kids cell phones, making it
possible to bully a child 24 hours a day and include thousands
of participants. Many times, kids are scared to tell their parents
abourt cyberbullying, thinking they will be blamed, lose their
Internet privileges, or that their parents will call the school or
other parents, probably making the bullying worse. Isnt it a
major and actually one of the most important problems in
peoples lives, though?

1. WHAT IS CYBERBULLYING?


Cyberbullying, also known as Internet bullying or digital
bullying, is the use of Information and Communication
Technology (electronic media such as e-mail, social
networking sites,pager instant messaging <IM>, etc) in
order to intimidate, mock, humiliate or harm other people
in a deliberate, repeated and hostile manner.
cyberbullying could be limited to posting rumors,
insults, threats, different name-callings or gossips
about a person in the internet bringing about hatred
in others minds.

Cyber bullying (being hateful online and hiding behind your
computer) is probably the lowest of low. Wheres the love, people?
Lets put a stop to this!


2. CYBERBULLYING VS. OTHER FORMS OF BULLYING

Cyberbullying is different from other forms of bullying in a number
of ways. such as:
Cyberbullies can more easily hide behind the anonymity that the
Internet can provide.
Cyberbullies can communicate their hurtful messages to a very
wide audience with remarkable speed.
Cyberbullying is often outside of the legal reach of schools and
school boards as this behaviour often happens outside of school on
home computers or via mobile phones.
Cyberbullying is also different by being a particularly cowardly form
of bullying.

3. HOW DOES CYBERBULLYING WORK?

There are two kinds of cyberbullying:
direct attacks (messages sent to kids directly) by different
procedures such as instant messaging harassment, stealing
passwords, blogs, sending indecent pictures thorugh E-mail
and cell phones, interactive gaming or impersonation
Cyberbullying by proxy is when a person gets someone else
to do their dirty work; it is the most dangerous kind of
cyberbullying because it often gets adults involved in the
harassment and people who don't know they are dealing
with a kid or someone they know.




4. CYBERBULLYING. EXAMPLES
Tyler Clementi was born on December 19, 1991. A graduate of Ridgewood
High School, he was a talented violonist, who jumped to his death from the
George Washington Bridgeon September 22, 2010. On September 19, his
roommate, Dharun Ravi, and a fellow hallmate, Molly Wei, used a webcam on Ravi's
computer and a computer in Wei's dorm room to view, without Clementi's knowledge,
Clementi kissing another man.
On September 21, the day prior to the suicide, Ravi urged friends and Twitter
followers to watch via his webcam a second tryst between Clementi and his friend,
though the viewing never occurred.
Ravi and Wei were indicted for their roles in the webcam incidents, though they were
not charged with a role in the suicide itself.
Clementi's death brought national and international attention to the issue of
cyberbullying.




CONCLUSION
Cyberbullying is harmful and dangerous to society because
it encourages poor behaviour, may drastically effect the
victim, and makes the Internet an unsafe environment for
children. It promotes a negative outcome and could
potentially lead to low self esteem or suicide. Bullying is a
serious matter, whether we like it or not. If you do not think
that you can handle the situation on your own, there is no
harm in asking for help. You can find help in a variety of
places, even in your own family. Parents also need to make
sure that they are doing their part to prevent and stop it.




For your help, here are some steps that can be followed to prevent cyberbullying:
Stage 1: KNOW WHAT YOU LOOK FOR
Look for signs of harassment
Look for signs of impersonation
Stage 2: TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION
Attempt to identify the cause
Stop responding to the bullys messages
Save the evidence
Block the bully
Change your account settings
Stage 3: GET OUTSIDE HELP
Dont wait too long to ask for help
Talk to your school administrators
Report the bully to your service providers
Get law enforcement involved
Stage 4: PREVENT CYBER BULLYING
Never share information online if it could be used against you
Watch your tone when you communicate online
Dont participate in cyber bullying behaviour


BIBLIOGRAPHY
[1]. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberbullying
[2]. http://stopcyberbullying.org/what_is_cyberbullying_exactly.html
[3]. http://www.auburn.edu/citizenship/cyber_bullying.html
[4]. http://www. cyberbullying.ca