TeranikaSloane
11-07-2011, 12:26 AM
It's a reflective essay on a social issue chosen from a novel we chose to read. My book was Walking Naked by Alyssa Brugman. I chose bullying as my social issue and as it is a reflective essay I have had to add some of my own experiences but reading it over I am not sure about how it sounds. Please keep it mind that it is not completed. It is a speech.
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Imagine dreading going to school every day, knowing that you were going to be tortured by your fellow classmates and that no one was going to help you. That you were by yourself in this hell that is your school life. Or, imagine that you are the bully, your victim isn’t at school today and a whole school assembly has been called. You walk in and sit down, not really caring about what the principal is about to tell you. The school quietens and then you hear their name. Your victim. And the word suicide. Your victim committed suicide because of you. Bullicide. And it’s your fault. You have effectively just murdered someone.
Good morning Mrs **** and year eleven English, I am **** and I will be talking about bullying and the affects it can have on the people around you. Now, put your hand up if you’ve been bullied. Ok than; put your hand up if you’ve been the bully. There are many different types of bullying. Physical: punching the hades out of someone weaker and more vulnerable than you. Verbal: Calling someone foul names or teasing them about how they look. Cyber: The use of the internet and other electrical devices to effectively bully someone 24 hours a day and, last but not least, emotional bullying: Playing with someone’s emotions to the point of depression. There are many different reasons why people bully and sometimes it is hard to spot the signs.
When I was in primary school there was a group of people in our class who used to have different bullying targets every few months. At one time, they turned their sights on me. I hadn’t made many friends in my class at this point, I had just recently moved to that area, so I had no one to turn to during it. It was a mix of physical and verbal which boiled to a point when I lashed out at one of the bullies. We are regularly told that if we are being bullied to go to a parent or a teacher but in reality there isn’t actually much that an adult can do. The bullies have been defying the teachers for enough time to make you feel you have to go to a teacher, just because you have won’t make them stop. At least, that is what most victims feel. I felt that. I am sure most of you have as well.
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Imagine dreading going to school every day, knowing that you were going to be tortured by your fellow classmates and that no one was going to help you. That you were by yourself in this hell that is your school life. Or, imagine that you are the bully, your victim isn’t at school today and a whole school assembly has been called. You walk in and sit down, not really caring about what the principal is about to tell you. The school quietens and then you hear their name. Your victim. And the word suicide. Your victim committed suicide because of you. Bullicide. And it’s your fault. You have effectively just murdered someone.
Good morning Mrs **** and year eleven English, I am **** and I will be talking about bullying and the affects it can have on the people around you. Now, put your hand up if you’ve been bullied. Ok than; put your hand up if you’ve been the bully. There are many different types of bullying. Physical: punching the hades out of someone weaker and more vulnerable than you. Verbal: Calling someone foul names or teasing them about how they look. Cyber: The use of the internet and other electrical devices to effectively bully someone 24 hours a day and, last but not least, emotional bullying: Playing with someone’s emotions to the point of depression. There are many different reasons why people bully and sometimes it is hard to spot the signs.
When I was in primary school there was a group of people in our class who used to have different bullying targets every few months. At one time, they turned their sights on me. I hadn’t made many friends in my class at this point, I had just recently moved to that area, so I had no one to turn to during it. It was a mix of physical and verbal which boiled to a point when I lashed out at one of the bullies. We are regularly told that if we are being bullied to go to a parent or a teacher but in reality there isn’t actually much that an adult can do. The bullies have been defying the teachers for enough time to make you feel you have to go to a teacher, just because you have won’t make them stop. At least, that is what most victims feel. I felt that. I am sure most of you have as well.