Cyber Bulling Argumentative Essays Samples For Students

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Over the past decade or so, the number of teen suicides that were results of online intimidation, gossips, and insensitive communications has gained national attention to the aspect of the people’s use of technology and internet to apparently bully others. The first thing that occurs in the mind when this topic is thought of would be “What exactly does this cyberbullying mean?” Actually, this question remains to be the main focus of numerous debates, if not a disagreement that at least either of the sides makes. When ordinary bullying of an individual ...

Introduction

Cyberbullying is an increasingly serious issue in today’s society. The internet has given bullies a new, arguably more effective avenue to unleash terror and intimidation on their victims. Youth are the most vulnerable demographic group affected by cyber bullies, understandably because they comprise the biggest population of social media users. Owing to the seriousness of the issue, it is imperative that stakeholders try to devise measures to minimize cyberbullying with a view to protecting the victims who are almost always the young, unsuspecting internet users. This essay argues that although some analysts state that parents are to blame for increased ...

With technological advancements happening around the world, should children and teens aged 7-13 be allowed access to social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and Multiply, among others? According to John Sutter on his CNN report (based on a Microsoft Research and Consumers Reports)
"Many kids use [social networking sites]often with their parents' knowledge. A 2011 Consumer Reports survey found 7.5 million people younger than 13 use the site; nearly a third of 11-year olds and more than half of 12-year olds use Facebook with their parents' knowledge (Sutter 2012)."
Giving children a chance at using similar sites ...

11-11-2013

In October of 2013, two girls from Florida, ages 12 and 14 were arrested. The charge: aggravated stalking. (Sanburn 2013) Their cyber-bullying led to the suicide of 12-year-old girl named Rebecca Sedwick. (Sanburn 2013) This is one of the more clear-cut cases where the bullying and the suicide were obviously connected. One of the suspects posted the following on Facebook, a popular social media site:”I bullied Rebecca nd (sic) she killed herself.” (Sanburn 2013) This case illustrates a growing problem among young people of today, that of cyber-bullying. The rate of teen suicide has been creeping up between 2007, when ...