Analysis Of The Movie The War Against Bullying

Deniz Hernandez Dr. Ball TH 4398 B April 2, 2015 â€Å"The War against Bullying† I. Introduction It started with the name-calling. We had just moved to Houston from California and I was about to begin the third grade at Thompson Elementary. I was â€Å"the new girl!† The â€Å"tall† girl with an â€Å"accent† that nobody wanted to be friends with. I was the â€Å"odd and ugly† girl in the third grade. It was a group of six boys and girls that decided to make my year miserable by bullying me. I never hated school so much. In fact, I remember frequently lying to my parents about being sick because, I did not want to attend school. However, the verbal and emotional abuse continued and I had decided to remain silent. According to the National Center for Education†¦show more content†¦Ã¢â‚¬Å"Its effects on victims, perpetrators, and even bystanders are both immediate and long term and can affect the development and functioning of individuals across generations.†(Donegan 2). What follows after this, will emphasize on the types of bullying, define the problem and its negative impact on students, and discuses nonviolent alternatives to address the matter. II. Definition of Bullying and Its effects According to research by the U.S. Department of Health Human Services, bullying is consider being a form of violence in schools and consists of two people, a bully or intimidator and a victim. â€Å"Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance†¦the behavior is repeated†¦or has the potential to be repeated, over time†¦Ã¢â‚¬  (â€Å"www.stopbullying.gov†) It includes direct or indirect actions such as hitting, verbally assaulting face-to-face, etc. or starting rumors and gossip with the intentions of ruining the victims’ self-esteem and gaining a sense of superiority and power over him or her. Research shows that bullying has a negative impact on the following: the target, the bully, bystanders, and the school environment. In fact, many victims of bullying experience depression, anxiety, feelings of loneliness and isolation, disconnection from school and lose interest in school. In addition, they have a higher risk of substance abuse and in extreme cases,