Name: Gable Heng (24)
Class: 3E
Article Title: How To Click And Clean, pg72-77
Written by: Andy Simmons
Summary:
This article is about how the Internet is being used by companies to conduct background checks 0n a prospective employee in order to see whether or not that person is fit for the job.And as a result, some companies who base the people that qualify for their job on what they post on the Internet have actually cancelled a few job applications due to the fact that they did not like what the applicant posted online.As a result, these applicants are obliged to take down whatever was found to be offensive to the company's management before applying for another job.However, due to the fact that most information found on the Internet can be freely reproduced,other users can take the offending material and spread it throughout the web,making it virtually impossible for the applicant to get rid of the material. Resulting in a business opportunity for companies who deal in privacy cases such as ReputationDefender and Defendmyname.com and even turning it into an industry-Identity Management, which basically helps people to remove offensive pieces of information from the Internet through various novel and time-tested tactics for a price.However, as this article implies, not all articles are offensive and some may actually be used to the applicant's advantage if it is what their employers are looking for, provided the applicant takes certain precautionary measures such as the ones listed in the article.
Reflection:
From the way i look at it, i think that is in incredibly ironic that some of the people who are complaining about the lack of privacy are the same people who would freely supply a complete stranger who more often than not, would live in an entirely different country with information that can not only be used for what its original author intended through various websites such as facebook,blogspot etc., but also for other purposes such as the collection of personal information by a prospective employer.Resulting in a serious lapse in the safeguarding of personal privacy considering that a prospective employer would almost certainly not be a part of that author's intended audience and the information collected can be crucial in deciding whether or not to hire the author.In fact, not only has it made websites that allow you to view the personal information of other's part of the advertisement industry, but has also formed a totally new industry with its own niche in the privacy industry-Identity Management.One that protects your personal information from being spread all over the Internet through various methods ranging from the old fashioned way of asking the site administrators politely to take it down to the time-tested methods of bringing the site administrator to court and boycotting the website by removing its advertisers.It is strange though, that people would pay a good amount of money just to clean up a mess that they could have avoided in the first place while simultaneously lambasting others who intrude into their privacy by reading their personal mail or physical diaries.However, i do not think that it is entirely their fault as even though almost every child has been taught to never trust a stranger, some believe that on the Internet, they are safe as they are hiding behind an i.p. address and in most cases, a firewall, lulling them into a false sense of security which allows them to post whatever they want freely on the Internet without fear of any repercussions whatsoever.
However, i do not condemn such sites as the Internet is about free expression of views and users should be allowed to write whatever they like provided that others do not find it offensive.I do, however, advocate making public some form of contact such as an email address so that other users of the Internet can contact that person in the event that they require their assistance.
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P.S This was written by Gable Heng and not Joshua regardless of what this site says as i could not find a single email address used by the owner of this blog to email to, requesting that i be allowed to post on this website with my usual email address.
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Title- The Rise Of Cyber Bullying
Reader Digest May 2008, pg 115 to pg 119
Done by AngChniaGhee(15)
Class 3e 14 June 2008
Many people are bullied and taunted in the internet.It Could be through instant messaging, Chatting online, calls on mobile phones, posting embarrassing videos and photos on internet and many more which causes people to do foolish things like suicide.
A 2007 study by US-based Pew Internet and American Life Project found the one third of American teens have been targeted for cyber bullying. It is turning obvious that aspects of online communication had encouraged people to act more aggressively, doing stuffs people would never dare to try doing in reality,no one would dare to do bad things in front of everyone,but if there is no one around, there is nothing to be afraid. Internet enabled people to reach out to even more people, this means cyber bullying can have even more negative effects on the victims. A 2006 study by UK-based internet market researh firm YouGov found out that For 1 in 8 young people, cyber bullying is worse than physical bullying. This is because when you post it in the internet, everyone can see it. Would you like to keep your embarrassing moments to yourself or telling the world wide world that you are gay or something?
Another reason why cyber bullying is harmful is its relentless attack. When you get bully in school, it will end quickly when school ends or during holidays. However, the internet is always on, it does not have holidays or something, it is on 24/7 for the whole year. Many people said that it can be ended by offing the computer, but is it possible? Another factor that worsen matter is getting to know who is behind all these ? When one gets bullied, they would like to know who is that and maybe they could have revenge on them. But in the internet, bullies can stay anonymous, they can do whatever harmful stuffs to you without you knowing who they were. That would be even more torturous as you could not do anything about it, this would amplify the damage done to the victims.
After reading this article, i felt really sorry for the people that got bullied and ending up in a very sad state. It is not their fault, nobody wants to get bullied, nobody wants to have a bad family background, facial features not inline, their embarrassed secret leaked out to everyone and many more.They do not deserve all that.Another thing that is on my mind is that does it feel good to bully others?Maybe at first, but what would you end up with? Enemies, hate, guilt, regrets and many more. Is it worth it? Why can't people just get along together and live a happy life? I think that victims should not take all these too hardly, treat it as a joke, never resort to foolish ways. You can also get help from your parents or turn to WiredSafety or other online safety and help groups.
Jump or Die
Title: Jump or Die
Reader Digest 2008, pg 56 to 62
Done by: Eugene Ong(22) 3E
Tom Murphy got off the chairlift and jumped for joy. Dazzling virgin snow and alphine peaks stretched in every direction. It was March 2 last year, which was last day of Tom's holiday at the French ski resort of Les Deux Alphes. He plumber from South London had got up early and left his travelling companion sleeping off last nght's beer and headed up the mountains alone. A smooth black rock loomed ahead and he dug glved fingers into a crevice. Dangling face down, he watched the avalanche roar like a breaking wave down the valley.
He looked up. The avalanche had carried him hundreds of yards . Nearly all the snow had been stripped away, leaving a narrow valley of bare rock. No way could he go back. Tom took one hand off the rock and brought the walkie-talkie out of his pocket and requested for help but no on answered to his call for help. He tooked out his mobile phone but did not have signal. He then saw a road at the bottom ofthe valley and at tha time he had to choose two decision. Either he stay at his current place and wait for rescue or to challenge himself to slide down the valley which was the most extreme ride he had ever done before.
He slided down the valley and in 15 mins time, he had descended some 1300 feet. Ahead he saw the road again, now closer. Bu the bulge of the rock hid what was directly below. Quickly, he came to a ledge. This drop seemed extreme high and he counted to five and prayed before he jumped down. Though inflicted major injury, he isnot dead. Finally he got rescued after struggling many obstacles.
REFLECTION
I think that Tom was very lucky as he did not die eventually. However, what he did was extremely dangerous. He did not went up te mountains with his travelling companions and it was not wise to travel alone in the mountains as he would get lost easily. He was lucky survived the drops he made from ledge to ledge. He only major injuries but soon recovered when he was saved. He had made the right choice in makeing him survive. He had two choices to make that is to jump or die. If he chose to stay at his current position, he would be frozen to death and nobody would save him as his communication tools are not working. He chose to jump down ledge which lead him to the road and to be save by motorist happening to be travelling on that road. He had made him chances of surviving higher by choosing the correct decision. He was save eventually.
Fire™
Reader Digest 2008, pg 56 to 62
Done by: Eugene Ong(22) 3E
Tom Murphy got off the chairlift and jumped for joy. Dazzling virgin snow and alphine peaks stretched in every direction. It was March 2 last year, which was last day of Tom's holiday at the French ski resort of Les Deux Alphes. He plumber from South London had got up early and left his travelling companion sleeping off last nght's beer and headed up the mountains alone. A smooth black rock loomed ahead and he dug glved fingers into a crevice. Dangling face down, he watched the avalanche roar like a breaking wave down the valley.
He looked up. The avalanche had carried him hundreds of yards . Nearly all the snow had been stripped away, leaving a narrow valley of bare rock. No way could he go back. Tom took one hand off the rock and brought the walkie-talkie out of his pocket and requested for help but no on answered to his call for help. He tooked out his mobile phone but did not have signal. He then saw a road at the bottom ofthe valley and at tha time he had to choose two decision. Either he stay at his current place and wait for rescue or to challenge himself to slide down the valley which was the most extreme ride he had ever done before.
He slided down the valley and in 15 mins time, he had descended some 1300 feet. Ahead he saw the road again, now closer. Bu the bulge of the rock hid what was directly below. Quickly, he came to a ledge. This drop seemed extreme high and he counted to five and prayed before he jumped down. Though inflicted major injury, he isnot dead. Finally he got rescued after struggling many obstacles.
REFLECTION
I think that Tom was very lucky as he did not die eventually. However, what he did was extremely dangerous. He did not went up te mountains with his travelling companions and it was not wise to travel alone in the mountains as he would get lost easily. He was lucky survived the drops he made from ledge to ledge. He only major injuries but soon recovered when he was saved. He had made the right choice in makeing him survive. He had two choices to make that is to jump or die. If he chose to stay at his current position, he would be frozen to death and nobody would save him as his communication tools are not working. He chose to jump down ledge which lead him to the road and to be save by motorist happening to be travelling on that road. He had made him chances of surviving higher by choosing the correct decision. He was save eventually.
Fire™
Friday, June 13, 2008
Readers' Digest, May Issue 2008
Name: Jereld Ng(26)
Class: 3E
Article Title: I Hunted Down The Woman Who Stole My Life, pg36-41
Written by: Anita Bartholomew
Synopsis:
With some confidential letters in hand, identity thief, Maria Nelson, was able get into Karen Lodrick’s life, pretending to be the latter. She withdrew all of Karen’s savings, opened credit cards using her name and spent every cent of her money. As she tried to close all of her accounts, the thief opened new ones. There seemed to be no stop.
Creditors are now after Karen, who is in fact innocent throughout this saga. Life was horrible for her. With her empty bank accounts, she could not even afford to pay for her meals and rent. How is she going to survive?
Luckily, the bank’s surveillance camera took a shot of the ID thief and with an affidavit; Karen managed to get a printout of the ID thief. Randomly on the streets, she came across a woman who was wearing a coat that was strikingly similar as the person who stole her identity. Out of curiosity, she tailed the mysterious woman. The Prada wallet the woman tossed out while being tailed brought light to the case.
Reflection:
It is indeed ironical as to how 4 letters can bankrupt a person. It must be heart-aching to have someone steal your identity. Any random person is able to take control of your life, all with just one simple card.
Granted, technology is beneficial to mankind, but on the flip side, it could turn out to be our foe as well. More often than not, it is emphasized that strong confidential and personal property all in the same place does not guarantee optimal security. For convenience’s sake, many people tend to store their confidential property into a thumb drive or a portable external hard disk. However, this may result in detrimental effects. Regardless of the number of backups one utilizes, once the tiny thumb drive is lost, the information disappears into thin air as well. A random person who may happen to find the thumb drive by accident will be able to gain access to all the files stored in the thumb drive. Similar to Lodrick, the owner may lose his identity, and if things get from bad to worse, all of his assets! Nevertheless, one has to appreciate that Karen is quite a lucky, but yet at the same time, a strong-willed person.
To come across her identity thief in the midst of nowhere suddenly would be too much of a coincidence. San Francisco and California are big countries, both in terms of population and geographical territory. This is just like chancing upon an old enemy who stole your precious eraser when both of you had graduated ages ago. It is indeed God’s will. The way Karen lost Maria 3 times, but found her again, reinforces my view against her.
How determined was she? Perhaps it was out of desperation that she tailed Maria. She merely saw someone wearing the same coat as the person depicted in the printout she received. That person she saw could just be another stranger on the streets, but what drove her to shadow that random person? It is probably because if she did not seize every opportunity to find out who this serial ID thief was, given her poor financial status, how she was ever going to survive is beyond belief. Likewise, if I were in her shoes, I would do the same. At least, it is better than waiting for the thief to splurge every single cent of my assets.
Identity thieves are rather smart. With a stolen identity card, they are able to masquerade as the victim.
Remember, this is only of the work of 4 letters. A mere 4 pieces of paper can result in such detrimental impacts. Imagine what technology will be like in the future. Perhaps these thieves will require only 1 pixel of drawing to accomplish their misdeeds!
To end it all, I personally reckon that at the end of the day, it is the characteristics of the individual that matters the most. If one is extremely careful with his personal information, identity thefts will not happen at all.
In addition, you may wish to read page 40 on how to better protect yourself against such thefts.
-------------End of Assignment Wo0tZ~-------------
Class: 3E
Article Title: I Hunted Down The Woman Who Stole My Life, pg36-41
Written by: Anita Bartholomew
Synopsis:
With some confidential letters in hand, identity thief, Maria Nelson, was able get into Karen Lodrick’s life, pretending to be the latter. She withdrew all of Karen’s savings, opened credit cards using her name and spent every cent of her money. As she tried to close all of her accounts, the thief opened new ones. There seemed to be no stop.
Creditors are now after Karen, who is in fact innocent throughout this saga. Life was horrible for her. With her empty bank accounts, she could not even afford to pay for her meals and rent. How is she going to survive?
Luckily, the bank’s surveillance camera took a shot of the ID thief and with an affidavit; Karen managed to get a printout of the ID thief. Randomly on the streets, she came across a woman who was wearing a coat that was strikingly similar as the person who stole her identity. Out of curiosity, she tailed the mysterious woman. The Prada wallet the woman tossed out while being tailed brought light to the case.
Reflection:
It is indeed ironical as to how 4 letters can bankrupt a person. It must be heart-aching to have someone steal your identity. Any random person is able to take control of your life, all with just one simple card.
Granted, technology is beneficial to mankind, but on the flip side, it could turn out to be our foe as well. More often than not, it is emphasized that strong confidential and personal property all in the same place does not guarantee optimal security. For convenience’s sake, many people tend to store their confidential property into a thumb drive or a portable external hard disk. However, this may result in detrimental effects. Regardless of the number of backups one utilizes, once the tiny thumb drive is lost, the information disappears into thin air as well. A random person who may happen to find the thumb drive by accident will be able to gain access to all the files stored in the thumb drive. Similar to Lodrick, the owner may lose his identity, and if things get from bad to worse, all of his assets! Nevertheless, one has to appreciate that Karen is quite a lucky, but yet at the same time, a strong-willed person.
To come across her identity thief in the midst of nowhere suddenly would be too much of a coincidence. San Francisco and California are big countries, both in terms of population and geographical territory. This is just like chancing upon an old enemy who stole your precious eraser when both of you had graduated ages ago. It is indeed God’s will. The way Karen lost Maria 3 times, but found her again, reinforces my view against her.
How determined was she? Perhaps it was out of desperation that she tailed Maria. She merely saw someone wearing the same coat as the person depicted in the printout she received. That person she saw could just be another stranger on the streets, but what drove her to shadow that random person? It is probably because if she did not seize every opportunity to find out who this serial ID thief was, given her poor financial status, how she was ever going to survive is beyond belief. Likewise, if I were in her shoes, I would do the same. At least, it is better than waiting for the thief to splurge every single cent of my assets.
Identity thieves are rather smart. With a stolen identity card, they are able to masquerade as the victim.
Remember, this is only of the work of 4 letters. A mere 4 pieces of paper can result in such detrimental impacts. Imagine what technology will be like in the future. Perhaps these thieves will require only 1 pixel of drawing to accomplish their misdeeds!
To end it all, I personally reckon that at the end of the day, it is the characteristics of the individual that matters the most. If one is extremely careful with his personal information, identity thefts will not happen at all.
In addition, you may wish to read page 40 on how to better protect yourself against such thefts.
-------------End of Assignment Wo0tZ~-------------
Searching for MARITA
Title : Searching for Marita
Reader Digest May 2008, pg 91 to 96
Done by : Raymond Pek (40) 3E
Susana Trimarco of Argentina set out to find her missing daughter ( Marita ). But she discovered a shadowy world of human trafficking and forced prostitution.
The nightmare began on April 3, 2002, Marita did not return home after going for a morning doctor's appointment and none of the calls were answered. As the time goes by, Susana and her husband, Daniel Veron, became more anxious as normally Marita would call them if she was running late. After a search at the hospital where Marita had her appointment and asking around, they decided to go to the police station to file a missing person report, but was told that the police can only conduct the investigation after 72 hours. Susana and Daniel decided to form a serach party which consist of Marita's friends and her relatives. They combed the neighbourhood and paste hand made posters all around the neighbourhood. 3 days later, Susana's neighbour told her that she recieved a call from a person that claimed that he had saw two men grabbing marita from the back and put her into a car. The news get worse when a prostitute told Susana that she had saw Marita in a brothel in La Rioja. The police rounded up some brothels and managed to free a girl which is force into prostitution. The girl told them that Marita had been whisked before they came. Clearly, there is someone that had tipped off the owner. Since then, Susana has been disguising as a prostitute and went in bars to ask the girls about her daughter, she quit her job and began crisscrossing the country to find news about her daughter and to pay for all the investigation, she used up all her savings and sold her house, Marita's house and two cars. Her persistent to look for her daughter also led to the separation of her and Daniel. Her search efforts are also stopped by the police but soon she began recieving media coverage. Posters are all around the city and feeling the pressure of publicity, police conduct raids on bars and brothels.
Sometimes she is also threatened by bar owners and traffickers, a campaign of intimidation started against her, but that did not manage to stop her from rescuing the girls from them. The growing media coverage pressure the government to faced the long-ignored sex trfficking and do something about it. Mothers from around Argentina whose daughters had been kidnapped turned to Susana instead of the police for help. More than 200 girls were free from prostitution thanks to Susana. Susana recieved a phone call from the US Embassy in Buenos : she was one of the ten women that receive an international Women of courage award. " My misson is no longer searching just for Marita," Susana declares,"but for all the girls who have disappeared in this country and to help and protect those who have been freed."
Reflection
I think that Susana is a great mother. Her love for her daughter is geniune, i am touched by the facts that she persisted in the investigation for only a slim chance of finding her daughter. She sold her houses and cars, used up most of her savings to continue with the investigation. She even break up with her husband ,Daniel, due to her single-minded obsession. Although faced by many opposition, like the local police, she still did not give up. Besides being a great mother, i feel that she is a kind and wonderful person, during the search for her daughter, she discovered a shadowy world of human trafficking and forced prostitution and is determined to save as many girls as she can from prostitution. She not only cared for her daughter, she even wanted to save all the girls that are forced into this dirty trades. She did not back off when she received the warnings and threatenings of the bar owners and traffickers, she risked her life to save the girls! I applauded her courage which is indeed admirable, I believe that every single mother on Earth wouold have the same kind of devotion and love for their own children.
Reader Digest May 2008, pg 91 to 96
Done by : Raymond Pek (40) 3E
Susana Trimarco of Argentina set out to find her missing daughter ( Marita ). But she discovered a shadowy world of human trafficking and forced prostitution.
The nightmare began on April 3, 2002, Marita did not return home after going for a morning doctor's appointment and none of the calls were answered. As the time goes by, Susana and her husband, Daniel Veron, became more anxious as normally Marita would call them if she was running late. After a search at the hospital where Marita had her appointment and asking around, they decided to go to the police station to file a missing person report, but was told that the police can only conduct the investigation after 72 hours. Susana and Daniel decided to form a serach party which consist of Marita's friends and her relatives. They combed the neighbourhood and paste hand made posters all around the neighbourhood. 3 days later, Susana's neighbour told her that she recieved a call from a person that claimed that he had saw two men grabbing marita from the back and put her into a car. The news get worse when a prostitute told Susana that she had saw Marita in a brothel in La Rioja. The police rounded up some brothels and managed to free a girl which is force into prostitution. The girl told them that Marita had been whisked before they came. Clearly, there is someone that had tipped off the owner. Since then, Susana has been disguising as a prostitute and went in bars to ask the girls about her daughter, she quit her job and began crisscrossing the country to find news about her daughter and to pay for all the investigation, she used up all her savings and sold her house, Marita's house and two cars. Her persistent to look for her daughter also led to the separation of her and Daniel. Her search efforts are also stopped by the police but soon she began recieving media coverage. Posters are all around the city and feeling the pressure of publicity, police conduct raids on bars and brothels.
Sometimes she is also threatened by bar owners and traffickers, a campaign of intimidation started against her, but that did not manage to stop her from rescuing the girls from them. The growing media coverage pressure the government to faced the long-ignored sex trfficking and do something about it. Mothers from around Argentina whose daughters had been kidnapped turned to Susana instead of the police for help. More than 200 girls were free from prostitution thanks to Susana. Susana recieved a phone call from the US Embassy in Buenos : she was one of the ten women that receive an international Women of courage award. " My misson is no longer searching just for Marita," Susana declares,"but for all the girls who have disappeared in this country and to help and protect those who have been freed."
Reflection
I think that Susana is a great mother. Her love for her daughter is geniune, i am touched by the facts that she persisted in the investigation for only a slim chance of finding her daughter. She sold her houses and cars, used up most of her savings to continue with the investigation. She even break up with her husband ,Daniel, due to her single-minded obsession. Although faced by many opposition, like the local police, she still did not give up. Besides being a great mother, i feel that she is a kind and wonderful person, during the search for her daughter, she discovered a shadowy world of human trafficking and forced prostitution and is determined to save as many girls as she can from prostitution. She not only cared for her daughter, she even wanted to save all the girls that are forced into this dirty trades. She did not back off when she received the warnings and threatenings of the bar owners and traffickers, she risked her life to save the girls! I applauded her courage which is indeed admirable, I believe that every single mother on Earth wouold have the same kind of devotion and love for their own children.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
The Rise Of Cyber Bullying
Title- The Rise Of Cyber Bullying
Reader Digest May 2008, pg 115 to pg 119
Done by Ong Kai Xun(39)
Class 3e 11 June 2008
This article focus on the discussion of the cyber bullying that increase during the recent few years. A 2007 study by Us-based Pew Internet and American Life Project found the one third of American teens have been targeted for cyber bullying. It is shocking but true beacause almost all people have internet access at home and it is easy to get bully other without getting caught. Research in cyber bullying suggested that online communication encourage people to act more aggressively and do thing that normally that person would not dare to do in real live. It is common sense that when a person hide behind his or her computer he can do anything he want. Nobody would know his identity anyway so there would not be any consequences. There also has been report that someone by the name of Halligan died in 2003 because his classmate spread new about him being a gay and he receiver many prank call from his classmate. The boy could not take the pressure and commited suicide. It is a sad case that he was betray by his so called close friend. It myself feel pity for him. Well, in my opinion, i think that he should not have been so rush and end his life. People may feel that i was not in his situation and have not right to talk so big words but i myself have been cyber bully. Someone post a picture in the web of me change t-shirt which make me very upset. I believe that someone took a picture of me after PE.
But i just consult my parent which then requested the boy parent to take down the picture which they did. I just want people to think and do not act so rashly.
Cyber bullying is a relentless attack. " When i was a kid, playground bullying stopped when the bell rang and you went back inside or went home. With cyber bullying, it is 24/7 , 365 days a year" says John Carr. well, it is a fact that no one can deny it. In the past bullying only occur outside our protective home if we had one but internet, people can post bad thing about you in our back. It is even worse if you do not know what happen and people disliked you. In Singapore, 80 case of cyber bullying get report to the WiredSafety, an online safe and help group. Well, people should turn to this help group if the have no choice. My summary end here and next is my reflection
Before reading this article, i already know that people, especially young children get bully often as they are the easy targeted group. I feel that there are people in the world that i could not understand. Why must they bully other for fun? It is such as childish and inmature act that only non-educated person could do. But even those high post people do such an childish act which i hate about it. Why cant those heartless people stop those idiotic act? This is the answer which only those people know. Also i feel that people who got bully should not take it to hard. Those that bully you are those people that want us to be in hopeless position and we should not give it in. If the succeed, it will only encourage them to do more of this act. It is best to turn to help and even though some case might be embrassing, we still should face the reality of the human nature and we what best for ourself. There are also many organisation that would help reduce bullying like the Us congress which pass law to make bullying, threaten etc over the internet illigal. Well, i have finish what i wanted to say and it is up to those people to stop the bullying.
Reader Digest May 2008, pg 115 to pg 119
Done by Ong Kai Xun(39)
Class 3e 11 June 2008
This article focus on the discussion of the cyber bullying that increase during the recent few years. A 2007 study by Us-based Pew Internet and American Life Project found the one third of American teens have been targeted for cyber bullying. It is shocking but true beacause almost all people have internet access at home and it is easy to get bully other without getting caught. Research in cyber bullying suggested that online communication encourage people to act more aggressively and do thing that normally that person would not dare to do in real live. It is common sense that when a person hide behind his or her computer he can do anything he want. Nobody would know his identity anyway so there would not be any consequences. There also has been report that someone by the name of Halligan died in 2003 because his classmate spread new about him being a gay and he receiver many prank call from his classmate. The boy could not take the pressure and commited suicide. It is a sad case that he was betray by his so called close friend. It myself feel pity for him. Well, in my opinion, i think that he should not have been so rush and end his life. People may feel that i was not in his situation and have not right to talk so big words but i myself have been cyber bully. Someone post a picture in the web of me change t-shirt which make me very upset. I believe that someone took a picture of me after PE.
But i just consult my parent which then requested the boy parent to take down the picture which they did. I just want people to think and do not act so rashly.
Cyber bullying is a relentless attack. " When i was a kid, playground bullying stopped when the bell rang and you went back inside or went home. With cyber bullying, it is 24/7 , 365 days a year" says John Carr. well, it is a fact that no one can deny it. In the past bullying only occur outside our protective home if we had one but internet, people can post bad thing about you in our back. It is even worse if you do not know what happen and people disliked you. In Singapore, 80 case of cyber bullying get report to the WiredSafety, an online safe and help group. Well, people should turn to this help group if the have no choice. My summary end here and next is my reflection
Before reading this article, i already know that people, especially young children get bully often as they are the easy targeted group. I feel that there are people in the world that i could not understand. Why must they bully other for fun? It is such as childish and inmature act that only non-educated person could do. But even those high post people do such an childish act which i hate about it. Why cant those heartless people stop those idiotic act? This is the answer which only those people know. Also i feel that people who got bully should not take it to hard. Those that bully you are those people that want us to be in hopeless position and we should not give it in. If the succeed, it will only encourage them to do more of this act. It is best to turn to help and even though some case might be embrassing, we still should face the reality of the human nature and we what best for ourself. There are also many organisation that would help reduce bullying like the Us congress which pass law to make bullying, threaten etc over the internet illigal. Well, i have finish what i wanted to say and it is up to those people to stop the bullying.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Online Tormentors: The Rise of Cyber Bullying
Reader's Digest May Issue
Article-The Rise of Cyber Bullying
by Phil Mckenna (pg.114-119)
Published By- Edmund Leong(32)
Class- 3E
Article-The Rise of Cyber Bullying
by Phil Mckenna (pg.114-119)
Published By- Edmund Leong(32)
Class- 3E
~~~My Reflection and Opinions~~~
In this article, there are many examples of the consequences of cyber bullying. Cyber bullying not only occurs in students but also in adults too. It had been proved that harassment over the Internet can turn deadly. Students who cannot tolerate this kind of harassment will tend to commit suicides or do silly things. Phone bullying can also drive one crazy if he/she received, at one point, receive 20 silent calls every 30 minutes. As Internet usage by students has increased dramatically, there could be more and more people suffering from cyber bullying- which includes the sending of threatening messages, posting private messages, pictures, or videos on the Internet. Imagine the pain due to the embarrassment, when hundreds or even thousands of people, including your friends and relatives viewed your private profiles and things. The Internet not only amplify the effect of bullying but also lets people write nasty comments about you with their real identity unknown.
I think that cyber bullying is rather common nowadays and that all should take precaution and know how to get rid of this threatening problem to avoid putting more people's life in danger. I think that laws should be passed to make annoy, bully, abuse, threaten, or harass people over the Internet a federal crime, so that less people would be targeted. All websites and portals should be forced to keep track of people's identities who post contents that will keep all online problems at bay. As curiosity kills the cat, young students may learn bad things when they surf the net as they think that there is a wide and whole lot variety of information they will have to know and must not know. The government should urge all people not to misuse the Internet to do bad things as it can be offensive. They should also setup organisations which will hold programmes at schools, offices, community centres, or RCs to teach them about the danger and cons when they are online. This is to prevent them from being too relied on the Internet which may eventually trapped them in the dangerous and mysterious cyber world.
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