Title:The Rise of Cyber Bullying
Reader Digest May 2008, pg 115 to pg 119
Done by:Neo Guo Rong(38)
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 realised that the threat of cyber bullying is so serious. I feel sorry for the victims that are targeted by the cyber bullies and ending up in a very sad state. They might have found fault with someone and that person wanted to make him feel sorry for what he has done, by humiliating them via the internet or maybe someone like his classmate has a dislike towards him or her and ending up embarassing them in the internet. It is not their fault as they maybe did not know what they have done. I think that those cyber bullies are cowards as they do not dare to bad things to the person in front of everyone and even though they attacked the victims by using the internet, they use fake names. I think that they should talk things out instead of doing such things and the victims should not take those attacks too seriously and end up doing stupid things like commit suicide. They should treat them as a joke or something that they won't put in their minds.
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Article:The rise of cyber-bullying
Reader Digest page: 115-119
Written by: Phil Mckenna
A 2007 study by the US-based Pew Unternet and American Life Project found that one-third of merican teen internet users have been targets of cyber bullies. And as online communications evolves from chatrooms and instant messaging to social networking, the venues where bullying occurs are becoming more central to young people's lives. Research into cyber-bullying is still in its infancy. But it is becoming more clear that aspects of online communication encourage prople to act aggressively, prompting them to do things they would'nt dare try in real life.
The ability to reach more people, and the always-on culture of the internet, means cyber-bullying can have an even more detrimental effect on the victim than the conventianl variety. "It's schoolyard bullying taken to the next leve," says Justin Patchin, a criminologist at the University of Wisconsin.
A 2006 study by the UK-based internet market research firm YouGov found out that for one in eight young people, cyber bullying is even worse than physical bullying. One reason for this is the sheer number of people who can view anything posted online. "It would be bad enough to be cyber bullied by one kid when nobody elso knows about it, but a video sen by hundreds or thousands of your peers can be devastating," says Robin Kowalski, a psychologist at Clemson University in South Carolina and co-author of the book Cyber Bullying: Bullying in the Digital Age.
Ghyslain Raza, aka " the Stars Wars Kid," learnt this the hard way. In the 2002, the overweight and awkward Canadian adoloscent made a video of himself playing with a pretend li8ght sabre, and left it lying around at school. When his classmates found the video in 2003, they posted it online as a joke. Raza was so distressed, he finshed the school year froma psychiatric ward. Unfortuanately for him, it wasn't his friends who found the footage so amusing. According to UK marketing film The Viral Factory, it became the most downloaded video of 2006.
Reflections: I think that to be cyber-bullying others are really bad things and things that should'nt be done at all as this causes the one to be cyber bullied to be hurt and may causes damage to the person even though its through a computer because it may cause hurt to that person pride and some may even starts to have psychology problems and may cause the person to suffer from some mental problems.
These are much more worser than physical bullying because if the person was beaten up, the bruises may heal quickly but whereas for psychology problems, it sure needs to take a long time before the person may recover or it may not even recover because of the deep hurt of pride. Besides that, i think those who cyber-bully are the ones that are more coward as they bully the people they dosen't really like behind the screens and are more likely to be described as underhand means. These people may have result to this means may be beacuse they had been offended and as they are mostly teenagers, may not like it and try to find a way for revenge which will make the person who offended them to 'pay the price'.
These acts are also seemed to be cowardly and that maybe it was just for the fun of it. But consequences have also to be thought. This is beacause not all people would be able to take the joke if it will hurt their pride esteem deeply and nobody would like to become the joke of the day. Thus, i feel that people who think that its fun to cyber bully is wrong and that they should think more of the consequences before deciding to act because it may cause the person who is being cyber-bullied to have the need to carry the hurt for the whole of their life. They should instead, try to tell the person whom they dislike whats wrong and try to be friends with him/her and not using this kinds of means to bully the people whom they dislike since it does not benefit either side and instead, hurt deeply.
Thus, i really hope that cyber-bullying can be controlled and although it may be a bit difficult, but at the least, decrease the number of cases of cyber-bullying. This can be done by giving talks to students or counselling them.
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Reader Digest page: 115-119
Written by: Phil Mckenna
A 2007 study by the US-based Pew Unternet and American Life Project found that one-third of merican teen internet users have been targets of cyber bullies. And as online communications evolves from chatrooms and instant messaging to social networking, the venues where bullying occurs are becoming more central to young people's lives. Research into cyber-bullying is still in its infancy. But it is becoming more clear that aspects of online communication encourage prople to act aggressively, prompting them to do things they would'nt dare try in real life.
The ability to reach more people, and the always-on culture of the internet, means cyber-bullying can have an even more detrimental effect on the victim than the conventianl variety. "It's schoolyard bullying taken to the next leve," says Justin Patchin, a criminologist at the University of Wisconsin.
A 2006 study by the UK-based internet market research firm YouGov found out that for one in eight young people, cyber bullying is even worse than physical bullying. One reason for this is the sheer number of people who can view anything posted online. "It would be bad enough to be cyber bullied by one kid when nobody elso knows about it, but a video sen by hundreds or thousands of your peers can be devastating," says Robin Kowalski, a psychologist at Clemson University in South Carolina and co-author of the book Cyber Bullying: Bullying in the Digital Age.
Ghyslain Raza, aka " the Stars Wars Kid," learnt this the hard way. In the 2002, the overweight and awkward Canadian adoloscent made a video of himself playing with a pretend li8ght sabre, and left it lying around at school. When his classmates found the video in 2003, they posted it online as a joke. Raza was so distressed, he finshed the school year froma psychiatric ward. Unfortuanately for him, it wasn't his friends who found the footage so amusing. According to UK marketing film The Viral Factory, it became the most downloaded video of 2006.
Reflections: I think that to be cyber-bullying others are really bad things and things that should'nt be done at all as this causes the one to be cyber bullied to be hurt and may causes damage to the person even though its through a computer because it may cause hurt to that person pride and some may even starts to have psychology problems and may cause the person to suffer from some mental problems.
These are much more worser than physical bullying because if the person was beaten up, the bruises may heal quickly but whereas for psychology problems, it sure needs to take a long time before the person may recover or it may not even recover because of the deep hurt of pride. Besides that, i think those who cyber-bully are the ones that are more coward as they bully the people they dosen't really like behind the screens and are more likely to be described as underhand means. These people may have result to this means may be beacuse they had been offended and as they are mostly teenagers, may not like it and try to find a way for revenge which will make the person who offended them to 'pay the price'.
These acts are also seemed to be cowardly and that maybe it was just for the fun of it. But consequences have also to be thought. This is beacause not all people would be able to take the joke if it will hurt their pride esteem deeply and nobody would like to become the joke of the day. Thus, i feel that people who think that its fun to cyber bully is wrong and that they should think more of the consequences before deciding to act because it may cause the person who is being cyber-bullied to have the need to carry the hurt for the whole of their life. They should instead, try to tell the person whom they dislike whats wrong and try to be friends with him/her and not using this kinds of means to bully the people whom they dislike since it does not benefit either side and instead, hurt deeply.
Thus, i really hope that cyber-bullying can be controlled and although it may be a bit difficult, but at the least, decrease the number of cases of cyber-bullying. This can be done by giving talks to students or counselling them.
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Article:The rise of cyber-bullying
Reader Digest May page: 115-119
Written by: Phil Mckenna
Summary :
A 2007 study by the US-based Pew Unternet and American Life Project found that one-third of merican teen internet users have been targets of cyber bullies. And as online communications evolves from chatrooms and instant messaging to social networking, the venues where bullying occurs are becoming more central to young people's lives. Research into cyber-bullying is still in its infancy. But it is becoming more clear that aspects of online communication encourage prople to act aggressively, prompting them to do things they would'nt dare try in real life. The ability to reach more people, and the always-on culture of the internet, means cyber-bullying can have an even more detrimental effect on the victim than the conventianl variety. "It's schoolyard bullying taken to the next leve," says Justin Patchin, a criminologist at the University of Wisconsin. A 2006 study by the UK-based internet market research firm YouGov found out that for one in eight young peoplr, cyer bullying is even worse than physical bullying. One reason for this is the sheer number of people who can view anything posted online. "It would be bad enough to be cyber bullied by one kid when nobody elso knows about it, but a video seen by hundreds or thousands of your peers can be devastating," says Robin Kowalski, a psychologist at Clemson University in South Carolina and co-author of the book Cyber Bullying: Bullying in the Digital Age. Ghyslain Raza, aka " the Stars Wars Kid," learnt this the hard way. In the 2002, the overweight and awkward Canadian adoloscent made a video of himself playing with a pretend light sabre, and left it lying around at school. When his classmates found the video in 2003, they posted it online as a joke. Raza was so distressed, he finshed the school year froma psychiatric ward. Unfortuanately for him, it wasn't his friendswho found the footage so amusing. According to UK marketing film The Viral Factory, it became the most downloaded video of 2006.
Reflection:
I think that there are a few reasons for the case of rising of cyber bullies. First of all, there may be people who gets involved in cyber-bullying just to relieve stress. Living in this fast paced Singapore, most working adults have stress. Not only that, children and teenagers will also encounter stress with the many tests and examinations they have to face. And when they start on cyber-bullying, they find it interesting and hence, relieving their stress. Wen this happenes, they will have the tendency to go on. Another reason to it may be because of people who idles their time away. Since they have so much time to spare, it doesnt take them long to get hooked up in cyber-bullying. They will not just spend away their time, in fact, they enjoy doing it... Furthermore, one may start cyber-bullying because of the influence by their friends. When one is surrounded by friends who are into cyber-bullying, it is hard for them to stand firm and oppose what their friends are doing. It is especially so towards the teenagers, where they would be laughed at if they did not do what their friends are doing. The last reason i am going to state is that the punishment for cyber-bullying may not be harsh enough to get people's attention. They will therefore, not hesitate much when breaking this law.
I think that if the punishment become harsher, people will hesitate more about the consequences before going into cyber-bullying. The government should also try to educate the people about cyber-bullying and make known of the punishments to them, especially the younger generations. When the children are taught from young that cyber-bullying is not allowed, there will be lesser of such cases when they have grown up. Parents' teachings are also important to teach them from right to wrong from young. It is so to ensure that the upbringing of the child is good. Also, i think that the harshness of the punishment for cyber-bullying can be increased.
On the other hand, the government should also educate the people about how to react when they become a victim of a cyber-bully. It is so that they won't feel helpless and at lost at what to do when they are being bullied in the cyber world. Also, they should publicise about the helplines or any other form of help available. This way, it will be easier to nap the cyber-bully and also minimise the hurt inflicted on the victim.
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Reader Digest May page: 115-119
Written by: Phil Mckenna
Summary :
A 2007 study by the US-based Pew Unternet and American Life Project found that one-third of merican teen internet users have been targets of cyber bullies. And as online communications evolves from chatrooms and instant messaging to social networking, the venues where bullying occurs are becoming more central to young people's lives. Research into cyber-bullying is still in its infancy. But it is becoming more clear that aspects of online communication encourage prople to act aggressively, prompting them to do things they would'nt dare try in real life. The ability to reach more people, and the always-on culture of the internet, means cyber-bullying can have an even more detrimental effect on the victim than the conventianl variety. "It's schoolyard bullying taken to the next leve," says Justin Patchin, a criminologist at the University of Wisconsin. A 2006 study by the UK-based internet market research firm YouGov found out that for one in eight young peoplr, cyer bullying is even worse than physical bullying. One reason for this is the sheer number of people who can view anything posted online. "It would be bad enough to be cyber bullied by one kid when nobody elso knows about it, but a video seen by hundreds or thousands of your peers can be devastating," says Robin Kowalski, a psychologist at Clemson University in South Carolina and co-author of the book Cyber Bullying: Bullying in the Digital Age. Ghyslain Raza, aka " the Stars Wars Kid," learnt this the hard way. In the 2002, the overweight and awkward Canadian adoloscent made a video of himself playing with a pretend light sabre, and left it lying around at school. When his classmates found the video in 2003, they posted it online as a joke. Raza was so distressed, he finshed the school year froma psychiatric ward. Unfortuanately for him, it wasn't his friendswho found the footage so amusing. According to UK marketing film The Viral Factory, it became the most downloaded video of 2006.
Reflection:
I think that there are a few reasons for the case of rising of cyber bullies. First of all, there may be people who gets involved in cyber-bullying just to relieve stress. Living in this fast paced Singapore, most working adults have stress. Not only that, children and teenagers will also encounter stress with the many tests and examinations they have to face. And when they start on cyber-bullying, they find it interesting and hence, relieving their stress. Wen this happenes, they will have the tendency to go on. Another reason to it may be because of people who idles their time away. Since they have so much time to spare, it doesnt take them long to get hooked up in cyber-bullying. They will not just spend away their time, in fact, they enjoy doing it... Furthermore, one may start cyber-bullying because of the influence by their friends. When one is surrounded by friends who are into cyber-bullying, it is hard for them to stand firm and oppose what their friends are doing. It is especially so towards the teenagers, where they would be laughed at if they did not do what their friends are doing. The last reason i am going to state is that the punishment for cyber-bullying may not be harsh enough to get people's attention. They will therefore, not hesitate much when breaking this law.
I think that if the punishment become harsher, people will hesitate more about the consequences before going into cyber-bullying. The government should also try to educate the people about cyber-bullying and make known of the punishments to them, especially the younger generations. When the children are taught from young that cyber-bullying is not allowed, there will be lesser of such cases when they have grown up. Parents' teachings are also important to teach them from right to wrong from young. It is so to ensure that the upbringing of the child is good. Also, i think that the harshness of the punishment for cyber-bullying can be increased.
On the other hand, the government should also educate the people about how to react when they become a victim of a cyber-bully. It is so that they won't feel helpless and at lost at what to do when they are being bullied in the cyber world. Also, they should publicise about the helplines or any other form of help available. This way, it will be easier to nap the cyber-bully and also minimise the hurt inflicted on the victim.
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The Perks of Service
In the 11 years since its fouding, Araghi's Green Beans Coffee Worldcafe companyhas overcome daunting obstacles- suicide bombers, hijackers, snipers- just so it can offer lattes and mochas to US soldiers sewrving in the Middle East and Cental Asia. The son of Iranian immigrants, Araghi grew up in Los Gatos, California, and begin his career as a chiropractor. After he'd set up a clinic an Saudi Arabia, ine of his patients, a Saudi princess, offered him an intriguing oppurtunity: Would he open an American-style coffee cafe in a furniture showroom she owned? Enlisting the help of his brother, Jon, Araghi started selling local coffee to Riyadh locals. Soon military personnel were flocking in. Within months, their commander asked Araghi to build a coffeehouse right in the base. As American troops moved into Kuwait and Qatar, the Araghi followed opening 15 Green Beans cafes in the region by 2001. Because of shifting troop deployments, they've has to be mobile- and innovative. It soon beacme apparent that the cafes made a difference in the life of the soldiers. Then came 9/11. American troop deployments to Afghanistan and later Iraq meants that Green Beans would be serving coffee in war zones. " It was risky, dangerous," says Araghi. "But we couldn't say, We'll o to the safe places, but not where its dangerous." The logistics of shipping materials into a war zone were nightmarish and not to mention costly. Containers often arrived riddld with bullet holes, if they arrived at all. Hijackers nabbed two containers, each carrying merchandise up to $110,000. There were personnel dangers too. Kidnappings of Americans unsettled Araghi and his staffs. Some took to wearing body armour and helmets- " our business casual," Araghi calls it- as they served coffee. What started with a $20,000 investment and a single cafe has become a thriving $20.8 million business with 68 shops, all on or military bases. For Jason Araghi, Green Beans Coffee has become more than just a business venture. Wherever he goes, soldiers stand at the coffeebars, M16s slung over their shoulders as they show him photos of their kids and talk wistfully about their hometowns. " That's when it hits home thst they're just guys like me. They're just doing their job," he says. " They want their kids to have the same freedom as they did when they were growing up.
I certainly feel that Jason Araghi and his brother are both wonderful and noble men. Just for the sake of delivering coffee, they had to put their lives on the line everyday. I think that he is a very lucky men to have the support of his wife and family. These are, after all, rare cases as people working in foreign land, especially in war, would not get the support they need from their friends and family. If i were Jason Araghi, i would not have served coffee in war zones as i did not want to take the risk of a bullet getting into my head. I would not deny the fact that i admired him for this, his courage and bravery. In my opinion, i think that the Araghis cares truly about the soldiers as the cafes made a difference in the overall quality of life of the soldiers. It let them enjoy familiar fare: an expresso and a muffin, or a panini. But different people have different opinions and it is inevitable that some people want to make this a political issue by saying the Araghis are in business to profit from the war. These people must be jealous about the money that the Araghis are currently earning and have bad intentions. But from the way i read this article, i conclude that they are a company that just want to serve their customers. This can be seen from their company slogan " Honor first, Coffee second" beacuse a lot of what they do is about honour. They knew deep down in their heart that when the war started, the honorable thing was to go to Iraq.
Done by: Chiang Hai Wei
I certainly feel that Jason Araghi and his brother are both wonderful and noble men. Just for the sake of delivering coffee, they had to put their lives on the line everyday. I think that he is a very lucky men to have the support of his wife and family. These are, after all, rare cases as people working in foreign land, especially in war, would not get the support they need from their friends and family. If i were Jason Araghi, i would not have served coffee in war zones as i did not want to take the risk of a bullet getting into my head. I would not deny the fact that i admired him for this, his courage and bravery. In my opinion, i think that the Araghis cares truly about the soldiers as the cafes made a difference in the overall quality of life of the soldiers. It let them enjoy familiar fare: an expresso and a muffin, or a panini. But different people have different opinions and it is inevitable that some people want to make this a political issue by saying the Araghis are in business to profit from the war. These people must be jealous about the money that the Araghis are currently earning and have bad intentions. But from the way i read this article, i conclude that they are a company that just want to serve their customers. This can be seen from their company slogan " Honor first, Coffee second" beacuse a lot of what they do is about honour. They knew deep down in their heart that when the war started, the honorable thing was to go to Iraq.
Done by: Chiang Hai Wei
Article: Keeping up appearances
Reader Digest May 2008 pg 7
Done by: Leng Hui Hui(6) 3E
To be shunned or marginalised for the lack of good looks is an unbearable feeling ( "Cosmetic Surgery: Cure or Curse?" March 2008).I've experienced it before.The attitude of some people towards me changed for the better
after i did something about it. Therefore, I can imagine why people would consider cosmetic surgery to improve their appearance.Perharps that is also why the rich, who can afford such choices,become richer and enjoy an even better life while the poor are left to their fate.
Lai Hui Yap
BEAUTY IS THE EYE of the beholder; who's to say what's beautiful and what's not. Our notion of beauty is defined by what we see in the media, which is hardly representative of the majority. I tend to think that cosmetic surgery and the pursuit of stereotypical beauty is against nature, and anything unnatural always has its consequences.
M.Kang
Reflection:
After reading this paragraph on how we can improve our appearance, i do not agree with it as we all have different features since we are born so i guess everyone living on Earth have different capability hence we should accept whatever we have.I understand that people now are more realistic nowaday example like people who are more pretty or handsome tend to have more friends around them just like the comment make "attitude of some people towards me".I think that people going for cosmetic surgery is putting their life in danger as problems like falling down after surgery might flatten their nose that affect their respiratory system.They should consider the problems faced and think twice.Though technology is advance but there is alway room for accident or perhaps you might not be able to adapt that cause your face to swell.Surgery is so expensive and it is not 100% guarantee so I think that surgery is a waste of money and why dont the rich donate them for charity.There are a lot of places needed aid so donation might be a better choice."Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" means that different people have different taste and judgement so we cannot compare who is more beautiful or charming so it does not mean that if a person say you ugly mean you are ugly.In addition, beauty cannot be measure.I think that beautiful might not be a good thing as it would attract troubles for yourself like harassment.Whatever we see might be just a act.To know if a person is beautiful,we need to feel it for ourselves.
Reader Digest May 2008 pg 7
Done by: Leng Hui Hui(6) 3E
To be shunned or marginalised for the lack of good looks is an unbearable feeling ( "Cosmetic Surgery: Cure or Curse?" March 2008).I've experienced it before.The attitude of some people towards me changed for the better
after i did something about it. Therefore, I can imagine why people would consider cosmetic surgery to improve their appearance.Perharps that is also why the rich, who can afford such choices,become richer and enjoy an even better life while the poor are left to their fate.
Lai Hui Yap
BEAUTY IS THE EYE of the beholder; who's to say what's beautiful and what's not. Our notion of beauty is defined by what we see in the media, which is hardly representative of the majority. I tend to think that cosmetic surgery and the pursuit of stereotypical beauty is against nature, and anything unnatural always has its consequences.
M.Kang
Reflection:
After reading this paragraph on how we can improve our appearance, i do not agree with it as we all have different features since we are born so i guess everyone living on Earth have different capability hence we should accept whatever we have.I understand that people now are more realistic nowaday example like people who are more pretty or handsome tend to have more friends around them just like the comment make "attitude of some people towards me".I think that people going for cosmetic surgery is putting their life in danger as problems like falling down after surgery might flatten their nose that affect their respiratory system.They should consider the problems faced and think twice.Though technology is advance but there is alway room for accident or perhaps you might not be able to adapt that cause your face to swell.Surgery is so expensive and it is not 100% guarantee so I think that surgery is a waste of money and why dont the rich donate them for charity.There are a lot of places needed aid so donation might be a better choice."Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" means that different people have different taste and judgement so we cannot compare who is more beautiful or charming so it does not mean that if a person say you ugly mean you are ugly.In addition, beauty cannot be measure.I think that beautiful might not be a good thing as it would attract troubles for yourself like harassment.Whatever we see might be just a act.To know if a person is beautiful,we need to feel it for ourselves.
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.
Reflection=
After reading this article,i realised the rising threat that cyber bullying possess.Teenagers nowaday are mostly obsessed with the internet.They are still young,and their mind have not matured yet,false information given by other people might leave a deep impact in their heart.Although people might argue that cyber bullying is only a small issue,it is nothing to be compared with the normal bullying.But i felt that cyber bullying is a much more serious case,as it involve the victim deepest part of their mind.Although cyber bullying does not involve physical abuse,it can be more common,devastating and have longer lasting effects.As a small weak children could become a strong demanding bully in the internet.Everyone could be a bully in the internet hence cases of cyber bullying would hence increase.Although traditional bullying involve physical abuse,but the victim would be safe after they are at home.But cyber bullying enters into the home and is with the victim at all times.Some parents think that the way to prevent cyber bullying is to remove computer from their life,but it is not possible as technology is part of a teen everyday life.Beside the technology in itself is good,it is the way it is being used.I think that the true solution towards cyber bullying is to correctly educate the young.Give them knowledge of drugs,sex,or other abuses.Never respond to cyber bullies,protect personal contacts from others and changing password are possible solution toward the case of cyber bullying.
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.
Reflection=
After reading this article,i realised the rising threat that cyber bullying possess.Teenagers nowaday are mostly obsessed with the internet.They are still young,and their mind have not matured yet,false information given by other people might leave a deep impact in their heart.Although people might argue that cyber bullying is only a small issue,it is nothing to be compared with the normal bullying.But i felt that cyber bullying is a much more serious case,as it involve the victim deepest part of their mind.Although cyber bullying does not involve physical abuse,it can be more common,devastating and have longer lasting effects.As a small weak children could become a strong demanding bully in the internet.Everyone could be a bully in the internet hence cases of cyber bullying would hence increase.Although traditional bullying involve physical abuse,but the victim would be safe after they are at home.But cyber bullying enters into the home and is with the victim at all times.Some parents think that the way to prevent cyber bullying is to remove computer from their life,but it is not possible as technology is part of a teen everyday life.Beside the technology in itself is good,it is the way it is being used.I think that the true solution towards cyber bullying is to correctly educate the young.Give them knowledge of drugs,sex,or other abuses.Never respond to cyber bullies,protect personal contacts from others and changing password are possible solution toward the case of cyber bullying.
How To Click And Clean
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.
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.
End Reflection----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.
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