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Religious Bullying

Religious bullying has been on a rise in many urban areas since the aftermath of 911. The bullying has been mostly directed towards those who belong to Islam and are of Middle Eastern decent. The image portrayed of Islamic peoples to many North Americans, shoes all extremists and fanatics. Some of the most vicious bullying can occur among young children. Children have trouble understanding that profiling by race or religion is wrong. Many Islamic children have no idea why north Americans are so intolerant towards their culture. Many are referred to as terrorists and are criticized for wearing traditional clothing.

General Bullying

In this story a young boy is bullied during his first days of secondary school. The boy does not understand why and is very traumatized by the incidents. My personal experiences come from when I used to be bullied and became the bully. After my parents got divorced I moved form Woodstock to Lincoln elementary school out side of Fredericton. On My first day of school I was bullied by a bunch of the kids I never met. The only way I discovered that I could be seen as an equal to these bullies was to be like them. I began to bully other children for no apparent reason purely to earn the respect of other bullies. Soon I was a part of their group and I bullied different children everyday especially one kid who used to be my good friend. To this day I do not know what would have made me become such a monster. It’s hard to think that I may have hurt a lot of children growing up.

Cyber Bullying In this case different children are bullied at home. Cyber bullying is a new scary was of threatening each other. This type of bullying is too new for me to relate but I do understand. Now kids who are bullied at school can no longer escape their tormentors. Any time that the children are at home the bully can get to them. Also with cyber bullying it is hard to track and prosecute. I’m sure in many cases heavy amounts of bullying have had final results of suicide and depression. The internet is a place many people go to get away from their lives, but now it has turned into a war zone of insults, racism, segregation, and general hatred.