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Bullying - 0 views

  • Bullying is a form of aggressive behavior in which someone intentionally and repeatedly causes another person injury or discomfort. Bullying can take the form of physical contact, words or more subtle actions. The bullied individual typically has trouble defending him or herself and does nothing to “cause” the bullying.
marino5856

What is Bullying? | Education and Early Childhood Development - 0 views

  • Bullies always have more power than victims. Their power comes from physical size, strength, status, and support within the peer group.
  • Physical: a person is harmed or their property damaged Some examples are: slapping, hitting, pinching, punching, kicking locking in a confined space unwelcome touching extortion
  • Verbal: a person’s feelings are hurt through insults and name-calling Some examples are: name-calling unwelcome teasing taunting spreading rumours, gossiping racist or homophobic comments
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  • Some examples are:
  • Social: a person is shunned or excluded from groups and events
  • excluding from a group threatening or insulting graffiti threatening notes, letters, emails, telephone calls threatening words, actions or weapons
  • . Some examples are:
Regina Cantu

Why do people bully others at school? - 0 views

  • Lack of attention from friends, parents or teachers can make a person bully you, just to feel popular and seen as ‘tough’ or ‘cool’ and in charge.
guzman5862

Face Bullying With Confidence: 8 Skills Kids Can Use Right Away | Kidpower Teenpower Fu... - 0 views

  • adults in charge stay aware, set a good example, intervene to stop unsafe behavior, and teach personal safety skills to the young people in their lives. Make your expectations clear by saying, “You have the right to
  • be safe and respected – and the responsibility to act safety and respectfully towards others. If you have a problem, I want to know!”
  • Coach your child to turn, stand up tall, put his or her hands up in front of the body like a fence, elbows bent to be close to the body, palms out and open, and say loudly, “Stop!” Pull back and coach your child to walk away.
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  • . Point your finger at the child and yell, “BLAH! BLAH! BLAH!” Coach the child to set boundaries using a calm but clear voice, and polite firm words- not whiney and not aggressive. For example, “STOP! Please get out of my way. I just want to leave. Get out of my way. I just want to go.” Step aside and coach your child to walk away.
  • Yelling and speaking up loudly calls attention to a bullying problem
  • “STOP! GET OUT OF MY WAY! HELP! GET THE TEACHER! ________(name) IS BULLYING ME!”
  • Learning physical self defense helps most children become more confident, even if they never have to use these skills in a real-life situation. Just being more confident helps children to avoid being chosen as a victim most of the time. There are different self defense techniques for bullying than for more dangerous situations — let your child practice a self defense move like kicking someone in the shins, pinching someone’s leg or upper arm, or hitting someone in the chest. You can practice in the air or by holding a sofa cushion
deleon6878

Immigration | The White House - 0 views

  • America’s immigration system is broken. Too many employers game the system by hiring undocumented workers, and there are 11 million people living in the shadows.
  • Neither is good for the economy or the country. President Obama is eager to work with both the House and the Senate on a comprehensive solution to immigration reform, similar to the bipartisan legislation that passed the Senate in 2013.
  • America’s immigration system is broken. Too many employers game the system by hiring undocumented workers, and there are 11 million people living in t
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  • s. These actions will help secure the border, prioritize felons, not families, and hold undocumented immigrants
Regina Cantu

Why Do People Get Bullied - 0 views

  • One of the most common reasons for bullying is image. Anyone who looks the least bit different from what is considered to be normal will likely face bullying at some point in his life. Kids with freckles, acne, moles, buck teeth and other physical differences will be targeted by bullies.
  • Kids who go out of their way to sit in the front of the class, answer the teacher’s questions and do well on exams are also convenient targets because they are considered to be “nerds”.
  • Kids who don’t have the same style of clothing as their peers are often the targets of bullies.
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  • Students from families that can’t afford to buy the latest fashions (or even high quality clothes) might endure bullying.
  • Those are are picked on for their lack of trendy clothing will often come home in tears and ask mom and dad, “Why do people get bullied?”.
  • This is a big reason why many parents choose to enroll their kids in private schools that have a strictly enforced dress code.
  • The private school’s required uniform makes life much easier for students from families without the economic means to purchase the latest fashions.
  • . It is usually the kids from wealthier families and neighborhoods that gang up on the kids from poor backgrounds.
  • Kids from wealthy families sometimes look down upon those from lesser means. The media socializes young people to act this way. Having money and possessions is considered to be “cool”.
  • Bullies pick on kids with disabilities because they are considered to be weak and inferior.
  • This is one of the more brutal forms of bullying because children with disabilities are often completely defenseless against aggressors.
  • Even kids with learning disabilities are targeted by bullies for being different.
  • If their fellow students see them getting extra time to complete exams or getting more attention from the teacher, they’ll be viewed as different and be targeted.
  • “four eyes”
  • “geeks”.
lopez5891

Facts About Bullying | StopBullying.gov - 0 views

  • TeasingTalking about hurting someoneSpreading rumorsLeaving kids out on purposeAttacking someone by hitting them or yelling at them
  • Bullying does not always happen in person. Cyberbullying is a type of bullying that happens online or through text messages or emails. It includes posting rumors on sites like Facebook, sharing embarrassing pictures or videos, and making fake profiles or websites.
  • Kids who are bullied have a hard time standing up for themselves. They think the kid who bullies them is more powerful than they are.
touche5839

What is Bullying? - 0 views

  • Bullying is repeated verbal, physical, social or psychological aggressive behaviour by a person or group directed towards a less powerful person or group that is intended to cause harm, distress or fear.
  • verbal or written abuse - such as targeted name-calling or jokes, or displaying offensive posters violence - including threats of violence
  • sexual harassment - unwelcome or unreciprocated conduct of a sexual nature, which could reasonably be expected to cause offence, humiliation or intimidation homophobia and other hostile behaviour towards students relating to gender and sexuality discrimination including racial discrimination - treating people differently because of their identity cyberbullying - either online or via mobile phone.
Nany Rocha

Mexico protesters incensed by government corruption, criminal ties | Al Jazeera America - 0 views

    • Nany Rocha
       
      Mexico is becoming one of the whole countries that existin the world with a corrupt government it could be that it started when on the 104th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution, to call for the return of the 43 Ayotzinapa teacher college students who went missing sept.26 which is sadly my birthday
Eugenio Ferrara

11 Facts About Global Poverty | DoSomething.org | America's largest organization for yo... - 0 views

  • Nearly 1/2 of the world’s population — more than 3 billion people — live on less than $2.50 a day. More than 1.3 billion live in extreme poverty — less than $1.25 a day.
  • 1 billion children worldwide are living in poverty. According to UNICEF, 22,000 children die each day due to poverty.
  • As of 2011, 19 million children worldwide are not vaccinated.
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  • 1/4 of all humans live without electricity — approximately 1.6 billion people.
  • 80% of the world population lives on less than $10 a day.
garza6544

PRODAN, A.C. - 0 views

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Pit Bulls: Dog Breed Discrimination With Breed Specific Laws | Global Animal - 0 views

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    (DOGS/DOG BREED DISCRIMINATION) Pit bulls have been the target of breed-specific legislation for years despite evidence these laws do not diminish dog attacks.
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