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Citation: Louis, Catherine Saint. "Effects of Bullying Last into Adulthood, Study Finds." The New York Times. New York Times, 20 Feb. 2013. Web. 24 Feb. 2013. . Summary: Both bullies and victim of bullies at a young age experience psychiatric problem when they're adults. Researchers followed 1420 subjects who were assessed 4-6 times between the age of 9 and 16. They categorized them as bullies, victims, bullies who were also victims, and children who weren't bullied at all based on the children themselves and the caregivers. Later, at the age of 19, 21 and between 24-26, they tested them again. Researchers then found that victims of bullying were 4.3 times more likely to have anxiety disorder at adulthood, and bullies who were also victims were 14.5 times more likely to develop panic disorders and 4.8 times more likely to experience depression as adults. Men who were both bullied and victims also were 18.5 times to have suicidal thoughts in adulthood. Bullies who were not victims were 4.1 times more likely to have an antisocial personality disorder as adults. Female bullies were 26.7 times more likely to have developed agoraphobia (anxiety). These were all being compared to the people who weren't the bullies nor the victims. Victims could have anxiety disorders, bullies who were victims can have panic disorders/depression/suicidal thoughts, and bullies could be antisocial when they are adults.

I found that this article informative that what may happen in schools will have a long time effect to the student's life. I know that bullying will have a psychological and emotional effect at school, but I have never thought it would last when the bully or the perpetrator reach adulthood. Knowing how the effects are long-lasting, I feel this should be a warning to bullies and victims to not get involved with any type of bullying, or else it will leave a bad psychological scar in your memory. Hopefully I will never see an incident of bullying during the time at school.

Citation: Wilson, Jacque. "Could Your Child Be a Bully?" CNN. Cable News Network, 26 Feb. 2013. Web. 26 Feb. 2013. Eva was a bully. Tall for her age, she used her height to intimidate her peers. She made fun of those without designer clothes and got suspended several times for fighting. She was also well-liked, outgoing, funny -- and a victim of bullying herself.

"CBC News Indepth: David Reimer." CBCnews. CBC/Radio Canada, 10 May 2004. Web. 13 Feb. 2013. . This article is about a boy named Bruce who at was being circumcised at the age of 6 months old. The doctor's decided to use an unconventional method to circumcise Bruce and his twin brother which involved burning instead of cutting. The circumcision went very wrong and resulted in Bruce no longer being a male at all. The parent's decided that if they tried to raise their son as a girl, then he might just act as a girl since he doesn't know any differently. They pay to have doctor's give their son a full sex change and put him on hormones to help him with his transformation. So, Bruce became Brenda and was raised as that. All throughout Brenda's childhood she was bullied and called names like "caveman" and "it." At the age of 12, Brenda was finally told by her parents that she wasn't actually a girl. After being told the full story, Brenda/Bruce changed his name to David and had 4 rounds of reconstructive surgery to physically make him a male again. In may of 2004, David was still grieving the loss of his twin brother, lost his job, and divorced his wife. On May 4, 2004 David Reimer committed suicide at the age of 38.

Citation: "A Son ‘Cuts,’ and a Father Struggles." Motherlode A Son Cuts and a Father Struggles Comments. New York Times, 5 Feb. 2013. Web. 13 Feb. 2013. Summary: A father is trying to find out the meaning that lies under the scars of his son's cuts.  When he first noticed the cut, he believed his son when he told him that he got it when, he fell, but he was shocked when his daughter texted him that he was cutting himself.  This was hard for him as he has always made a conscious effort to protect his son.  The writer argues that tattoos are similar to cutting because you are piercing ur skin and tissue, but it is considered "socially sanctioned" self harm.  It is also apparent that there are more anonymous posts about teens cutting themselves rather than eating disorders or depression.  Some teens cut to share the pain or relate the pain with someone they know, or their celebrities that they look up to.  The writer thinks that it is more important to understand the stories than sending his son to traditional therapy which is recommended.

It is always sad when there are cases of teens causing self inflicted harm to themselves. Rather it is because they are being bullied, having family problems, depression, or whatever, it is never pleasant to hear abou these cases. The hard thing about trying to prevent this from happening, is that the teens will often not tell anyone doing this, and there is no real cure to this.