[Zac]

This time I have decided to talk about a more serious topic, bullying. It is everywhere, not just in school. You can be bullied almost anywhere. Bullying is when a person intimidates and harms someone else either physically or mentally. Bullying is more than just beating some one up, words can hurt more than fist. It is time to try and stop bullying.

Almost all of us have either bullied someone or have been bullied. I admit that I have been in both situations, I don't try to be a bully, sometimes you just don't realize that you are bullying someone. Just playful name calling can be very hurtful to some people.

Bullying is becoming worse now though, the reason...the internet. The internet is a great thing but it is also a new tool for bullies. Since now people can remain unknown on the internet they no longer have a fear of being caught when bullying. Also since they can remain unknown, the people who get bullied can know be bullies on the internet. There have been many cases involving MSN, the people would have just kept being bullied if they hadn't had saved their conversations and showed them to their parents.Bullying can go to extreme lengths too. Bullies will send e-mails to the victims so that they can't get away from the bullying.

Bullying is a problem, that is for sure. Will it ever go away? That may never happen. There seems to always be bullies that will not give up. One thing is for sure though, we can do our best to slow down bullying. Don't be afraid to tell a adult when you have been bullied. If you do nothing, all that will do is just make things worse.

Now I would just like to ask you some questions. First, have you ever been bullied and done nothign about it? Next, have you ever bullied someone without realizing it? Finally, how do you think we can prevent bullying?