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Cyberbullying And The Third Article Essay

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I have decided to choose the topic of bullying. Bullying definition is a person, adult, or child, who hurts or intimidates others weaker then himself or herself. (Canadian dictionary and thesaurus, 2004) The newspaper stories cover three types of bullying, The reason why I picked this topic is because I have a personal connection with bullying issues and I am an advocate for our society to stand up to this sociology problem.
The three news article that I have picked deal with different types of bullying. The first article is about special needs bullying. The second news article is about cyberbullying and the third article is about physical bullying.

Bullying, stress with bullying, suicide, death rate, mental illness, depression

News story 1
This story is about a Montana teen who had a learning disability. He had decide to commit suicide after two years of persistent bullying in the schools. The bullying started on January 2013. “Deon Gillen, 18, took his life on Feb. 14 after his family battled with both his middle school and high school who they say failed to protect him against habitual tormenting.” He was diagnosed with “aggravated post-traumatic stress disorder” (bult, 2016) He was also subjected to verbal abuse and was frequently called “stupid” and “retard. (bult, 2016)“Deon parent told the school staff that they were “worried that their son might hurt himself.” Deon was “hospitalized with heavy bruising on his arms and knuckle imprints after an incident at a

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