Bullying

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This paper focuses on the problem of bullying in American schools and describes the different types of bullies, as well as the different types of victims. The paper also describes the typical character of the bully and some of the reasons that motivate students to bully other students.

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"Violence and aggression are a common problem among youth in society today, not only in America, but also around the world. One of the most common ways that this frustration is expressed among youth is bullying. Bullying may have more media coverage today than in eras past, but it is nonetheless an age-old occurrence with which school children have been forced to deal. The problem is acute in America, where violence in schools ranges from the traditional extortion of lunch money typical of decades of bullying, to the more modern appearance of guns and other weapons being brought to school to terrorize other students. Aggressive bully-like behavior in schools is most often caused by an "identifiable group of bullies who systematically victimize specific groups of their peers." (Bartini) The definition of a bully is someone who uses physical or verbal aggression on something of a regular basis against other young people. Usually, bullies are found to be stronger, bigger, and more aggressive than their peers and victims, and comprise between 7 to 15 percent of the school populations. Most bullying is additionally committed by males."

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