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lunedì 21 maggio 2012
Giampiero's story
The place where children and teens are more often bullied is school, even though it should be a safe, cheerful and quiet enviroment.
This is the story about a boy who has been bullied at school: Giampiero.
The first time that Giampiero has been bullied was when he first met his classmates because of his skin's colour.He attended a public school, but just because he was a good student. In fact his mother couldn't afford the costs of Giampiero's studies, but fortunately he got a scolarship. One day, when everyone was out of the school and he was walking in the hallways, toward his locker, three boys started to tease him for his nationality.
He tried to react, but as they were three and older than him he couldn't do anything. They stole his money and went away before the bell rung.
He wanted to tell someone but they threatened him, saying that if he would have told someone they would have beat him up.
This story continued for a year, until he didn't want to go to school anymore and he started to ask his mother if he could change school. She continued to ask him why, but he didn't want to tell her, but at the end he did. That's what he should have done ONE YEAR before.
This is the story about a boy who has been bullied at school: Giampiero.
The first time that Giampiero has been bullied was when he first met his classmates because of his skin's colour.He attended a public school, but just because he was a good student. In fact his mother couldn't afford the costs of Giampiero's studies, but fortunately he got a scolarship. One day, when everyone was out of the school and he was walking in the hallways, toward his locker, three boys started to tease him for his nationality.
He tried to react, but as they were three and older than him he couldn't do anything. They stole his money and went away before the bell rung.
He wanted to tell someone but they threatened him, saying that if he would have told someone they would have beat him up.
This story continued for a year, until he didn't want to go to school anymore and he started to ask his mother if he could change school. She continued to ask him why, but he didn't want to tell her, but at the end he did. That's what he should have done ONE YEAR before.
venerdì 18 maggio 2012
What is bullism?
Bullying is a form of aggressive behavior manifested by the use of force to affect others, particularly when the behavior is habitual and involves an imbalance of power. It can include verbal agression, physical assault or coercion. In particular for race, religion, gender, sexuality, or ability. The "imbalance of power" may be social power and/or physical power.
Bullying consists of three basic types of abuse – emotional, verbal, and physical. It typically involves methods of coercion such as intimidation. In the US as this occurs so many times, some states have laws against it.
Bullying is an act of repeated aggressive behavior in order to intentionally hurt another person, physically or mentally. Bullying is characterized by an individual behaving in a certain way to gain power over another person.
Norwegian researcher Dan Olweus defines bullying as when a person is "exposed, repeatedly and over time, to negative actions on the part of one or more other people. He defines negative action as "when a person intentionally inflicts injury upon another person, through physical contact, through words or in other ways".
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giovedì 17 maggio 2012
Ilma's story
Ilma's story
Ilma is a 13-year-old girl who has been bullied by her best friend, Giorgio. They had a fight and he started to call her with nasty nicknames like b***h and w***e, but when he needed some help he was sweet and kind again.
At the beginning Ilma didn't react because she thought it would have ended, but this continued for a month. After this month she got tired and she told Giorgio's brother, Stefano, about what was happening, so that he would have solved the situation. At the beginning Stefano got mad at Giorgio, but then he said that Giorgio and Ilma should go out and make peace.
They did, but when they were alone Giorgio started to shout that she shouldn't have told Stefano about what was happening and began to beat her up.
Ilma had the bruises that Giorgio had given her for weeks and when someone asked her something she answered that stones hit her when she was swimming in the sea.
It is the first time that Ilma tells her story to someone and now she feels better. She should have told someone what was happening at the real beginning. She did, but as Stefano was just 15 he couldn't do anything to help her.
Here there is some advice in case you have problems like Ilma:
-Tell your parents or an adult that you trust about what is happening;
-Be strong. We know that it is difficult but if the bully sees you're strong he will not have the courage to attack you again;
-You have to understand that bullies in reality are just insecure and probably with big familly problems, so they just want to draw attention on them;
-Do not be ashamed of what is happening, it is not your fault;
-Ignore the bully.
Ilma is a 13-year-old girl who has been bullied by her best friend, Giorgio. They had a fight and he started to call her with nasty nicknames like b***h and w***e, but when he needed some help he was sweet and kind again.
At the beginning Ilma didn't react because she thought it would have ended, but this continued for a month. After this month she got tired and she told Giorgio's brother, Stefano, about what was happening, so that he would have solved the situation. At the beginning Stefano got mad at Giorgio, but then he said that Giorgio and Ilma should go out and make peace.
They did, but when they were alone Giorgio started to shout that she shouldn't have told Stefano about what was happening and began to beat her up.
Ilma had the bruises that Giorgio had given her for weeks and when someone asked her something she answered that stones hit her when she was swimming in the sea.
It is the first time that Ilma tells her story to someone and now she feels better. She should have told someone what was happening at the real beginning. She did, but as Stefano was just 15 he couldn't do anything to help her.
Here there is some advice in case you have problems like Ilma:
-Tell your parents or an adult that you trust about what is happening;
-Be strong. We know that it is difficult but if the bully sees you're strong he will not have the courage to attack you again;
-You have to understand that bullies in reality are just insecure and probably with big familly problems, so they just want to draw attention on them;
-Do not be ashamed of what is happening, it is not your fault;
-Ignore the bully.
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