Planning Powerpoint
Transcript: Bullying/Cyber-bullying Bullying is the act of abuse, discrimination and/or intimidation from one or more persons, to another group or individual. Cyber-bullying is the act of verbal abuse, discrimination and/or intimidation from one party to another, using the internet. Depression Depression is a state of deep sadness and despair. Warning signs include insomnia, decreased energy, frequent sadness, fatigue, social withdrawal, increased irritability, aggression, talk of death, lethargy, crying, loss of interest in pleasureable activites and inability to concentrate. Need 2 Website http://www.need2.ca/is a website that supports and educates viewers on suicide and depression It takes donations to help prevent future suicides. The website helps people get informed about warning signs, clues, danger signs and what you can do to help. Brandon Teena After being raped as a young female child, Brandon went into a slight depression and started to dress, act and introduce himself as a male. He became interested in a sex change. Many years later, his two friends, Tom Nissen and John L. Lotter, found this out, then raped and murdered him. It shows that being harassed can lead to depression and that people discriminate against all kinds of people. Megan Meier Megan Meier killed herself on October 16, 2006 after being harassed on the internet. A middle-aged woman, Lori Drew and her employee created a fake Myspace account of a boy named Josh, who started a relationship online with Megan. They created the account to find out what Megan was saying about Lori's daughter, who had nothing to do with the account. When "Josh" broke up with Megan, she hung herself. Perfect example of cyber-bullying. It shows how much bullying through the internet can affect someone, and can lead to suicide. Facebook Facebook has a wide variety of security features that make it less likely for bullying to occur. New features include things like a "social reporting" tool and a "family safety centre." They can certainly help those in need of it, but it can't stop cyber-bullying 100%. Guidelines If you're using the internet, use it for your own pleasure, not anyone else's pain. Treat everyone on the internet how you would want to be treated on the internet or in person. If someone is cyber-bullying you, make it stop by reporting them. Preventing To prevent bullying and depression we could do things like: Stand up for others being put-down. Stop doing it ourselves. Talk it out. Report it. Seek help.