Can you write an essay on the story “ The Problem with Bullies” in your own words

In middle school and high school, the issue of bullying has accumulated an adequate amount of attention to grow into a national concern. In the textbook, Sociology Now: The Essentials by Michael Kimmel and Amy Aronson, a study disclosed that 77 percent, in Midwestern towns, reported being a victim of bullying during their school years (p. 433). Bullying develops when a person is continually teased or physically hurt, sometimes both, for durations of time. There are different types of bullying such as physical bullying, verbal bullying, indirect bullying, social alienation, intimidation, and cyberbullying (“Types of Bullying”). This issue is important to recognize because children are now living with bullying and it could lead to further…show more content…

Other causes may derive from unlikeable changes such as parent’s divorce, relocating, and new siblings. A person may use bullying to cope with these unlikeable changes to release negative concealed emotions. A psychologist would then choose an appropriate treatment such as family counseling, group therapy, self therapy, and other therapeutic skills to improve behavior and state of mind. From the victim’s point of interest, a psychologist would look at the affects of bullying inflicted and figure out an appropriate treatment if needed. A victim of bullying could be at high risk for depression that can lead to self-injury, depression, other disorders, and bullying onto others. A victim may obtain repressed feelings as they get older that may prevent the person to associate in certain situations. Treatment for victims may include therapy to manage other negative feelings constructed from being bullied. Overall, a psychologist would view bullying affects from an individual’s stand point of either the bully or the victim.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)