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Cyber Bullying
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There are various forms of bullying ranging from school and workplace bullying to the most recent form, cyberbullying. Millions of people become victims of cyberbullying every day. Although any individual can be a victim of cyberbullying, it is most prevalent among teenagers and young adults. While some of those who plan these forms of attacks are well known, some prefer to remain anonymous. The cost of electronic gadgets has gradually decreased, and the access to the internet has eased over time. Nowadays, more than 2 billion people in the world own a smartphone. Some people are utilizing this opportunity to victimize their enemies. They target individuals they desire to ruin their reputation and send them threatening or embarrassing texts, images, videos or gifs. Others will use their social media platforms to propagate their vice. Cyberbullying has immense and adverse effects on the emotional and psychological well-being of the victim because it might end up ruining their reputation.
Cyberbullying
Bullying has been prevalent in schools, workplaces, and other avenues but the advancement in technology and precisely the proliferation of the internet has provided bullies with a new platform to carry on their actions. Cyberbullying is not a new phrase because it has been persistently used to refer to any form of bullying or harassment that takes place online or via other electronic means. According to live internet stats, there are approximately 3.

966 billion internet users all over the world. As the number continues to increase, the number of people who receive mean, threatening and embarrassing messages has been on the rise (Konnikova, 2015). These messages are sent in the form of a text message, an email or even posted online. Cyberbullying can be anonymous especially if the attacker intends to conceal their identity and this makes the whole situation worse. The online community has been gradually increasing each day, and this means that cyberbullying has a vast audience. In the long run, cyberbullying has the capability of adversely defaming, tainting and ruining the reputation of an individual.
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A reader will be interested in reading an essay with an enticing and catchy hook because it sets the mood for the other sections of the paper. The catch, which is also the topic sentence, provides a distinction between usual bullying and cyberbullying. Anyone who had never heard of the term can try to deduce the meaning. The introduction paragraph starts with a catchy hook and then provides a brief description of what the term means. Statistical evidence then follows to validate the assertions made. An explanation later follows explaining how cyberbullying is manifested. To wide up the introductory paragraph, there is a brief explanation of how cyberbullying can affect an individual.
Reference
Konnikova, M. (2015). How the Internet Has Changed Bullying? Retrieved from https://www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/how-the-internet-has-changed-bullying