http://healthland.time.com/2013/02/22/sticks-and-stones-does-facebook-and-twitter-give-bullying-more-power/print/
This article, written by Alexandra Sifferlin from Time Magazine, looks upon our social media world today through the lens of bullying. To begin, she highlights an argument in a book called "Sticks and Stones" claiming that the Internet has spun bullying out of control. She then continues to support this claim through a recent study at Duke University that mentions how being bullied as a child can be severe even in the future to a victim, possibly causing psychiatric issues. After analyzing some more evidence to bullying being problematic in the future and interviews with the author of "Sticks and Stones," the author leaves us with some advice on how we can protect our children against the emerging issue of cyberbullying.
Sifferlin is a graduate from Northwestern and is a current writer and producer for Time Magazine's Healthland. This article revolves around a prevalent issue in our country, emphasizing cyberbullying as a increasingly detrimental problem in society. Sifferlin's purpose is to argue that cyberbullying is not stressed enough in our culture. In order to get her claim across to her audience of adults with children, she both uses practical evidence from studies and ends with speaking directly to her audience. More importantly, Sifferlin slowly shifts from general, logical evidence to a more personal, one-on-one tone. She uses the mindset of the reader to her advantage: first, she convinces them that cyberbullying is a major problem toward young children; then she mom's perspective of bullying to connect with the audience; finally, she leaves the reader with parental advice on how to have your kids avoid this issue. This creates a very reinforced argument that is sure to have an effect on the author's audience.
This article, written by Alexandra Sifferlin from Time Magazine, looks upon our social media world today through the lens of bullying. To begin, she highlights an argument in a book called "Sticks and Stones" claiming that the Internet has spun bullying out of control. She then continues to support this claim through a recent study at Duke University that mentions how being bullied as a child can be severe even in the future to a victim, possibly causing psychiatric issues. After analyzing some more evidence to bullying being problematic in the future and interviews with the author of "Sticks and Stones," the author leaves us with some advice on how we can protect our children against the emerging issue of cyberbullying.
Sifferlin is a graduate from Northwestern and is a current writer and producer for Time Magazine's Healthland. This article revolves around a prevalent issue in our country, emphasizing cyberbullying as a increasingly detrimental problem in society. Sifferlin's purpose is to argue that cyberbullying is not stressed enough in our culture. In order to get her claim across to her audience of adults with children, she both uses practical evidence from studies and ends with speaking directly to her audience. More importantly, Sifferlin slowly shifts from general, logical evidence to a more personal, one-on-one tone. She uses the mindset of the reader to her advantage: first, she convinces them that cyberbullying is a major problem toward young children; then she mom's perspective of bullying to connect with the audience; finally, she leaves the reader with parental advice on how to have your kids avoid this issue. This creates a very reinforced argument that is sure to have an effect on the author's audience.
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