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The Bullying Workbook For Teenagers

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Having low self-esteem is like having a disease. “You may feel pressured to look a certain way because the way you look doesn’t make you feel good enough” (Taylor). Sometimes girls think that they need to be a certain way to satisfy others, but in reality, they just need to satisfy themselves. Being teased at school can lead to low self-esteem, not speaking up for themselves, and suicide.
“Being a teenager is difficult enough without having to worry about bullying”. In Mrs. Lohmann’s and Taylor’s book, “The Bullying Workbook for Teens”, they talk about many ways to help people, who have low self-esteem, boost themselves back up. Their book, “helps manage emotions such as fear, anxiety, anger, depression, and you can learn communication skills …show more content…

Keys was interviewed April 12th, 2010 and was asked “So many of your songs are about female empowerment. Do you consider yourself a role model for young women?” She stated, “ I do. We all have the ability to affect someone in a positive way. And one thing I’ve found from the very beginning is that thoughts are real. So I really want to give people something empowering to think about and live for” (Time, vol. 175, no. 14). Not only do young people get bullied but celebrities do as well. The reporter also asked Alicia Keys, “I hear some Prince influences in your new work. Is that the case?” She then stated that she has “always been very inspired by Prince. I’m sure people told him that he was a black musician and can’t play that” (Time, vol. 175, no. 14).
There are some cases where it is too late to help someone cope with their low self-esteem. Suicide can be preventable but it takes time. “Suicide is among the top three causes of death for young people ages 15 to 24” (Goldsmith). Not only does suicide kill you but you hurt your loved ones very much. As Passenger once said, “Well you only need the light when it's burning low, you only miss the sun when it starts to snow, you only know you love her when you let her go”.
Suicide doesn't just affect the ages 15 to 24. “Suicide touches people of all ages”

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(Grealy 10). The parents not stopping their children indicates how ignorant some parents and individuals can be in society today, which can result in lack of confidence for people who are bullied. Bullying is an important issue seen in our world today and the main cause of low self-esteem in our society. Lucy’s reaction at the pony party indicate low self-esteem. Although she got hurt, she could not react but rather she felt, she does not belong to the world which causes her to feel frighten of jumping ahead first into social situation that yield unique life experience.

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The short story, " A & P", by John Updike takes place in a grocery store where Sammy, the main character, struggles with moral principles and the lack of freedom. He becomes astonished by three teenage girls who comes into the store. Queenie, the leader of the three girls, arouses Sammy's desire from the moment he sees her; in which he’s never seen girls physically express themselves in such a way. However, Lengel, the store manager, vigorously disapproves of the three girls attire; and makes it very uncomfortable for him and responds in a mean manner. Being disoriented in his fascination with the three girls; Sammy's desire has contributed to the decision of quitting his job.

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“A sense of hope and something to live for is what teens need. They also need a way to raise their self-esteem. When they look at this world and see it through a hopeless window, there is nothing that will make them want to stay in it,” said Dan Snarr, a Skyline High science teacher. Suicide among teens is a recurring issue in today's world. The article “Suicide - Killing the teens & young people in America” written by Christopher Wager discusses the hopelessness that teens feel that leads them to commit suicide.

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One survey question reads, “If you ever experienced a form of bullying, how did it make you feel? Did you go to someone for help?” One student answered this question by saying, “yes it made me feel really shitty and made me hurt myself. No, I did not go for help, nobody would listen.” This student shows that they chose to not say anything because they feel or know that nobody would listen anyway.

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As of 2015, 5 in 100,000 girls and 14 in 100,000 teenagers commit suicide (Lewis). Teenagers are becoming more vulnerable and schools seem to be taking no notice. If these lives could be saved, it would help so many families across the united states. The National Institute of Mental Health states that there “are as many as 25 attempts of suicide to every one that is actually committed” (Eco Child’s Play). Suicides can be prevented by treatment of the illness.

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