ng. Not amazing because it provides us with a vast amount of knowledge, education, and news, but amazing because of its openness. This openness is an astounding and remarkable apparatus that gives us the ability to create without boundaries and to explore new territories without worry. The open nature of The Internet also allows us to express ourselves and to communicate with the world around us in a completely new and immersive way. Even with the aforementioned greatness of The Internet, it remains, still, one of the most dangerous tools in the world.
How, you may ask, could The Internet be dangerous? How could it, with all of the amazing things it has to offer, be one of the "most dangerous tools in the world"? The answer is simple: because of its openness. The Internet's having this is one of its most amazing features, but also one of its most sinister. This is because, as with any "open" apparatus, The Internet allows anyone to create anything their heart desires. And although the majority of these creations are helpful, educating, and inspiring, there are those that have ominous intentions, that are created in an attempt to hurt another, to degrade a peer, or to humiliate a friend. And in our day and age, these ominous intentions are becoming easier and easier to convey, through various websites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Myspace. And because of social networks' growing numbers of users, the perpetrators of bullying can attack a greater number of victims in new and more hurtful ways.
Not only does cyber bullying affect young children, tweens, and teenagers, but also adults, celebrities, and employees. For example, many co-workers can bully another person in order to increase their chances of a promotion, or a celebrity could post an old flame's phone number on Twitter, thus causing the victim to receive thousands of text messages and calls. The point of the matter is that cyber bullying is a global and widespread issue that is impossible to stop, but that could happen to anybody.Children aren't going to stop using Facebook, Email, and Twitter to prevent themselves from being bullied, just like artists won't stop using paper to avoid a paper cut; however people can be safe on the internet, and by being safe, we can attempt to slowly, although not completely, stop cyber bullying.
Waking up in the morning, you hear the beeping of your phone. Eagerly dressing, you grab it from your nightstand, and see an unread message. Quickly you tap the notification, and read the message. Your stomach sinks deep into your body, and you quickly scroll up the page with your finger. As you look at the recipients, your stomach sinks even further into your body, for the entire seventh grade was sent the message. You put the phone into your pocket, and with that short glimpse of your email, the entirety of your day has already been ruined.