CURRENT EVENT REPORT

Name: Theme of Current Event: Culture Date: Publication: nytimes.com
Period: Title of Article: Girl’s Suicide Points to Rise in Apps Used by Cyber Bullies
Date of Article: 9/13/13

Technology is a big part of our daily lives. In this article, it alienates social networking in particular, and how it is affecting our youth. There are so many different social networking sites: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Vine, Voxer, Ask.fm, Kik Messenger etc., etc. These were all created with good intention but they have become pathways for cyber bullying. This article discusses a 12 year old girl named Rebecca Norman, who killed herself because a group of middle schoolers tormented her over social media. They would make comment...

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