Cyber Bullying

This past week was really stressful on the amount of work we had to do. It's just one of those assignments that don't work well with the time given. That's okay because at least I have some new terms to share with you.

We were learning about cyber bullying. The terms that went under that catergory were:

Target- The intended victim
Offender- A person with malicious intent
Bystander- A witness who does nothing
Upstander- A person who stands up for & supports the intended victim
Escalate - To make more intense
De-Escalate- To make less intense

People all over the world have been bullied, face to face and online. Online people feel more free to do what they want and don't feel remorse on the things they say to someone. They don't feel as if it matters therefore they won't be punished. That's not the case, and they need to realize that what they has an impact on people.

 Then there's the bystanders who watch but don't do anything to help. That makes you just as bad as the bully. If you feel you want to help out don't just watch things escalate. Be an upstander and stick up for the person being put down. Help things calm down and de-escalate.

Another thing that is currently happening is the pumkin that was sent into space. Have you heard about it? No, then let me tell you about it. The punkin named "Patches" was sent into space by a helium balloon. I guess they want to celebrate Halloween up there. "The pair used a 1600 g balloon filled with 3.5 m³ of helium. The giant balloon was attached to the platform that holds patches and a specially mounted camera." The article stated.

I think it affects me by the imagination to even think about getting that up there, it feels positive yet negative. Negative because they are putting things like that in space where it will never disentegrate. I think it can impact the world with motivation to do more things like that but maybe in a different way. Maybe it can set the world with a bit more imagination for everyone. I think it can also set a bad impact on everyone because it's still sending things into space knowing it won't ever deteriorate or disappear. It's just sitting there floating around even when the balloon pops, it's still there hanging around.

Risky Relationships

Well, hello there :D This week I'm going to have the topic on Risky Relationships Risk Relationships often happen online. So to help you keep safe on the Internet, I'll explain a couple of terms you ought to remember. For your own good that is. Online Predator- A common term used for someone who uses the Internet to start inappropriate relationships with kids or teens Stereotype- A popular belief about a group of people, based off assumptions that are often false Manipulate- Trying to influence someone to do something they might not other do otherwise, for their own benefit Risky- Potentially harmful to one's emotional and/or physical well-being Those will be helpful to keep in mind when talking to people you don't really know online. If you feel uncomfortable in a conversation with someone you should definitely leave. No matter who they are you shouldn't feel pressured into doing something you don't want to. When I say predator, your mind jumps to old men in their mom's basement with nastiness everywhere right? Wrong. Teens are likely to get things from other teens/young adults than from older people. Know it’s okay to feel embarrassed and/or confused, talk to a friend or a trusted adult. Another way to avoid things like that would be not to put yourself out there. Let people know you aren’t into that kind of thing. If they have a problem with that then you know they aren't someone good to talk to anymore. There are ways to build a positive relationship. You shouldn't use social media for arguments.Sending cute and nice messages can help build it up better. You should keep in mind not to over text. It can make you look a bit obsessed over the situation. There are definitely other risks you should watch out for. Like for instance what you share on the computer. Anything you post can be leaked to everyone and the things you can gain aren't always good, for example : Stalkers or a bad reputation. Of course there's many more but I'm sure you get the idea, right? These types of things can affect you by interfering with your personal and academic/professional life. If you try to get a good job and they see that you did a lot of bad things at a party by what you post on Face book, they can/will turn you down. You can walk around and people will talk behind your back saying and repeating what you did last Friday. Pictures everywhere and all over for everyone to see. It can definitely affect you emotionally. Being suppressed by the opinions other people are saying about you. It gets into your mind. These types of things are very dangerous, so I'm alerting you now of what you need to keep an eye out for. It could very well help you in the future or turn you away from a bad choice. That's all I have to say on this now. On a completely different subject, my week had went by very fast. Overall it wasn't that good but things will look up eventually. Everything will fix it self within time, right? I hope you had a good week though. Had you enjoyed yours? I found a site you can go on and have some fun making a photo college, it's called Picartia. I think it's very creative. It's positively nice to see so many things being put together. At the moment I don't find anything bad about it.