"In the wake of several tragedies that have made bullying a high-profile issue, it’s becoming clear that harassment by one’s peers is something more than just a rite of passage. Bullied kids are more likely to be depressed, anxious, and suicidal. They struggle in school — when they decide to show up at all. They are more likely to carry weapons, get in fights, and use drugs.
A new wave of research into bullying’s effects, however, is now suggesting something more than that — that in fact, bullying can leave an indelible imprint on a teen’s brain at a time when it is still growing and developing. Being ostracized by one’s peers, it seems, can throw adolescent hormones even further out of whack, lead to reduced connectivity in the brain, and even sabotage the growth of new neurons."
Paraphrase: Victims of bullying are more vulnerable to be depressed, anxious, and suicidal. If they go to school (some do not go because of the fear of being bullied) they do not do well. They are more prone to fighting, being under the influence with drugs, and carry weapons. When a teenager is bullied, it can leave an impact; it leaves an imprint in their brain that throws their hormones even more out of whack than they already are.
Summary of the Article: This article talks about what bullying does to a teen and how it affects them based on prior research. They also talk about doing the research and what they found out from the tests. One researcher, Martin Teicher, did a test with 1,000 children who were verbally abused and when he got the results back he saw that the kids who were bullied reported more symptoms of depression, axiety, other psychiatric disorders, etc.
Source Analysis: In this article uses emotion to pull the reader in. This article is loaded with great information, but in order to get it you would have to read the article. This article gets people to read it by drawing their attention in to make them feel the pain. The author does not want you to bully, so telling the audience what happens would be a good way to have them stop; which is what he does.
Anthes, Emily. "Inside the Bullied Brain." Boston Globe (2010): 1-3. Web. 29 Mar 2011. <http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/11/28/inside_the_bullied_brain/?page=1>.
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