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Cyber bullying has not only happened amongst the children but also amongst the adults. As I was reading this journal; Stop Cyber Bullying! by: Daniel Gracie, and in her article she says that the internet has made many ways for us to communicate; such as, email, blogging, twitter, social networking and Facebook. The topic of this Journal is how social networks have a professional use for them people still use it in a harmful manner. Daniel talks about when people bad mouth other people online that we could be hurting someone else and soon, what we say on the internet will come to haunt us.

I feel the writer`s purpose was to tell the world what other people do on the internet and social websites. Yes, people can hide behind a screen but can they actually say it to the person`s face. Daniel wanted to tell us that the people online may say mean and hurtful things but if you are the one not hiding behind a screen then you`re the better person.  In this journal Daniel writes about a survey that happened in 2008. Carrerbuilders.com conducted a survey for hiring managers who have done online internet searches for online job applicants. As they were looking they had a lists of concerns; inappropriate information on a candidate's Facebook page, poor communication skills, bad mouthing former employers or employees, unprofessional screen names, and confidential information from previous employers. Daniel sums up his journal saying, "As healthcare professionals or students we are held up by a code of conduct." To me that says if we don't stop cyber bullying, there will always be mean and hurtful things, but the usefulness of this journal is that we should always keep our head high and never stop being who we are.

Gracie, D., R.N.-B.S.N. (2010). Stop cyber bullying!". The South Carolina Nurse, 17(1), 4. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com.proxy.consortiumlibrary.org/docview/221093324?accountid=14473