Eighth grade students wrote opinion papers in Microsoft Word as part of the NCLR [National Council of La Raza] initiative/campaign against bullying. They honed their writing and word processing skills as they became more sensitized to the issue of bullying via research on the Internet.

Bullying is a form of aggressive behavior manifested by the use of force or coercion to affect others, particularly when the behavior is habitual and involves an imbalance of power. It can include verbal harassment, physical assault or coercion and may be directed persistently towards particular victims, perhaps on grounds of race, religion, gender, sexuality, or ability. The "imbalance of power" may be social power and/or physical power. The victim of bullying is sometimes referred to as a "target." [wikipedia.org]

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