The Revealers Blog Writing Topic

In the novel, The Revealers, the students of Parkland Middle felt connected through SchoolStream or as the students called it KidNet where they were able to chat or instant message. Most of you do this nightly through MSN Messenger. With KidNet and MSN nobody could break into or eavesdrop on your conversation without it being known. Not anymore. Today’s technology allows you to assume the identity of another person. Do you really know whom you are talking to in the cyber world?

It is 10:00 pm on a Wednesday night; you have finished your homework and you are chatting on MSN with three other friends. After 10 minutes two more friends ask to join the chat. By 10:30 pm five more people have joined and it is fun; however, there is a joke said about one of the people, rapidly followed by an insult. At first, no one knows how to respond, then seconds later a message pops up stating, “I didn’t say that! It isn’t me saying these things. Someone is using my name. What is going on here?”

What is the issue involved in this scenario? Why is this serious?

What would be a responsible way to handle this situation?

How could a situation like this be resolved? How would one of the three main characters from The Revealers deal with this situation?

This is serious because it means that someone has hacked into another person's account and this situation could become worse since the hacker can say things to the person's friends and everyone will think that their friends are insulting them so the people will be hurt and they will blame the "victim." I think the victim should delete their MSN account so nothing serious happens. But if there is no hacker and it is really the person themselves, they could deny it easily. So if the person is really saying these things, then they should go ahead and say it and not just pretend they didn't say anything. I think Russell, Catalina, and Elliot from the Revealers would send out another Revealer with a story saying that they have been hacked. Then if the hacker is at school and actually reads the Revealer and finds out about the story, they might possibly stop if they are scared of being investigated and found out.

The Revealers Blog Writing Topic

The Revealers
Blog Writing Topic

Blog response Instructions: Answer the questions in complete sentences, proper English and use examples from the novel whenever possible. Put page number after your examples. When writing comments to your peers, be respectful in your language and about their response. It is okay to disagree, but do it in a polite manner.

Blog Question: Is bullying a rite of passage of childhood and adolescence? Is it apart of the maturation process one needs to go through to reach adulthood? Explain. Mrs. Hogeboom brings up this topic on page 108.

I don't think bullying is part of the process of growing up. A lot of kids growing up who are getting bullied just have a lot of anger and hatred and I think they can grow up to be pretty violent if they are pushed around a lot when they are young. Sometimes it might be part of growing up and being mature to realize your decisions and learn the difference between right and wrong, and the victim can learn about being careful with dangerous people and to be cautious of what you say and do, but bullying still affects a lot of kids when they're growing up.

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