Nadin Khoury was a normal 13-year-old boy until one day he was bullied beyond belief. Seven older students bullied him. He feels he was bullied because he is small and his mother is from Africa.
Read Nadin's story. Many hold that a bully does not have, or is incapable of having, empathy for fellow human beings. Witnesses to such acts often exhibit lack of empathy and do not get involved.
- Discuss the character issues involved in bullying.
- What can be done to reduce acts of bullying and abuse?
- To what extent does bullying exhibit issues of character?
- To what extent are vices like jealousy, envy, and spite involved in such incidents?
- How can bullying be viewed from a relativism point of view?
- Can bullying be viewed as absolute? Why or why not?
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