TOW 19: Does it "get better" for bullied or bisexual youth?

With the issue of bullying growing to be a serious, nationwide issue, this article brings some hope. The overall incidences of bullying for being lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) decreases significantly after high school, as research as shown. Over half of teens from ages 13-14 are bullied for being LGB, but this number is drastically reduced to 10% when they are 19-20. However, this number did not drop for gay/bisexual males as males were more than 4 times more likely to report bullying at the end of the study.

This article was written by Georgiann Caruso, a CNN Medical Producer.

This article was important in context. Bullying is a very serious issue that has caught the attention of many schools, and this article displays studies that have been done on it. Although bullying seems to decrease after high school, it still continues to persist for males. This issue of bullying and the effects it has on the victims must be heard and learned about in order for it to stop.

The purpose of this article was to tell of a study that was performed in the UK on the statistics of students who were bullied for their sexuality, and whether this continued after high school or not.

The text was written for the general public. This is an article that can appeal to a large audience as even those who have no direct correlation to the topic of the article can be informed of the bullying that goes on. The LGBs may also read this article and gain hope that the bullying they are enduring now is most likely going to end after high school.

The article does not contain any conspicuous rhetorical elements, as most of the article consisted of results from the study performed and their implications on the future of LGBs.

The author's purpose was achieved. Through giving details on the study, Caruso was able to raise awareness on the growing issue of bullying, as well as possibly make people feel sympathy for LGBs. The fact that they are two more times as likely to get bullied is a horrible fact, and this may induce readers to become more open-minded and treat LGBs exactly the same as heterosexuals.