¶ … settle the (questions)? Inferences/Conclusions

How did the author reach the conclusion?

Is there another way to interpret the information? Concepts

What is the main idea?

What are we taking it for granted?

What assumptions have led the author to his/her conclusions?

If someone is accepting the author's position, what would be the implications?

If someone is not accepting the author's position, what would be the implications?

Points-of-View

From what point-of-view is the author looking at the issue?

Is there another point-of-view that I should consider?

This paper is review of an article in various perspectives. The review highlights the aims and objectives of the article, the information collected and presented the likely inferences from the article and implications. The purpose of paper is to apply the concepts of article review and analysis on one or few articles.

Article Review

This paper is the review of article Cyber bullying: An old problem in a new guise? written by Marilyn A. Campbell. The paper highlights how the author has presented his views and what is his purpose behind publishing this piece of information.

Purpose

What is the author trying to accomplish?

The author is trying to give the readers general information about dark side of Internet and the methods which are prevailing in modern practices to harass other fellow beings. The author believes that the chosen topic is in fashion these days and much information can be collected from various sources, yet he feels it important to cast light over various facts, he collected during his research.

What is the central aim?

The central aim is to provide consolidated information about types of bullying practices in the modern world and what are the emerging ones. He presents a complete view of various bullying practices carried out using multiple forms of technology.

What is the author's purpose?

The basic purpose of author is to invite attention of masses towards the fact that bullying has transformed itself from a childish and amusing act to serious threatening activity and there are many victims of cyber bullying. Furthermore, he wants to highlight that people from various ages particularly children and young adults are also...

Another question which he bases his research on is related to increasing participation of young children in these activities and the role of school in combating them.
What question is the author addressing?

The author addresses the question; how schools can be effective in controlling cyber bullying activities by the children. He mainly focuses on the measures which schools can take in the domain of legitimate activities. He highlights the need of participation by schools in controlling this activity and presents certain methods which are useful in this regard.

Are we considering the complexities in the question?

Yes, the complexities of the questions are considered by the readers who are referring to it to devise an action plan about controlling these activities. There are certain readers who want to get information only as they may not have any venue for its implementation. In other words, they may not be part of school management or parents of young children who are actually involved in this activity of cyber bullying.

Information

What information is the author using in coming to the conclusion?

The author is using the information dug out by him in the form of literature review. He has consulted work of various researchers and associations. The formal reports issued by various authorities provide rich information about the incidences of cyber bullying and their undesired results.

What experience do we have to support the author's claim?

The readers who are not aware of cyber bullying may have no experience to support author's claim, however, those who belong to the field of IT and surf Internet on regular basis can quote many incidents when they or they fellow member were harassed using cyber technology.

What information do we need to settle the (questions)?

The readers need statistics from authentic sources to settle the claim (National Crime Prevention Council 2001). The statistics must show the number of people and events that result in bad experience. The data about demographics will be highly useful to present in this regard. In…