My Research by Patrick Cahill

Secondary Research. Qualitative Research.

Secondary Research. Qualitative Research.

1. 28% of children did not tell anyone about the abuse. My research suggests that in later life, people become more open and less worried about wether or not they had been bullied. The confinements of School are a sure way to make someone feel like there's no way out. 2. 38% of young people have been affected by cyber-bullying, with abusive emails (26%) and text messages (24%) being the most common methods. Although by my study, it shows that Cyber bullying goes under the radar, I really think its a growing epidemic, although I do think its one that girls and boys 'though girls are more likely to receive sustained Cyber Abuse' pander too. I think the percentages of studies and research can vary wildly as the internet is very confidential, and most girls don't like admitting to Cyber Bullying. I really think with more information and advice from further informed parents, Cyber bullying can be dealt with to a further extent. 3. 30,439 children called ChildLine in 2010/11 about bullying.

4. Almost half (46%) of children and young people say they have been bullied at school at some point in their lives. By looking at the tally of my Bully Survey, the statistics come out to suggest that this statement is most likely true, and it should be looked at more. It's a well known fact that a large percentage of people will lie out of embarrassment or shame that they've been bullied in the past, and by my survey, from the students of E block whom have left the national school curriculum, I think they feel less judged to give their true response as opposed to when they were in school, as the peer pressure is dissolved due to the diversity and large scale of the college, and its standards/principles.

Valentina Kulagina, a Russian graphic designer, born and active in Moscow. I chose to look at Valentina and her contribution to the booming rise of the Propaganda era. Her work is extremely bold, almost geometrical, and most of all, powerful. A lot of the silhouettes and Characters portrayed are tall and looming. And not because theyre scary or the enemy. Theyre showing soldiers in their prime, and how big of a role they played. These posters had to show the people, and even the army that they were bigger and better than the rest, and they were fighting. I love this style, and although I find it slightly over-powering for this day and age, and seeing as Im not promoting anyone in particular this Large scale can still be used effectively in conveying a Bully, how daunting they seem. Theres not much known about Valentina, what we do know is that she was married to Gustav Klutsis, very similar in his Art work that was also heavily to do with Propaganda, she went under the radar as far as recognition, heavily over-shadowed by her Husbands name. Its believed that she made many contributions to his work without noted credit, and its safe to assume that she played a key part in defining Propaganda, at least in Russia, at the time.

I have to include Shepard Fairey in this next bio. As I cant not take inspiration from his work. Simply because the use of bold, vibrant colours clashing to create shadow and effects is too appealing, and would work perfectly in my work, characterizing bullies as these strong deep coloured characters, and generally, I want to keep the characters in my piece un-recognisable, as to negate any issues. I dont want people to assume my piece is biased based on the sides of ethnicity or looks. I just want a clean depiction of whats happening in the world. And strong support for the victims of abuse. Fairey is a graphic designer from the USA, and only recently has he started to break through into political propaganda. Shepard has found massive success in his pieces such as his stylised, heavily distinguishable Hope Propaganda work from 2008. Its hard not to note him in any of todays work as although I think the work hes done has of course been around for the longest time, hes definitely made a huge dent into this type of work, and Id say that a large portion of Artists to come will have words for him. His work for me is simple and very effective, relying on colours to get his point across, wether it be subtle or bold, he has the choice with his pallet. Shepard uses his formal elements to the core, and you cant miss it.

All participants and feedback will remain anonymous! To answer questions, please leave a ( | ) mark next to yours choice. If youre the fifth response, please finish a block of 4 with a ( / ) Q1. Have you ever been bullied? Yes |||| ||| No| N/A Q2. Have you ever bullied someone? If so did you regret it. Yes, I regret it.|| Yes, I dont regret it.| No Ive never bullied.|||| | Q3. Do you think there is, or could be a solution to bullying? Yes |||| No | Maybe||| Q4. Would you support an anti-bullying cause? Yes |||| | No Maybe ||| Q5. What type of bullying is worse in your opinion? Verbal |||| Physical || Cyber || Finished. Thank you!

I used 30 minutes to conduct a fast, short survey and went out and go some quick results to get a general idea to compare to the statistics Ive found via secondary research from the internet. I wanted to see if there was a contrast between how people felt when they could answer anonymously as apposed to other methods of inquiry. To make this research faster, I only questioned 9 people to gather some opinions and see what immediately came out. This of course would not be enough information to prove something, but seeing as I was simply trying to back up my internet research, I was happy with this number.

In conclusion, I have gathered and can present the following information. . 8 out of 9 people (88%) that I questioned were bullied and affected by others in various ways. . Almost half (46%) of children and young people say they have been bullied at school at some point in their lives. This is a high percentage, and looking at my research, I think its even higher. So many people keep these things to themselves, and seeing as this statistic asked children in addition to calculate it, theres a heavy possibility of withheld truth as children find it very hard to admit to these things. And from personal account, I can understand why. Bullyings everywhere and children need help. . People seemed to hold strong opinions when I spoke to them, although I cant really account for this as my surveys responses were locked. Although they werent biased, Id like to conduct more research as to how people react when presented with a question and a completely unique choice to make for themselves. . I think my questions were varied and diverse enough to get a good understanding of this epidemic that goes on every single day. They all correlated back to my research and theyve concluded for me that theres a problem. . I think the people that I asked were truthful with their answers, which reinforces my theory that once children turned teens have left school, that they feel less constricted and more at ease to answer without prejudice, although once again as weve seen and as other studies show, bullying can leave long term confidence issues, and percentages will always vary from study to study. I think I got a good group of participants and Ive gathered a good conclusion on the subject. . Ive realised that this is bigger than I previously thought, and that my poster needs to be bold and to the point to change things. Shepards style will be extremely useful in conjunction with Valentines ability to convey power and force as well as hope and courage.