Second Blog Response

The Revealers

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?
Well, i think it's that a person is hacking in to another's person's account.

What would be a responsible way to handle this situation?
This situation happened to me and the person that hacked into mind was a person i know, but I think that person hasn't stopped yet even though i said to stop. It depends on if you know the person or not, because if you know the person, you can tell them to stop or tell an adult/parents, but if you don't know the person, there's no way to commmunicate.

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

They have to resolved it by talking to the person who hacked into another person's account.

First Blog Response

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 a part of the maturation process one needs to go through to reach adulthood? Explain. Mrs. Hogeboom brings up this topic on page 108.

Blog Answer: I think everyone go through bullying as they get older or sometimes in the childhood because i bet everyone has someone that they hate. Sometimes people get sick of people bullying them. You don't have to go through bullying, but if you go pass bullying, i think you will learn more and develop more. I think you also have to get help, like instead of your parents/adult, you can get help by any friends that you think will get any good comments, if you think the bullying is going to be a serious problem.