An Argumentative Essay-Assisted Suicide A Bad Thing?

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In this essay I will be talking about suicide. Ever since 6th grade when I had to go to guidance when I moved here from Alabama. The guidance counselor Mrs. Wrisner she would go over some things about suicide and other things that would help us. The thing is she told us that suicide is a very bad thing.I absolutely agree that it is. She did a slideshow about it. Suicide is caused by many things it’s mostly depression. Depression is caused by others putting another person down. For several reason, I think suicide is a bad thing.

First of all,suicide is a bad thing because it has irrational thinking. According to occupy.org “A possible con to assisted suicide may be the fact that the patient may be a mind state that prevents them from making rational decisions and could request an assisted suicide procedure without thinking clearly”. The evidence states this possible bad thing about suicide. The person is in a different kind of mind. This kind of mind will make you
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This evidence is saying that suicide is against the law in most of the countries in the world. In some nations and in 4 places in the world of this America.According to mcsun.org “It is understandable that people who are under a great amount of pain don’t want to suffer and be a burden for their families, emotion and money wise”. This evidence is stating why it is illegal. That the person is under lots of pain. It will be a great deal of emotional pain on families. For several reason, I think suicide is a bad thing.Suicide is a bad thing because it has irrational thinking.Suicide would be a bad thing because suicide is illegal. A lot of people die each year.Every 4 seconds a person dies from suicide. Suicide is bad thing it’s a lot of emotional pain on your families if you don’t want to hurt them don’t do

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