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Every 2 hours and 11 minutes, a person under the age of 25 commits suicide. The song “1-800-273-8255”, demonstrates a call to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, and makes a heartfelt message at listeners reassuring them that someone is always there and a call away. This song relates to me in how every aspect of my life has played out. I can definitely say that this song explains my life and struggles and is a good anthem for anyone who is struggling, and needs a reassurance that they are…

Actions Speak Louder Than Words Suicide is the third leading cause of death in today's youth. More adolescents resort to taking their own lives because of several reasons such as bullying and depression. It is important to realize the affect we have on the lives of others and realize that success is based on value. Our value comes from the way people see us as human beings and how we act towards them. Treat others the way you want to be treated. In the book, Thirteen Reasons Why, the author Jay…

Suicide is stupid, but according to Ugnar (2011), many young people have suicidal thoughts and gestures daily. "Problems that precipitate suicide are usually temporary ones — unfortunately, suicide is a permanent solution to these temporary troubles.” Difficulties in life may occur to an extreme extent and may compel one to commit suicide; however, good times still happen (counselingcenter.utk.edu, n.d.). Teenage suicide has always been a problem in the society as it is the second leading…

Romeo and Juliet is a play about star-crossed lovers whose parents have been fighting for decades. The play fits into the tragedy genre because as they try to be together, Romeo and Juliet happen to make things worse, resulting in death of many people. At the time the play was written, the father of a woman generally picked who the daughter was to marry. With Juliet wanting to marry Romeo, it was against her father’s wishes. This paper will be analyzing act 3 scene one and how it plays as a…

The story of Icarus has inspired many books and shows and even video games. Most notably, it has inspired many songs, such as Icarus by Bastille and Icarus by The Staves, as well as Icarus by White Hinterland and Icarus Borne on Steel Wings by Kansas. Most of these songs use the fall of Icarus as a metaphor for being in a dangerous or less than ideal situation. One song states that “Icarus is flying towards an early grave” (Bastille), referring to a person who is having fun (i.e. drinking), but…

Amanda, I liked reading your post. I thought that it was very interesting to see the statics of the non-Indian vs. Indian. The reason that I thought it was interesting was because it was not a general statistic, but it was a very specific one. The particular subject was that interested me was the talk about suicide. “American Indian adolescents are four times more likely than non Indians to attempt suicide (Russell, 1997 pg. 300). Suicide is something that has to be addressed because it…

Suicide is well known as any actions performs by a person who aim to hurt him or herself. Among children aged 15-19 years, suicide is the number four cause of death in the world and the number three cause in Thailand. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that there were about 1 millions people who committed suicide each year or average 1 person each 40 seconds. Furthermore, there were about 10-20 millions suicidal attempters each year around the world. WHO predicted that in 2020, they…

In Parker’s poem “Men,” Parker present’s men’s love appears misleading and controlling. Parker asserts that men “hail [women] as their morning star / Because [they] are the way [they] are” (“Men” 1-2). In order to initially capture the hearts of women, men knowingly tell women exactly what they want to hear in hopes of winning them over. Parker believes that men idolize all the natural features that a woman possesses and disillusion her into believing that he worships her as well as her natural…

Suicide is Wrong San Francisco, California, is a beautiful city and is home to many landmarks and rich history; however, it also contains the world’s leading suicide location, the Golden Gate Bridge. It is a magnificent structure that is used for the wrong purpose far too often. According to the World Health Organization, close to 800,000 people commit suicide each year and is the second leading cause of death between the ages of 15 and 29-year olds. Many more attempt suicide, but it goes…

Faith, Hope, and Love A Threefold Response to “13 Reasons Why” written By Lucas V. Woodford. It’s in response to the Netflix’s 13 Episode miniseries of “13 Reasons Why” a high school teenage girl commits suicide. Her name is Hannah Baker, after being bullied by her classmates and friends she ends up committing suicide. However, before taking her own life she records 13 tapes which are the 13 reasons that lead made the decision. Woodford gives a Christian analysis of the 13 Episode of the…