2009, a total of 2,989 males committed suicide (17.9 deaths per 100,000) compared to 901 females (5.3 deaths per 100,000). As these data show, males were three times more likely to commit suicide than females.” (Statistics Canada 2012). Some people might wonder that why those people are so silly to end of his or her life. Suicide is a complex mental action, one who voluntary take a variety of ways to end their lives. Also, why the data indicated the suicide rate males are higher than females?…
have a lot of responsibilities in their lives and many problems that lead them to suicide. During this past 15 years, the rate of suicide in adolescents between the ages of 10-24 has gone up by 8 percent. This means that as time keep passing, teenagers feel more and more depressive which leads them to killing themselves. CDC (Center for Disease Control) have proved that Hispanic teenagers usually commit more suicide than black or white teenagers. They always find a way to finish their lives one…
A major problem in the society is teen suicide. This affects the community in a negative way. We lose friends, loved ones, and family. The person who decides to suicide could have had a life full of pain. They believe no one loves them or cares about them. When they decide to commit suicide the community, the friends, family, everyone who cared for the person come together and feel miserable for losing someone. A question about this type of situation is, “what is being done to help?”. There…
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…
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 involves a human life, which is precious. Another topic that was interesting to me was the tribal membership that you wrote about…
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…