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teen suicide

Thesis Statement: The reasons and answers to why youth kill themselves are "Two teenagers burst into their Colorado high school one year ago thismonth and gunned down thirteen people. But nearly lost in the avalanche ofreaction to the shootings at Columbine High School was the fact that the youngmen were on a suicide mission" (Portner 1). Although most suicidal teens don'tkill themselves after carrying through with such a horrific event, suicide amongteens is a severe problem the nation is being forced to face. Every year, thousands of youths die in North America, as a result of theirown hand. Even deaths involving cancer or those killed in car accidents do notmatch the percentage of teens who take their own lives ("Epidemic" 2). Over the


Less obvious signs are showing trouble atschool, with the law (Conner 2), giving or throwing away prized possessions,focus on morbid death themes or becoming suddenly cheerful after a period ofdepression (Salvatore 2). On January twenty ninth 1996, one gay boy left an astonishingcomment in his suicide note. (Shaffer 2) Minority females are the least likely tocommit suicide and have showed the least amount of increase in suicide ratessince 1960 (Bergman 2). The study found notably more teens committing and attempting suicidein the area following two weeks after the broadcasting of three television movieson suicide. Teen Suicide: Opposing View Points. Though many teens do show one or more of thesesigns at some point before committing suicide, several show no signs and haveno apparent reason to commit (Conner 4). Depression may be a cause orside effect of the deterioration (Salvatore 2).

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