Abstract
This paper analyzes the topic of suicide amongst students in America and questions why it is so rife. Young children do not commit suicide in great numbers, but by the time they reach college, suicide is the second leading cause of death among students. The paper notes that suicide in college students is closely linked to depression, and it is an alternative for students because often the symptoms are not recognized until it is too late.

From the Paper
"As noted, the leading cause of suicide in young adults is depression, but what leads to that depression? Often, the pressures of academia, including large class loads, working while attending school, and the new situation of being alone and on their own can lead students to depression. A suicide expert writes, "Going to college can be a difficult transition period in which students may feel lost, lonely, confused, anxious, inadequate, and stressed. And these problems may lead to depression". Many students also note that they acknowledge they are depressed, but do not get help for their depression ".

Tags:unbalanced, violent, thoughts, suicide, prevention

Abstract
This paper explains that the heated arguments in America over the morality of assisted suicide show that there is an ongoing conflict between medical ethics and human rights. The author points out that this conflict is at the heart of the assisted suicide debate, which has been in the news a lot in recent years. The paper suggests that this debate is becoming more intense as more and more Americans are living into their eighties and nineties.

From the Paper
"The heated arguments in America over the morality of assisted suicide show that there is an ongoing conflict between medical ethics and human rights. This conflict is at the heart of the assisted suicide debate, which has been in the news a lot in recent years, for more Americans than ever before are living into their eighties and nineties. Many of these people do not want to be kept alive by medical science once their health has gotten worse, because when someone is very sick and has no hope of ever getting well, life is no longer worth living and every day just brings more physical suffering and emotional pain. In most Western countries, especially in the United States, assisted suicide is illegal because most people think no one has the moral right to take a human life. "

Tags:assisted, suicide, issues

Abstract
The writer of this paper looks at William H. Colby's treatment of the Terri Schiavo, Nancy Cruzan and Karen Ann Quinlan cases in "Unplugged: Reclaiming Our Right to Die in America". The writer considers the outcome of these right to die cases and discusses the balance between equality, utility and autonomy. The writer believes that since every human has an inherent right to live in the world, the negative effect of legalizing physician-assisted suicide outweighs the positive effect. The writer holds that it is our generation's duty to care about humans' liberties and rights.

From the Paper
"Covering the first three chapters, Colby exhaustively described the lengthy Terri Schiavo case, in which a young woman (Terri)'s husband and parents disagreed and battled over whether she was willing to live in a persistent vegetative state and whether the feeding tube should be removed. Michael, Terri's husband thought the life support system needed to be removed, while Terri's parents insisted on inserting the feeding tube, arguing their daughter was still conscious. In 2004, this case aroused great media attention and politicians' involvement. The Governer of Florida, U.S. Congress and the President of the United States all made efforts to prevent Terri's death. In March 2005, President Bush signed a legislation designed to keep Terri alive. Surprisingly, despite these efforts, the U.S. Supreme Court finally ruled that long-term suffering and little chance of revival determined that Terri's caregivers owned the right to remove her feeding tube."

Tags:euthanasia, physician-assisted, suicide, equality, utility, autonomy

Abstract
This study examines the ethical and moral arguments that support or decline the validity of suicide within modern American society. By examining the role of assisted suicide for suffering patients, the autonomy of a person's own body argues that the law has no right to interfere with the rational taking of one's own life. In contrast, the writer maintains that the morality of the law often denies a person's self-autonomy due to the religious and ethical background of the American legal apparatus. In essence, these two contradicting points of view are analyzed within this ethical and moral evaluation of suicide in modern American society.

From the Paper
"Although the law makes it possible for a person to terminate life with the consent of a family member, the issue of self-autonomy and the right to life is deferred on religious morality and within the criterion of the Hippocratic Oath that many doctors adhere to in their medical code of ethics. These are the major factors that define how American law perceives suicide and how it can be dine within the parameters of social morality and ethical standards. Often, the basis of religious or medical ethics provide the legal standards that often enforce a lack of self-autonomy on the part of patient's to choose their own suicide. By understanding the basis of law, one can now examine the counter arguments for suicide that detail the right to live or die through a person's own bodily autonomy."

Tags:life, suffering, moral, patient

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This paper explains that, because society often condemns, discriminates and bullied them, gay, lesbian and bisexual youths (GBLT) are provoked into committing suicide because of their feelings of self-pity and self-hatred, which result in despair and depression. The author points out that, in North America, about 70 percent of GLBT reported experiencing some form of harassment or violence and more than half of the attempted suicides among this age group are GLBT. The paper stresses that these persons need immediate help, such as the process of crisis intervention, which the paper describes. The paper includes several quotations.

From the Paper
"A young person starts their sexual identity during their adolescence period. In this period, he can distinguish his own feelings, actions, and attractions to other people are getting visible. During adolescence, young people tend to experience their first adult erotic feelings, experiment with sexual behaviors, and develop a strong sense of their own gender identity and sexual orientation; gender identification includes understanding that a person is male or female as well as understanding the roles, values, duties, and responsibilities of being a man or a woman."

Tags:bully, statistics, despair, depression, crisis-intervention

Abstract
The paper shows that in the United States the suicide rate among teenagers has tripled in the last 25 years and is now the second most common cause of death of teenagers. Although the psychiatrists and sociologists are still struggling to find the causes behind the trend, recent research indicates that depression, substance abuse, behavioral problems, easy access to guns, family history of suicides, and exposure to violence are major risk factors leading to suicide in the young. In this paper various aspects of adolescent suicides are examined, including its major causes, its occurrence among the youth of different ethnic backgrounds and sexual orientation. The paper also looks at ways of preventing it.

From the Paper
"Three times as many teenage girls attempt suicide as boys. However, the single most likely candidate for "successful" suicide is the white teenaged boy. The reason why more girls attempt suicides but the boys lead the field in fatal suicides is because the boys are likely to use more lethal methods for suicide such as firearms and hanging. The girls usually resort to methods such as consuming sleeping pills that have a higher survival rate. Moreover, according to psychiatrists, the girls while attempting suicide are crying out for help in desperation and could be secretly hoping to be rescued. On the other hand, the boys "conditioned to bottle up their emotions are so ashamed of their feelings that they figure they are better off dead.""

Tags:Youth, Risk, Behavior, Survey, Roman, Catholic, bullying, homosexuality

Abstract
The paper shows how throughout the 1970s, Alice Walker drew on her life experiences to address women's issues, particularly issues unique to black women. The paper refers to her works that illustrate how she bravely discusses previously taboo issues such as abortion, rape or suicide and the ramifications of these issues for black women. The paper also highlights how Walker exposes black culture for it to be understood and accepted by mainstream America. The paper asserts that Walker uses her gift of words to bring life, understanding and empowerment to all people and causes important to her.

From the Paper
"Alice Walker is a writer, poet, and an outspoken advocate for civil, environmental and animal rights. She is best known for her 1982 landmark book The Color Purple (Walker, 1983). This book won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for fiction and was adapted into film in 1985. Like any accomplished writer her work reflects her life experiences and history. Walker uses her gift of words to bring life, understanding and empowerment to all people and causes important to her.
"Walker's first novel, The Third Life of Grange Copeland, (Walker, 1970) defined her as a writer that was not afraid to break down stereotypes and taboos. The novel was met with both praise and derision but Walker claimed the story was based on her experience as black woman growing up in the south. She was adamant that black culture be exposed and explored so that it could be understood by mainstream America."

Tags:stereotypes, taboos, civil, rights, gender, color, abortion, rape, suicide

Abstract
This paper examines the controversial issue of euthanasia and examines why it is taboo in the United States. The author analyzes the arguments presented by all sides in the debate, and focuses on the positions of the religious, medical, and political communities. He concludes that despite the opposition of these groups to euthanasia, there is a small but growing consensus in the United States that for the sake of human decency and dignity, doctor assisted suicide in the form of passive euthanasia and sometimes active euthanasia should be legalized so that human suffering will not be prolonged by medical science simply to extend physical life.

Tags:SOCIOLOGY / EUTHANASIA, euthanasia in america

Abstract
In a 1997 issue of Medical Economics it was reported that the Florida Supreme Court had ruled against physician-assisted suicide in a decision overturning a trial judge's finding, giving AIDS patient Charles E. Hall the right to die as he wished. According to the Florida court, his intention to commit suicide through medical intervention was against the state's policy to preserve life. This paper examines the legal ethics surrounding physician-assisted euthanasia and shows that the laws of most states in America are based on the Judeo-Christian concept that suicide is a moral evil. The paper ultimately argues that suicide assisted by the patient's personal physician should be legalized.

From the Paper
"While there is a focus on the right to life, there is also what is considered to be a "negative right" which is the right not to have bodily injury or pain inflicted on oneself. Clearly, some medical procedures are painful in and of themselves, but when even this does not provide even short-term benefit, other options should be available without repercussion, should it be necessary to function as an agent of simple compassion to alleviate the pain of living and the fear of dying. There are few as capable of doing that as an individual's physician, who should be entrusted to the care of the body, understanding that death is truly a viable part of life, and that choices impacting self should be the exclusive right of the individual."

Tags:Justice, C.J., Kogan, Hippocratic, Oath

Abstract
This paper begins with a personal interpretation of the song "Jeremy," sung by Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam. It explains the musical and vocal techniques used by Vedder to get across his message about the alarmingly high incidence of teen suicide in America. The paper refers to an original newspaper article that describes what inspired Vedder to write the song.

From the Paper
"Vedder starts off by just saying (de-emphasizing) the words, and his voice sounds very smooth and refined. However the next line, "and the dead lay in pools of maroon below", is emphasized with a lot of build up in the voice. The build up results in the explosion of Vedder's voice with emotions which are very powerful and dramatic, at some parts even full of rage and hatred. Vedder seems to place the biggest emphasis on "but we unleashed a lion" to state how angry Jeremy was and to justify Jeremy's actions. At the climax of the song, where Vedder doesn't really sing but just makes noises, his voice flows perfectly. This technique not only adds sad feelings to the context of the song, but also gives the listener time to arrive at his or her own conclusion about the song."

Tags:Rolling, Stone, Columbine