Essays on Suicide Page 2

In The Tale of Heike, the Japanese perspective on defeat and dying is shown through multiple incidents portrayed in the novel. Being defeated was considered shameful, while prevailing brought respect and honor. Various accounts illustrate that one could defeat an opponent through actions such as exile, insults, or revenge. Due to the shame associated with…

Did you know that every 40 seconds someone in the world just committed suicide? Have you ever lost someone close to you that committed suicide? I have, and it was the hardest thing to believe and that you know them so well you wouldn’t even believe to think that they would do such a thing….

Men and Suicide Introduction Suicide is described as a deliberate act to take one’s life or cause self-harm. (Kreitman, 1977, as cited in Husain, Waheed & Husain, 2006) Suicide risk factors vary with age, gender, ethnic and socioeconomic status. Most suicide cases are brought about by depression or dangerous mental disorders or substance abuse arising…

Contrary to the widely held belief that suicide is an irreversible answer to a temporary issue, I disagree because there are numerous alternatives and solutions. This is precisely why I have decided to address this subject – to increase awareness about this widespread societal problem. Instead of succumbing to accidents, cancer or other illnesses every…

Janice Mirikatani is the poet Laureate of San Francisco and a very accomplished poet. As well as being a poet Mirikatani is also a choreographer, an administrator, and a community activist. Most of her poetry deals with the after shock of World War II, and other violent and traumatic events. Her poems are meant to…

We each of us have a good “alibi” For being down here in the “joint”; But few of them really are justified If you get right down to the point. You’ve heard of a woman’s “glory” Being spent on a “downright cur,” Still you can’t always judge the story As true, being told by her….

Our country’s, teen suicide rate is increasing dramatically, and we should do something about it. Suicide is commonly called killing oneself or taking one’s life. Do you know someone who has tried to try or committed suicide? Can you imagine what they have been going through? In the United States, there has been an increase…

In an ordinary suburban house, on a lovely tree-lined street, in the center of 1970s America, lived the five beautiful, moony Lisbon sisters, whose doomed fates indelibly marked the vicinity male childs who to this twenty-four hours go on to haunt over them. What happened to the Lisbon sisters is a narrative at one time…

Every year thousands of teens die in the United States, not from cancer or car accidents, but by their own hand; they make the choice that they want to die, and they take their own life. Statistics conducted in 1996 reveal that every 42 seconds a teenager attempts suicide and every 16.9 minutes a teenager…

Back From the Brink Through the personal account of his struggles in “Back From the Brink: War, Suicide, and PTSD,” Ron Capps effectively relays his views on the current “don’t ask don’t tell” policy on anything deemed abnormal to the U. S. Military. In order to save lives of many men and woman, those views…