Boothby+Suicide

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 * Startling and informative opening ** :
 * Imagine **** walking up the stairs towards your older **** brother’s **** room. Your **** parents **** want you to tell him that it’s time for dinner. You hear his **** loud ****, **** angry **** rock **** music **** blaring from down the hall. You open the door and yell (in hopes of being heard over the music) “ **** BRIAN! **** TIME FOR…” Your **** voice **** trails off as you take in the **** horrifying **** scene in front of you. **** Brian **** is lying on the **** floor **** , his fingers loosely curled around a **** gun **** , and a **** bullet **** wound through his head. A terrified scream escapes your throat. Brian is dead . **
 * Quick summary of main question that I mean to answer or reason I think this topic is important: **
 * I think **** suicide **** is a very **** important **** topic in our **** society **** because it has become a huge **** issue **** . The word “ **** suicide ” is almost taboo, yet more people die from it each year. We need to raise awareness of suicide if we are to have any hope of decreasing the numbers of suicides in the future.

**1. ****More people ****die **** from ****suicide **** than from ****war **** and ****murder **** __combined.__ ** ** Many people believe that **** talking **** about **** suicide **** to someone who is possibly **** suicidal **** makes them more likely to attempt to **** kill **** themselves – this isn’t true; most suicidal people need to feel like someone **** cares **** about them, and talking to them can **** show **** them this. **
 * Two or three most interesting things I learned from research: **
 * 2. ****Currently, ****religion ****<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> has become a huge factor in whether suicide is considered ****<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #33ccff; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">right ****<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> or ****<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #ff9933; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">wrong ****<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">. In many religions it is believed that each person belongs to ****<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #0066ff; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">God ****<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> and to ****<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: red; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">kill ****<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> oneself is to ****<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #9900cc; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">steal ****<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> God’s ****<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #00cc00; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">property ****<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">. **
 * <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;">3. ****<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Most people who ****<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #ff9933; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">attempt ****<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> to commit suicide don’t actually want to ****<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0066; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">die ****<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> – they don’t know any better (less ****<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #cc0099; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">traumatic ****<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">) way to ****<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #33ccff; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">express ****<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> their ****<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #ff7c80; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">emotions ****<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">. If they are saved, most people are very ****<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #0066ff; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">grateful ****<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> to still be ****<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #00cc00; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">alive ****<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">. **
 * <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #0066ff; line-height: 115%; font-family: Broadway; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Confirmation or rejection of one or two commonly held beliefs about this topic: **
 * <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #00cc00; line-height: 115%; font-family: Broadway; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Something to connect the topic to the reader's life so that he/she will care: **
 * People ages **** 14-24 **** have the **** highest **** suicide **** rate **** of any age **** group ****, which puts most of **** us **** in the group with the highest **** risk **** . **

<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">** Dr.Catherine LeGales of the World Health Organization says, “ **** Worldwide ****, more people **** die **** from **** suicide **** than from all **** homicides **** and **** wars **** combined.” **<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
 * <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #ff0066; line-height: 115%; font-family: Broadway; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">A closing surprise...intriguing fact, quotation, or discovery from my own research: **

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