Suicide In Jesus Christ Poem

"More people in the general population die from suicide than homicide in North America. There are almost 11 suicide deaths each year for every 100,000 people living in the United States, and for every suicide, there are between 8 and 25 attempts" (Brent 4203). Based on this research, the great effect of suicide is displayed. According to dictionary.com, suicide can be defined as "the intentional taking of one's own life." Suicide is a major issue for all people, but it most obviously affects those ranging from ten to twenty-four. People need to understand the tremendous ramifications caused from suicide everyday; when people take their lives, others lose their loved ones. Suicide, one of the leading causes of death of numerous people each day, has reached a crisis point for adolescents and young adults, and it needs to be prevented.

Suicide is not chosen; it happens when pain exceeds resources for coping with pain. (Metanoia, 2012) Each suicide affects at least six other people, and I am unfortunately one of those six. I have experienced the loss of a friend due to her unwillingness to live; therefore she committed suicide. ‘Summertime Sadness’ by Lana Del Ray (see appendix one) explores the atmosphere of a bittersweet summertime with a loved one whose committed suicide. The theme of suicide intertwines with love; and the emptiness of death.

With the Christmas, slash, Holiday season upon us we must be cognizant that not everyone will have a Merry Christmas and that the Holiday Season, Thanksgiving to Valentine’s Day, is also the height of the Suicide and Domestic Violence Season. Recently, we have been touched by suicide, not only in our geographical local, but within our Christian community. More people than we would care to admit within our church have or will seriously contemplate, attempt or commit this act, but Why?

The poem Suicide Note, written by Janice Mirikitani (1987), talks about a young lady, who has studied in an Asian-American female college. The lady, unfortunately, committed suicide by jumping through her dormitory’s window. She left behind a note, citing reasons that led to her actions. After a critical analysis of the note, her parents were held responsible for her actions; they were pressurizing her to perform better in her exams. The poem, thus, describes the real feelings and the emotions of this young lady, who believes that committing suicide is the only option left to please her parents and to escape the enormous pressure placed on her. The persona uses voice in the poem to bring our attention to the sufferings she was going through, and that led to the devastating event. Voice in poetry is the strong words of a line, stanza or a page that creates a relationship between the audience and the persona. Voice can, therefore, be categorized as imagery, patterns of sounds created, rhythm, tone, and diction (Gahern 166). The following is a description of how the voice in Mirikitani’s suicide note helps the reader understand the persona’s reasoning.

Suicide is one of the most leading causes of death in the United States. With this in mind, people that are suicidal, see no point in their existence which later on leads to endangering their life. One of the ways individuals has taken account

The recent death of Robin Williams, famous actor and comedian, has sparked some dialog about suicide. It seems that his death pried opened some eyes to see this silenced issue. Our society begins to talk about suicide more and more everyday. Not too long ago, my community faced several suicides. One of my friends killed herself in late September of 2013. Over the following year, three more suicides occurred in the surrounding schools. Those deaths were incredibly painful for family and friends, myself included. This brought realization to me, students, and parents in the county. It came to our attention that there was a problem rising, that is still growing, in our schools and homes. Suicide is often found in youth because it is a troubled time for most people that age, but Robin Williams death also brings attention to the increasing

Loneliness can be detrimental to someone's mental health, especially if there is no one to ask for guidance or care She is all alone. Her parents are supposed to care for her and love unconditionally, but they only cared about her grades to avoid bringing shame to the family. This tragedy should have never happened if she had talked to someone with experience in dealing with depression and suicidal thoughts. Although, the poem does not state the timeline this suicide occurred, it appears that she may have been brought up in a generation where by talking about her problems is taboo and unacceptable. Fearing to be a castaway she does not speak up, so she loses hope because she has no where to turn for help, thus taking the easy way to end her

Many times when people commit suicide, those around them are oblivious of the evidence left behind that triggered them to self-harm himself or herself. There are many motives that can cause a person to take their own life. Depression, being a victim of bullying, and disconsolate lifestyles are a few of the principals that provoke oneself to be suicidal. Many times those who are in their stages of enacting self-harm, do not inform others of their next action, suicide. However, those who do attempt to speak on their actions of committing suicide deliver these messages through forms of writing, such as poetry or music.

In her Marlowe’s Virgil: Dido Queen of Carthage, Roma Gill argues that Marlowe changed the character of Dido into a more sound character by making the suicide scene in which Dido has a soliloquy more heroic. She says that Dido becomes more resourceful and proud after the storm scenes after which she disappears from the plot for a while. It is, thus, disappointing for Gill to see Dido burn the relics of Aeneas, which constitutes an unnecessary melodrama according to Gill. What Gill calls a melodrama appears to me as an act to monumentalize both Aeneas and Dido’s love for him.

“There was a moment in my life when I really wanted to kill myself. And there was one other moment when I was close to that… But even in my most jaded times, I had some hope” said by American singer Gerard Way. Suicide is a painful escape for those to deal with problems that feel as if there is no way out. The usage of suicide in literature has the same goal; which is to create tragic plot.

It is usually uncommon for someone to die by suicide because of one cause. Therefore, there are usually several causes, instead of just one for suicide. (Caruso, 2017). Besides the examples from the play, some of the negative life experiences that may cause someone to commit suicide and depression, include Bullying, a feeling of not being accepted by family, low self-esteem, a serious illness, unresolved abuse from

Ethan, a teenager who failed his math test, almost took his life with a gun. He was scared of the wrath and disappointment his dad will show because of his grade. He was about to kill himself when his little sister, Grace, came home from school. Later, he decided to talk to his dad about how he almost ended his life. He realized that he almost threw his life away and that his dad loves him no matter what is happening. “Die” seems to be the solution to problems that teens try to use whenever they want to be relieved from a situation. Little do they know that dying can break the hearts of loved ones and can cause many problems. “Both the CDC and the National Mental Health Association (NMHA) point out that suicide rates for teens have tripled since 1960 -- making it the third leading cause of adolescent death and the second cause among college students” (americanthinker.com). Think of the number of teenagers lost because of their mental problems. Nearly every day, a family experiences the heartbreak of losing a loved one. Teenagers are killing themselves due to many reasons, but there is a way to help prevent it -

Karl A. Menninger once said, “ Hope is a necessity for normal life and the major weapon against the suicide impulse.” Suicide, the act of intentionally ending one’s own life has become one of the biggest social problems of our time affecting all our lives in one way or the other. According to the Center for Disease Control suicide is ranked second in the 10 leading causes of death in the age range ten to thirty-four in the United States. Our society has made suicide a social norm in pop culture, including in television, in music, and in film, we need to know all the realities of suicide, then become aware of the content we produced that romanticizes suicide, and then take action to start prevention, so we as a society will not be so flippant and acclimated towards the issue.

The poem “Suicide Note” is a letter to the young girl parent. This poem allowed us to see behind the reason why someone would take their life. While reading this poem I found out the reason why she took her own life. She felt like she was a disgrace to her family because everything she did was a failure. So she wrote this note basically to apologize for all the disappointment she had put upon her family.

There are thousands of poems floating around written by bitter or depressed teenagers that are never recognised as works of art. Another form of escape for teenagers is, unfortunately, suicide. It is alarming how high the teen suicide rates have risen over the past decade. Yet, it is comforting that there are support groups and counsellors available now to aid teens through their troubles. Because no one wants to see a life full of promise and potential end abruptly because of a little sorrow in one kid's life. Another reason for teen suicide is their home life. The teenager gets caught in the middle of an argument between their parents, and they take the blame personally. This is not right. Sometimes the child is beaten or abused and is forced to run away into the streets, where they become homeless, and sometimes abducted. Sometimes they just die in a back alley during a cold winterOs night, and they are never missed. At sixteen, a teenager knows about suffering, because he himself has suffered, but he barely knows that other beings also suffer.