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THE EDGE
Ashley Sloan
Sociology 100 Research Paper
Mr. Ron Gary
11 December 2002
The Edge
“Some people want to eke out every second of life- no matter how grim- and that is their right. ... ” The act of killing ones self purposely, by definition, is suicide (Woldcentral. ... Surprisingly , in 1999, suicide took the lives of roughly 29,199 Americans. ... So while some advocate for laws in favor of suicide, others take the stand that nothing could make a person want to kill themselves. And if that person decides to commit suicide, are they mentally capable to make that decision? ... ” Most people that have not studied sociology assume that suicide is closely related to an individuals state. ... In other words , people who lack a sociological imagination will generally attribute suicide to personal problems that overwhelmed the individual and make life seem intolerable (Kornblum 26). ... Mass suicide, like the People’s Temple Cult and assisted suicide like Dr. Jack Kevorkian, aka Dr, Death, are viewed as exceptions to the notion that suicide is an act by an individual based in an intense desire to “end it all”
Mass suicide has happened for centuries. This word by definition is when three or more people kill themselves together with a common element or interest and all or most of the members go along with the suicide willingly at the same time ( Holology. ... Applewhite and his followers were involved in the worst mass suicide in America’s history. ... He also began to think about the idea of a mass suicide for his followers, which he called a “revolutionary suicide”, death as a demonstration of radical will.
Approximate Word count = 1280
Approximate Pages = 5.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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