English III 3rd hour Ms. Bolton 12 April 2001 Outline Thesis Statement: The reasons and answers to why youth kill themselves are diverse and unexplainable. I. Causes A. Parents B. Media C. Alcohol/drug use D. Availability of guns E. Depression II. Who is prone A. Majorities 1. Males 2. Females B. Minorities 1. Race 2. Homosexual III. Signs IV. Tryptophan Youth Suicide “Two teenagers burst into their Colorado high school one year ago this month and gunned down thirteen people. …showed first 75 words of 2728 total…

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