"Teen Suicide": Generalizations, Contradictions, Research Evidence and Structure, and Unclear Sentences

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Muna Al-Fuzai's article "Teen Suicide" is about this problem generally and especially in Kuwait and the Gulf countries. In fact, the author sees teen suicide as a serious problem that threatens the world and especially depressed teens in Kuwait and the Gulf countries who kill themselves as a solution to their "no solution" problems after they have struggled for a time. According to the author, problems such as love relations, parents control, and school issues are the most common reasons for teen suicide. According to her research, most suicides are by girls. The author asks the ministry of education to study and take some action to solve this serious "phenomenon," like stop expelling students from schools and putting counselors to observe and monitor depressed and violent teens to face their problem and save their lives. Four of the primary concerns with Muna Al-Fuzai's article, "Teen Suicide" are generalizations, contradictions, research evidence and structure, and unclear sentences. Starting with the primary concern, generalizations, Muna Al-Fuzai has some illogical generalizations in her article which affects her credibility. For example, in the beginning of her article, the author writes, "life today has changed, and parents have to accept the fact that they no longer have the final word in the lives of their sons and daughters anymore" (Al-Fuzai 2). This statement is logically untrue because, of course, some parents still have control over their children and can make decisions on their behalf. For example, nowadays in the Arab world many sons and daughters of marriageable age are "forced" to marry someone whom his/her parents like, not the person himself/herself. The easiest way the author could solve this generality is by her using the word "some." So instead of writing, "Parents no longer…" she could write, "Some parents no longer…" Another generalization

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