ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SUICIDE
From New Latin suīcīdium, from Latin suī of oneself + -cīdium, from caedere to kill.
10 QUOTES WITH «SUICIDE»
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suicide.
To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true that the suicide braves death, he does it not for some noble object but to escape some ill.
The way the terrorist is trained to operate, especially the suicide terrorists, makes punishment and the threat of punishment far less valuable to those who would prevent the crime.
Anyone who says that Iran will commit suicide with its nuclear power is a moron and has no business in discussion.
Two armies that fight each other is like one large army that commits suicide.
Any professional league that goes on strike right now - that's just suicide.
One said of suicide, As long as one has brains one should not blow them out. And another answered, But when one has ceased to have them, too often one cannot.
I don't think Jimi committed suicide in the conventional way. He just decided to exit when he wanted to.
I am so sick of reading about another car bomb, another suicide bomber, another 10, 20, 30, 70, 100 people dead in a day, both Americans and Iraqis.
Perhaps the saddest irony of depression is that suicide happens when the patient gets a little better and can again function sufficiently.
I'm a small-time white kid trying to represent hip-hop. If a hip-hop artist comes up and beats me in a battle, who did they beat? A small-town white kid who ain't never been an MC, who ain't never done nothing. Now if an MC comes to battle and they get beat by a small-town white boy, that's MC suicide.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUICIDE»
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suicide in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
suicide and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
One of Durkheim's most important works, serving as a model in social theory.
Emile Durkheim, John A. Spaulding, George Simpson, 2010
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Why People Die by
Suicide
Drawing on extensive clinical and epidemiological evidence, as well as personal experience, Thomas Joiner provides the most coherent and persuasive explanation ever given of why and how people overcome life's strongest instinct, self ...
"For the individual in the throes of responding to the....suicide of a loved one, this book provides valuable insight into the experience.
Offers factual information about suicide, providing a brief history, discussing risk factors and mental disorders, addressing young victims and the right to die, and exploring suicide as a weapon, experiences of people left behind, and ...
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A Free People's
Suicide: Sustainable Freedom and the ...
Cultural observer Guinness argues that the American experiment in freedom is at risk. He calls society to cultivate the essential civic character needed for ordered liberty and sustainable freedom.
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Suicide: A European Perspective
A sensitive and enlightening account of the problem of suicide and attempted suicide in today's societies.
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Suicide: The Hidden Side of Modernity
Drawing on the work of Durkheim and his successor Maurice Halbwachs, the authors argue that classical sociological theories of suicide require some modification.
Christian Baudelot, Roger Establet, 2008
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Suicide: A Christian Response : Crucial Considerations for ...
(Foreword by Carl F. H. Henry) This contemporary resource presents the medical, ethical, legal, pastoral, and personal arguments for choosing life rather than death.
Timothy J. Demy, Gary P. Stewart, 1998
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Physician-Assisted
Suicide: What Are the Issues?
The authors in this book sort out these responses and look at the assumptions underlying them. Several of these authors give startling new interpretations that a culture gap, deeper and wider than that in the abortion debate, exists.
L.M. Kopelman, K.A. de Ville, 2001
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Suicide: The Philosophical Dimensions
Intended both for students and for seasoned scholars, this book sheds much-needed philosophical light on one of the most puzzling and enigmatic human behaviors.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUICIDE»
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suicide is used in the context of the following news items.
Sandra Bland's death ruled suicide; jail mate says she was emotional
Citing preliminary autopsy results, the Waller County prosecutor told reporters that the cause of Bland's death was hanging and that she had committed suicide. «CNN, Jul 15»
Evidence of suicide mounts in Sandra Bland death (+video)
An autopsy report corroborates the official narrative indicating that Sandra Bland committed suicide in her Texas jail cell. Ms. Bland's friends and relatives have ... «Christian Science Monitor, Jul 15»
Suicide Bomb Attack Targets Nigerian Church
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria—A suicide bomber killed four people at a church in northeastern Nigeria on Sunday, bringing the toll of a broad wave of violence by the ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
27 killed in suicide attack on Kuwait mosque; Islamic State affiliated …
Twenty-seven people have been killed in a suicide attack on a Shiite Muslim mosque in Kuwait City, the health ministry says. Health minister Ali al-Obaidi told ... «ABC Online, Jun 15»
Saudi Arabia: 20 people killed after suicide bomber strikes Shia …
A suicide bomb attack during Friday prayers at a Shia mosque in eastern Saudi Arabia has killed 20 people and injured more than 50 others, according to local ... «The Guardian, May 15»
Suicide Bombing Kills At Least 35 In Jalalabad; ISIS Reportedly …
In what could be the first attack in Afghanistan by the self-proclaimed Islamic State, the extremist group has reportedly said it is behind Saturday's deadly attack ... «NPR, Apr 15»
FBI: Man plotted suicide bomb attack at Kansas military base
A 20-year-old man accused of planning a suicide attack at Fort Riley was arrested Friday while trying to arm what he thought was a 1,000-pound bomb near the ... «Military Times, Apr 15»
Deadly Suicide Bombings Hit Mosques In Yemen's Sanaa
ADEN, Yemen (AP) — Suicide bombers attacked a pair of mosques Friday in the Yemeni capital, unleashing monstrous blasts that ripped through worshippers ... «Huffington Post, Mar 15»
Taliban suicide bomber attacks on Pakistan churches kill 14, spark …
Taliban suicide bombers have killed 14 people in attacks on two crowded churches in the Pakistani city of Lahore as worshippers attended Sunday services. «ABC Online, Mar 15»
Suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers in Nigeria kill 24
POTISKUM, Nigeria - Teenage suicide bombers, suspected to be Boko Haram extremists, killed at least 24 people in separate blasts Tuesday at crowded bus ... «CBS News, Feb 15»
