Topic > Persuasive Essay on Suicide for Teens - 1015

Her name was Amanda Todd, “when she was in seventh grade, she met a man in an online chat room who convinced her to show him her breasts. A year later, the man contacted her on Facebook and asked her to “give him a show.” He threatened to release a photo of himself to everyone he knew if he didn't do what he wanted. He knew his address, his name, where he went to school and who his friends and family were. Amanda's photos were released and went viral. Other kids at her school saw the photos and started bullying and teasing her. She became severely depressed, developed anxiety, and began using drugs and alcohol. A year later, after changing schools and finding a new group of friends, the man returned and created a Facebook page, using his topless photo as his profile picture. Her new friends started ignoring her, talking about her and bullying her. He reveals his feelings in his YouTube video, describing how he cried every night and missed all his friends. Amanda started cutting herself. Once again, Amanda changed schools, where a boy flirted with her. As a result, the girls from the first school went to the new school and beat her, while people watched and filmed everything. She reveals, “I was left all alone and left stranded.” He managed to find his way back, where he lay down in a ditch. Her father found her there. When Amanda returned home, she attempted suicide