Brewster,+Joshua

Initial Proposal

The social issue that chose was teen suicide. I know that teen suicide has been rapidly increasing nowadays and needs to b prevented. The problem that surrounds the issue of teen suicide is the fact that parents are failing to notice the signs and cries of help from there teen-age children.

A solution to teen suicide could be awaring the parents of teen-agers who are showing some of the many signs of someone contemplating suicide. Parents should aslo know certain ways to approach a teen who is dealing with things in their life that has them thinking about committing suicide.

My purpose for writing on the issue of teen suicide is to spread the awareness of teen suicide to parents. the actions that I would like to see taken is a class for parents that awares them of the problem of teen suicide and the signs to always watch for.

1. Book Source -Hermes, Patricia. //A Time to Listen: Preventing Youth Suicide//. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1987. Print.

2. Web source "Youth Push For Louder Conversation About Suicide - CBS News." //Breaking News Headlines: Business, Entertainment & World News - CBS News//. Web. 08 Dec. 2010.

3. Database -

Josh, you have a clear direction for your research and your project, good. You could include more detail in the Initial Proposal and you do need a Research Action Plan as well.

As to sources, the book formatting looks good. The web formatting is okay but you need the URL (address)--easybib says include it if the teacher requires it, and we do. You also need to annotate these bibliography entries with why you are using them. Look on SIRS for database articles. There's a link on the SAP home page.

Ms. Doherty