Jayden Nguyen's Archives of Suicide, Depression, and Reflection

Jayden Nguyen English 1213 Professor Hammett On the day this course began, I was nervous, thinking I would struggle with the work and already dreading the massive essays that were required. Since English has always been my weakest subject, I knew writing would be hard, especially when it came to giving enough evidence. When I explain my ideas, I often struggle to include enough evidence to fully support my claim. I started with my first essay on depression, and I wrote it wi

Jayden Nguyen English 1213 Professor Hammett As humans live through a war or lose the ones they love, they start to question life, digging themselves into a deeper hole. Kurt Vonnegut, a prolific and influential American author born in the 20th century, would create his work from the torturous experiences he endured in World War II. Kim Guise, a researcher who studied Vonnegut, states, “Vonnegut’s service during World War II imprinted his life, as it did for many of those who

Jayden Nguyen English 1213 Professor Hammett Depression is defined as “a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest” (Sawchuk, 2022). Globally, depression and anxiety are quite common among college students; for instance, “In North America, 53% of 1455 American college students reported that they had experienced depression since the beginning of college” (Liu et al., 2022). Depression leads to negative outcomes, such as a poor sleep schedu