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NEWS ABOUT: death wish

death wish stories: 2 news summaries

 15% of Teens Expect 
 to Die Young 

Expectation linked to risky behavior

Jun 29, 09 4:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Teenagers who engage in risky behavior may do so because they believe they’re going to die young anyway, and may create a self-fulfilling prophecy with that belief, reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune. A study that tracked 20,000 kids in grades 7 through 12 found that 15% thought they... More »

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drug use • pediatrics • death wish • scientific study • teenager • juvenile crime • suicide attempt • women's issues

'70s Vigilantes Take '07 in Hands

New slate of vigilante films in era that
mirrors '70s anxiety

Sep 14, 07 6:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Our era of economic upheaval and political powerlessness mirrors that of the 1970s, and now we’re getting our own silver screen vigilantes to clean up the mess. Everyman killers like Taxi Driver’s Travis Bickle took action when the system wouldn’t, says Slate, and this season “vengeance... More »

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film • death sentence • Brave One • Kevin Bacon • Jodie Foster • Taxi Driver • death wish • Dirty Harry • vigilante justice • movies

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