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The author also adopts a serious and urgent tone in order to raise awareness regarding the issue of increased stress. He corroborates his findings by identifying the various amounts of high school students needing health assessments. “District staff had recommended mental - health assessments for more than 120 middle - and high - school students for depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts” (Goyal 2). These statistics grab the reader’s attention, and reveals the amount of students affected by stress. The writer also creates a somber mood through charged words such as, “suicidal, anxiety, and depression”. This diction evokes feelings of worry and distress from the reader. Finally, Goyal indicates some of the changes being made in schools

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