English 120 26 March 2012 Why a Peaceful Woman Carries a Gun Linda M. Hasselstrom made a very convincing argument in her essay‚ A Peaceful Woman Explains Why She Carries a Gun in the book Patterns for College Writing. Hasselstrom strongly believes women should carry pistols to defend themselves from being attacked or raped. She learned that any female can expect to be criminally assaulted‚ and women have a fifty-fifty chance of being raped‚ robbed or attacked. Hasselstrom’s essay had some
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multiply heart breaking gun violent incidents on college grounds‚ which have led to hundreds of deaths and injuries. Recently‚ there has been a lot of debate on whether guns should be allowed on college premises. While it is in the United States constitutional rights to bear arms‚ guns should not be allowed on college grounds‚ because it can increase the violence‚ put a financial burden on the schools‚ and could create stress and fear in the classrooms. As college boards allow guns on campus‚ it will
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for the use of guns in schools is at the forefront of school safety. Every since the Columbine High School massacre in Littleton‚ on April 20‚ 1999‚ educational leaders‚ parents‚ and law enforcement agree that guns should be banned from school. Possible factors that lead to adolescents to use guns at schools include bullying‚ depression‚ and mental illness. Educational leaders‚ parents‚ and law enforcement should pay more attention to adolescents and add more security to all schools to reduce the
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initial problem? 1a) I used an anecdote to make it more interesting. Also I said why this problem bothers me. 1b) My introduction should’ve been longer 2a) How do I provide cues that my purpose is to explore a problematic question rather than argue a thesis? b) How might the opening section of my draft be improved? 2a) I posted a question not a thesis. I didn’t show my beliefs I just showed the question. 2b) It should be a little longer Narrating the Exploration: 3a) Is the body of
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Should Halloween be Celebrated in School? Does your school celebrate Halloween? I don’t think it should be celebrated at school. There are many reasons why. Here are some I will talk about: Some kids don’t celebrate Halloween and will feel left out‚ some kids can’t afford good costumes‚ and it takes to much time. First‚ some kids don’t celebrate the holiday and will feel left out. In the article respect: Pass It On‚ the author stated that most kids don’t celebrate it because of religious and cultural
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Argument Essay: Reason That Teachers Should Carry Concealed Weapons Since 2010 there have been thirty-one school shootings in the United States alone (Black). In this past year‚ the year of 2013‚ there have already been 8 school shootings in the USA (Black). Eight school shootings in one month. That number is outrageous and not healthy for our students to have the best learning experience. No student deserves to go to school fearing that they may fall victim to violence at their school. I believe that
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themselves from harmful events like the shootings in schools‚ stores‚ local businesses‚ and even entertainment in theatres. When at night and you hear the footsteps of burglars invading your home and you don’t have any type of weapon to defend yourself then your family is screwed either way. But with rights to make guns legal in this country like texas then our families won’t have problems with people breaking in. When Trump gets elected then he’s gonna make guns legal all across america just to prevent any
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Gun Control in school Gun controls in school how safe are our kids? There are ways to make schools safer for our children. I will expose the truth about stopping it before it happens I will also teach you all that we can do as citizens to target violators before they attack. Also I will explain to you that there are small steps to take to save us the anguish and turmoil that may happen if nothing is done soon. In this presentation I will talk about the benefits of
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Gun Control If you think that people should have a license to buy a gun‚ well it think so to because to many people are dying every day. If we don’t do anything about it‚ it will get worse. Here are some reasons why. Did you know that 16‚808‚538 guns were sold in 2012. Did you know that 2 million of them are hand guns. That is a lot of guns. Half people dying are between the ages 18-35. There are 30 people dying every day in the U.S. because of guns. People could put an end to this if you had to
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Trusting someone with a gun. Many kids‚ especially boys‚ learn to handle their problems with their hands‚ not their minds. Hence‚ the elementary school mantra‚ “Use your words.” Still‚ children generally make good use of good counsel. The NRA recommends that SROs be employed not only to serve as guards and law enforcers‚ but also to serve as educators and informal counselors within the school. Educators and counselors who are armed leaves us to question not only the adequacy of their training‚ but
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