conservative estimate is 50 million people‚ which amounts to about 20% of the population being‚ well‚ heavily armed. How many guns a person owns is their business. From one point of view‚ it’s better if every home in America is protected by at least one good shotgun. From another point of view‚ it’s better all the guns were kept in an arsenal or armory where citizens could get to them. We are more familiar with the latter concept because that’s what the military does. What we are NOT familiar with is what
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I was thirteen when my mom died. Her life was taken away by a man I never met before. She was the brightest woman I have ever met. Her hair was brown and curly. She had bright green eyes and a heart of gold. The day she left was one of the worst moments in my life . I stared at her stone cold body with tears waiting to come out. My bright blue eyes sparkled with every tear that ran down my cheek. I was temped to run out of the room‚ but decided not to. I didn’t want to look weak in front of my
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Good to Evil: The deterioration of an individual By: Sarah Warner Making bad decisions is a part of life. No one should ever choose to let bad choices rule their life because this can change an individual from good to evil. Various factors can influence an individual’s personality from good to evil. In the short story “Twins” by Eric Wright and “The Road out of Eden” by Randall Grace‚ the characters go from good to evil because of their actions and way of thinking. This is why people should think
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Growing up in Thurmont‚ Maryland‚ near the Catoctin Mountain National Parks and Cunningham Falls State Park‚ I was always considered an outdoor kid. My parents got me interested in hunting and fishing at an early age. Hunting became my true passion since my first hunting experience at the age of nine. I have also continued my interest of the outdoors by learning to shoot competitively‚ I began to shoot trap at the age of 13. Through many practices and competitions‚ my shooting ability has greatly
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The Bandar-log are just as mean and bad as bullies. This makes the Jungle-People in‚ The Jungle Books in the chapter “Kaa’s Hunting” by Kipling‚ hate them. That is why the Bandar-log always want the Jungle-People to notice them. Here are some points on why the Bandar-log are just like bullies. The Bandar-log are always doing something that the Jungle-People in “Kaa’s Hunting” hate them for. For example‚ Kipling wrote‚ “But whenever they found a sick wolf‚ or a wounded tiger‚ or bear‚ the monkeys
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Are our zoos cruel to wild animals Humankind has a long history of relationship with animals. Many people believe that animals play a very important role in human life. They are living-organisms‚ we see around us every day and like we humans‚ they respire‚ they eat‚ they move and try to survive in this world. These creatures have always attracted us by their beauty‚ their way of living‚ their abilities or skills (running‚ jumping‚ attacking etc). People have always wanted to see these beautiful
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Benedict Odudu HSC 425 Sec 14 4093 The Hunting ground was a great documentary on sexual assaults that go on on college campuses. The Hunting Ground shows us various students who where sexually assaulted at their local college campuses. After watching the movie‚ I gain a lot of knowledge on what really goes on behind some college campuses and how some college administrators use their authority to keep sexual assaults from the public eye . The Hunting Ground provides us with multiple students who
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I awoke to the slamming of the front door‚ remembering that it was Sunday‚ my dad’s favorite day of the year‚ the first day of hunting season. I jump out of bed and stumble down the stairs waking everybody else in the house up. Looking out the window I see my dad pull away in his big red pickup truck with the sleeve of his orange hunting jacket hanging out the window. Hoping he brings home dinner‚ I start to make myself breakfast‚ I make my dad’s favorite; eggs with crispy bacon. As I’m cooking breakfast
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English 12 IB September 16th‚ 2011 Symbols in The Catcher in the Rye The Red Hunting Hat Holden’s Red hunting hat is a symbol of his uniqueness throughout the book. It is a concrete representation of his alienation from “common” people as it looks very peculiar‚ and thus makes him stand out when he wears it. This represents Holden’s desire to stand apart from all the “phonies” of the world. However‚ the fact that Holden refuses to wear the hat while in the presence of people
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isolation. Adding to this confusion‚ he is caught between wanting to preserve the innocence of a child and wanting the independence of an adult. A cheap and simple red hunting hat‚ with no significance to anyone else but him‚ is the symbol for these conflicts. The hat is inseparable from J.D. Salinger’s portrait of Holden for a good reason: it is a symbol of his uniqueness and individuality. The hat is a bizarre visual that stands out because it is not part of the fashion at the time. It shows that
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