Rhetorical Analysis Paper 2/20/14 Gun Shows The scholarly article “Gun Shows and Gun Violence: Fatally Flawed Study Yields Misleading Results” first appeared in the magazine American Journal of Public Health in 2010. It was co-written by Garen Wintemute‚ David Hemenway‚ Daniel Webster‚ Glenn Pierce‚ and Anthony Braga. In their Journal entry they aim to convince their readers that the widely publicized case study “The Effect of Gun Shows on Gun-Related Deaths: Evidence from California and Texas”
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“Some say that I was once uncommonly beautiful‚ but I wouldn’t wish beauty on any woman who has not her own freedom‚ and who chooses not the hands that claim her‚” (Hill‚ 4). This quote signifies one of the many important messages that The Book of Negroes tries to convey. Lawrence Hill‚ the Canadian author who wrote this novel does a tremendous job to magnify an area of history that many of us have neglected over the years. He uses Aminata Diallo‚ as his main character who is abducted from her home
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According to Gun Violence Archive; a non-profit organization who utilizes its resources to gather statistics to report back to the public to ignite awareness‚ has recently reported the latest numbers of 2015. It is important to emphasis that GNA is not of support of gun possession but neither deflects from the functionality of gun use in America. In 2015‚ there have been more than 50‚000 incidents of gun violence. This number is inclusive of homicides‚ gang assaults‚ self defense‚ and accidental
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We Don’t Need Guns on College Campus‚ is an editorial written by USA Today (2015)‚ justifying why college campuses should be free of any firearms. According to a 2014 overview by the National Conference of State Legislatures‚ twenty states have banned concealed weapons on campus‚ the twenty-three others have left the decision up for the institutions. The authors support this evidence with the example of a Florida University shooting that took place last year‚ stating students will not be safer if
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so great that‚ even though they risked severe punishment‚ some slaves attempted to flee from their plantations. In fact‚ entire communities were established by runaway slaves in British Guiana and Jamaica. Moreover‚ these slaves‚ known as the Bush Negroes of Surinam and the Maroons of Jamaica‚ were able to survive despite the efforts of the Europeans to bring them back under their control. These two groups shared many similarities as well as differences‚ whether it both communities fighting with and
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her and her students looked up at the man when suddenly he whipped out a gun and with no hesitation began
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awhughg 1 abdul habugug Ms. Stellato ENG 4U May 26‚ 2014 Book of Negroes Literary/ Research Essay Aminata ’s wide experience is crucial for the abolitionist movement‚ her unique knowledge and skills resulted to a vast field of experiences of the heartless African slavery. Her skills and knowledge that she got from her parents made a huge role on her survival that brought her to a unique experience of slavery. She grew up with the influence of a strong mother and a knowledgable father."Mama
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especially the Portuguese and the British‚ arrived in America and Africa after the industrial revolution in 15th century. The United Kingdom was one of the superpowers during this period; it had the most colonies in Africa and America. “The Book of Negroes” is a novel which talks about an African girl‚ Aminata‚ who is captured by the toubab when she is eleven years old and her experiences in different places among America‚ Canada and British. This book is a fictional novel‚ but there are also many facts
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The Abolitionist Movement Essay Essay Author G. Ondi The novel The Book of Negroes‚ written by Lawrence Hill depicts the life of a female African named Aminata‚ and her rough journey while having to endure slavery. From childhood to adulthood‚ Aminata faces many tragedies and has many horrifying experiences. Aminata is chosen by members of the abolitionist movement to help their movement and she possesses unique features. Aminata however‚ does not believe that she would make
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Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice http://ccj.sagepub.com/ Peers and Gun Use Among Urban Adolescent Males : An Examination of Social Embeddedness Deanna L. Wilkinson‚ Marquette S. McBryde‚ Brice Williams‚ Shelly Bloom and Kerryn Bell Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice 2009 25: 20 DOI: 10.1177/1043986208328449 The online version of this article can be found at: http://ccj.sagepub.com/content/25/1/20 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com Additional services and
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