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    A recent event that occurred in my community was the shooting of a male by a Metropolitan-Nashville police officer on February 10‚ 2017. Officer Joshua Lippert attempted to stop Jocques Clemmons after he failed to come to a complete stop at a stop sign. After stopping his car‚ Clemmons jumped out of his car and began running and not adhering to Officer Lippert’s verbal commands. After a short foot pursuit‚ Officer Lippert caught up to Clemmons at which time Clemmons still continued to try and

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    Who Wants to Shoot an Elephant‚ published in 2014 in the Best American Nonrequired Reading‚ Wells Tower argues why anyone would want to shoot an elephant. Tower begins building his credibility with personal facts sources. He also cites convincing facts and statistics successfully appealing emotional appeals.  Although trophy hunting is bad‚ many people still do it. I believe trophy hunting is bad and I think it should it stop. If there is less of trophy hunting‚ we will be able to save more animals

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    Group paper << Self-nude-shooting >> ------------------------------------------------- Content Page 1. Introduction 3 2. Definition of self-nude-shooting 3 3. Reasons of the popularity of self-nude-shooting 4-6 4. Social impact of self-nude-shooting 7-8 5. Mindset of posting or sharing the photos/videos 9 6. The views from different parties in the society 10-11

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    Hills like white elephants Hills Like White Elephants‚ written by Ernest Hemingway‚ is a story that takes place in Spain while a man and woman wait for a train. The man referred to as the American and the girl “Jig”. The story is set up as a dialogue between the two‚ in which the man is trying to convince the woman to do something she is hesitant in doing. Throughout the story‚ Hemingway uses metaphors to express the characters opinions and feelings. Hills Like White Elephants displays the differences

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    "Hills Like White Elephants": The Jilting of Jig Hashmi‚ Nilofer. The Hemingway Review‚ Volume 23‚ Number 1‚ Fall 2003‚ pp. 72-83 (Article) Published by University of Idaho Department of English DOI: 10.1353/hem.2004.0009 For additional information about this article http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/hem/summary/v023/23.1hashmi.html Access Provided by Chulalongkorn University at 11/21/11 7:26AM GMT “hills like white elephants”: T h e j i lt i n g of j i g nilofer hashmi Georgia Southern

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    needless killings. Two of the most memorable examples are the Massacre at Columbine and Sandy Hook. On April 20‚ 1999‚ two teenagers went on a shooting spree at Columbine High School in Littleton‚ Colorado. They ended up killing thirteen people and wounding more than twenty others before turning their guns on themselves and committing suicide. This shooting caused many debates over gun control

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    Hills Like White Elephants Ernest Hemingway’s Hills Like White Elephants presents a fictional example of the modern day prevalence of miscommunication among others‚ namely men and women. Depicted through the couple and the present issue at hand‚ Hemingway strives to allude to the unfortunate truth that despite constant speaking among beings‚ genuine communication continues to fall short and is nearly nonexistent. Existing is the lack of productivity when the true feelings of both parties are not

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    would perform an act like a school shooting. Often people jump to a stereotypical conclusion because violence is frequently found in games and further media. Stereotyping is a subconscious act when a person places someone into their custom arrangement of how they act‚ speak‚ and look. (Ann) Can there be a another reason other than a stereotypical one? Can it be possible that violent media and a different style of music are not the true reason for a school shooting? Well yes‚ a school shooter can be

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    Alberta Taber School Shooting: A 14 year old boy who had been bullied at W.R. Myers High School in Taber Alberta had entered the school on April. 28. 1999 with a .22 Calibre rifle and opened fire. He killed a 17 year old young boy named Jason Lang. Another 17 year old boy was shot‚ but fully recovered after the shooting. 14 year old “Todd Cameron Smith” a high school dropout showed signs of depression before the school shooting. Todd Smith had been bullied since grade one. The shooting happened 8 days

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    "Hills like White Elephants" The most remarkable aspect of the short story "Hills Like White Elephants‚" written by Ernest Hemingway‚ is it ’s rich use of symbolism. The story is rather unique in that it does not have a complete plot line with an introduction leading to an expanded story. Neither are we left with a developed conclusion to the story. The main thrust centers around two characters having a quarrel about certain issues they disagree on. However‚ Hemingway leaves his reader in the dark

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