Ever since the ratification of the 2nd amendment to the Constitution‚ one of ten amendments in the Bill of Rights‚ people of the United States have right to keep and bear arm in order to protect themselves. However‚ the extent of firearms’ usage is not limited to just people protecting each other and themselves. Accompanied with the right to keep and bear arm is the thread of gun violence. Mass shooting incidents‚ apparent evidences of gun violence have been seen all over the country. Gun violence
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Gun Control Group Project “Guns in America” Gun Control Group Project Opinions In the United States of America‚ we as citizens have the right to bear arms‚ provided to us by the second amendment to the U.S. constitution‚ and are part of the United States Bill of Rights. Most American’s still believe that it is our right to bear arms‚ while a growing number of Americans believe that there should be better gun control regarding this matter. A rising trend has begun on Capitol Hill and all
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From YouTube to BuzzFeed‚ everywhere you search on the Internet these days‚ you will be able to find a variety of genres of videos. According to YouTube headquarters‚ YouTube allows over a billion of viewers to discover‚ watch and share videos and provides a forum for people to connect‚ inform‚ and inspire others across the globe (“Statistics”). Moreover‚ it acts as a distribution platform for original content creators and allows people to advertise videos which ultimately generates billions of views
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Recall two of the deadliest school shootings in the United State history involved horrific tragic deaths. The first happened in 2007‚ at Virginia Tech in Virginia. Seung Cho‚ a twenty three year old young man‚ shot and killed a total of thirty two students and teachers before he killed himself (History.com‚ 2011). The second‚ and latest deadliest school shooting of December‚ 2012‚ occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut. Gunman‚ Adam Lanza‚ was a young man at the age of twenty. First he
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Final Exam I. Multiple choice: 1% x 30 = 30% 1865-1914 1. The novels and short stories of Henry James and Edith Wharton tended to focus on (A) the tragic outcomes of impoverished characters living in industrialized urban wastelands. (B) the ordeals of isolated characters living as survivalists in the sparsely populated hinterlands of the United States. (C) the inner psychological lives of privileged upper-class characters. (D) the exploits of characters with startling accomplishments and impressive
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Youth and Guns: Violence in America Gun violence in the United States has become an epidemic. From the Civil War to the present‚ 567‚000 Americans have died in combat; but since 1920‚ over 1 million American civilians have been killed by firearms (Children’s Defense Fund‚ p.15). For thousands of teens‚ death from gun violence is the end of the pipeline. In 2007‚ 3‚042 children and teens died from gunfire in the United States—eight every day—as a result of homicide‚ suicide or accidental shootings
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Gun Control and Mass Shootings Over the years‚ mass shootings have been occurring more and more frequently. About fifteen years ago‚ hearing about a mass shooting was very rare and uncommon‚ but years later mass shootings are happening every six months to a year. A mass shooting is an act of violence in which numerous people are targeted at one time. Newtown‚ Connecticut‚ Aurora‚ Colorado‚ and Blacksburg‚ Virginia are all places where a mass shooting has occurred. These shootings are occurring one
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On April 20th‚ 1999 Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris casually walked into their school‚ Columbine High school in Columbine‚ Colorado with a 12 gauge Savage Springfield 67H pump action shotgun‚ hi-point 995 carbine 9 mm carbine‚ 9 mm Intratec TEC-9 semi automatic handgun and a 12 gauge Stevens 311D double barreled sawed off shotgun. These two students pulled off a suicidal attack‚ which murdered 12 students and one teacher‚ while injuring 21‚ other students. Then continued as the two committed suicide
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It Should Be Law! Handguns and teens do not go together. Why then is the number of young people being killed by handguns increasing each year? It is against the law for anyone under the age of twenty-one to handle a gun‚ but it seems that this law isn’t being followed by the world today. Many people have guns in their homes‚ for “protection” they say‚ but one cannot honestly say that the weapon killing young people is a good means of protection. As a nation‚ a society‚ the people of today should
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I. Introduction Social Networking involves the use of the internet to connect users with their friends‚ family and acquaintances. It is the grouping of individuals into specific groups‚ like small rural communities or a neighborhood subdivision‚ if you will. Although social networking is possible in person‚ especially in the workplace‚ universities‚ and high schools‚ it is most popular online. Social networking websites are not necessarily about meeting new people online‚ although this does happen
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