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 after
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Elephants are very complex and highly intelligent creatures. Elephants seem to be fascinated with the tusks and bones of dead elephants and have been seen fondling and examining them. The myth that they carry them to secret “elephant burial grounds” however‚ has no factual base. Elephants demonstrate concern for other members of their families and take care of the weak or injured members. They even appear to grieve over a dead companion. Elephants have very hefty dietary needs. The majority of
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it is the central idea of the story. The actions and feelings of the characters portray the theme throughout an entire short story. In the short story “Hills like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemmingway‚ the theme is of courage and bravery when faced with difficult decisions. The theme of courage in “Hills like White Elephants” is portrayed by Jig’s uncertain curiosity of what she should do in the situation she is in. Although the situation is not clearly spoken‚ with how Hemmingway uses the theme
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it’s a one-day story” (as qtd. in Kemp). Barack Obama‚ as well as the residents of the once top-notch country of America have witnessed in disgust the well-known‚ unfortunate phenomenon that has faced the nation since the eighteenth century‚ school shootings. School violence is arguably one of the most controversial topics in America‚ mostly because the causes and methods of prevention are debated frequently. The only undoubtable detail is how catastrophic the outcome is. The devastating issue has only
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School Shootings Kimberly Cotton April 25 2016 Professor Hanser University of Louisiana at Monroe Abstract School shootings are a form of violence that happens when a child or student is bullied at their school and wants revenge on their peers. The go to the school and open fire and often afterwards commit suicide. Why do school shootings happen‚ the effects of shootings and how it can be prevented are very important key topics that will be discussed in this paper.
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of the Amboseli Elephant Research Project in Kenya‚ has studied the same population of elephants for 44 years. She has born in 1940 in Ossining‚ New York‚ U.S.A. In 1972‚ she started the famous Amboseli Elephant Research Project at Amboseli National Park in Kenya. Since then she and her research associates have identified and recorded more than 1‚400 elephants belonging to 50 families at an immense of 400 square miles. For 14 years Cynthia Moss traced the histories of 25 elephants living in four related
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Doudar Daniel Ante-Contreras English 1B 18 May 2014 You Have the Potential to Shoot Up a School! In the eyes of news media‚ whenever a travesty such as a school shooting occurs all other forms of news cease to exist. News stations spend days reporting on the same exact story regardless of any updates. Every time a school shooting occurs the media attempts to establish that the shooter is psychologically ill. Media outlets bend the truth‚ exaggerate quantitative data‚ and appeal to unqualified
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the short stories The Elephant‚ by Slawomir Mrozek‚ and Mirror Image‚ by Lena Coakley‚ provide the basis of an interesting comparison. The authors’ of both stories have created characters that portray the idea that looks can be deceiving. By studying and discussing these characters‚ it can be argued that what looks to be true in both stories turns out to be false. In The Elephant groups of children who are visiting the zoo on a class trip‚ become suspicious when the new elephant isn’t eating or moving
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Jenna Spica-Cruz Mr. Doby Modern Lit 10/27/14 The Elephant Man Write a character analysis of John Merrick. Don’t worry about his obvious physical deformities; instead‚ focus on items such as his character‚ his self-esteem‚ his beliefs and if identity. Besides all of John Merricks physical deformities he had a very unique character. He wasn’t like how most people would be if they had to go thru the same things he went thru or even just looking like him. When you first meet John Merrick
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Elephant Poaching Elephants were once a common species to see around Africa and Asia‚ but due to ivory trading elephants have become critically endangered. Every day elephants become more and more endangered and soon they will be extinct. Elephants are killed everyday and used for ivory. Elephants are beautiful creatures and it would be shameful to let them go extinct. Elephant poaching is a serious problem and is not being stopped. According to the 96 Elephants Foundation‚ “96 elephants are killed
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