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    debates in the world ever known for today is the restriction on gun control and weather or not government and Obama should take away gun control or leave it alone. Just since 2013‚ there have been over 143 school shootings in the United States. Just in 2015‚ there has been over 45 school shootings in the United States. In some states‚ new laws have been added stating that if you’re going to buy a gun‚ you will need a background check. They do this for the safety of other people but not only that; but for

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    Another school shooting goes down and is preyed upon by the media for a gripping new story. Jonesboro‚ Arkansas‚ West Paducah‚ Kentucky‚ and Littleton‚ Colorado all have one thing in common. All these places are sites where school shootings have occurred. Why do school shootings happen and who is to blame when they do happen?. These are two questions that are still trying to be answered. Some people say that school shootings are due to the excess marketing of violence in movies‚ television‚

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    There have been around 715 people that have been shot by police alone in 2016. Police violence in the US has become a major point of interest recently due to the amount of shootings. In recent news there have been many reports of police shooting and/or killing black men‚ which has led to movements such as the black lives matter movement‚ a movement working for the validity of black lives. Although there are points made to support both sides of the story‚ I feel that the police are to blame for the

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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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    in the shooting range area‚ specific guidelines have to be followed in order to experience a day of shooting experience. These guidelines tend to be general; range guidelines can vary depending on self-discipline being shot. In case you are actually not sure on a specific thing inside the range‚ talk to the range expert. 1. All the range officer (sometimes it called RO) manages every person and also has to be obeyed quickly. 2. Do not ever get the guns loaded other than on the shooting lines and

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    Reflection on Gun Shooting on American Campus Nowadays the campus violence problem becomes a hot topic which arouses more and more people to be concerned about campus gun shooting. People in the world have heard and seen this kind of tragedy over and over in the news. The Safety of United States schools was seriously questioned by the world when in the news all we heard about was there was another shooting in an American high school or university. According to “School Shooting Statistics” which

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    Hills Like White Elephants‚ written by Ernest Hemingway‚ is a fictional story written about an American man and a woman called Jig. It concerns their conversation while waiting for a train located in Barcelona‚ Spain. The two characters settle at a bar which is surrounded by the Ebro Valley; an series of white hills that are what Jig sees as “white elephants” (400). The story is told in third-person point-of-view and focuses on their argument as to whether Jig should have an abortion or not.

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    Although no one enjoys to hear about it‚ school shooting are sadly a realistic possibility throughout the world. Many innocent children and teachers have lost their lives and become victims of such hateful crimes across our country as well as the entire world. Furthermore‚ the majority of schools do take precautions in order to help prevent such tragedy‚ however‚ this is often times not enough. The mental scarring in which individuals who undergo the horrific event is highly traumatizing. Nobody

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    agree with them. With the recent shooting of Terence Crutcher‚ many news outlets have covered the fact that Donald Trump claims he was troubled by the shooting. Despite there being only one event‚ news outlets can cover the event by using different framing techniques so that their audiences develop the desired opinion. In the article from BBC‚ there is no opinion apparent throughout the article‚ as it just delivers the facts about Trump’s stance on the shooting of Crutcher. The article mentioned

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    to Mass School Shootings Conner Koe - 1330997 Sociology 1A03 – T24 (Tyler Alderson) Wednesday‚ March 5th‚ 2014 Introduction Although historically violence has always seemingly plagued education systems and their schools‚ the last 20 years has marked the emergence of a new form of violence occurring within these institutions‚ one which is far more deadly and cruel. The act of an individual or multiple individuals executing what is known as a rampage school shooting dates back to

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