The Second Amendment: Assault Weapons Unlike many other countries in the world‚ America allows its citizens to own and carry firearms. The right to do so is protected by the Second Amendment of the US constitution written by the founding fathers of America. If a citizen feels the need to go out and purchase an AR-15‚ they are welcome to do so‚ just as long as they meet the requirements such as age‚ no criminal record‚ and proof of legal US citizenship. Where do the boundaries lie though? Are
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Rape as a Weapon of War Military conflicts are envisioned to be a conflict between two armies of soldiers‚ yet‚ in reality‚ most casualties of war are civilians‚ most of whom are women and children. These women and children are left vulnerable during times of war and are frequently victims of rape and other forms of sexual assault. Throughout history rape has been used as a tool to dehumanize and terrorize the enemy population. When carried out in systematic fashion during periods of conflict
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Many people think that a resume is only for white collar jobs. In our changing job market almost everyone will need a resume‚ including most blue collar workers. The resume is a selling tool that outlines your skills and experiences so an employer can see‚ at a glance‚ how you can contribute to the company. More to the point‚ what we are actually doing is applying for an interview. Only in the rarest of cases will a resume directly secure a job offer. The goal of an effective resume is to highlight
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Filmic Techniques Establishing shot • An establishing shot is usually the first shot of a new scene‚ designed to show the audience where the action is taking place. It is usually a very wide shot or extreme wide shot. • To orientate the viewer to the flow of the narrative by alerting the audience to the beginning of a new sequence‚ but does not itself carry narrative information. Effect: When the director wants the responder (us) to understand the emotion being experienced by the character
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Biological Weapons: Smallpox Used as a Weapon? Joshua Walker SCHOOL Biological Weapons: Smallpox Used as a Weapon? In the last decade‚ members of various governmental anti-terrorism agencies and the department of homeland security in the United States have discussed the significant possibility that the Smallpox virus will reemerge as an act of bioterrorism by enemies of the United States. Major concern of this virus initially developed after the terrorist attacks employed
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P.E. Essay – Training Principles 1. Diogo complains that his football training sessions are boring. Describe the training principle his coach needs to think about when planning the training session. The coach doesn’t change the classes enough making the students complain that they’re boring; this is where you apply the variance/tedium concept of the SOPPRAV principle. The teacher must prepare the training sessions so that they’re varied and that they avoid mental boredom as in the brain must
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Should the United States Government pass laws that would prevent the production and sale of semi-automatic assault weapons? Recently‚ an interesting and heated controversy about the regulation of semi-automatic firearms has been taking place in the United States of America. This controversy has arisen because of recent tragedies that have occurred throughout the country. A couple of these tragedies include the mass shooting in a movie theatre in Aurora‚ Colorado‚ and the mass killing of twenty
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Concealed Weapons and Campus Safety Prepared For: Professor --- WRT202.101 York College of PA Prepared By: TygaStyle‚ Student WRT202.101 York College of PA 2 August 2012 Introduction On April 16‚ 2007‚ Seung Hui Cho shot and killed 32 people and wounded 17 others on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University‚ Blacksburg‚ VA in two separate attacks about two hours apart (Mass Shootings at Virginia Tech‚ 2007; Worth‚ 2008). Those shots were heard around the
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Propaganda Techniques in Today’s Advertising by Ann McClintock Americans‚ adults and children alike‚ are being seduced. They are being brainwashed. And few of us protest. Why? Because the seducers and the brainwashers are the advertisers we willingly invite into our homes. We are victims‚ content—even eager—to be victimized. We read advertisers’ propaganda message in newspapers and magazines; we watch their alluring images on television. We absorb their messages and images into our subconscious
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Film Techniques Folio Defining what you need to know about film ______________________________________________________________ What do you know about film? ( How did they do that? ( Why did they put that in? ( What was the point of that? ( Why did that character do that? ( What’s this film really about? These are just some of the questions which might arouse you when you are viewing‚ or studying‚ a film. And‚ clearly‚ your
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