should be allowed to own an assault weapon. A woman recently had her home broken into‚ and she fled to the attic . The intruder eventually made his way up to the attic and broke into the room‚ where only the mother’s 6 or 7 gunshots stopped him in his tracks . Having a semi-automatic weapon with a reasonable high magazine capacity saved that woman’s life. The high capacity of an AR‚ along with it’s light weight‚ accuracy and accessories make this an awful nice weapon to have in the case of an emergency
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sides less likely to fight – nuclear weapons. Both Neptune and Mercury have a small number of short range nuclear weapons that can reach the territory of the other state. In theory‚ nuclear weapons are forms of offensive technologies and according to the Offense-Defense Theory‚ war is more likely in offensive eras as the advantage goes to the first attacker. However‚ in practice‚ nuclear weapons are a deterrent for war. The consequences for using a nuclear weapon are catastrophic. Since both Neptune
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EDC Non-Lethal Self Defense Items Other than a Gun First‚ your non-lethal self-defense weapons should be simple to use‚ lightweight‚ legal to carry‚ and above all be effective. Essentially anything can be used as a weapon and keep in mind any weapon can be lethal. A blow to the head using a rock‚ a punch to the face‚ or a stab with a pen‚ or even a shock from a Taser can be lethal. The weapons and methods described would be considered‚ under normal circumstances‚ non-lethal by definition. Stun
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on Assault Weapons A Bushmaster AR-15 assault type weapon sent twenty children to their deaths in December of 2012 in Connecticut. An AR-15 assault rifle killed twelve innocent civilians at a movie theater in Colorado. An Intratec TEC-DC 9‚ Hi-Point 995 Carbin‚ and Savage 67H pump-action shotgun massacred eleven high school students and one high school teacher at Columbine High School in Colorado. Many Americans shake their heads as they ask themselves‚ “Why are such powerful weapons in the hands
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Early Beginnings In the beginning of time humans believed that illness and disease was caused by super natural forces. Tribal doctors performed ceremonies to rid their patents of evil spirits. One of the ceremonies was trephining‚ trephining is where the doctor would remove a part of the brain with a primitive tool. They also used herbs and plants as medicines. Digitalis comes from the foxglove plant‚ it is used to strengthen and slow the heart rate. It was originally given where the patient
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Benefits and Detriments of Technological Advancements With technology advancing at a rapid pace a great deal of us are more so thinking of the benefits rather than the detriments of technological advancements. Many people have stopped and questioned “Is this ethical?” and this has raised many conflicts amongst different variations of people. Technology essentially plays a weighty role in today’s society that comes with both its benefits and detriments. Technology can be very optimal and luxurious
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Advancement of Technology and Science and Its Influence On Science Fiction Novels The rapid pace of technology and the advancement of scientific understanding in the past one hundred years are at the backbone for the distinctly twentieth century genre -- science fiction. Such rapid advancement in these fields of technology have opened up literally worlds of possibilities for the future. One hundred years ago the possibility of simply flying from city to city may have seemed nothing more
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Introduction E-business is an acronym for ’electronic business.’ The word ’e-business’ has been derived from terms such as "e-mail." As the name implies‚ e-business means conducting or operating business through the Internet. The main aim is to establish a positive reputation of the enterprise as well as sell goods and services. Internet is used as a medium like print and broadcast to promote business and earn profits. It is also used to collaborate with business partners. Definition E- business
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Music as a Weapon In the story‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ racist residents inhabit the town of Maycomb. Though the book is fictional‚ the discrimination against African Americans is parallel to the real world. In the mid-1950s and 1960s‚ African Americans in the United States protested for equal rights‚ music and religion was a major part of their protest. Religious music in the civil rights movement strengthened the protesters. Christianity promoted non-violence‚ resulting in empowering the African
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Quite a few scientists have helped to create and extend ideas on what an atom is and what its components are. One of these discoverers‚ John Dalton‚ developed the first modern atomic theory. Although much of his theory is still true today‚ one point was disproved by Ernest Rutherford. Dalton’s atomic theory had several parts to it. He believed atoms were indivisible‚ or impossible to break down into smaller particles. Also‚ he said elements are all consisted of atoms and that the atoms of
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