Violent shootings are becoming more and more popular in the United States. Last year there were 58‚543 shooting incidents. There were 1‚956 incidents where it was a self-defense case. There were also 2‚552 home invasion cases and 2‚201 of the shooting incidents were unintentional‚ which does make a whole lot of sense to me because I don’t know how you accidentally shoot somebody. However‚ 384 of these shooting incidents were classified as mass shooting incidents. That means there was a mass
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In 1936‚ author George Orwell wrote an essay titled “Shooting an Elephant”. In the essay Orwell describes a scene of a British police officer who is stuck between having to shoot an elephant. The story takes place in Burma‚ India where then‚ they were under British imperialism. Imperialism is a policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force. It humiliates the occupied people‚ reducing them to an inferior status in their own country. Analyzing Orwell’s work
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to rampage shootings. In The unmentionable causes of violence‚ Andrew Stephen claims that if there is anything unique about Cho Seung-hui the Virginia tech shooter‚ “it wasn’t that he was a paranoid schizophrenic armed with Walther .22 and 9mm Glock pistols and driven by rage but rather it was the ease at which he was able to obtain the weapons” (20). Furthermore‚ Stephen provides evidence supporting the effect media publicity had on the aftermath of the Virginia tech rampage shooting. Stephen states
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How Can we Prevent Mass Shootings Columbine‚ Sandy Hook‚ and Virginia Tech‚ all have something in common. When you hear these‚ you probably think “mass shooting.” You may even remember where you were when you heard the news‚ or‚ when you were told the story. Many people claim that guns are not the issue and mental issues are the only reason these tragedies occur. However‚ when you take an unstable person with psychological issues and combine that with a weapon‚ the outcome cannot be anything short
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In the last 10 months there have been 45 school shootings in America. Since December 14‚ 2012‚ there have been 142 shootings at schools. Many say the chance that a person will be targeted in school shooting is bellow 1%. However‚ despite these odds‚ many students and parents have become extremely worried in the wake of the most recent tragedy. On Thursday‚ October 1‚ a gunman opened fire at a college in Oregon injuring many and killing 10. Many people all over the country are now demanding a change
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"I marched down the hill‚ looking and feeling a fool‚ with the rifle over my shoulder and an ever-growing army of people jostling at my heels" (Orwell 3). In George Orwell’s story‚ Shooting the Elephant‚ the narrator is faced with a strenuous decision that is against a somewhat formidable foe. The foe is not some lunatic of a man‚ but a raging elephant. The elephant has been causing amok in the town. The narrator‚ who is also a police officer‚ is called down to investigate the havoc that is being
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fear. This is shown in the documentary bowling for columbine by Michael Moore that shows American society and how different people react when they belong or not belong and what do they do to solve it. Michael Moore trains his humorous eye on America’s obsession with guns and violence in his documentary‚ which gets its title from a pair of loosely related incidents. On April 20‚ 1999‚ shortly before they began their infamous killing spree at Columbine High School in Littleton‚ Eric and Dylan attended
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that have encountered school shootings. America experienced one of the most horrific school shootings of our time. On December 14‚ 2012 Newton‚ Connecticut- Sandy Hook Elementary‚ Adam Lanza (20) killed 27 people (20) children and (6) school staff. Following that shooting the same month and year 2013‚ there were (4) more gun shootings on college campuses. Since the 1700s‚ school shootings have occurred in the United States. There have been over 57 college shootings
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In the essay Shooting an Elephant George Orwell writes about two major subjects imperialism and despotism. According to the New Oxford American Dictionary the meaning of imperialism is “a policy of extending a country’s power and influence diplomacy or military force”‚ and the meaning of despotism is “the exercise of absolute power‚ especially in a cruel and oppressive way.” Even though Orwell does not dwell on the subjects in writing‚ in depth his essay revolves around imperialistic views and despotism
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Shooting an Elephant Orwell battles a constant struggle between his role as a British Police Officer and as a citizen who can recognize the error of the dominating‚ imperialistic government whose rules he must enforce. Orwell dislikes the tyrannical ways of British imperialism and is also discontent with the “evil-spirited little beasts who try to make his job impossible”. Orwell details the struggle between the misconception that he is another white tyrant in the British regime and the reality
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