because of the rise in crime rate and the fight to conserve our right to bear arms this has become a very hot topic‚ prompting national debate. When I began researching gun control the first information I found was about school shootings. ‘The Academy for Critical Incident Analysis at John Jay College of Criminal Justice reports 294 attempted or actual school killings with at least two victims over 250 years in the U.S. and 37 other countries.’ I agree‚ and understand these numbers are outrageous and
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something‚ she tells me that I should not forget violin and I would find myself practicing. On the other hand‚ my dad values my education and doesn’t really care whether I practice my violin or not. He just makes sure that I did all my homework and I study enough. Also‚ when I ask my parents something‚ I usually get the answer I want. But‚ there are some differences in that. When I ask my dad something‚ he usually says "yes" literally to everything I ask so I can’t really count on him whether I made a
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Milefchik 1 Kyle Milefchik English 102 Period 7 08 May 2015 How Many Police Shootings Really Occur? In the United States‚ the public tends to keep track of a lot of things. They have data on how many pigs and hogs are in the United States. The government has data on how many people have been victims of shark attacks that were humanly provoked in 2010. So why can the public not have data on how many people have been killed by police officers in the United States? Is the problem with society
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Student’s Name Teacher’s Name Course Date Dads should Take Parenting Leaves Introduction It is commonly believed that fathers should be offered paternity or paternal leave from their Organizations because it gives them the opportunity to connect with the child while providing mothers a while to cure and relax. A father being on parental leave also helps when the mother is recovering or affected by post-partum depressive disorders. It gives the mother an opportunity to get back to daily work
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Dad‚ Grow Up Nobody can teach someone else how to grow up. No matter how hard you wish some people will grow up at their own pace‚ you can not force someone to give up their childish way of thinking or feeling. Such as in the book Peter Pan a boy who never grows up comes along and teaches Wendy that even though her parents are trying to force her to grow up she doesn’t have to. As long as her heart stays young‚ her parents can not force her to grow up. Another example is in the comedy movie
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the after match of the shooting? May 4‚ 1970 members of the Ohio National Guard fired into a crowd of Kent State University demonstrators‚ killing four and wounding nine Kent State students. protesters launched a protest that setting fire to the ROTC building‚ prompting the governor of Ohio to dispatch 900 National Guardsmen to the campus. unarmed college students protesting the Vietnam War at Kent State University‚ which led to people dying. 4 people died in the shooting. 9 people got hurt. Thousands
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According to a “statistical analysis of more than three decades of data‚ in 2011 the United States entered a new period in which mass shootings are occurring more frequently.” (Cohen) Now off course‚ the research that has been done by Cohen includes mass shootings from ages varying from six to twenty-one years old although another article by the “EverytownResearch.org” website reveals how out of all of the school mass shootings in the United States‚ the majority of the mass shooting incidents that have happened
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different when it comes to police action shootings. Mistake-of-Fact shootings happen all too often. Although officers are trying some less lethal options‚ 18% of police action shootings in LA in-between 1998-2002 were thought to be mistake-of-fact shootings. Steps need to be taken to lower numbers of mistake-of-fact shootings. In my opinion officers need more low-light training‚ less lethal training‚ and usage of sight alignment. A lot of mistake-of-fact shooting are due to three major things: misidentification
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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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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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