In the United States of America‚ one of the biggest controversial topics is gun control and how much control is too much control. The fact of the matter is that as a nation the U.S. has the highest death by gun rate among many industrial countries. In Mallory Simon’s article she writes the article through many different perspectives to show how many different people’s lives can be affected by one simple gunshot. In the beginning she writes through an Indian man’s‚ Amardeep Kaleka’s‚ viewpoint who
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At the peak of the Cold War‚ the US faced many social and international issues. Some of the decision that were made in the 1960s‚ still affect Americans today. People were mostly concerned with the idea of the draft and being sent to fight in a war that has lost its purpose. The main reason that America was still fighting in vietnam was the idea of the domino effect where if Vietnam were to fall to communism‚ the rest of Southeast Asia would follow. While president‚ Nixon took an immoral stance where
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Could WW2 have been prevented? WW2 was a tragedy that killed 60 million people‚ it brought international distrust‚ repressed feelings and resented economic hardship‚ however‚ could it have been prevented? The Treaty of Versailles‚ which formally ended the war‚ did little to address unresolved issues and promoted international indignation while harsh economic conditions devasted millions of people. I believe if the world leaders had addressed these issues and taken a step to international trust‚
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have adapted to new technologies and political realities in carrying out their work. In regards to technology they use new and improved navigation and weapon systems and new forms of transportation to adapt to changing times were governments begin arming merchant ships and modern day vessels. In regards to political realities many pirates have changed their methods to
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Reflection of Five Minds for the Future The concepts and arguments about Gardner’s five minds enriched me a lot‚ and made me think further about the capabilities and skills people should equipped with to handle the new world in the future individually and cooperatively. As a master student‚ I feel that subjects in commerce will cultivate my cognition and interpersonal skills by developing disciplined‚ synthesizing‚ creating‚ respectful‚ and ethical minds. In a few years time‚ when I become a business
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Frederick Denny‚ the keynote speaker of the night spoke on Islam and its moral responsibility and how Muslims need to educate. He was a very intelligent man and great speaker‚ but he was too philosophical for the students in the audience. I was one of those misfortunate souls who could not understand where he was going. He hit on many key points that connected the current problems of Islam and ideas of liberation theology. He stressed that Islam is and always will be a monotheistic‚ ethical
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Henry Address The Concerns Of Those Who Did Not Agree With Him? At the Second Virginia Convention held on 23rd March‚ 1775 in St. John’s Church‚ Richmond Virginia‚ Patrick Henry stood and addressed his fellow delegates regarding the defense and arming of Virginia State.[1] While some delegated supported the reconciliation with Britain while others rejected the demands of Britain‚ and Henry aimed at persuading his fellow Virginians to fight against Britain. Through the use of persuasion in his speech
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Why was the Bolshevik take over in October and not earlier? A Bolshevik takeover in early 1917 would not have been practical; there were many events that would have prevented their takeover to be successful. However‚ by late 1917‚ the Bolsheviks success grew‚ leaving them in a position to takeover successfully. A revolution earlier on in 1917 would have been near impossible; the Bolsheviks lacked support. The party was in the minority within the Petrograd Soviet‚ leaving them at a political disadvantage
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Though the slaves lacked military training‚ they displayed a skillful use of available local materials and unusual tactics when facing the disciplined Roman armies. They spent the winter of 73–72 BC training‚ arming and equipping their new recruits‚ and expanding their raiding territory to include the towns of Nola‚ Nuceria‚ Thurii and Metapontum. The distance between these locations and the subsequent events indicate that the slaves operated in two groups commanded
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Supreme Court says the police are not responsible for their protection. The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” The Second Amendment guarantees the people a way to defend themselves‚ should the need arise. In past times‚ arming the population was a safeguard against possible government tyranny and dictatorship. Today‚ many citizens still see their right to bear arms as an important means of self-defense; they also fear that gun control would be the first step
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