Banning Handgun Sales: Public Attitude toward “the right to bear arms” On April 16th‚ a young Virginia Tech student‚ named Seung Hui Cho‚ committed a massacre on campus. As a result‚ 32students were murdered and 25 were injured (Wikipedia). In Southern California‚ Gian Luigi Ferri bought a TEC-9‚ he shot and killed eight men and women while wounding five victims before fatally shooting himself in a stairwell. These gun-related crimes illustrate why the second amendment is such a highly debated
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Chinese New Year event is that it is a big event in my home country. It represents the history and culture from thousand year ago in China. In this report‚ it covers certain dimensions: the background‚ rise in the event industry‚ event as a role in the society‚ positive and negative aspects and the conclusion. Background The Chinese New Year festival‚ also named as the Lunar New Year festival‚ is based on the Lunar calendar. It starts with the New Moon on the first day of the New Year and ends
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The “Save Our Secret Ballot” Amendment was initiated by the state of Arizona and adopted by Utah‚ South Carolina and South Dakota. The purpose of the amendment was to perpetuate employees’ rights to continue the secret ballot process when determining union organizing activities and representation. The amendment is in direct response to the Employee Free Choice Act initiative that would allow workers to form unions utilizing a card check election process. The issue promulgated by EFCA’s proposal
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FOLLOWING NEW FASHION TRENDS AS A FACTOR AFFECTING THE DAILY ALLOWANCE CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING Introduction In these modern years‚ many latest or most up-to-date items‚ especially fashion trends‚ are continuous of entering the society‚ just like accessories‚ clothes and shoes and even different styles of hair‚ and people as we observed employed or engaged of spending money just for this.
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Banning Fireworks Roberto Diaz COMM/172 January 10‚ 2012 Dr. January Riddle Banning Fireworks. Fireworks are used for special events in the whole world‚ a lot of people have unlimited access to buy fireworks. When special events are coming up people get excited to watch fireworks exploding in the sky. Some people do not realize fireworks are dangerous in many ways. Something good I can tell about fireworks is‚ when I was a child I used to play with fireworks‚ and it was funny to watch them
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My Christmas and New Year It’s the day before Christmas! I woke up full with Christmas Spirit. My family and me gather around and decorate our house with Christmas wreath‚ mistletoe‚ Christmas stockings‚ and especially the Christmas tree‚ which is decorated again with beautiful Christmas tree ornaments‚ Christmas light and the star on top. We stayed at home all day until the evening because it took us a quite long time to decorate the whole house. Then we prepare to go to the Church for the Midnight
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How Fashion Trends Affect Our Budget Spending One trait a majority of Americans share is a compulsion to own the latest‚ greatest consumer good or to be part of a new trend‚ and in doing so they will rationalize the dollars they spend so that they become a status symbol themselves. Today younger and older adults spend their money foolishly because of circumstances and pressure from friends and family members. While the spending that occurs is supporting a person working toward a greater good‚ the
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Banning Books Fredrick Douglass; an African American slave in the 1800’s‚ went through an immense amount of difficulties but was still able to find a way to teach himself to read and write with perseverance. Douglass realized a sad truth that‚ “…The same country that had enslaved him had fought a revolution in the name of freedom”(46). Some argue that certain books should be banned from schools and libraries due to their controversial references. Others believe that by doing so the government would
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Cambodian New Year Every country celebrates New Year in its own unique tradition. Khmer‚ “ Enter the New Year”‚ is the name of the holiday that Cambodians celebrate their New Year. It is celebrated each April and the dates are determined by the lunar calendar. It is consider as one of the most important holidays of the year in Cambodian culture. Traditionally‚ the celebration usually lasts three days and each day has its own meaning and tradition. The 2010 Cambodian New Year was celebrated
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The banning of handguns can ultimately be a good thing in regards to lowering the count of handguns in circulation but can also be harmful when ideas such as less people being able to protect themselves against criminals. When the idea of the banning of handguns comes into play‚ it is expected for there to be both negatives and positives to the theory. What we must ultimately find out is which would be more likely to work and at what cost. Professor Daniel Polsby and Philosopher Nicholas Dixon both
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