student to student. Involving everyone in the school‚ parents‚ law enforcement‚ and the community are important to helping in the prevention of school violence. Keywords: terrorism‚ schools‚ shootings Knowing the Terror within Our Schools Terror in our schools is not anything new with the first recorded shooting incident happening November 2‚ 1853 in Louisville‚ Kentucky. This was when a young man decided to shoot the ‘schoolmaster’ because he thought he had abused his brother the previous day‚ (Ward
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requiring him to join the army in the Vietnam War. Tim O’Brien is tested both physically and mentally. He has the option to flee to Canada or go to the war. Each option would result in abandoning family‚ friends‚ and fond memories. In his essay “Shooting an Elephant‚” reminisces about a bad decision he made earlier in life‚ just like Tim. Reflecting on his experience‚ Orwell has also identified the reasons why he did it: “I could get nothing into perspective. I was young and ill-educated and I had
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Personal Problems George Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant” is a simple essay with a strong message. Throughout the piece‚ the narrator faces the same conflict day after day and was “hated by large numbers of people” (Orwell 377). This level of hatred causes the narrator to make a decision against his beliefs and in favor of the imperialistic society. This decision is not based on the right thing to do‚ but to simply fit in. Orwell uses his perplexed narrator‚ a simple plot‚ and detailed setting
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“Of course‚ I didn’t have access to a gun‚ so it was not realistic ("School shooter Michael‚" 2010).” Such depraved thoughts and hermit behavior can be detected in its premature stages and treated to minimize the risk of violence. Following the shooting‚ Carneal underwent a series of mental examinations.
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When I’m out hunting‚ I always like to have the best equipment. Usually‚ I’ll go out to hunt deer‚ but since I live in an area with a wide variety of critters‚ I like to mix things up a little bit and hunt all kinds of animals‚ from rabbits to raccoons to wild turkeys. Overall‚ when it comes to my guns‚ I have everything I need. However‚ one of the most important parts of my rifle is the scope. If I can’t see my target well‚ how am I supposed to kill it? If you do a lot of small to mid-range hunting
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recognized as equal because that’s how God made them‚ no matter the color of their skin they are all equal. On the other hand‚ George Orwell uses a lot more themes such as imperlisim and conqueror or conquering. These two themes are shown in the writing “Shooting An Elephant” in where he wants to fit in to a society where the only way to conquer that is to shoot an insane elephant that escaped‚ as much as he didn’t want to do it due his values and morals he did it to look good in front of the village and
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mind; trap range and the traditional shooting range. While both ranges are used for the same type of hobbies they are completely different in the way things are done. A traditional range is used mostly to get a feel of a gun or practice your accuracy. A trap range is for those who want a
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festival‚ became the first documentary to top $100 million at the domestic box office. Moore‚ who won the documentary Academy Award for "Bowling for Columbine‚" is pushing "Fahrenheit 9/11" in the best picture category for the upcoming Oscars. Alluding to the controversy that erupted when he criticized Bush while accepting an Oscar for "Bowling for Columbine" in 2003‚ Moore told Archerd‚ "I don’t know if people want to see me on the stage of the Kodak [Theatre] again. However‚ since my wife [Kathleen]
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surge of catastrophes in our nation‚ violence is not a new issue. Violent occurrences such as shootings‚ bombings‚ and other terroristic events are things that have been happening for hundreds‚ or maybe even thousands of years. One aspect of these tragedies that seems to be the most terrible of all is violence in the school setting. Even this type of violence is not a new occurrence. School shootings and other violent acts of that nature have been occurring in the school setting for decades. However
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been massive gun shootings in schools from all ages. How is it possible for just any one to get hold of a gun that easily? Some benefits to banning handgun would be there won’t be so much gun violence‚ not everyone can get hold of a gun so easily‚ and the population or estimates of kids dying do to gun issues would drop massively. Every day about 30 people either get shot or murdered by someone using a gun. In America approximately
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