Should the United States Government pass laws that would prevent the production and sale of semi-automatic assault weapons? Recently‚ an interesting and heated controversy about the regulation of semi-automatic firearms has been taking place in the United States of America. This controversy has arisen because of recent tragedies that have occurred throughout the country. A couple of these tragedies include the mass shooting in a movie theatre in Aurora‚ Colorado‚ and the mass killing of twenty
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people crammed onto the shores of Cape Canaveral to see a glimpse of the first spaceship heading to the moon launch into space (Reynolds 134). A monumental event would soon take place‚ but that would only be the beginning. The world and it’s technology was about to change forever. As Neil Armstrong once said‚ “It’s a beginning of a new age‚” (Loff). Although many people only remember the actual take off and landing‚ the idea of performing a lunar landing was announced by President John F. Kennedy
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Ancient Roman and Elizabethan Weapons and Warfare Both the Elizabethan England and Ancient Roman had powerful armies but with different styles. With Elizabethan England army has their medieval weapons and Ancient Roman having their defensive weapons they were able to conquer much territory as well as be feared. A sword and a spear were the main weapons of Roman soldier. Skill in fencing during the Elizabethan era was a requirement of all upper class. The Ancient Roman was based on its strong
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high schoolers‚ class meetings (...)‚ discussions about current events (...)‚ the use of literature in the early grades (...)‚ and entire subject areas such as science (...)” (Kohn 2). The reason for the decline in these aspects of the education system is that most of the material associated with those subjects is not included in standardized tests and therefore‚ is not necessary to be instructed.
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impact munitions and directed energy. This article focuses on the military applications of anti-personnel non-lethal weapons. Among such weapons are advanced incapacitating agents‚ electrical shock devices‚ laser‚ and acoustic and high power microwave directed energy weapons. When properly used‚ non-lethal weapons should result in no injuries‚ fatalities or after effects. non-lethal weapons are useful in crowd control and riot situations‚ where hostile forces take cover in crowds‚ in operations in urban
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Cars once considered a luxury is now a necessity. The reasons for these drastic changes are two‚ 1. The residential areas have spread far and wide making cars indispensable. 2. Money at disposal and boom everywhere has made the purchase of cars possible by one and all. The Public transport system played both by the Government and private sector suffers serious drawbacks such as heavy crowd‚ negligent and rash driving undue consumption of time and unreliable operations. These are now
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had not allowed concealed weapons to be carried on campus. This entire predicament could have been averted had Collins been allowed to carry her gun onto campus to defend herself when the need arose. So what needs to change in order to prevent crimes like this on other college campuses? I believe that college campuses would be safer and better prepared to prevent crimes by allowing students‚ faculty and administration to carry concealed weapons. By allowing concealed weapons onto campus‚ it will provide
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Supreme Court emerged as the most powerful branch of our government. I agree with the above statement. The US Supreme Court started slowly as a branch of our government‚ but by 1857 it emerged as the most powerful branch. The Presidency and the Executive branch certainly can create things‚ implement new ideas and have a large impact on all the citizens’ lives. The Congress as the legislative branch can establish or change laws‚ and declare war. These are both powerful branches. However‚ the Supreme
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modern world of warfare‚ technology has progressed to the point where certain weapons have been banned due to their effectiveness at mass annihilation. Two of those weapons include chemical and biological weapons. These weapons are constructed solely to kill mass populations in the quickest amount of time as possible. Their most startling aspect is the cruelty in which lives are extinguished and brutalized. However‚ these two weapons are latently different. The definition of a chemical weapon is a
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The Federal Reserve (Fed) creates and manages some of the most important economic policies in the world. Its current chairman‚ Janet Yellen is considered one of the most powerful people in the world because of the decisions she oversees. One of the biggest decisions that Federal Reserve has to make is what to do with the short-term interest rate. To comprehend that question one must look at the two factors that go into that decision. Those two factors are referred to as the dual mandate. So what
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