1. chose the character in the story whom you identify either the most or the least and explain the reason why. 2. how do the narrator’s carefully described " adventure stories" relate to the theme of "Boys and Girls"? Explain what these stories suggest about the world she lives in and the world she would like to live in . 3. assume the role of the narrator and write the beginning of a short story (minimum one page) that serves as a sequel to "Boys and Girls" 1. The narrator of the short story
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English 1302 5th march 2013 Sides of Crime Control Gun control laws have been surrounded by controversy since The Bill of Rights‚ including the Second amendment was passed in the congress. "A well-regulated Militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free state‚ the right of the people to keep and bear Arms‚ shall not be infringed‚" the founders wrote. Until recently there was considerable argument over just what the founders intended by their words. Did they mean to provide only for armed
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of us assume we must either oppose or support gun control. Not so. We have a range of alternatives. Even this way of speaking oversimplifies our choices since there are two distinct scales on which to place alternatives. One scale concerns the degree (if at all) to which guns should be abolished. This scale moves from those who want no abolition (NA) of any guns‚ through those who want moderate abolition (MA) - to forbid access to some subclasses of guns - to those who want absolute abolition (AA)
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Boys and Girls‚ a short story by Alice Munro‚ deals with the theme of female role in society‚ but more so with the theme of growing up. The narrator’s journey to acceptance of her female role is more important in the sense that it is her transition into adulthood than for the exact role she is growing into. However‚ as the narrator’s role changes‚ conflict between masculinity and femininity occurs. Munro uses the narrator’s parents as symbolic of their sexes‚ where the narrator’s‚ the girl’s mother
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no guns in class room. Because it may cause more violence in the school and cause more school shootings. Kids may find the gun and use it against others. Also some younger kids may feel threatened with a gun in the class room. However assuming that any teacher and kid would not go on a killing spree yes it could be a good idea‚ but considering most school shooting are caused by children/teens it is not a logic idea. We do not need more guns in schools I personally think that we need less guns in
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Katie Schaefer Period 6 Mr. Jenson January 9‚ 2013 Never give up You’re standing ’ in the middle of the thunder and lightning ’ I know you ’re feeling like you just can win but your trying it’s hard to keep on keeping ’ on when you’re being pushed around don’t even know which way is up you just keep spinning down round down~ Gary Allan. That song says a lot also I believe that he was trying to say was not to give up anything you but your heart to. That isn’t what I want to talk about
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Gun Control and Gun Violence Gun Control and Gun Violence “The Federal Bureau Investigation Uniform Crime Report involving firearms showed to be at sixty-seven point seven percent of the nation’s murders‚ forty-one point three percent of robberies‚ and twenty-one point two percent of aggravated assaults…From January 2012 to June 2012 there was an increase of one point nine percent violent crimes reported.” (FBI) There should be a balance between Gun Control and Gun Violence. Gun Violence will
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Gun Control Gun control has been a debatable issue for all times. I stand for gun control‚ knowing that all that stands between you and death is the pull of a trigger‚ truly scares me. The united states needs stricter gun laws for many reasons. To prevent school shootings as well as mass shootings‚ reduce suicides and crime rates‚ and to prevent most untrained civilians from owning guns that can potentially harm them and everyone around them. James Holmes and the Aurora theater. Twelve people
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are many effects and Consequences of Gun Control. The right for of all Americans to bear arms is a right even the Founding Fathers held to equal importance as the Constitution itself. Whether or not gun control laws work‚ the fact of the matter is that these kind of laws directly violate this right and therefore should not even be under consideration. Even if that issue is overlooked‚ gun control advocates state that in order to reduce firearm related violence‚ gun control laws must be implemented to
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Farzad Foroodi Professor Freese English 1302 06 July 2016 Gun Control and Gun Safety Gun control has been a big issue in recent months. There were so many arguments for or against it. Gun control caused one of the biggest dissection between citizens and government. Also‚ mass shootings and murders in recent months makes this issue one of the most arguable situation in country. Twice in the past two years gun control has reached the nation’s highest court. Based on production data from firearm manufactures
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