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    Guns

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    Writing Workshop Here is some information regarding your research paper for GOVT 2305. As far as topics for your paper I leave it totally up to you. The only criteria is that it has to deal with an issue related to either the U.S. government. If you look in the front of your book in the Contents section (pages vii to xvii) you ’ll find lots of options and then you can look on the appropriate page(s) to see if that topic really sounds interesting to you. It has to be a topic where there is

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    Gun Violence

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    Guns don’t kill people on their own‚ it takes a person to pull the trigger.” Even if people find this statement to be true‚ guns are an issue that needs to be addressed. A gun is simply an easy tool that people can use and manipulate with hardly any thought. Many suggest taking away guns and promoting peace through government help while others think that the guns are what keep them safe. Situations arise everyday where people have witnessed‚ or know someone who has been effected by gun violence

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    Boy Scouts

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    helping at day camp‚ Boy Scouts learn how to lead in all situations. As an Eagle Scout and previous senior patrol leader of two troops‚ I have developed leadership abilities that I will use as an adult. I discovered that leadership requires extra work and sacrifice as I led by example and gave up my free time to help other boys finish a task. Truly‚ Boy Scouts has given me and countless others many opportunities to develop leadership. Through Scouting’s many different positions‚ boys gain leadership

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    About a Boy

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    English Essay The novel About a boy by Nick Hornby Is constructed in such a way that it challenges our understanding of the world. Through the point of view and construction of the characters Will and Marcus my own understanding of the world‚ particularly ideas of masculinity are challenged. The point of view in About a boy is limited omniscient‚ each chapter changes narrator from Will to Marcus‚ and the thoughts and feelings of both characters are conveyed to the readers. “"People often thought

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    Rhetorical Analysis Paper 2/20/14 Gun Shows The scholarly article “Gun Shows and Gun Violence: Fatally Flawed Study Yields Misleading Results” first appeared in the magazine American Journal of Public Health in 2010. It was co-written by Garen Wintemute‚ David Hemenway‚ Daniel Webster‚ Glenn Pierce‚ and Anthony Braga. In their Journal entry they aim to convince their readers that the widely publicized case study “The Effect of Gun Shows on Gun-Related Deaths: Evidence from California and Texas”

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    Boys Literacy

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    New book explores literacy‚ reading among boys Generations of schoolboys who squirmed through lectures on symbolism in "Lord of the Flies" may want to thank Michael W. Smith for finally understanding their pain. In a new book‚ the associate professor of literacy education at the Graduate School of Education‚ and his University of Maine colleague‚ Jeff Wilhelm‚ document their research exploring why boys’ literacy test scores are consistently lower than girls’. The book‚ "Reading Don’t Fix No

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    Anti-Guns vs. Pro-Guns

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    Anti-Gun Vs Pro-Gun Firearms‚ are they good‚ or are they a safety hazard to everyone in this world? Are they so dangerous that no one should be allowed to own them or are they so necessary that we cant live without them? Are we to strict on the laws involving firearms? This argument has been going on for many years. Guns have been around since the beginning of our nations time. Knowing this‚ why would we ever think about banning the right to bear arms? In the past decade more and more crimes

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    Gun Controll

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    “Battleground America‚” is about the history of guns‚ how they are used‚ and how they are viewed throughout the past up to the present. She talks about major gun companies and their effect on the amendment‚ and how guns themselves do not cause negative harm but the people who own and use firearms for the wrong reasons cause harm. Lepore uses many strong points about gun control throughout her article to present her information for her audience to feel as though guns are put into the hands of the wrong people

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    The Drummer Boy

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    KEY: Short Story Analysis of "The Drummer Boy of Shiloh" Title: “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh” Author: Ray Bradbury Famous for writing science fiction‚ especially for the novel Fahrenheit 451. Setting      General Time: Civil War (1860- 1864)                   Specific Time: April‚ begins at midnight and lasts for about 30 min. the night before a battle                   General place: the South‚ Tennessee                     Specific place: battle site‚ near the church at Shiloh‚ by Owl

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    Gun Control

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    Gun control Does the banning of assault rifles violate our 2nd amendment? Gun control in America has been a controversial issue for years. It is a growing problem that has resulted in a lot of innocent murders‚ and school shootings.   Many people think that if gun control was strictly enforced it would help reduce the amount of crime. On the other hand‚ many innocent people feel they have the right to own a gun for protection. I’m going to analyze the quote‚ “Guns don’t kill people‚ stupid

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