Resulting with 12 dead and 20 injured‚ April 20th‚ 1999‚ ultimately became the day of the worst high school shooting in U.S. history at Columbine High School‚ prompting a national debate on gun control and school safety. According to the article Columbine High School Shootings “In the aftermath of the shootings‚ many schools across America enacted “zero tolerance” rules regarding disruptive behavior and threats of violence from students (History.com).” In addition‚ there have been many more strategies
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exporters of arms. The United States‚ Russia‚ and the United Kingdom have specifically been involved in the most significant weapon agreements and relations. There are many agreements and treaties to control and regulate the mass amounts of weaponry traded and sold to states around the globe. Arm control agreements deal with two separate weapon regimes: weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and small arms and light weapons. It is harder to achieve agreements on small arms and light weapons than weapons
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The Pros and Cons of Genetically Modified Organisms The late twentieth century was the rise of genetically modified organisms‚ a time of advancement that was both wanted and unwanted. The idea of combining various genetic material was first introduced in 1973 by Professor Herbert Boyer. In 1982 the FDA approved the first genetically modified organism for medicinal human use (Millis 1). Lastly‚ in 1994 the first genetically modified organism was approved to hit the shelfs of grocery stores around
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Gun Control There should be a crackdown on guns. Is this world safe from gun violence? We all know this world is really out of control with the use of guns and it seems like as the years passed by‚ there have been so many killings happening that involving a gun. Also‚ just about anybody on the street can get their hands on a gun and you don’t have to buy it from a store. Maybe if there was a big crack down on guns it wouldn’t be so many needless deaths. It seems like as the years goes on there are
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Public Opinion on Gun Control The twentieth century was a time of many political assassinations and violent shootings. A nation in shock mourned the deaths of President John Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King‚ Jr. At the end of the twentieth century the nation endured rising rates of violent crime‚ with young people frequently involved as victims and perpetrators and often armed with guns. Between July 1992‚ and June 30‚ 1999‚ there were 358 school-associated violent deaths in the
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able to own guns but there has been many restrictions and Acts that control your rights to a minimum. Gun rights reforms are how the Acts and certain limitations are made. These reforms are made to help lower the dangers of these weapons and allow for higher protection. The Second Amendment and Gun Rights should be adapted to today’s society along with certain past events to allow citizens to bear arms publicly. In multiple scenarios‚ these past event may have been avoided if gun control was open to
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Teen Birth Control Usage Do you think birth control pills should be available to teenage girls without a prescription? Over the years teenage pregnancy has increased tremendously. As a result‚ causing abortions or high school dropouts. In my opinion birth control should be sold over the counter to prevent teenage pregnancy. I am in favor of the pill being given to teens because there have been many researches done that shows good benefits of teens being on the pill‚ but there are people who may
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25 June 2013 Restricting Gun Control Did you know that in the United States almost 100‚000 people are shot or killed with a gun in one year? Ten thousand‚ five hundred and twenty-seven people die a year in handgun related incidents in the United States. This number‚ by far‚ outweighs the number of gun related deaths in countries such as Sweden‚ Great Britain‚ and Japan‚ which number thirteen‚ twenty-two‚ and eighty-seven‚ respectively. What is the reason for such drastic differences in numbers
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I’m Taking a Stance on Gun Control Guns need to be controlled. From the mass shooting in Newton‚ Connecticut that killed twenty-seven people‚ twenty of whom were faultless children at Sandy Hook Elementary‚ to nine people gunned down during Bible study in Charleston‚ South Carolina at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church‚ guns have proven to be an extreme political problem. In 2011‚ former Arizona congresswoman‚ Gabrielle Giffords became a victim of gun violence‚ along with eighteen other
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america‚ abortion is the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy‚ most often performed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy. The debate about abortion is whether or not it’s ok to kill the embryo‚ the pro life movement argues that when going through with abortion it’s killing a human being. The pro life movement says that the baby has rights and needs someone to defend them. The other side of the argument is that it’s the mother’s body and as a american has the right of free will and can do what’s
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