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    whether or not guns should be allowed in general‚ and then branches out into mini subjects on matters such as “should guns be allowed in public?”‚ “should gun control be more strict?”‚ and “what requirements should there be on being able to own a gun?”. These questions usually erupt with answers that are mixed with liberal and conservative views. But‚ there is a firearm question that for the most part can only be answered with either a liberal or conservative view. That question is‚ “should gun makers be

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     debated topic in USA recently‚ especially after the terrible armed attack to a school in December 2012. The topic is whether having gun should be completely banned or not. In USA‚ acquiring a gun is so simple that anyone wanting to have a gun can get it within one or two days. Add to the easiness of acquiring a gun in legal ways‚ there are easier ways to get a gun which are called private-party sales and‚ of course‚ black market. A great number of the crimes include handgun‚ and these crimes are

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    102: Week 6 – Argumentative Essay‚ Gun Control in America 2/12/13 Rozier Wright Professor Warrick Potomac College English 102: Week 6 – Argumentative Essay‚ Gun Control in America 2/12/13 Rozier Wright Professor Warrick Potomac College Gun Control in America In my lifetime there have been countless fatalities due to gun violence. Some people would say that‚ “guns don’t kill people‚ people kill people”. Other citizens believe that the guns are the root of these deaths and more

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    Gun Control Issues The issue of gun control seems to be an ongoing issue that has now become a major topic in news media once again due to the tragic incident that occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary School just a few months ago. With dust now being blown off the topic‚ debates continue to ensue both politically and socially in regards to what exactly is the best for our country. Are the stricter laws now being overlooked really the best for our country‚ or are armed civilians going to be

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    Media Violence

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    father’s gun. Up on asking the 12 year old‚ he mentioned they were acting out what they had seen on television a night before. A person tends to adapt what one sees and the media engraves images into ones’ mind‚ so they think it is the norm although‚ it is an absurd idea. Kids are generally influenced by the media. The American Academy of Pediatrics‚ Testimony before the U.S. Commerce Committee: “Before age 8‚ children cannot discriminate between real life and fantasy. Onscreen violence is as real

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    videogame violence

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    gamers tend to be more aggressive‚ exhibit low academic performance and are more than likely to engage in gun fights with their peers. Although many do not need more evidence to agree with this‚ there are some scholars that disagree and have strong evidence to support their theory. They experiment with young gamers to show that violent videogames do not stimulate any hunger for getting involved in gun fights and violent actions without care for the negative effect it might have on the youngsters. In fact

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    (2010‚ 09). Media Violence. StudyMode.com. Retrieved 09‚ 2010‚ from http://www.studymode.com/essays/Media-Violence-406641.html Introduction In recent times‚ together with the development of science technology‚ the mass media industry has also achieved many advances. Media has played an important role in our society in providing information as well as broadening knowledge to mankind. Despite some positive effects‚ human beings have recently witnessed the exposure of violence in almost every type

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    201-23 Kathy Rowley May 15 2012 Argumentative Essay :Media Violence and its Effects on Children “Times have not become more violent. They have just become more televised” (Manson 1) This is a quote by Marilyn Manson from his article in Rolling Stones magazine called “Columbine: Whose Fault Is It?” Recent studies show that Marilyn is right about violence being more televised‚ but they also show that televised violence may lead to violence in children. Media is a large part of life in these current

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    Gun Rights/Gun Control I will be conducting my essay on gun control/gun rights. I honestly don’t think that hunters need springfield semi-automatic rifle or a semi-automatic rifle similar to an ak-47 with a 30 round clip! If you go on cabelas.com you will see that they are selling guns labelled as self and home defense‚ but they are semi-automatic shotguns! you could buy a semi-auto gun on the internet to ship to you for a low cost of 300 dollars. A student‚ mentally ill person or just flat out

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    Tackling Youth Violence in Schools Eric Mack American Intercontinental University Abstract This paper highlights the causes of school violence and aggressive behavior among youth in our society. It addresses family issues in the home‚ school related factors‚ and the influence of mass media on violence in our schools. Evidence suggests that schools have trouble tackling the complicated social‚ economic‚ and personal causes that generate the violent behavior of numerous young people

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