A Proposal Based on President Obama ’s 2013 State of the Union Address 2013 has been embossed by recent incidents such as a Vegas shooting that ended the lives of three people‚ four gruesome murders in Orange County in California‚ and many more tragedies. It is estimated that there are 300 million guns in personal hands in the US today‚ many legally owned and others not (Neyfakh). Every year‚ close to four million guns find their way into the market (Nicolas and Nelson). This level of gun infiltration
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War; A state of usually open and declared hostile conflict between states or nations - the definition of war defined by The Merriam Webster. Throughout history there has been thousands - if not millions - of wars; fought through both violence and peace. Since 1900 there has been roughly 500 major wars or conflicts; a shockingly-low 19 of the 500 have fought without violence. Despite the common cries of people saying violence is never the answer‚ violence is ironically the very reason why today (2015)
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Recently‚ an increasing number of North American youth are committing violent crimes. Although the consequences of these violent crimes are easily apparent‚ the causes behind them are often abstract and obscure‚ making it difficult to pin blame on a single source. Moreover‚ this deviant behaviour among young people can be attributed to a combination of several generalized factors. Leading contributing factors of youth violence include the media‚ the influence of family life‚ widespread abuse of
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Lisa M. Allen Enc 1101 September 14‚ 2008 Today’s Violence and Its Many Causes Violence in today’s society is at an all time high. There are many causes for the increase in violence in our society. Violence is defined by (1) criminal law‚ the illegal use of unjustified force‚ or the intimidating effect created by the threat of this (2) the use of physical force to injure somebody or damage something (Encarta Dictionary: English – North American Version). Rape‚ homicide‚ assault and burglary
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On college campuses today‚ there is a lot of violence. Violence occurs for many reasons‚ its unfortunate but true. One of the main reasons that violence accurs is because 90 percent of violence on college campuses is alcohol related. That is one of the many reasons why violence occurs. There have been reports of increased violence on U.S. college campuses since the early 1980s. Alcohol-related problems have included vandalism‚ fighting‚ injuries‚ and rape. However‚ as in the past‚ crime on
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Violence in Media: No Problem or Promotes Violence in Society? Many people believe the media is to blame for young children growing up becoming murderers‚ thieves‚ and even rapists‚ but on the contrary‚ they forget to realize violence was a big part of our civilization way before anyone learned to write. Because of this belief‚ the government took action and put up restrictions and rules involving which age group should be allowed to be engaged in material that involves violence‚ drugs‚
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1. The theme of racial discrimination on prevails throughout the movie and it is also shown in “imagining and become a proud Fort Harian” .A proud Fort Harian is someone who engages in debates so as to actively share the knowledge and to challenge misconceptions thus in the movie Tolson recognizes that his young debate students possesses the spark of a new generation‚ convinced that they can bring change if they are protected. The plot revolves around the efforts of the debate coach at a historically
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Alexa Cordova CJ 300 Current Issues in CJ Writing Project #2 October 20‚ 2012 Thesis Statement Workplace and campus violence unfortunately has become a bane to our nation in recent decades that may be prevented through attention to erratic behavior‚ detailed screenings‚ and stringent security measures. Erratic behavior should be closely monitored when there are increasing shifts in a person’s mood or behavior‚ or if a person suddenly shows signs of drug and/or alcohol abuse‚ it may indicate
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nation-state and culture combine forces to reduce interpersonal violence in the West? Violence is a difficult term to define‚ but for the purposes of this assignment violence can be defined as a crime or the threat to commit a crime by one person upon another person‚ and that usually that has negative physical or emotional effects upon the victim. Violence in Western society has been increasing steadily and has become a major concern for many nations. Increasingly‚ much of the violence is committed
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Your Name Instructor/Professor’s Name Course Date Violence In Public Schools Perhaps‚ one of the most pressing concerns affecting not only the educational sector‚ but the entire society‚ is the rising violence in schools. Indeed‚ there’s no question that school-related violence is one of the gravest threats that any government will have to face. In fact‚ the U.S. is just one of the dozens of countries plagued by this social ill. With easy access on guns and knives‚ schools—students
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