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    British system of government in India provides the motive for Gandhi’s "Defending Nonviolent Resistance" speech. George Orwell conveys peevishness of the same system--the British government by the shooting of an elephant and the repercussions of the event. The overall attitude in Orwell’s Shooting an Elephant leans toward resentment of both government and murder‚ while the overall attitude in Gandhi’s Defending Nonviolent Resistance inclines toward the uprising of government and nonviolent protest. Both

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    Basketball Shooting - The Art & Science of Shooting a Basketball Basketball Shooting Is Both Art and Science Fundamentals of Shooting A Basketball By Coach Jerry Tarkanian Shooting a basketball is both an art and a science. Basketball shooting is an art form because it involves finely tuned hand-eye coordination rather than gross motor skills. For example‚ unlike such skills as the defensive stance and pivoting‚ which are relatively invariable‚ shooting form is highly individualistic. There is no

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    grown over the past four decades‚ limited attention within this body of work has focused on injuries sustained by suspects and officers during these encounters. The deadly force literature has examined the patterns and characteristics of police shootings and resulting fatalities‚ which represents analysis of the most extreme injury to suspects In addition‚ other researchers have examined the patterns and characteristics of encounters that result in police deaths in the line of duty‚ however‚ has

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    Alexandria Ferlo History 101 November 18th 2013 Aurora Colorado Shooting July 20‚ 2013 The event I chose to talk about is the Aurora Colorado movie theatre shooting on July 20‚ 2012. The shooting killed 12 people and injured 58 others. James Holmes who is now 25 years old and was a former doctoral student in neuroscience. Holmes has pleaded not guilty by reasoning of insanity to his charged of murdering 12 people and attempting to murder dozens more. Holmes is currently awaiting

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    THE ELEPHANTS There are two types of elephant‚ the Asian elephant and the African elephant. Elephants are the largest land-living mammal in the world. It can weigh up to 6.000 kilograms and measure up to 3.3 meters at the shoulder. Elephants can live to be over 70 years old. Elephants are herbivores and can spend up to 16 hours a day collecting leaves‚ twigs‚ bamboo and roots. An elephant’s skin is 2‚ 54 centimetres thick. Elephants have poor eyesight but an amazing sense of smell. Both female

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    School Shootings I. Cases of where this has happened A. Columbine High School massacre B. Montreal‚ Canada shooting II. How can it be prevented A. Metal detectors 1. Efficiency 2. Private rights B. School Resource officers 1. Intimidating 2. Friend C. School Surveillance 1. Cost 2. Effectiveness D. Counseling III. Who is committing these crimes? A. Students B. Outcasts at school C. How they form groups IV. Why is this happening? A. Teasing B. Lost of old friends

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    decade there has been multiple firearm related mass shootings. From Columbine to sandy hook they have been deadly and have taken all walks of life. From small children to old adults. There is no specific target‚ these are people with mental illnesses that we yet not understand. What I can tell you is that this is nothing new‚ mass killings go back to the early 1900’s in American culture even 1800’s in the American west. There were forty one mass shootings from 1900-1980 in America. Then a sharp rise between

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    School shooting in the United States A school shooting is an incident in which gun violence is used on a school campus. Schools shooting are committed by students or even intruders. School shooting is topic of intense interest in the United States. The first school shooting ever recorded in the United States was the Pontiac’s rebellion school massacre. As time change‚ the progression of school shooting increases. On April 20‚ 1999 a massacre occurred at columbine high school in Littleton‚ Colorado

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    Inside the Aurora Colorado Shooting On the night of July 20th‚ 2012 the term tragedy was rewritten as the largest mass shooting in United States history took place in a movie theater located in Aurora‚ Colorado. What is now known as “The Batman Massacre” resulted in twelve casualties‚ fifty eight injuries‚ grief ridden family members‚ and left the rest of the United States searching for answers. This horrific scene will be replayed in the minds of the survivors for life and will be one of grave

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    Hunter O’Rourke 9-8-13 Shooting Dad In Vowell’s opening statement‚ she refers to her house as being “house divided” and what she means is that one of her parents is a Democrat and the other parent is a Republican. On Election Day if you were to drive by her house you would see two different campaign signs in the front yard telling you to vote for two different people because each parent is from a different political party. In paragraph 12‚ Vowell’s father said it was fine that his daughter

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