Violence At School: Will It Ever End? Introduction: Despite the recent surge of catastrophes in our nation‚ violence is not a new issue. Violent occurrences such as shootings‚ bombings‚ and other terroristic events are things that have been happening for hundreds‚ or maybe even thousands of years. One aspect of these tragedies that seems to be the most terrible of all is violence in the school setting. Even this type of violence is not a new occurrence. School shootings and other violent acts
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How safe do you feel when you attend school everyday? Many students and faculty don’t really think too much about school being a dangerous place; however‚ after a couple of school shootings had taken place their minds and thoughts may have changed completely. On April 16‚ 2007‚ in the town of Blacksburg Virginia‚ a college student who attended Virginia Tech‚ opened gunfire to his fellow classmates. This shooting has been considered to be the biggest massacre in all of American history. There
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Jeffrey Jordan‚ Michael Joseph Jackson. Were either of these people unsuccessful... or... uneducated? All I’m saying is that‚ If there was a family tree hard work and education would be related‚ But school would probably be a distant cousin‚ Because if education is the key‚ School is the lock‚ Because it rarely ever develops your mind to the point where it can perceive red as green and continue to go when someone else said stop. Because as long as you follow the rules and pass exams
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Dalaney Renz Ms. Mendoza English 10 3/7/13 Sandy Hook Shooting Mainstream media claims that Sandy Hook shooting was a massacre and an intruder at the school took many children’s lives that day. But there has been strange behavior and evidence that the shooting was a hoax‚ planned and acted by the government so people would be persuaded to believe that guns are the problem. Therefore‚ the government would try and take away our second amendment rights. Friday December 14th‚ 2012 mainstream
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When I was in fifth grade (12years old) I was at a friend’s house for the first time. Me and her were playing in the basement‚ her brother (17years old)and his friend were on the other side of the room playing video games while me and her were throwing back and forth a big yoga ball. Me and her are throwing back and forth and I miss it‚ before I can grab it‚ it hits her brothers Lego Death Star. I look up at her and all I see is fear‚ she grabs my arm and screams to run. We make it up the first
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School Shooting Many things can cause school shootings‚ bullying is one major cause and one person bullying another can lead to a lot of people getting hurt. So however horrific‚ the actions of other schoolyard gunmen such as Kip Kinkel or Luke Woodham can be readily understood as stemming from individual pathologies and‚ hence‚ not particularly reflective of broader social issues. In contrast‚ the Columbine shootings can be seen as implicating not only the killers’ own sick‚ twisted minds‚ but
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Hot Shooting by Tigers in Second Half Sinks Gents‚ 72-67 COLORADO SPRINGS‚ Colo. – Despite taking an 8-point lead early‚ the Gents only shot 28.6 percent in the first half and 31.3 percent for the game – compared to 54.2 percent in the second half and 46.3 percent for the game for the Tigers – as Centenary (9-12‚ 3-7 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference) lost its second tight game of the season to Colorado College (8-13‚ 7-3 SCAC) 72.67 Friday night‚ February 23. Despite only hitting 10-for-35
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American Literature 21 November 2012 Unfair Bias in Children’s Books: Father Figures In response to Brotts article over the portrayal of the father figures in children’s book‚ I would have to strongly agree with him. I found this to be a great read‚ but also at the same time very informative. After doing a little bit of research of my own‚ and looking at the facts in “Not all men are sly foxes”‚ I came to the conclusion that his statement is very accurate. Men are portrayed as irresponsible and
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Knowing the Terror within Our Schools SOC 305 Crime & Society Instructor: Lynn Ma October 8‚ 2012 Abstract Terrorism is not new and causes about one percent of deaths of school age victims every year but with media it has now become and seen as one of the scariest threats in the United States today. Learning how to prevent terrorism within a school setting has proven difficult as there is no way to profile who will or will not commit an act of terror in such a setting. There are key
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Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting has definitely added fuel to the controversial gun debate. Many school districts in Texas have allowed teachers to be able to carry a gun on campus. Although they will be able to have a gun in their possession when a tragedy like the Sandy Hook shooting occurs‚ will they really act the way many claim they will and take down the shooter? Is the Second Amendment more important than the lives of our teachers and students? I believe that school districts are capable
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