Most students at college campuses are worried about exams‚ homework‚ social relationships‚ family‚ and financial responsibilities. School shootings and school violence are not at the top of the list of concerns for these same individuals. Looking back nine years ago this was also not of concern for the students at the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University that April morning. No one is prepared for tragic events and no one is ever expecting them to happen. They happen in a
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fear because they do not know when they will suffer dangerous no matter how students failure their exam‚ quarrel with their lover or having argue after drunk. From the article‚ the Virginia Tech campus happen shooting tragedy in 2007. The student Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 people because he did not satisfy the wealth person and want to against them. On the other hand‚ he had argued with his
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Guns on Campus On April 16 of 2007‚ a man named Cho Seung-Hui entered the campus of Virginia Tech University. He walked around the school carrying a gun. Seung-Hui shot and killed 2 students in their dorm room. Within two hours later‚ he had shot classrooms full of students. 30 more young adults’ lives were taken that day. Cho also took his own life after the shooting. Later we would refer to this as the Virginia Tech Massacre (source # 5). Tragedies like this are sparking controversial conversations
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historical references‚ and personal experiences to reason her primary argument regarding the many complications‚ fluctuations‚ and standing issues of gun control. Some examples Lepore uses in her text are cases such as T.J. Lane‚ George Zimmerman‚ and Seung-Hui Cho‚ individuals who are able to obtain firearms‚ create distress for the public‚ and thus cause calls for more restrictive control over firearms. However‚ the use of the Constitution and the second amendment is also heavily
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Is Altruism possible? Altruism is defined as “A selfless concern for other people purely for their own sake. It is considered to be a motive to increase another’s welfare without conscious regard for one’s self-interest.” The question then is‚ is Altruism possible? Personally‚ I believe that altruism is possible. Of course most people would say that it is not ‚ basing their conclusions on the fact that we as human beings tend to be more selfish and would help others only if we can gain something
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Since 2013‚ there have been 153 school shootings in the United States‚ although not all have resulted in injury or death. Some of the most horrifying school shootings include the 1966 University of Texas clock tower shooting‚ the 1999 Columbine High School shooting and the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting. More recent was the school shooting that killed 20 children and 6 adults at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012. Most parents want to believe that their children are safe in school‚ but statistics
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gender preference‚ ethnicity‚ age or disability‚ there is nothing good that can come from it. Most of the stereotypes are very hurtful to some that it can lead to depression and health issues or even in some cases suicide. An example of this is Seung-Hui Cho‚ a Korean American who killed himself after shooting and killing 32 people in Virginia Tech back in 2007. As a young child he was made fun of with his races by other kids until he was in college. Part
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Growing up in our society and transforming into various norms‚ values and beliefs‚ is revolutionary amongst young men and ladies‚ and today I will specifically focus on young men. My little brother is 12 years old‚ he is already expected to “act like a man” or “man up”‚ and He will be told to show no weakness. This kind of advice will hinder my brother from becoming a “true man”. According to tough guys 2 by Jackson‚ Katz 86% of armed robberies are committed by men‚ 77% of aggravated assaults are
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Abstract Some reasons why colleges should look at the laws that they put in place and try to change them. Students should have the right to conceal weapons on college campuses. The guns provide the protection that may be necessary in certain situations. Like the Virginia Tech Shooting‚ many people could have been saved if only one person had a gun. Having a gun gives a sense of safety to many people on the campus‚ especially for women with a greater risk of intruders and rapists. For these
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The term sociological imagination is said to have originated in 1959‚ with American sociologist C. Wright Mills. It refers to the number of factors in sociology that influence and shape connections between that which is remote and seemingly indirectly related on a personal level to simplistic aspects of everyday life for an individual. The idea basically implies that personal issues are projected as social problems by people in an attempt to rationalize a linkage to society. However‚ in employing
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