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    ELEPHANT FACTS

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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

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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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    Aurora Shooting

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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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    the world. He discusses why America seems to have such a problem with violence and how it has led to tragedy’s involving firearms like the imfamous shooting at Columbine high school in Columbine‚ Colorado. Since the Columbine shooting in 1999 there have been other school shootings that seem to closely resemble it‚ such as the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting and the recent 2012 Sandy Hook

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    Introduction The social issue that I have chosen for the essay is based on the mass shootings or gun violence that have happened in some schools and colleges in the United States‚ its effects on the gun rights and issues based on the 2nd Amendment. I found this topic to be interesting because in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting‚ the issue on the banning or control of gun ownership by the public is being strongly debated. Some claims that the 2nd Amendment of the United

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    Newtown Shooting

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    Sandy Hook Elementary School. Until raging twenty year old‚ Adam Lanza‚ simply walked right through the front door killing twenty-six people. The Sandy Hook shooting on December 14 devastated many parents‚ children‚ and even people that were not linked at all to the shooting. There have been plenty of devastating school shootings‚ but this shooting has caused many schools and even businesses to crack down on their security and take more precautions to ensure that something like this does not happen again

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    mental health might not seem the most important aspect of mass shootings in the United States of America. With mental health being a known problem it seems to be overlooked. These issues that may affect certain individuals in the perception of what is right and wrong in this world. In Blau‚ Gorry‚ and Wade’s article examining the laws that affect mass shootings in the United States‚ they find a direct link with mental issues and the shootings that take place. Furthermore‚ examining what emotional health

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    School Shootings

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    Running head: SCHOOL SHOOTINGS: AMERICA ’S TRAGEDY School Shootings: A Tragedy in America School Shootings: A Tragedy in America The school shootings at Westside Middle School were orchestrated by two juveniles. On Monday‚ March 30‚ 1998 two boys ambushed students and teachers outside Westside Middle School in Jonesboro‚ Arkansas. Andrew Golden a youth of 11 years and Mitchell Johnson who was 13 years old were responsible for this hideous tragedy. Apparently‚ Mitchell Johnson hid

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