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    The columbine shooting that happened April 20‚ 1999. Twelve students and one teacher were killed by the students of Dylan Klebold‚ 17‚ and Eric Harris‚ 18. Eric labeled as psycopath and knew how to control it‚ and Dylan labeled with depression and didn’t care about life anymore. Based off their motives‚ they were lead to kill all the victims because of bullying and confusion that they had in high school. Was Dylan experiencing depression before the shooting? He was living a great life before it

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    Deadliest School Shootings

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    Recall two of the deadliest school shootings in the United State history involved horrific tragic deaths. The first happened in 2007‚ at Virginia Tech in Virginia. Seung Cho‚ a twenty three year old young man‚ shot and killed a total of thirty two students and teachers before he killed himself (History.com‚ 2011). The second‚ and latest deadliest school shooting of December‚ 2012‚ occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut. Gunman‚ Adam Lanza‚ was a young man at the age of twenty. First he

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    Tarra The Elephant Essay

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    ever been to the circus and seen the amazing tricks the elephants and other animals do? They may look cool but these elephants aren’t born knowing how to do these tricks‚ they are tortured to learn them with whips‚ bullhooks‚ chains‚ bush knives‚ ear halters‚ and ropes to control them to do whatever the mahout (trainers) wants them to do. These wild animals are not meant to be tamed but to live a happy life in the wild. 1Bears‚ elephants‚ tigers‚ and other animals do not voluntarily ride bicycles

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    Blind Men and the Elephant poem by John Godfrey Saxe (1816–1887) It was six men of Indostan To learning much inclined‚ Who went to see the Elephant(Though all of them were blind)‚ That each by observation Might satisfy his mind The First approached the Elephant‚ And happening to fall Against his broad and sturdy side‚ At once began to bawl: “God bless me! but the ElephantIs very like a wall!” The Second‚ feeling of the tusk‚ Cried‚ “Ho! what have we here So very round and smooth and sharp

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    Hills like elephants

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    Hills like elephants The short story "Hills like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway has a lot to do with making decision in a relationship. The story shows problems within a relationship and a lack of communication between a couple. Throughout the story‚ the couple is trying to argue about having an abortion. The couple has different mindset than each other‚ because of which they don’t agree with each other. The hills symbolize two different situations that the pregnant girl is faced with. Both

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    School Shooting Speech

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    Ping! Pong! The guns fired in the school. In 1999 April 20 school shooting broke out. Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris were responsible for the deaths of Rachel Scott and other boys and girls. Rachel was the first person to die in the shootings Columbine High School. Rachel was asked if she loved God‚ she replied and said yes. Dylan Klebold shot her in the head because she said she believed in God. Dylan and Eric planed this attack very well. They put bombs everywhere. They went into the school and

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    The Blind Men and the Elephant John Godfrey Saxe (1816-1887) It was six men of Indostan To learning much inclined‚ Who went to see the Elephant (Though all of them were blind)‚ That each by observation Might satisfy his mind. The First approached the Elephant‚ And happening to fall Against his broad and sturdy side‚ At once began to bawl: "God bless me! But the Elephant Is very like a WALL!" The Second‚ feeling of the tusk‚ Cried‚ "Ho‚ what have we here‚ So very

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    The Elephant Man Play

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    The Elephant Man (Play) The Elephant Man opens with Frederick Treves‚ an up-and-coming surgeon‚ meeting his new employer Carr-Gomm‚ the administrator of the London Hospital. Ross‚ the manager of a freak show‚ invites a crowd on Whitechapel Road to come view John Merrick‚ the Elephant Man. Treves happens upon the freak show and is intrigued by Merrick’s disorder. He insists that he must study Merrick further; Ross agrees‚ for a fee. Treves then gives a lecture on Merrick’s anatomy‚ making Merrick

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    Elephant Run Summary

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    Introduction: Reading the book Elephant Run by Roland Smith was amazing‚ and I always wanted to know what was going to happen next. Also‚ it was a very compelling and thought-provoking read‚ because the author managed to incorporate some true events into the story. Summary: The year is 1941‚ and Nick Freestone lives in London‚ which is frequently getting bombed‚ because of the London Blitz during World War II. His mother decides that it is too dangerous for Nick to live in London‚ so she sends him

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    anniversary is vast approaching‚ for they are getting an elephant! Instead of rejoicing the director was thinking of his career and decided to write a letter to Warsaw refusing the governments offer. He said that he has a more economical plan and would save the government a lot of money. Upon hearing the ministries approval the zoo director directed his men to blow up a large elephant-shaped and elephant-sized balloon. Being lazy‚ these men filled the elephant with gas instead of air‚ this later proved to be

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