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    Police First Shootings

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    even to protect the officers themselves‚ the officers need to be armed with the pistol. The officers have only short time to ponder before the first shooting and it will be resulted to the suspects. In some cases‚ if they have decided to shoot‚ it may result to fatal suspects and non-suspects too‚ this may be innocent. Therefore‚ the first shooting‚ it is extremely important to prevent the loss a life. Especially‚ in the event of rebellion with the protests of various groups‚ the military and police

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    Circus Elephant Animal Abuse Problem The day had come when little Timmy would finally get to go to the circus. He was so eager that he was the first one out of bed that morning. Too excited to even function‚ Timmy ran to his parents’ room and jumped on this parents shouting for them to get up. His parents moved sluggishly to the bathroom and got ready to go to the circus as Timmy chattered on about what animals they were going to see that day. Timmy was mostly excited to see his favorite animal

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    The Indian Elephant Paper

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    Indian Elephant Crisis The Indian elephant‚ scientific name being Elaphas Maximus‚ is one of the three recognized subspecies of the Asian elephants and is a native animal to the mainland of Asia. Since 1986‚ thee Elaphas Maximus has been listed as an endangered species by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) as their population has slowly been declining and reaching an all-time low of a 50% decrease over the past three generations. Asian elephants are constantly being threatened

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    Whitman climbed to the top of the observation deck at The University of Texas in Austin. He was armed‚ and during a rampage which lasted 96 minutes‚ he killed 16 people and left 31 wounded. (Kingsbury.) Since then‚ at least 50 incidents of school shootings have rocked the nation at its foundation. ("Timeline.") Not all were so destructive at their ends as that of Charles Whitman. Some were more so. All have one thing in common: they have forever changed the face of the nation as we thought we knew

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    The Shooting of Michael Brown Michael Brown was an 18 year old black man who was shot and killed by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson‚ Missouri 08/9/2014. Michael had intensions to go to college with no previous criminal record. The death of Brown sparked subsequent events in Ferguson and became a national controversy touching on much larger national issues of race‚ justice‚ and police violence. This event grew even more national attention when police reacted to protesters‚ even those acting

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    The two stories "Araby" and "Hills like White Elephant" have many points in common as well as differences. These stories deal with the realization of growing up or realization of the truth in sub-genre Love story.James Joyce’s “ Araby “is a tale about the disappointment of first love‚ he shows the maturing of a young boy into a man. Ernest Hemingway tells about a girl realizing the facts about her surroundings and herself. Then the reality of the character situations leads them both toward the end

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    Orlando Shooting Analysis

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    Orlando Shooting Introduction The Orlando shooting was one of the worst mass shootings in US history since September 11. On June 12‚ 2016‚ club pulse‚ a gay night club in Orlando‚ Florida‚ took a turn for the worst when a gunman‚ who was identified as Omar Mateen‚ came in and began to open fire leaving 50 people dead and 53 people wounded. I chose this article because it happened within an hour of my hometown and could have easily been one my friends or family members. I also chose this article

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    Elephant Helping Trunk

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    you know that elephants are one of the smartest species on earth? According to the articles “Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk” by Virginia Morell‚ "Elephants Know When They Need a Helping Trunk in a Cooperative Task” by Joshua M. Plotnik‚ and the video “Elephants Show Cooperation” presented by Discovery News‚ a recent experiment done by a team of scientists in Thailand proved that this statement is indeed true. They determined this through an experiment that tested Asian elephants’ cooperative skills

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    Babar An Elephant Summary

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    In the story of Babar an elephant who journeys from Africa to France and becomes well learned returns to his home in Africa and immediately becomes king to his predecessor ‚who was poisoned by a mushroom. Babar was granted king by an elderly elephant who seemingly knows a lot more than his companions.        Cornelius the seemingly smart elephant ‚unlike the other elephants sports an eyeglass . Hinting that he is more civilized than the other elephants and that he must have traveled to a lot of places

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    Trap Shooting Definition

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    the goal itself.” Written by Bo Bennett‚ I believe relates to me most. Working with my family‚ shooting trap‚ and school all help me relate to this quote. Over the summer I worked with my dad and grandpa. I found that learning the ways they get the job done is more valuable than getting it done at all because when the family business gets passed down I can keep it going because they taught me. Trap shooting is a big part of my life. I find myself setting goals all the time like improving my scores

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