wide-array of shooting sports‚ and hunting. Sane people should obviously the only people to carry firearms‚ which is something we can all agree to. Craig Whitney of The New York Times on July 24‚ 2012 wrote that‚ “...the only realistic way to control gun violence is not by keeping guns out of the hands of as many Americans as possible‚ but by keeping guns out of the hands of people we all agree should not have them.” You don’t really ever see sane people carrying out mass shootings. You also don’t
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Hayden ENG 4U – U5A1A1 April 21‚ 2015 ISP Journal Nineteen Minutes By: Jodi Picoult Nineteen Minutes‚ tells the story of the residents of Sterling‚ New Hampshire and how their lives were shattered in one nineteen minute long act of violence‚ a school shooting. Nineteen minutes represents a theme presented in the whole novel because at any time‚ at any ordinary minute‚ your world can be transformed. It takes a matter of minutes to change ordinary moments in our lives into ones that are permanently life-changing
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thoughts and actions. Wherever he goes my father leaves an indelible impression on all those he met. His warm and selfless nature will make any unknown person a friend and I learnt the lesson of accepting people without trying to change them. My Dad is an encyclopedia of facts and knowledge. He believes that reading is the only way to widen our knowledge and he made it a point to bring all sorts of books for me to read‚ whatever the price and I learnt the lesson that
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Forever In My Memories Dear Dad‚ August 9‚ 2009 marks the tragic night that you left my life. I had just gone to bed‚ after a wonderful day full of birthday wishes. The last time I saw you alive‚ you had a drunken smile on your face and a Heineken bottle in your left hand. Half an hour after I had fallen asleep‚ mom shouted and banged on my door‚ awakening me from my slumber. Assuming that she was acting bizarre‚ I thought nothing of it‚ as I attempted to fall back asleep. Before I knew it‚ she
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George Orwell is a famous writer who wrote the science fiction novel “1984” and the political satire “Animal Farm”. However‚ he also wrote short works such as “Shooting an elephant”. George Orwell was placed in a difficult situation on deciding whether to shoot the elephant in order to protect others. Regardless of which side he acted on‚ he would still have others wishing he would have acted the opposite way. I believe George Orwell was not justified in killing the elephant‚ because the elephant
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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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you not to‚ their telling you for a reason‚ maybe so that you won’t get hit by a car or get shot at in a drive by shooting. It’s important follow directions because if you don’t you’ll get in trouble. If you decide to cross the street after they told you not to‚ you’ll suffer the consequences. In this case the consequences is getting hit by a car our getting shot in a drive by shooting. If you don’t suffer the consequences that way you’ll suffer another way. Finally‚ it’s important to follow directions
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began hunting when she was eight years old • At age 15 she was challenged to a shooting match against Frank Butler‚ she won and ended up marring him a year later • She joined Buffalo Bill’s Wild West traveling show and because of her impressive sharp shooting talents she was quickly made the star of the show • Soon after she changed her name to Annie Oakley for unknown reasons • Some of her acts included her shooting a small metal coin out of the air from 27 meters away and holding her gun over
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just a simple fight‚ school violence is getting a little out of hand. There have been several school shootings in the last few years‚ and the number of school shootings seems to be growing rapidly these days. When the last figures were taken by the government educators had found more then 2‚000 weapons stashed by students in lockers‚ backpacks and pockets in the 1996-97 school year. These school shooting and the findings of all these weapons makes parents wonder if their children really are safe at school
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lopsided‚ the number of stay-at-home fathers has grown over 60% since 2004 (Randall: par 5). How does this alarmingly growing number of stay-at-home fathers feel about their lives‚ and why is the number growing so rapidly? If the number of stay-at-home dads has risen so drastically in the past few years they cannot all be miserable. “Some experts argue that significant change has occurred‚ especially in allowing families greater flexibility when deciding which parent will care for the children.” (Baladauf:
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