Another school shooting goes down and is preyed upon by the media for a gripping new story. Jonesboro‚ Arkansas‚ West Paducah‚ Kentucky‚ and Littleton‚ Colorado all have one thing in common. All these places are sites where school shootings have occurred. Why do school shootings happen and who is to blame when they do happen?. These are two questions that are still trying to be answered. Some people say that school shootings are due to the excess marketing of violence in movies‚ television‚
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Doudar Daniel Ante-Contreras English 1B 18 May 2014 You Have the Potential to Shoot Up a School! In the eyes of news media‚ whenever a travesty such as a school shooting occurs all other forms of news cease to exist. News stations spend days reporting on the same exact story regardless of any updates. Every time a school shooting occurs the media attempts to establish that the shooter is psychologically ill. Media outlets bend the truth‚ exaggerate quantitative data‚ and appeal to unqualified
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saying that my dad was a bad father but‚ since we didn’t have him around or lived with him‚ we would have wanted someone to be there for me and be there to solve my problems. Angel (aka my step dad) was so chill and cool. He would always try to make everything more exciting and was calm about anything.
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TWO DADS ARE BETTER THAN NONE Life would always have its way to prove that two is better than one. And partners would always almost remain partners. A spoon would always come with a fork‚ as a pencil would always have an eraser. A tooth paste would only be used with a tooth brush and a shoe has to be worn with a sock. Such things are typically seen as one. Though missing the other would be fine‚ difficulties would still follow. Complete is synonymous to perfect. And a complete family consists mainly
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In October 2002 was the beginning of what seemed like the longest three weeks in the Washington Metropolitan Area. The shooting spree killed 10 people and in injuring 3 with sniper like wounds. No one wanted to believe what was happening. This horrific attack lasted 23 days. It all started in the late afternoon on October 2 2002‚ when a victimless shot was fired through a window of a Michaels Craft. Then again at 6:30 p.m.‚ James Martin‚ a 55-year-old was shot and killed in the parking lot of a grocery
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Shooting In “shootings”‚ Adam Gopnik speaks about a shooting that took place in Virginia Tech Engineering building‚ and how the parents of the victims were told that it was not the right moment to ask questions. Gopnik also gives his points of view on how the shooting could have been avoided. Gopnik suggests that the main reason why these types of incidents keep happening in the United States is because there is a lack of security and requirements on who should not be able to buy a gun. The government
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Group paper << Self-nude-shooting >> ------------------------------------------------- Content Page 1. Introduction 3 2. Definition of self-nude-shooting 3 3. Reasons of the popularity of self-nude-shooting 4-6 4. Social impact of self-nude-shooting 7-8 5. Mindset of posting or sharing the photos/videos 9 6. The views from different parties in the society 10-11
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Although no one enjoys to hear about it‚ school shooting are sadly a realistic possibility throughout the world. Many innocent children and teachers have lost their lives and become victims of such hateful crimes across our country as well as the entire world. Furthermore‚ the majority of schools do take precautions in order to help prevent such tragedy‚ however‚ this is often times not enough. The mental scarring in which individuals who undergo the horrific event is highly traumatizing. Nobody
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Fort Hood Shooting The Fort Hood massacre‚ like all things‚ has a before‚ a during‚ and an after. Before the shooting‚ people were going about their day as if nothing were new. During the shooting‚ people became the people they were meant to become. After the shooting‚ people felt the pain of loss; they thanked God‚ and they moved on. “I just thank God he missed me” (CNN). “Unit at Fort Hood deploying a month after shootings” (Fox). The morning before the shooting took place‚ everyone woke up
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something‚ she tells me that I should not forget violin and I would find myself practicing. On the other hand‚ my dad values my education and doesn’t really care whether I practice my violin or not. He just makes sure that I did all my homework and I study enough. Also‚ when I ask my parents something‚ I usually get the answer I want. But‚ there are some differences in that. When I ask my dad something‚ he usually says "yes" literally to everything I ask so I can’t really count on him whether I made a
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