A growing concern of the violence outbreak in social media has been increasing over the years. Social media is one of the causes of physical abuse‚ sexual violence‚ recorded torture‚ and even shootings. Even though technology has increased the epidemic of violence‚ it is beneficial for law enforcement to develop facial recognition of gang members. Furthermore‚ because of the advancement of technology‚ we are able to use Facebook live and other recording devices. With this in mind‚ individuals may
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characters react towards the shooting of Candy’s dog reveals a lot abut the characters that we might not have expected. Carlson offers to shoot the old dog‚ complaining many times of the smell. The shooting of Candy’s dog shows the callousness of Carlson and the reality of old age and infirmity. Carlson typifies the men George describes as “the loneliest guys in the world”. He is outwardly friendly‚ but essentially selfish. He finds the smell of an old dog offensive so the dog must be shot. He shows very
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friends acted. “Sue says she wishes she had listened to him more carefully in the years preceding the shooting. She wonders what questions she could have asked that might have encouraged her son to open up about whatever he was feeling‚”(Strasser). People assumed causes for the disaster such as violent movies‚ violent games‚ bullying‚ and gangs. Since the Columbine disaster more and more school shootings have happened. “The hallways erupted in screaming‚ terror-stricken pandemonium as students realised
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School Shooting Many things can cause school shootings‚ bullying is one major cause and one person bullying another can lead to a lot of people getting hurt. So however horrific‚ the actions of other schoolyard gunmen such as Kip Kinkel or Luke Woodham can be readily understood as stemming from individual pathologies and‚ hence‚ not particularly reflective of broader social issues. In contrast‚ the Columbine shootings can be seen as implicating not only the killers’ own sick‚ twisted minds‚ but
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Abstract The present study looks at an important political essay “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell. The literary critics gave the text wide recognition and appreciation. It depicts Orwell’s anti-imperialistic view which is presented through the shooting of an elephant. The theme is presented in a fantastic way and this is evident from Orwell’s use of lexis‚ syntax‚ cohesive ties‚ point of view‚ and figures of speech. A closer look at the experiences he had gone indicate that his sentiment
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Mark Manson wrote an article‚ “How we all Miss the Point of School Shootings”‚ explaining that the shooter is to blame because of all there origination and devotion they put into their massacres. In “How we all Miss the Point of School shootings” the author states‚ “[School shooters] write down their plans and make a checklist so that others may follow in their footsteps”( Manson). This is a perfect example
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2011). More than 40 years ago‚ four students were killed by the Ohio National Guard on the campus of Kent State University during a protest against the Vietnam War. The shootings sent shockwaves across the U.S.‚ further polarizing a nation already divided over the conflict. The U.S. in Vietnam By the time of the Kent State shootings‚ the U.S. was deeply involved in the war in Vietnam. In 1954‚ Vietnam had split into two countries: North Vietnam and South Vietnam. North Vietnamese leaders wanted to
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The Sandy Hook Massacre and Its Effects on Gun Control The Sandy Hook Massacre is the second deadliest shooting by a single person in American history. According to CNN‚ this tragic attack took place at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown‚ Connecticut on December 14‚ 2012. The shooter‚ Adam Lanza‚ brought three guns into the school‚ two of which were pistols‚ and one of which was an assault rifle. To get into the building‚ which had an updated security system‚ he shot his own way into the
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Kent state shooting By Jamal spencer The Kent shooting were the shooting of unarmed college students protesting the Vietnam war at the Kent state university in Kent Ohio‚ by member of National Gaud on May 4‚ 1970. In May 1970‚ students protesting the bombing of Cambodia by United States military forces‚ clashed with Ohio National Guardsmen on the Kent State University campus. When the Guardsmen shot and killed four students on May 4‚ the Kent State Shootings became the focal point of a nation
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In this article‚ McLaughlin‚ who is the author‚ discussed the timeline of the Las Vegas shooting. McLaughlin talked about how MGM‚ the company that owns the hotel that the shooter was in‚ said that facts on the timeline cannot be verified and is still changing. On the other hand‚ Investigators believe that the timeline is accurate‚ but it may change. No one knows the reason why Paddock‚ the terrorist‚ decided to harm tens of thousands of people. McLaughlin also discussed that a college student names
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