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    Crime & Deviant Behavior Deviant behavior is any behavior that violates social norms and is disapproved by a group in society. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold are a prime example of deviant behavior. These two children embarked on murder massacre‚ killing twelve students and one teacher‚ injuring twenty-one others. The pair then committed suicide after their devilish act. The children were both bullied daily at school. One friend of the deviant duo said “Jocks threw human fetus at them”. The two

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    In this paper‚ the transitivity system is employed to analyze George Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant” in attempt to uncover the underlining imperialistic theme that occurs throughout the text‚ with relation towards the positionality of the narrator. In taking a linguistic approach‚ the paper intends to use stylistic analysis to substantiate literary interpretation. Building upon that plane‚ there will be illumination upon the actuality of an elephant with the symbolistic representation of imperialism

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    ended‚ was covered in news of mad mass shootings. Young lives were taken away‚ leaving only wounded hearts‚ sadness‚ and the question: What has gone wrong with society? Mass shootings have always been an issue. Studies show that mass shootings and gun ownerships have a direct relationship‚ that means‚ the more guns people own‚ the more likely for us to experience these incidents. Studies also show that the United States had nearly double the number of mass shootings than most of the developed countries

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    condition‚ fighting for their lives‚ after being shot in the head in two separate incidents in Chicago this weekend‚ police told CNN. The shootings happened in two different inner city neighborhoods within an hour of each other. Kanari Bowers‚ 12‚ was playing with friends at a playground Saturday evening when shots rang out. Chicago Police said the shooting took place on the 1900 block of W. 57th street at approximately 7:10 p.m. (8:10 p.m. ET). Bowers’ relatives shared her name with CNN

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    Composition~Orwell Analysis In the excerpt from Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant”‚ the author uses similes‚ syllepsis‚ and connotation to appeal to the readers sense of pathos in order to convey his attitude of remorse and fluster in regards to shooting the elephant so as to comment on imperialism. Orwell uses Similes to convey his remorse and fluster towards shooting the elephant. He compares the elephant to “…a huge rock toppling…” and paints the scene by saying “The thick blood welled out of

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    (FBI) Crazy right? Under ⅓ of the population committing over half the murder. This is the problem not being brought to light; not police’s justified shootings. Police do not unfairly target minorities. Some say that police shootings are unjustified. While it is true that some police attack people unfairly‚ it is not fair to say that all shootings are unjustified. Police get a call and they chase after the criminal in question or whoever fits the description of the call. After they have located

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    There have been around 715 people that have been shot by police alone in 2016. Police violence in the US has become a major point of interest recently due to the amount of shootings. In recent news there have been many reports of police shooting and/or killing black men‚ which has led to movements such as the black lives matter movement‚ a movement working for the validity of black lives. Although there are points made to support both sides of the story‚ I feel that the police are to blame for the

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    daltyn Childers November 5th Comparison Essay Family‚ they are there for you no matter what. They love you no matter what your views‚ but is there anything that is more important then family? In the two essays ; Shooting Dad and TV: The Plug-In Drug‚ both show what being a family is like for different people. Each essay shows pathos‚ ethos‚ and cause and effect in both different and similar ways. TV: The Plug-In Drug‚ by Marie Winn‚ is about televisions “taking over” quality family time.

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    Shooting an Elephant: George Orwell Prepared by: A.B.M.Mukhlesur Rahman BA (Hons.)‚ MA‚ BCS (Education) Treatment of Imperialism

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    agree with them. With the recent shooting of Terence Crutcher‚ many news outlets have covered the fact that Donald Trump claims he was troubled by the shooting. Despite there being only one event‚ news outlets can cover the event by using different framing techniques so that their audiences develop the desired opinion. In the article from BBC‚ there is no opinion apparent throughout the article‚ as it just delivers the facts about Trump’s stance on the shooting of Crutcher. The article mentioned

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