"Touching the Earth" was written by Bell Hooks. Hooks starts off his writing by saying "when we love the Earth‚ we are able to love ourselves more fully." By opening with this‚ Hooks tells the reader that he is appreciative of the Earth‚ and believes that by loving the Earth‚ a person can love themselves. Hooks recounts his childhood‚ where he watched his family grow food on their land. The sharing of tips for growing and harvesting crops between Native Americans and African people is mentioned to
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According to Harold Pollack‚ high-profile mass shootings are relatively rare‚ resulting on average in a dozen deaths a year. Pollack also states that mass shootings are quite difficult to prevent. “Yet‚ as we show‚ notions of mental illness that emerge in relation to mass shootings frequently reflect larger cultural stereotypes and anxieties about matters such as race/ethnicity‚ social class‚ and politics. These issues become obscured when mass shootings come to stand in for all gun crime‚ and when
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“Shooting an Elephant” In “Shooting an Elephant” George Orwell is not liked by the Burmese people because he is the representation of their oppressors‚ the British. He gets his chance to be the hero when an elephant gets loose and causes destruction and the people need him to kill the beast. What would have happened if he didn’t shoot the elephant? Why Orwell feel so awful about killing the elephant? Orwell decides to kill the elephant‚ but does he do it for the right reason? In Orwell’s essay
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think that “more guns‚ fewer shootings” is the answer to the debate about gun control. Some say gun incidents are decreasing. However‚ people have failed to notice that guns are still the reason for numerous amounts of death. Once we understand that firearms are one of the main causes of mass shootings‚ we’ll begin to see that the answer to the problem is gun control. It’s best to increase the rules and regulations regarding guns to decrease the number of mass shootings. Many gun laws have been taken
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“You mean it’s not my fault?‚” says Sandy‚ a 40 year old woman who had just tried to commit suicide the night before she came in for an initial meeting with her psychiatrist‚ Dr. David Amen. Amen had just tested Sandy using the Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography‚ or the SPECT. It was his very first time to use the technology to help him in his diagnosis. Her brain scan showed a precipitous drop in activity in the prefrontal cortex‚ the brain’s decision-making center‚ whenever she would try
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John Beswick Laura Gelwicks Composition 1 April 4‚ 2024 Pasture work I trudged into the sandy Corral. There are faint sounds of people playing‚ laughing‚ and driving their boats on the lake. The Carroll is packed with cows and calves getting a drink‚ each of them drooling as they wait their turn to drink the cold water. Pesky flies attack them in the thousands‚ picking at the eyes and biting them on their backs. The flies are maneuvering the cattle tails that swing trying to hit them. Relieving themselves
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maybe a solution to the mass shootings that occur in our society‚ an example of a PSA would be anti-smoking smoking ads. Anti-smoking ads are aimed towards “rebellious” teens; teens who hate being told what to do and how to do it. The ads usually depict a teen having to always give up free time or spend their hard earned money which explains the consumption that smoking has over their lives. PSA’s should also focus on the kinds of individuals who commit these mass shootings‚ talking about and illustrating
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‚ Reading the October 8th‚ number 8 series of the Duke‚ it was a pleasure realizing that you reacted on‚ shooting on campus. Thank you for your reaction and observation on this issue and the measures to take to prevent it re-occurring in Duquesne campus. Your reaction on shooting on campus in‚ raise some opinion on the topic It was a good observation especially on this aspect that‚ “individual schools can take steps to address the growing threat of violence and adapt to the culture of fear on
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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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Narration: “Shooting an Elephant” To narrate is to describe an experience or a story that is linked in time. An effective narration “usually relates a sequence of events that led to new knowledge or had a notable outcome” (Aaron 60). George Orwell uses narration in “Shooting an Elephant” to support his thesis that imperialism is an immoral relationship of power because it compels the oppressor to act immorally to keep up appearances that he is right‚ just like his experience of shooting an elephant
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