English 101 Argumentative/Persuasive Essay 4/12/2013 Word Count 1‚255 Readability 12.3 There are new proposed gun control laws in the aftermath of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton‚ Connecticut that occurred on December 14th‚ 2012. This incident claimed the lives of twenty 1st graders and six adults and has set the government in motion to try to prevent future acts of violence by strengthening gun control laws in the United States (Smith). This
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When I hear this song ’’Rise Up ’’ it reminds me how powerless I felt when I couldn’t do anything for my sister when she was abused. I felt like I could’ve done something to prevent it. In this song by Andra Day‚ the lyrics make me feel like my sister and I can overcome any hardships. I remember going to my aunt’s house to visit her and my sister who lived with her. My aunt gave her chores to do every day and sometimes when my sister didn’t do the chores right‚ she wouldn’t let her eat. My sister
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Unit 21 5.4. Legal duties and obligations around PPE The Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 These regulations seeks to ensure that where the risks cannot be controlled by other means‚ [ Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is correctly selected and used. The Regulations do not apply where requirements are detailed in other regulations e.g. respirators in the Control of Substances 5.5. It is the responsibility of employees to: Ensure that they take reasonable care to protect
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Anthony Masanque Reynolds English 112 03/03/13 East of Eden East of Eden is a classic tale that incorporates many themes and motifs within the storyline. Throughout the film‚ Steinbeck makes numerous references about good versus evil. The characters Cal and Aaron Trask are based upon the biblical characters Cain and Abel. Aaron represents everything good while everyone considers Cal “bad.” The film starts off with Cal finding out a deep family secret. Adam Trask is a farmer‚ the war draft board
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Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel Essay Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel is an amazing book. When I first looked at it I told myself I would never be able to read it because it was so big‚ but I knew I had to. By the title I thought it was going to be about the Civil War. When I began reading Yali’s question I realized that it was about early civilizations and their advancements. When I started reading the book it was very boring and I didn’t know how I was going to finish it. As I got to around page 75 I began to
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blanket of loss and sorrow upon our nation can only be done with guns. Many people in the United States‚ believe that America needs to repeal the Second Amendment because the wrong people get their hands on deadly weapons causing unnecessary deaths to occur. Those who do not support gun control believe the solution is to allow everyone to have guns for self-defense. Consider though‚ how many brawls break out every day. If everyone has a gun‚ these fights might not end with just concussions and black
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History Project: Song Analysis Song Analysis: “Revolution” by The Beatles Student’s Name: C. Adianto Tanata Student ID#: 20020013 Teacher: Ida Ayu Utami Sundari Due Date: 18 May 2015 Word Count: 765 Lesson Objectives: Student will investigate the climate on the home front during the Vietnam War by analyzing Vietnam War protest music. The Vietnam War‚ also known as the second Indochina war or the 10‚000-day war‚ is one of the biggest wars in history‚ involving
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An expected 1 - 3 million weapons are wrongfully sold or exchanged‚ implying that lawbreakers can at present get their hands on a lethal gun. What is truly required is better and stricter firearm control‚ not disposal of it. Since the Chicago’s start handgun boycott‚ the Chicago homicide rate has arrived at the midpoint of 17% lower than it was in the witness of the law produced results
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explain to you why guns are harmful to people. The first paragraph is about how they kill people. The second will contain why people use them in the wrong way. The third is about how kids think they are toys. And the last one is about how everybody has to have one. Guns can kill people whether they wanted it to happen or not. Sometimes you just cannot help when the gun goes off. People kill people with guns on the daily bases out of anger or revenge. I can say I had about three people in my
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Gun Control Thomas Jefferson once wrote “Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press‚ and that cannot be limited without being lost.” Gun enthusiasts often couple this with a quote from Ben Franklin‚ “Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.”Guns are one of the most dangerous inventions created by man‚ it is also one of the top killers of the world. But guns are not accountable for what they have been used for‚ it
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