that the gun is not the issue‚ but it is the person who wields it. Gun control laws are made to keep homicide rates to a minimum‚ but a comparison between gun control law strength and homicide rates shows no correlation. As citizens of the United Sates we are given the freedom to bear firearms to protect ourselves. Enforcing gun control strips us of our constitutional right‚ does not effectively save lives‚ and only helps the criminals go along with their
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The meeting allows the public to be apart of the first half of the meeting‚ but the decision of hiring and financial items are in a closed meeting‚ then they we reopen the floor and allow the public back in to ask questions or comment. When the public is there‚ they are well spoken and polite to one another and don’t speak out of turn. During closed meetings tensions can run hide depending on the topic. Often
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The need to belong is a fundamental need within all of humanity‚ and has played a key role in society since the beginning of time. The novel by S.E Hinton‚ ‘The Outsiders’ conveys this need and the yearning to feel social acceptance within us all. ‘The Outsiders’ comments on this inherent part of humanity through its realistic portrayal of teenage gang life‚ centering on the dependency of the gang members to feel a sense of inclusion and support from their gang. Insert The Outsiders plot line
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These situations‚ the Narcos‚ dictator‚ and ecological pollution‚ bring out the true nature of humans. Humans‚ regardless of class‚ nationality‚ or ethnicity‚ tend to be selfish‚ placing their self-interests first. In this case‚ self-preservation is the largest self-interest possible‚ the desire to live and the desire to save the lives of your family. In each of these situations‚ the judge‚ being human‚ would choose self-preservation over justice‚ and until self-preservation and intimidation become
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Every city needs a dog park for many reasons. Being a dog owner/lover myself‚ I know how important it is for all dogs to have access to a dog park. Some people may say it’s a burden for tax payers‚ it may cause lawsuits‚ traffic and noise but there are solutions to fix those issues. First‚ I want to start off explaining how dog parks will benefit society and not only dog owners. Dog parks will raise property values. They will bring more people to the community once they see they’re offered. Bringing
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entirely manifested by the environment. It is said by empiricists children are born as a “blank slate‚” and that throughout their lives the various situations that they are faced with shape the various traits that they adopt. A movie titled We Need To Talk About Kevin focusses strongly on this ongoing debate. It follows a troubled young child from the time he is born until the time he is convicted of murder while in high school. His mother is clearly mentally unstable‚ and after Kevin (the protagonist)
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wonder how much and how far a school voucher should offer individual families and whether or not they should be restricted to certain schools. Part of the controversy surrounding school vouchers includes the use of taxpayers’ money‚ the educational needs of children‚ and the terms of the 1st amendment that separate the church and state. Taxpayers are concerned that their money is not going into local schools and that the money they are paying is increasing due to school voucher expenses. Similarly
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“What We Talk About When We Talk About Love” is a widely known story on love and everybody’s different outlook on this emotion that we all define in our own unique ways. As we read through‚ we discover how love can be disguised‚ felt‚ and accepted from one person to the next. This story is told through Nick‚ while sitting around drinking with his friends Mel and Terri‚ discussing the popular subject of love and what defines it. Mel was awestruck by an elderly couple he treated in the hospital
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With the 2012-13 NCAA Football season ending just 2 months ago with Alabama trumping Notre Dame in the BCS National Championship‚ and March Madness just days away‚ the issue of paying college athletes is as popular as ever. Despite the recent scandals‚ the popularity of college sports is at its all time high. With millions of people watching these sports‚ the broadcasting alone brings in over 700 million dollars each year for the NCAA. When the NCAA is making that much a year‚ doesn’t it make
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Ted Talk: “What do babies think?” The ted talk that was examined was “What do babies think” with speaker Alison Gopnik. This ted talk discussed an overview of how babies actually think and process the world around them. The speaker starts by saying that babies in the past have been thought to be irrational‚ illogical and unable to determine and understand cause and effect. But babies actually tend to be better thinkers that most adults. Babies could actually be thought as the world’s
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