School shootings are a tragedy that is all too common‚ particularly in the USA. Michael Moore chose to delve a little deeper to find the possible causes of this‚ particularly in relation to the 1999 school shooting at the town of Columbine through the documentary Bowling for Columbine. Based on this documentary‚ the causes of the school shooting are due to the environment: primarily the United States’ violent history‚ then the abundance of guns in the country. The cause of the school shooting was
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The United States of BOO! - From movie producer Michael Moore “THERE IS no terrorist threat.” “THERE … IS… NO…TERRORIST…THREAT!” Has Michael Moore made it all clear now? There is no terrorist threat! At least if you choose to believe in his most convincing but rather manipulating arguments in this case of terrorist attacks on the United States. From the very beginning of this article‚ Michael Moore argues from his own perspective and his own opinions‚ which is also what this movie producer
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Pilgrims (US)‚ or Pilgrim Fathers (UK)‚ is a name commonly applied to early settlers of the Plymouth Colony in present-day Plymouth‚ Massachusetts‚ United States. Their leadership came from the religious congregations of Brownist English Dissenters who had fled the volatile political environment in England for the relative calm and tolerance of 16th–17th century Holland in the Netherlands. Concerned with losing their cultural identity‚ the group later arranged with English investors to establish
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Nevertheless‚ I remember the day as if it were two seconds ago. And I knew I would never be the same again‚ let me take you back to earlier that day. My Papa (grandfather) and I were fishing. However‚ I took my book out and let my pen spill its ink. Watching the setting sun and the clouds reflection on the whimsical pond and its raw beauty. On this occasion‚ I sat quietly listening to Papa reminiscing about days gone by as he fished. Charles Albert Witter how blessed I am to be his grandson. Much
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The Comparison of George Moore and James Joyce Ireland is best known for its unique culture‚ the accent‚ the green beer‚ and the music. But it is also known for its diverse literature and writers. Over the years there have been many different writers with their own sense of styles and their personal views of Ireland. There are many writers‚ such as James Joyce‚ Roddy Doyle‚ Edna O’Brien‚ George Moore‚ and Frank O’Conner who all came from different places in Ireland or even moved out of Ireland
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Eulogy Good afternoon. Today we are gathered here to pay tribute to someone that has been dear in our hearts. Not just a friend but a friend that really cared about you. A friend that would always be there every second of the day if you needed their help. A friend who’s joyous presence filled the room with smiles. He told you what you did or did not want to hear but it was only for your benefit. Javier was an amazing person. Unlike everybody else‚ he was a care free person without a worry in the
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Taking in the smell of sawdust as he works‚ admiring the shiny Harley Davidson‚ laughing as he pushes me on the makeshift swing--these are all memories that my great uncle and I created. We were two peas in a pod and could not be separated. If I ever had any kind of issue he was who I would turn to. Pa was a man who would do anything for anyone at any giving time. He definitely did not want another person to help him or do anything for him; he was very stubborn. This leads me into my story about
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students and a teacher before committing suicide‚ Moore looks at the background in which the massacre took place and assumptions about related issues. Moore uses Bill Nichols’ four modes of representation; the interactive‚ expository‚ observational and reflexive to convey his viewpoint on gun control in America and the nature of violence in the United States of America. Interactive mode is when the audience is able to acknowledge the presence of Moore and the crew‚ it forces on the exchange of information
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Conceptualizing the “Other”‚ Institutioinalized Discrimination‚ and Cultural Racism Masoud Kamali Department of Sociology University of Uppsala The legacy of Orientalism and creation of “the West and the rest” is deeply rooted in the Western intellectual traditions‚ educational institutions‚ and political systems‚ as well as in our seemingly “value-free” social sciences. In this note I identify category systems‚ value structures‚ and discourses – as elements of theories or paradigms – which serve
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Are we or are we not the prisoner or our own conceptions? In the cave allegory‚ Plato describes the human condition as a type of blissful ignorance. I agree with Plato that we are prisoners of our own belief. In this essay‚ I describe my own opinions and issues to answer some of the questions. The first question that I would like to discuss is‚ Are we prisoners to our own beliefs and notions of truth? I believe that we are prisoners to our own beliefs because since childhood different beliefs
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