CJ 133 | Guns and Gun Control | Writing Assignment 6 | Katie Epps 1/18/2009 | Gun control has been one of the biggest topics facing our nation aside from abortion and homosexual marriages. There are so many different angles and arguments that surround it‚ its no wonder a definite decision can not be made. Violent crimes remain one of the most serious problems in the United States‚ in many of the violent crimes committed guns are used but an actual link between the two remains pretty
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be solved. One of the more significant problems being the struggling battle to remove slavery and instituting equality and justice for African Americans. At the time‚ the American people needed a president who was able to move forward from all the causes of the Civil War. In fact‚ a president of that description existed‚ and his name was Abraham Lincoln. President Lincoln was able to pass several laws which helped restore peace back to the Union. Unfortunately‚ in April‚ 1865 the great president was
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instances in which the baby’s brain is deprived of oxygen during the birthing process (“Diagnosis‚ Causes & Symptoms”). Genetic factors affecting autism is yet another supported hypothesis. There are over one-hundred genes that are associated with a higher risk of developing autism. According to Autism Speaks‚ an autism advocacy organization‚ in approximately fifteen percent of cases‚ a genetic cause was assessed‚ but it has been concluded that many autism cases include combinations of genetic risk
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The impact of video games containing violence has recently become a focus of research because children are theoretically more susceptible to behavioral influences when they are active participants than when they are observers. To date‚ violent video games have not been studied as extensively as violent television or movies. The number of studies investigating the impact of such games on youth aggression is small‚ there have been none on serious violence‚ and none has been longitudinal. Many studies
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Kenneth M. Stampp and Eric Foner both agree to disagree on the outcomes‚ purposes and causes of reconstruction. Kenneth Stampp‚ in the article‚ “The Era of Reconstruction 1865- 1877‚” explains how the radical effort to establish and protect Negro civil and political rights had failed but also that in the “long run” it didn’t‚ therefore agreeing that the reconstruction was a success. He explains how the emancipation of the blacks was more than just a gesture and that getting the 14th and 15th amendment
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What is Tolstoy’s opinion of violence? Is he repelled by it‚ or does he admire it? In Hadji Murat‚ does he glamorize violence or criticize it? Does the novel moralize about violence or does it take an objective approach? Tolstoy definitely is repelled by violence‚ in every opportunity he has to expose a battle or a conflict he does it in a very anticlimactic approach‚ very much so like real life. There is nothing heroic about violence and the destruction it leaves behind. According to Bayley
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The Cycle of Violence In his autobiography‚ Fist‚ Stick‚ Knife‚ Gun‚ Geoffrey Canada exposes the reader to numerous types of violence witnessed while growing up in South Bronx‚ a subaltern community in New York. The slum is full of lower class individuals who are in a constant struggle for power‚ acceptance and safety. The book begins by discussing his childhood and how he had to learn the codes and behaviors accepted in his neighborhood and his place in the hierarchy of the street. Each block
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The cause of Schizophrenia is still uncertain‚ some of the effects of this disease are believed to be the origin of hereditary‚ chemical imbalance‚ viral infections‚ and immune disorders. Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder that affects a persons thoughts‚ feelings‚ and actions. Schizophrenia complicates reality with imaginary which causes unresponsiveness and solitary which leads to complications in expressing natural emotions in social situations. Schizophrenia is not caused by childhood
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handguns would decrease violence‚ as has been proven in the past by numerous laws. In addition‚ the mass killings that throw a 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
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recipee for these gang members to cause ruckus. Also a youth growing up without a father can be put into a situation where he has to trust or depend on gang members. More than three quarters of Toronto residents say that the city is now a more dangerous place‚ than compared to five-six years ago. These growing gangs in Canada‚ especially in Toronto and Scarborough area‚ have been getting worse in the last six years and have been the cause of much rising violence in Canada.
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