Paul Chung Transition English Four April 21‚ 2011 Essay No more Guns The year 1774 was pivotal in the history of the United States. It marked the beginning of the Revolutionary war‚ which lasted thirteen years and claimed thousands of lives. Fighting against the British‚ the Americans had to rely on individual citizens because they did not have a well organized army. As famers and hunters‚ many citizens already owned guns. These rifles proved indispensable in defeating the British. After the
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failure of the unit and ultimately its downfall. In the hit 1986 movie Top Gun directed by Tony Scott‚ Tom Cruise would argue that “Rules are meant to be broken”. The film is based around Cruise’s character who is an up and coming Navy pilot who is faced with numerous struggles and the day to day tasks of an elite Navy fighter pilot program. This program is where the film gets its name. Cruise is forced to not only out gun‚ but out fly his fellow classmates to become the greatest pilot. He is willing
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Woman in the Dunes aka as “Suna no Onna” directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara‚ which is a film adaptation of Kobo Abe’s novel. Scene description (Time code) Narration Man seating in the small house. (24:21 – 25:01) The story begins with a school teacher‚ who is on an expedition collecting sand bugs alone in the sand dunes area. He missed the last bus out of the dessert and so the local villagers offer to let him stay overnight in one of the recently widow’s house which is below the dunes. From
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Gun control is among the most highly debated topics today. Federal government is currently discussing whether to initiate stronger and stricter laws for owning guns. The debate over the issue of whether or not American citizens have the undisputed rights to bear arms is a controversy that has been brought up many times dating back to the late 1800s. Activist on both sides of the gun control issues have numerous reasons to support both sides of the issues. The controversial of gun control connects
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“Those that make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.” President John F. Kennedy understood the importance of nonviolent protest as a vital component in a democracy. From the founders and the philosophy that went into our founding documents to this very day we can see that peaceful demonstrations against unjust laws or governmental actions have brought about great change and ultimately a healthier climate in society. Peaceful resistance to laws demonstrates the
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writings have been focused on the countless questions of love‚ life‚ religion‚ and being a man in a modern society; which he discusses in his book ’Fire in the Belly: On Being a Man ’ (1991). From the book ’Fire in the Belly ’ the essay ’Man and WOMAN ’ was extracted. Along with these literary pieces‚ popular books such as Apology of Wonder (1969)‚ Faces of the Enemy (1986)‚ and Learning to Fly: Trapeze- Reflections on Fear‚ Trust‚ and the Joy of Letting Go (1999) are all products of Keen ’s literary
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Guns‚ schools and criminal minds. Due to a massive shootings events in the last years‚ we‚ the people have been wondering "Is it a good idea to have guns in our children’s school? I’ve always believe that schools are the safest places in the world‚ until December 14‚ 2012‚ when 20 years old Adan Lanza fatally shot twenty children and 6 adult staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown‚ Connecticut. Now‚ do you feel safe when leaving your child at school? and‚ would you agree in sending
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Should the United States put more restrictions on gun ownership and use? Gun control is not one issue‚ but many. It is a very delicate issue with many different sides and viewpoints. Gun control is an ongoing argument that will never be settled. Some people believe gun control is a crime issue and others believe it is a right’s issue. Within each of these issues are those who want more gun control and those who want less. Gun control will not be a benefit to society‚ but rather a downfall. The United
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families with children (representing more than 22 million children in 11 million homes) keep at least one gun in the home. Gun owners keep firearms in the home for hunting and recreation (60 percent) or for protection and crime prevention (40 percent)". Although 40 percent seems to be on the minority‚ households with guns are at higher risk of homicide‚ and there are few beneficial effects of gun ownership; as a result‚ alternative methods for crime prevention and protection should be adopted. The
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no guns in class room. Because it may cause more violence in the school and cause more school shootings. Kids may find the gun and use it against others. Also some younger kids may feel threatened with a gun in the class room. However assuming that any teacher and kid would not go on a killing spree yes it could be a good idea‚ but considering most school shooting are caused by children/teens it is not a logic idea. We do not need more guns in schools I personally think that we need less guns in
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