Analysis Of A. J. Mass Shootings In America

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C. Johnson-Getting there
Shehan Perera
Montgomery College

Abstract
The title of the paper is appropriate for the topic that is in discussion. But as I kept reading, the paper deviates from the point and the level of effort put into the paper decreases throughout the mid-section of the paper. There were many problems that came up while going through the paper. The majority of the paper had minor and simple errors like grammar and spacing. But her references added more positives to the paper which supported the information that has been stated. C. Johnson-Getting there
Introduction
The paper is trying to address the sensitive issue of police brutality and how the public reacts to police officers. There were several occasions of repetition throughout the paper which distracts the reader and deviates from the essence of the point. Spelling mistakes were found which states that Johnson hadn’t paid attention to spell check. While the sources surely strengthen the argument it does take the attention away from the paper and it would take the readers need to read, away from the paper.
Literature Review
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The Visual guide from A.J. Willingham: Mass shootings in America coincides with the topic and addresses similar issues and helps the reader understand more and have a visual representation of the paper rather than only reading it. Most of the sources are used very accurately in the beginning of the paper. The lyrics from “The Message”, shows little to no effect on the paper as it is not heard and a very few people have listened to it so they wouldn’t understand the meaning behind it even though it was well known rap song that changed rap music’s tone

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