Bowling for Columbine Essay

These three origin theories combine to create Cumulative Strain Theory. Stage 1 of Cumulative Strain Theory is “Chronic Strain.” In this stage, strain intensifies and continues across a lengthy time period, becoming chronic. Strains are various life pressures and difficulties that lead to anger, frustration, disappointment, depression, fear, and ultimately crime. At this stage, chronic strain or frustrations, and a string of failures to achieve one’s goals, increase the likelihood of anger and…

With all the gun related violence and school shootings that have happened lately in the United States there has been a lot of talk about whether or not there should be a gun reform. Some people argue that there should be a gun reform with stricter gun laws in order to prevent more gun related violence and crimes from happening. Some others believe that a gun reform is not necessary. They believe that stricter gun laws would cause more gun related violence. The United States should put a gun…

Bang! The sound of gunshots being fired. Everyone is running around trying to get out. A school shooting has just begun. This is what occurred in the novel Hate List when a teenager who was bullied couldn’t take it anymore. He got revenge on everyone who ever hurt him physically or emotionally. The puritans would ban the novel Hate List due to law breaking teenagers, authority was not respected, and the characters lead sinful lives. The puritans would destroy the book Hate List because of the…

“When We Wake” by Karen Healey, is a science fiction book about the world in 2128 AD. The book covers many topics from cryogenics and no migrant policies to environmental destruction. The main character, Tegan Oglietti, has to face the many problems of the future, while being threatened by groups such as the Inheritors of the Earth. The book has so many cultural and social details about Australia in 2128 AD, that it was easy to make a book cover full of symbolism for the book. From the cover…

Jason Brannick Starsha Blankenship ENG 111-30H 11/3/2015 School Safety Not Gun Regulation As always with the unfortunate event of a school shooting people cope with the loss of loved ones and stay somber for a spell, but as the dust settles from this tragic event the usual debate of gun laws begins anew. This debate although important does not focus on what truly matters when trying to mitigate the occurrence of school shootings. The subject of discussion that will lead to progress in the…

I've seen some pretty crazy stuff in my 18 years of living on Earth. However there have been a few Major event that have happened that changed the way I've lived. The school shooting that happened in the year 2012 was a major change in society and a greater effect in my school life. After the shooting a lot of things changed in school Parent's couldn't relax knowing that schools might not be a safe place for the kids. Before that event there wasn't so many cops at school they would only be one…

Recently today a bomb detonated at the Sunbury Aquatic Center, during a Sunbury Downs College swimming carnival. The Bomb Squad have been to the location and are currently conducting an investigation of the events. This tragic event has killed over 1,000 students and nearly 100 teachers, plus seven people who were killed when shrapnel from the the explosive device hit pedestrians and motorists traveling near by. We spoke to the Victorian Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton who said, “The events…

Did you know there have been 175 school shootings since the year 2013? There has been an average of 1 per week! ("175 School Shootings In America Since 2013”). The question I want to ask you is how many of these school shootings could have been stopped if there were armed guards present? Even though an untrained guard can cause accidents, armed guards will make schools safer because armed guards can work with teachers to prevent and avoid these dangerous situations or if a dangerous situation…

There are many alternatives but as many may not work we have to keep trying to solve these problems. Many thing will fail to stop mass shootings but we’ve got to find something. We cannot turn to something as dangerous as guns on school property it would create an even bigger problem. They had a buzz-in system at Sandy Hook, but it did them no good at all, the guy shot his way in. School-associated student homicide rates decreased significantly after the federal laws restricting guns in schools…

One of the things that I saw in the movie that I recognized from class was the Battle at Little Bighorn, which, in the movie showed Sitting Bull and mentioned Crazy Horse. Another one of the other things that was in the movie and discussed in class were that gold was discovered in the Sioux’s tribal land, the Black Hills, and that the government tried to trade with them other land so that they would acquire the Black Hills. We had also talked about reservations, which were government-controlled…