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    middle school. I'm sad to say I can describe in 2 words unorganized and chaotic. When I got outside I was pushed by some sixth graders that were playing tag. I saw some lower class-men holding up some signs, one that categorically stood out to me said: "guns don't die we do". The vice principal amassed us to the back of the courtyard and tried to quiet us down which he failed at. After a while, everyone stopped talking, the silence was broken by some obnoxious 7th grader who yelled “ Tengo…

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    When the sun rose on the morning of the twentieth of April in the year 1999, it seemed like it was going to be just like any other Tuesday, but by the end of the day that turned out to be about as far from the truth as it could possibly be. That is because two seniors, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, arrived at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, and made that small town a talking point for years to come when they began shooting at both their classmates and the staff members of their…

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    Hunting has been around since the dawn of time. Having transformed from a vital means of survival to a sporting activity, people have long debated both sides of the issue. While some view hunting as a righteous action, others despise the deed. The argument for hunting as an admirable or distasteful act is still relevant to present society. As seen in the writings of Rick Bass and Robert G. Schreiner through many comparisons and differences, imagery, deeper meanings, stances, and views, the…

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    Gun control in America is hard topic to talk about. Most people feel that if we get rid of guns that the problem with mass shooting and gang violence will go away, but in all reality, it’s not going to help with much of anything. The government and some people want to make it illegal for everyday law abiding citizen to have guns. This will only make us an easier target for law unbinding citizens. People that obey the law will not use gun for violence, but for hunting or protection from others.…

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    response to the security situation two centuries ago. Guns today need to be more heavily regulated, guns laws need to be smarter and safer, and guns need to be harder to obtain. If someone want to obtain a gun, they must be made to go through a whole licensing process, including a thorough criminal and background check. There should testing and training requirements to guarantee gun owner know and understand gun laws and how to safely handles and store guns. Hopefully in time if laws and…

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    We all have our views on gun ownership, whether it is to ban assault rifles, to limit the size of the magazines a gun can hold, or to ban all guns in general. I do not think that we should ban the use of guns completely throughout the country, but I do think that we should aim to do more to reduce gun violence. According to pewresearch.org, there are 270 million to 310 million guns in the United States – close to one firearm for every man, woman and child. In addition, according to pbs.org,…

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    percussion pistol was a single shot percussion pistol used in the Civil war and also in the war against Mexico in 1847 to 1848. Henry Aston was an immigrant from the United States from England in 1819. Henry Aston founded his own company in 1843. The gun also saw considerable use on the Oregon Trail. Henry Aston manufactured around 30,000 pistols between 1846 and 1852. The Model 1842 was designed at Springfield Armory. The majority of pistols that were around this time were either from Henry…

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    Another is during stage three when they had the paintball capture the flag match. In the book they used paintball guns, but in the movie they use stim-dart guns which simulated the pain of a bullet. Another is when Tris’s dad dies, in the movie he grabs the gun and gets after it, but in the book he is hesitant and it’s hard for him to grab the gun and attack the guards. One more is when Tris wants to free Four from the second serum Erudite injected in him. In the book Tris just…

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    During the late 1960’s The Beatle’s were one of the nations most talked about bands and later became known as the most influential act of the rock era. The Beatle’s remain the best-selling band in history with an estimated sale of over 600 million records worldwide. In Alan Glenn’s article Paul Is Dead (Said Fred) he walks us through the truth behind a well-known rumor that lead singer, Paul McCartney, had died in a car accident and how the media had been involved in covering it up.…

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    depicts neither the relationship between a man and his gun- nor one between a woman and her God or between a woman and her lover. Meaning bearing down on us and, at the same time, eluding us casts doubt on our ability to identify what we are reading, and this mystification is partly a consequence of the way in which the conceit draws attention to its own transparency. In stanza one, for example, it is unclear whether we are to imagine the speaker as gun or as person, and the revealing taint of…

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