Active shooter

affection, absence of family life and rejection by a self involved and conflicted mother” (United States Government Printing Office, 1964). Oswald went into service for his country but was quickly court-martialed twice before finally being released from active duty in late…

Essentially, violent video games refer to video games that depict intentional attempts by a nonhuman cartoon or animated character to inflict harm on other. Children often find both violent and non-violent video games to be the most unique form entertainment, and it is for this reason that one hardly misses a home without a PlayStation or any other video game console. In fact, Palo Alto Medical Foundation asserts that about 97% of teenagers in the United States play video games, as well as the…

anything for pleasure, profit or personal safety that would disgrace the uniform. Military training instills a deep work ethic that once understood can last a life time; hence, why military personal in college generally do well. I proudly served on active duty in the U.S. Army from 2000-2004. The Army immediately lets the personal know they are in charge. Newly trained soldiers must understand the Army values and apply them as part of their everyday life. If I didn’t serve in the Army, I…

strafe schoolchildren and their teachers with more than 150 bullets. The killers who struck in San Bernardino fired upwards of 75 shots at their victims, and roughly as many at police who pursued them”. In addition to semi-automatic rifles, many mass shooters have used semi-automatic handguns. Nevertheless, perhaps most consequential with regard to their weapons of choice is this: In a majority of cases, the attackers used their guns in combination with high-capacity…

law enforcement has done something that would not be considered popular. Police departments will continue to use military like tactics when it comes to situations where it is deemed necessary. The most common use would be for things such as an active shooter, a dangerous felony crime scene, or a hostage situation. Protests have become the most common place where the general public sees this. Every time a major story about police brutality the news outlets these days, police are shown in a bad…

The controversy that surrounds an open-carry law that allows those who are licensed to carry concealed weapons on college premises have been going on for quite some time. The way people will have to interact amongst their peers and their sense of safety on campus will be altered with the new law. Guns on campuses will have it drawbacks such as limit of speech, crime rates increase, or a simply misunderstanding turning deadly. The process on which those wish to obtain a permit or license of will…

Bang, bang—shots fired. Such sounds are an innocent imitation of the echoing noise that surrounded the death of Trayvon Martin, Alton Sterling, Terence Crutcher, and dozens of other men. We deny that the color of their skin had anything to do with the brutality they faced, but in fact, the color of their skin had everything to do with such violence. Ignorance often assumes that racism ended with the civils rights movement in the 60s, however, todays police brutality and colorblindness highlights…

Lacrosse is a physical sport that resembles hockey, but with sticks that have nets. It comes from the Native Americans and is an official major league sport (MLL) mostly played on the east coast. It Takes Concentration. On the lacrosse field, you have to constantly maintain mental concentration. You have to think where the ball is, where your teammates are at, and where the opponents are at. I know so much about this topic because I have played since the 6th grade and hope to continue it into…

The question of the relationship between privacy, security and individual freedom is one the oldest, and almost most continually controversial topics of contemporary discussion. Technology has now progressed to a such a degree whereby it is technically possible to gain access to almost all of a person 's personal information and to monitor almost their every move. The idea of national and personal security is often used as a justification for such monitoring as and when it occurs, even if such…

Negative Effects of Video Games Have you ever been addicted to a video game? If you have, then did you know that being addicted to a video game can have some very negative effects? These days there are many children and teens that are socially isolated from the real world due to an addiction to video games. Video games may seem like a harmless way to relieve stress, but in the long run, it can make actually make your life more stressful, and can generate health problems. Playing video games can…