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    makes you consider the question, “What is the purpose of war?” In the authors first short story titled, “The Things They Carried” it talked about what soldiers carry throughout their time during the war. The items ranged from claymores, grenades, Ak-47s, M-16, etc. to toothbrushes, tranquilizers, photographs of…

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    El Chapo Story

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    Legends say he is a ghost roaming around the world and the seven seas. Selling his way to fortune he sold candy, oranges, soft drinks. Very close with his mother a very hard worker… she worked a lot. They grew corn and beans. From a poor humble family he became responsible to the age of 15 he grew up in a ranch called, La Tuna he turned the coin around and went to the drugs he grew poppy and marijuana he began to grow it, to harvest and to sell it. At the age of 18 to Culiacan, then after to…

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    John Didion Research Paper

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    Django sat in his dressing room, combing his abnormally large afro. He knew people were onto him. You see, Django was a secret member of a band, not just any band though, The Beatles. Django was the real guitarist of the group, but due to race issues the band members decided to keep it a secret and have John Lennon pretend to be the one on the guitar. Tonight shouldn’t be any different, except it was. There was this reporter, John Didion, who has been on Django’s case for months now, determined…

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    due to breakthroughs in technology that are leading to more powerful and destructive weapons. For example, in the American Civil War of 1861 to 1865, weapons included heavy swords and rifles. On the contrary, modern wars include guns such as the AK-47, a much lighter rifle with more control during automatic and the ability to carry more loads of ammo. Another modern weapon is M16 rifles with the capability to self load, hold a 30-round magazine, and have accurate shots from over 550 meters…

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    Pave NAIL: The Vietnam War

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    Fact, 9 times out of 10 during war whichever side has the best strategy will most likely win the war. In battle, in order to get the upper hand on the enemy, weapons and fighting tactics are a major key to success. While this does not guarantee victory, it at least provides soldiers with a more positive outcome. For example, in the Vietnam War, the United States had access to state of the art weaponry and decent strategists, yet fell short of their goal of preventing the spread on communism in…

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    terrified society such as referring to migrating bees as “Africanised bees”. By broadcasting this brutality and the constant need to protect yourself, all Americans despite age, race or gender are influenced to take extreme measures, like owning an AK-47 in order to do so. Using a device such as rhetorical questioning allows Moore to form a basis for persuasion, forcing you to think and react to the issues. This clearly influences us to agree with Moore – that a ‘need’ for guns settles in…

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    Gun Smuggling Research Paper

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    Over half of the weapons illegally smuggled from the United States into Mexico between 2010 and 2013 were AR-15 and AK-47 variants, while semi-automatic pistols and revolvers accounted for a majority of the rest (Salcedo-Albarán & Santos, 2017). Mexican drug cartels have been held responsible for tens of thousands of deaths in a campaign of terror and violence following…

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    So that's what we did and it worked perfectly. We took their AK-47s and went down the hallway looking for a radio room or something to contact Hollywood. We opened a door and there it was an ancient radio room, we got to work on the controls. After about 5mins we figured it out and had Hollywood on the way. Me and…

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    The fishing industry can be a very exciting and enticing world to work in such as fulfilling work, free travel, and the sense of freedom the ocean exudes. Many are drawn to the trade, but it is a dangerous job. A report from the National Transportation Safety Board found, that the commercial fishing had the highest fatality rate in the country with 111.8 deaths for every 100,000 workers. (NTSB). There are various reasons why it’s so dangerous and on March 23, 2008 the crew of the fishing vessel…

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    After American tragedies such as the massacres in public schools and universities, mall shootings, attempted assassinations, and the most recent mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, brought up a huge debate in America. Should the United States government attempt to put “another” ban on assault rifles and high capacity magazine clips? Lacking a rigid definition, an assault rifle has a set of criteria that includes rapid-fire, and military –style rifles, in which…

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