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The plague of gun violence as taken over the country. School shooting occur from all corners of America. In the Schoolyard chapter of Rick Bragg’s book, described the school shootings at Westside Middle School orchestrated by two juvenile. On March 24, 1998, two boys ambushed students and teachers outside Westside Middle School in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Andrew Golden, 11 years old, and Mitchell Johnson, who was 13 years old, was responsible for the tragedy. The two boys, dressed head to toe in…

While I do not support violence in daily life, I think violence in film is necessary for certain genres of films for example action films and documentaries. Even though we do not like it, violence is a daily part of real life. At times, in order to depict real life situations and relate to the audience I think violence is needed in films. For me violence adds to the film by making it more believable. I also feel that that if done correctly, violence can add an element of excitement in films. I…

Death by fire This story takes place in Corsicana, Texas, where a house fire killed three young children and their father Todd Willingham a twenty-three year old man, accused of setting the fire and killing the children. Initially, there was a lot of evidence against Todd, but later after the execution, fire scientist found no evidence that the fire was arson. At the center of the national death penalty debate in 2010 was a controversial case of Cameron Todd Willingham, the arson-murder of his…

Ed Kennedy and his best friend Marvin are face down on the floor while the robbery is taking place. Only hearing that part would make you think that both Ed and his friend Marvin would be somewhat scared for there life since the robber is carrying a gun, but that is not how they are portrayed. Markus Zusak portrays Ed and Marvin as two young men that are easygoing and careless. This is shown in the book as it says, “The worst part about the whole thing is that Marv’s car is standing outside in…

ever shot a 20 gauge shotgun ar gone hunting. Mt setting is at my house the weather is warm and it is a saturday. My characters are me and my dad and uncle ted. My gun brand is a mossberg. We head out to the wood to do stuff with my new 20 gauge. When I wake up at about 8 o'clock my dad tells me that we are going to the wood to shoot my gun and learn how to use it. On the way we stop at my uncles to see if went to come and he said sure my cousin logan want's to come and my dad said yes so we…

eaten” kind of situation (metaphorically speaking) with another sniper can on another roof top. The Republican Sniper does this by first shooting an elderly lady who tried to inform the sniper enemy who was also shot after trying to use the turret gun attached to the truck he was in. The sniper later learns that he killed his own brother but only after he tricked his brother and shot what he thought at the time was an enemy sniper. This the reveals the theme of the story that “war has no…

they typically include children that don't comprehend the ability of a weapon. The predicament is that the majority kids are smart, and as long as they are interested in finding your gun, they will. Combinations are quite easy to presume specially if you use an important date or another common sequence of numbers. Gun safes have to be safe, and when you have kids in the house you can't take chances. Biometric firearm safes have lots of advantages when it comes to safety, in comparison to other…

If I could compose an alternate plot for Mary Higgins Clark’s novel, No Place Like Home, I would have made Jeff MacKingsley to listen to Sergeant Clyde Earley’s plan, and search through the trash behind Henry’s without the search warrant. If Jeff accompanied Clyde, he wouldn’t have been cocky and made it so obvious that the evidence of the red paint used in the vandalism was found by leaving the trash can tipped over and open on the ground. Therefore, Henry would not have noticed that the…

teachers allowed to carry guns in our schools, specifically grades kindergarten through eighth. As an eighth grader, I do not believe that teachers should be allowed to have a gun in school and also do not feel comfortable going to school in an environment that contains guns. Our country is at a point of crisis where we are trying to solve gun safety in schools, many people believe that arming teachers is the solution and some districts have already armed teachers. But is bringing guns into…

Leonid Fridman creates a harsh picture of American geeks in his essay, "America Needs Its Nerds." Fridman presents the argument that America is slowly falling behind other industrialized nations because athletes are constantly praised for their physical abilities while those with intellectual ability are snubbed. In his "America Needs Its Nerds" essay, Fridman develops his argument by using harsh word choices when discussing nerds to create an intense diction that juxtapositions nerds and jocks…