Carry It On

Weapons are becoming a growing concern in America. People have been debating on it for the past few decades. Since 2013, all the states within the United States have permitted the adults to carry concealed weapons by fulfilling the few requirements enforced by law. The ones who are in favor of this law think that this law is the protection of those mature adults who can use these concealed weapons on several occasions for their protection. However, those in the opposition, believe, that this law…

chew gum in the classroom, but in Southern states, teachers are allowed to carry guns in a room full of young children. Mass shootings have been occurring in the United States for centuries, but recently school shootings have become disturbingly frequent. Some schools believe that putting dangerous weapons in the hands of teachers will prevent or stop a mass shooting and an armed intruder. Teachers should not be allowed to carry guns in their classroom because guns can lead to targeted attacks…

Traditions From the beginning of recorded history, humanity has proven themselves to be strong. From destroying towns during the stone ages to winning a wrestling match in modern-day. Most importantly, the practice of bullet ant gloves has a negative impact on the community because it leads to health problems. For example, the bullet ant’s poison can paralyze someone’s hand (“The Pain”). Not only does this cause paralysis, children must do it over twenty times to become a man (“The Pain”).…

Carry the Shame Shame plays a very interesting role in the novel, The Things They Carried. Guilt and shame come together conjointly. Shame was used in many cases of the novel. It was a form of motivation to some cases. It was also a stimulation of choices that the soldiers made that were not the best choices. The choices were unwise and possibly led to regret. Every soldier carries a piece of shame. There are soldiers who may have carried more shame than the others. The amount of shame they…

“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it,” – Confucius. This is the mentality that every human in the world should carry. This is the ideology that I’ve been taught growing up, and this is the argument that Ms. Temimah Zucker carries in her piece. Throughout “Society’s Standards of Beauty Will Get Old, But Being Comfortable with Yourself Never will,” Ms. Zucker emphasizes the importance of feeling “attractive at every age.” She conveys the utmost significance that women “at whatever age,…

The Things They Will Always Carry Soldiers have to deal with many responsibilities in war. They are responsible for their own lives and at times feel responsible for the lives of other soldiers in their platoon. Therefore, when one soldier loses his life, the rest have to deal with the guilt even if it was not their fault. In Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried, O’Brien writes how he and other soldiers dealt with responsibility and guilt in the Vietnam war. Dealing with guilt and…

After such tragedies like; Sandy Hook And most recently the one in Parkland Florida, you can't help but wonder should teacher and staff at schools be allowed to carry firearms or other weapons. This has been a big debate over the years but a couple of months ago our own president Donald Trump said “ I want my schools protected just like i want my banks protected.” says the new york times so clearly he is on the firearms side of things. But many people do not think this is a great idea because…

myself have grown into the person I am today as a result of participating in theatre. I have acted in about a dozen on-stage productions with a collection of different directors. Throughout my years of acting, I have learned two main things; how to carry…

the President of these United Sates is trying to propose a law for the people. He is trying to get the Senate to agree that teacher’s should be allowed to bring armed weapons while teaching students. I believe that teacher should not be allowed to carry armed in the school system. I am basing these facts on many reasons. First, Mr. Jesse Randall Davidson a social studies teacher at Dalton High School was trying to hurt students by barricading himself in his classroom and risking other children…

There are four important objects that I carry with me at all times. My journal, my car keys, a letter, and a photo. I have lived the same routine for two years now, probably more. School, work, and then home; nothing more. I work 45-50 hours a week and, honestly, it's hard. It is very stressful, but I have gotten used to it throughout the years. When my father made me become a waitress at his renewed restaurant all of a sudden, I became depressed and I would have a mental breakdown every week.…