Carry It On

The song “Voices Carry” by Til Tuesday, released in 1985, targets the issue of emotional abuse and how scared the victim has become. The man constantly tells the singer to not talk to loud or people will hear her, that word gets around. She cannot speak up for fear that he will get mad, she cannot cry because he tells her they are bad and a fearful thing. The man she is with only wants her for certain times and only if he can keep her quiet. The story shows her being more of a mistress to the…

Lott is one of the more outspoken and ‘in-your-face’ political commentators and advocates for the RTC of Right to Carry gun laws. He is a familiar face when testifying before Congress. Lott dictates that choosing to enact gun-free zones or to take away our second amendment rights will only stop the responsible and legal owners from carrying a gun. If a criminal wants…

Dear whoever, The thing I carry is my keys. My keys hold a special value in a way. It lets me know the things I have access too. In a way it provides a sense of security and preparedness. I carry my keys every day for the mere fact of the things I have access to in case of an emergency. For example if I ever come across an incident that requires first aid, then I am prepared. Another would be if I need access to a firearm for personal protection I can do so. I have access to hiking, hunting,…

Miller Lite’s “Carry-All” commercial grabs the viewer’s attention with a relatable setting and some comic relief. Using Fowles’s analysis guidelines from his book Advertising and Popular Culture, it is determined that this television ad is directed towards young adults, probably in their 20’s or early 30’s. The advertisement is set in a typical american bar, with the main focus being on the female bartender and the male ordering a beer. In the background are the male’s friends and other…

“The Things They Carry” published in 1990, centers on a group of soldiers in the Vietnam War. The soldiers are under the responsibility of Lieutenant Jimmy Cross. With Lieutenant Jimmy Cross, he carries his love for Martha and it distracts him from his duty. In the end, he tries to forget Martha because he thinks it is his fault the Ted Lavender dies. Each soldier carries something different from each other and the story revels to as to why. Respectively, each soldier carries assets that are…

Texas Open–Carry Law Pros and Cons Texas is among the 46 US states that have permitted open carrying of handguns. This provision was passed into law in 2016 January 1. Before then, the citizens of Texas were obliged to abide by an order of carrying handguns secretly together with the valid Concealed Handgun License (CHL). From the time the open carry law was enacted, people have since been openly armed as long as they bear the latest License to Carry (LTC) that is issued to them by the state's…

Jim Carrey was born January 17, 1962. He is known for his adventurous acting in many movies some including, Ace Ventura, the Mask, Dumb and Dumber, and Yes Man. Jim Carrey was born in Ontario, Canada. He eventually relocated to Los Angeles, California to pursue his comedy career. He landed a spot on the show In Living Color, which set his career into motion. The disorder I believe Mr. Carrey may have is Dissociative Identity Disorder. DID is defined in our textbook as having multiple…

large number, if people ,in general, were not allowed to carry guns, this percent would be much shorter. Also school shootings would also decrease. Be it resolved that guns should not be allowed in the hands of teachers. The first reason teachers should not carry guns is most teachers are not qualified to carry guns. President Trump says, “Between 10 and 40 percent of teachers are qualified to handle a gun.” If an unqualified teachers carries a handgun , the teacher could accidentally fire it…

the ever-mounting increase in attacks from northern abolitionists who considered slavery to be morally wrong. Central to the defense of the institution of slavery was the ideology of paternalism. Paternalism, according to Steven Deyle in his book Carry Me Back: The Domestic Slave Trade in American Life, is defined as a “system of hierarchies, in which everyone had a place, and each had a set of duties and obligations to others.” In a plantation setting, it was the white masters of these…

Do you oppose or agree with the “Open Carry Gun Law”? In my opinion I would have to say, I disagree with this law that has been passed for multiple reasons. In the view of the whole vision of what this law could actually bring, such as more problems in day to day life or situations of tragedy. This law will affect people of the present and the future with this decision by the government. The law is only allow in certain part of Texas, which good but could be better but not allowing it period.…