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26 people –including 20 children ages 6 and 7—dead” (CNN news Dana Ford and Catherine Shoichet). Another shooting that took place was in Virginia at Virginia Tech. “Twenty-three year old Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 people on the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, before taking his own life” (CNN news Library). With the shootings that have taken place, there is now a law…

Response to Conflict Disputes occur more often than thought. Although many are simply overcome, most aren’t. For this reason, there are many ways to go about the issue, sadly not all will result in a satisfactory way. Controversially, we could avoid the problem, but steering clear of the dilemma may not always be the best option. Then what is the most successful way to approach a problem? Remaining positive is the best way to solve a conflict. In fact, there are many examples in…

Introduction On April 16th 2007 in Blacksburg, VA at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Seung-Hui Cho a senior at the university shot a total of 49 people, killing 32 of them, then proceeded to turn the gun on himself in one of the most disastrous school murder-suicides of all time. One of the most casualty producing school shootings of all time. The damage was the lives of the taken students and the psychological health of those at the university. Within this shooting there were two incidents.…

Collin Edgington Professor Hollis English 1510 29 March 2015 Rana Plaza: Was it Safe? Have you ever asked yourself the question: Am I assured safety going into work today? Most people would answer the question with “yes”, even without knowing the true answer. This was the case in Bangladesh for many workers who worked at the Rana Plaza factory. This was one of many factories in Bangladesh that has been constructed without legal permission. The workers had no idea about the status of the…

On April 17, 2007, a horrific incident occurred at Virginia Tech. It all began when a call was made early in the morning about a shooting incident that occurred in the dorm rooms. There were two students that were shoot and killed that morning. The first responders to the scene believed they had a suspect who happened to be the boyfriend of one of the deceased individuals found murdered. The campus police believed it to be an isolated incident which had ended as soon as it had begun. To their…

On April 17, 2007 Virginia Tech envelops a massive panic. A gunman bursts into the room, methodically points a gun at each student and shoots. This event requires a great deal of courage to survive something like this, but presents itself in Trey Perkins specifically. Mr. Perkins exhibits physical courage-bravery at risk of bodily harm or death. According to the article “Students Panicked and Then Held off Gunman” by Raymond Hernandez, after harming many people in room 207, Mr. Cho, the gunman…

While working at Apria Healthcare being in management I have talked to irate patients and employees daily. Here at in my current job as a Senior Assistant CSR in the Escalation department most of my calls are from upset patient, parent, caregiver, of Doctor Office. Using my conflict resolution skills is the best way to deal with conformational people. I start off by letting them know I am here to help and then I precede by asking them to calmly explain the problem so I that we can come up with a…

In 2008, 17-year-old Samantha Elauf was denied a job at Abercrombie & Fitch in Tulsa, Oklahoma after she wore a hijab, a headscarf, to her job interview. Heather Cooke, the store's assistant manager became concerned that Elauf’s headscarf would interfere with the store's “look policy,” which does not allow any headgear, and promotes the retailer's brand by having their salespeople, or ‘models’ wear and advertise their clothing. Cooke was unaware that Elauf was a practicing muslim who wore her…

religious denominations. Unfortunately, the religious liberty is under attack. Not only in our schools, but at work, during social functions, between churches,and in public(Cato institute, 2011). This is an outbreak of opinions and judgment’s that have sprouted like never before in our American history. The Liberty Institute attacks these problems head on, in an attempt to restore the religious liberties within America. Their goal is to bring us back in line with the objectives and principles of…

Sex Trafficing is one of the biggest problems to face our society today. Sex traffing is when an a person is forced coerced or deceived into prostitution. Whenever I see people who are forced into sex traffincing I see people who desperatly need help but cannot stand up for themselves. Ever since I was yound this is the kind of people I wanted to help the most. I was always good at standing up people even when they couldn't or wouldn't stand up themselves. Over 4.5 million people world wide…