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    Umpqua Community College, a horrific shooting unfolded that resulted in ten people getting killed. Including the recent gun shooting, there were more several massive casualties by school gun shootings such as the Columbine High School Massacre in 1999, the Virginia Tech massacre in 2007, and the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012. The matter of the gun control draws public attention. The President Obama is currently trying to make some changes for gun regulation, but was unsuccessful…

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    School Shootings

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    School Shootings: Can Such Murderous Tragedies be Helpful? 74 dead. 41 wounded. 3 suicides. 59 innocent children murdered. These are the statistics of only three of the many school shootings that take place nationwide. Students and teachers were fatally harmed for no reason at all by troubled teens who struggled in their everyday lives. If they had been given proper help, would that have made a difference? If the schools had better security and safety precautions, would it have saved the…

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    Learning from those one associates with falls under the category of differential association, which is a type of Social Learning Theory. Although he did not learn from those he personally knew, he could have learned from the Columbine Killers through the media either in the form of news on the television or through circulating newspaper articles. Sutherland and Cressey defined Differential Association Theory by saying, “It is the extent to which a person is exposed to influences…

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    The Texas constitution was written in 1876 which was more than a century ago. During this time, Texas was still developing and is still growing today. The constitution has three limitations that can be considered in order for the constitution to be rewritten. Which include the length and organization, the bill of rights, and the legislative branch of the government. The constitution was written during the time when people had, the limitation of government powers, and limits on the legislatures…

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    incomprehensible, school shootings are hardly new to the United States of America. Statistics gathered from just ten school shootings, account for one hundred and thirty-three dead and one hundred and forty-two injured, representing the work product of America’s ten deadliest school shooters. To qualify as one of the ten deadliest, the shooter must have struck a minimum of ten individuals and caused at least five deaths. Yet, the question remains, what type of person would enter a school with…

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    Sandy Hook, Virginia Tech Massacre, University of Texas Massacre, Columbine High School Massacre, these are some of the most horrific school shootings in american history… gun control activists say it's the work of loose gun laws in America. What if the real reason wasn't loose gun control laws, it's the people who have access to these guns. People say that if 2011 gun ban in the uk brought gun crimes down to the lowest they have ever been why can that work here. The writing is on the walls,…

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    First, almost one year after the Columbine High School Massacre, two Columbine High sophomores were murdered at a local sub shop. Their bodies were discovered after an employee noticed the shop’s lights were still on. They were eventually identified as Nicholas Kunselman and Stephanie Hart (Janofsky 1). These…

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    killed and many people were wounded. After such a deadly school shooting, the government of the United States did not take any steps to improving the gun policy. In 1989, such mass shooting occurred in Canada’s Polytechnique Montreal. Tenth of people being killed and numerous people were injured. The government of Canada took and immediate action after Montreal Massacre and made big changes in their gun control legislation. Virginia Tech massacre could of not happened if the government of the…

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    shooting unfolded that resulted in ten people getting killed. Including the recent gun shooting, there were several massive casualties by gun shootings such as the Columbine High School Massacre in 1999, the Virginia Tech massacre in 2007, and the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012. After the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, federal law enforcement agencies have taken a forward leaning approach to these types of incidents by pushing resources into the field as quickly…

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    An author 's voice, style, tone, and intent is the way an author expresses their writing that is personalized and distinguishable only to them. It can not be replicated or copied by any one but the author themselves. The style is what is used to fit a specific context and or purpose. The voice helps the author express their style by adding personality. The tone is an author 's attitude to the topic. The intent is the main message the author is trying to get across to the reader. Authors that…

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