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    How does Napoleon use fear and propaganda to control the animals on Animal Farm? Napoleon using the nine dogs as a fear is just one of the examples of how fear is used to bring the animals under his rule. There are many other instances in the book when either Napoleon himself or his spokesperson Squealer would use one of these techniques to either persuade the animals or force them to believe in innovative ideas. Now, one by one, I am going to expose the various situations and the many ways…

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    Live In What would people do without technology? Technology is the focal point of everybody’s lives. It is used everyday for work, to strengthen connections, or pay for something online. Technology has never been relied upon so much. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and writer Jared Cohen, in their article “Our Future Selves,” argue that technology will offer the world a greater future with the possible connections and productivity it can generate. Professor Lori Andrews counters Schmidt and…

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    is Acceptable or Unacceptable Child abuse is a topic people are uncomfortable talking about, but it is a fact of life. There is no denying that thousands of children are abused all over the world each year. In “Punishment or Child Abuse?” Michael Eric Dyson asserts that there is a common phenomenon of child abuse in black Americans, and they don’t think their behaviors are wrong. Dyson attempts to bring readers’ attention to this issue and raise their awareness of child abuse. It is…

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    Often regarded as one of the worst school shootings in American history, the Columbine Massacre influenced not only the lives of the students and families personally affected, but had a significant impact on numerous issues throughout the rest of the country. Though this was not the first instance of school related violence, the careful planning, explanations given, and ultimate brutality of the event provoked many individuals to question whether or not it could have been prevented, and what…

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    the Columbine shooting took place. I had seen the news and read articles on Columbine, but I had yet to see the security camera footages. Seeing these footages of children running for their life haunts me, it breaks my heart and it made me fearful. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold were able to legally purchase a gun, at the age of 18, while still in high school. They were also able to purchase 900 rounds of ammo at a local Kmart. With that, they killed 12 students and 1 teacher, and affected…

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    Columbine Theme Essay

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    watch for signs. In the book there is many occasions where Eric and Dylan both showed signs of planning something violent. People knew about the pipe bombs, but no one said anything to the cops. Certain people also knew about them owning guns but again nobody said anything to the cops. The cops also had ways of stopping them and had numerous evidence files that Eric was threatening to kill people but everybody ignored the signs. B.) Eric was a tall slim teenager. He wore a backwards ball…

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    On Tuesday, April 20, 1999, two seniors approached Columbine High School in Littleton,Colorado at approximately 11:19 AM and proceeded to devastate the nation. There were 17 days until graduation when Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold shot and killed 12 students and one teacher before committing suicide in the school library. Immediately, a media storm of theories and disbelief evolved. In the months following the shooting, reports depicting the two as vengeful victims of bullying and the…

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    two seniors, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, conducted a mass murder shooting at Columbine High School. This provoked fear and inspired a wave of other school shootings across the country. At 11:15 am, a mass school shooting occurred at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. In order to understand the attack on April 20, 1999, we must examine the causes and effects it had on America so we can prevent another tragedy. Columbine has changed security…

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    The Columbine Massacre

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    day of the attack, “Judgment Day” (Cullen “Reluctant”). They chose the date April 20th. According to “Columbine, Bullying, and the Mindset of Eric Harris” written by psychologist Peter Longman, April 20th was chosen because it was Hitler 's birthday and the anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing. Eric wrote about this plans in his diary (Biography, Eric Harris). Over a span of a couple of months, Harris designed 7 big propane tank bombs. The first step in his plan was to plant a “decoy bomb”…

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    Columbine School Massacre

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    two boys Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold did what they did. Going into their very own school and killing friends and teachers like its nothing, almost treating them like slaughter animals or killing like it 's a sport, that is something many cannot wrap their brains around. But recognizing the fact that these boys were suffering from a mental illness helps to bring closure, showing that the boys if had been in there right mind wouldn 't have ever killed anyone. Blaming the parents of Eric and…

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