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Mass Shootings In the United States of America shootings are becoming more frequent in our day-to-day life. Mass shootings are not a new thing in this country it has been going on since the early 80’s. In the last sixteen years there have been seven major shooting in the U.S. killing over 150 people and injuring 180 more. The FBI states every town for gun safety development an analysis of mass shootings that took place between January 2009 and July 2015. There have been 133 mass shootings in…

“Blood is here, blood is there. I played dead for about five minutes, he was shooting. I could hear him in another room, I could hear people screaming.” Marcus Gooden was out with friends at the popular gay club in Orlando on June 12, 2016 (WFTV) It was supposed to be an evening of dancing and enjoying time with friends.But that night and early morning, hundreds of people like Marcus spent their time in Pulse as targets in one of the worst mass shooting in US history. Pulse, which was an LGBT…

The 2nd Amendment was put into act on December 15, 1791. When we study the 2nd Amendment there are two arguments relating to this Amendment. The first one is the individual’s rights and that this Amendment adopted to preserve individual rights and to keep and bear arms. Secondly it adopted the rights to preserve the states militia and or military. Our states’ rights to regulate fire arms have basically been nearly absolute due to case law. The 2nd Amendment has been interpreted to keep the…

the stockbroker, bond trader, and banker than to the waiter, policeman, fireman, and soldier, he had to accept that no two lives were worth the same in financial terms. That is until he had to compensate funds again, but this time for the Virginia Tech shootings and the death of thirty-two people. This is where he could not hold up his training with the law and said, “And I realized that Feinberg the citizen should trump Feinberg the lawyer.”(Feinberg 1) Which basically means that he should…

In the first half of 2016, the United States alone has had over 136 mass shootings (by definition, an incident in which four or more people are wounded or killed), and is growing rapidly. (Gun Violence Archive) This topic in particular has been one of heavy discussion in the past few years, due to a wide range of interests. Is it because of the current implementation on firearm laws in the United States, or something much more sinister? In today’s world, the moment that a mass shooting erupts…

The government should take action to reduce gun violence in America by having stricter gun laws. Gun violence has gotten out of control throughout the years and something should to be done about it considering the thousands who have a gun-related death. Purchasing a gun isn’t difficult at all which is dangerous and potentially detrimental to others. Citizens of America should be able to protect themselves. However, we’ve seen repeatedly what happens when a gun gets into the hands of the wrong…

policies show consistent failure, and only empower criminals to prey upon the law abiding citizens. Burnett makes the statement,“Campuses should allow permit-holders to protect themselves on campus just as much as they do off campus”. The Virginia tech shooter may have become disarmed if one responsible armed citizen could have stopped him. In order to receive a permit for concealed weapons, one must have a federal and state background check along with training and fingerprinting. Concealed…

“Success is how high you bounce when you hit the bottom,” (George S. Patton). We all face through hardships, failures, and cause mistakes once in a while because no one is perfect, but what makes us as success is overcoming the struggles we face. I have overcome many throughout my life, being born with a cleft palate, constantly moving, and my first year of college experience at Texas Tech University. Moving to the land of opportunity with no background or fluency of English at the age of 7,…

We live in a world where we strive for technological advancements. Over the years we have seen nothing but progression in technology; that also means a progression in knowledge. The more we learn, the more we can create. With the advancements, we see in technology today, the more society learns. Whether that be basic computer functions, browsing the web, and even using an OS program. However, other individuals seek to find out more than just those things. With the latest technology, many people…

Okay. We have to assume that virtually everyone today is familiar with the term “hacking.” We generally associate this term with computers, and all they mean in our lives. Hackers can be bad or good, depending on your inclinations and politics - freedom fighters of the internet or reckless partygoers endangering us all. But hacking has never been limited to the computer world, and the term “biohacking” is becoming more popular in our everyday world. So, what exactly is biohacking? The…