violence. Within this scene Moore uses irony and juxtaposes an upbeat soundtrack containing the Beatles song “Happiness is a warm gun” about anti-gun violence with not so blissful footage that is quite disconcerting, starting out with kids shooting paintball rifles at an amusement park, to a blind target shooter who is a little too comfortable with an assault rifle, to real occasions of gruesome killings with shotguns. This has an emotional impact on the viewer and it shows the journey of…
The Pepsi commercial starts off with a guy buying a Pepsi from a Pepsi vending machine on the sidewalk. He looks at the music band posters on the brick wall in front of him as he takes a sip of the Pepsi. He turns to his friends and yells, "YALLA!!" Later that day, he's being carried on top of a crowd at a rock concert. He's being pushed in a grocery cart by his friends through a parking lot as he holds his Pepsi in his hands. After that, you notice his group of friends and him watching a scary…
As the prized #3 recruit in the country, Cliff Alexander seemed poised for a great season in college and a bright future ahead of him in the NBA. Alexander committed to Kansas , wanting to be apart of a college basketball blueblood. During his season he battled injuries and eventually went undrafted in the NBA Draft. Alexander was a kid from Chicago, who had dreamt his whole life that he would attend University of Illinois. Looking back at the decisions he made, he realized he should've attended…
Are Less-lethal Weapons Worth It? Law enforcement use less-lethal or nonlethal weapons on a daily basis, to maintain order and to prevent threats from getting out of hand. Nonlethal weapons are used to minimize civilian casualties in situations that present themselves to be hazardous to the public. Law enforcement use less-lethal weapons to maintain order and apprehend criminals with minimal casualties. Law enforcement use non-lethal weapons daily, and civilians often encounter health…
coast cruises, the Grand Prix pursuit, Thundercat tours, Phillip Island Penguin Parade Tour, heritage farm, flyboarding, and the island summer carnival are the most popular outdoor activities you can try over there. Well, that's not all; brass coast paintball, pioneer kayaking, and Bimadeen Phillip Island worth mentioning too. What do you think now? Well, the island is a one-stop destination for fun activities for all age groups. * Family activities: Well, the island offers a variety of option…
“My mom didn 't let me play video games growing up, so now I do. Gaming gives me a chance to just let go, blow somebody up and fight somebody from another dimension. It 's all escapism” (Wayne Brady, American Actor). The content of videogames has most certainly changed ever since they were first introduced to society. As the world has developed, warfare has bettered. The videogame industry has become increasingly sophisticated and has incorporated advanced technology into violent games. In…
the beginning of school. They do many things together outside of school, and they do many school- related things together too. She is always telling me how she and her friends went here or there, for example around Halloween they went play zombie paintball in Hammond, and they are all on the cheerleading team together and do many activities, like camp, for cheer. I was always invited to her birthday parties and admired her relationship with them. The friends I made were not quite the same. They…
The FBI is a federal law enforcement agency. Its primary function is to insure our national security. It operates under The Department of Justice. The FBI has many different departments, each of those tasked with different responsibilities. How the people for these jobs are trained is very important because they hold the protection of civilians in their hands. The question then, is our FBI properly trained to do so? The FBI goes through intense training before they are allowed to do the jobs…
An Important event that I think is important to me would be, when I was a sophomore when did my first initiation. Everytime I think about it gives me chills right down my spine, I can remember every detail and every little thing I saw that I feel like no one would understand. The emotions I felt that day would have been something unwilling, mad, ashamed, amazed, and glad. I could say that end of it all was different feeling I never felt before. I would have to say it was one of the best moments…
Introduction When a young boy starts talking about the joys of Boy Scouts he typically does not know about the administration side of running a troop. In the local Boy Scouts of America (BSA), the large majority of the adult leadership is made up of volunteers. There are numerous levels of scouting from Troops (being the most localized) to National (the most administrative). In this organization a select few people come together and make decisions about a group on a national scale. One of these…