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    School shootings have been going on since Pontiac's Rebellion but there have been more than that one but those are one of the many that the people remember. A school shooting is when a “teen or a adult comes into a school and shoots up a school and hurts people some people count as a gun going off in a classroom” but that is not the definition. Why people do school shooting, how much they have went up, and how can prevent it from happening/ the sign of someone think about doing it. Some of…

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    effects of school shootings are vast and irreversible. Often times, when a child witnesses and survives a school shooting they are forced to endure emotional, psychological, and even physical effects. Researchers have evidently demonstrated that the psychological issues a child faces after school shootings have irremediable damages on the human mind. A teacher named Karen Elaine Smith was shot and killed by her husband, Cedric Anderson in San Bernardino. Anderson walked onto school grounds and…

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    that parents worry about their children in schools? The reason is the increased numbers of school shootings across the United States. The school shootings happen almost twice a week during last year which often end with the killer shoot and kill about a dozen of school students before the shooter were killed by the police's lethal force. The result can be damage families, community, and friends. In order to stop the school shootings in the USA, the school system must increase their security,…

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    The number of school shootings are increasing everyday. Now, it’s estimated that at least on school shooting will take place every week. New York Times posted a statement stating, “In an analysis of 235 mass killings, many of which were carried out with firearms, 22 percent of the perpetrators could be considered mentally ill.” (Bank, Justin) Mental health does play a major role inn shooting because of the lack of realizing the health issues and gun control. For mental health issues, they’ve…

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    students were puzzled because the fire alarm started going off. Some students headed out as if it were a drill, but their excitement to get out of class was suddenly interrupted by a burst of gunfire. It soon became clear there was a killer in their school and their lives were in danger. As they ran, defenseless, they witnessed a boy armed with a deadly weapon kill 17 of his classmates that day. America was founded on various principals. Many different freedoms were granted, and the government…

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    Local High School Receives a Shooting Treat In an interview with Diane Sawyer, it was discussed that nearly one school shooting happens in America a week (ABC News). This is a commons issue we see today. The thought of school shooting is an issue that is frightening to any student and one that is never expected to become reality. Sylvania Southview High School experienced a shooting threat; leaving many parents worries and many students nervous. Before the start of school on Monday January 16,…

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    The previous season of “American Horror Story” may seem a deep exploration of the show’s past seasons. Indeed, it makes noise for its unpredicted storyline but its ending is quite monotonous. With that, there are some believe that “American Horror Story” Season 7 will be the anthology’s final offering. According to Movie Pilot, it looks like Ryan Murphy runs out of original idea thus “American Horror Story” Season 6 is a retell of the past events. Although the show is already renewed, there are…

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    Today, I'm going to convince you that the death penalty (Capital Punishment) should be abolished. This subject became important to me when I was in high school. Timothy McVeigh had bombed the Oklahoma City federal offices and killed more than 100 people. June 11, 2011 he was put to death by lethal injection in Indiana. Most of you might remember his name. I remember the parents and loved ones of his victims speaking out that lethal injection wasn't a tough enough punishment. On BBC news, many of…

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    On February 14, 2018, 17 people were killed at Douglas High School in Parkland Florida. Majority of the victims were students.For the one-month anniversary schools all across the country would walk out at 10 a.m.The walkout would last 17 minutes for the 17 victims 1 minute for each lost life. One question resonated through my head “will I walk out?” Id later find out the answer to that question to be yes. When I now think back on it I realize why I walked out. I wanted to show my support to the…

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    arrived at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, and made that small town a talking point for years to come when they began shooting at both their classmates and the staff members of their school, before fatally shooting themselves in the library. The original plan Harris and Klebold came up with was even more destructive than the events that took place that day; they had bombs set in the cafeteria and were waiting by the doors to shoot…

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