Shooting an Elephant

fourteen-year-old Mary Vecchio screaming over the deceased body of Jeffery Miller after he had been shot. Among Miller were three others who died after the Ohio National Guard opened fire on a chaotic, protesting group of students at Kent State University. The shooting that occurred on May 4, 1970, will incessantly be branded as the Kent State Massacre (Lewis and Hensley). Numerous incidents led up to the, however, the Ohio National Guard should not have opened fire towards the students…

The central conflict of The Amish Project was not a central conflict as seen in the traditional sense. It is not one force in opposition with another, but rather the audience simply trying to figure out what happens and why. For the first little while, as the actress begins her monologue, the audience perplexes as to whom the little Amish girl standing in front of them describing her family is. The audience is eventually introduced to this girl as Velda along with six other characters: Anna,…

Kent State Shootings From 1955-1975 America fought a war that separated generations, and turned America 's youth against their own government, the Vietnam war. Due to this twenty year war many young males were drafted into the army, and America the land of the free became the land of deceit. As a result, throughout the nation there had been mass protests, and antiwar movements. On the tragic day of May 4th, 1970 demonstrators at Kent State University were ambushed by the Ohio National Guard,…

It was in March, 18, 2010, when i first came to the “Dream Land,” or should i call it, “The land of opportunity for everyone - every race, every ethnic groups, and every cultures.” Well, this is what America known as to other countries- at least to my country. I remember it was early in the morning when I landed to the American soil. The sun was just rising and peaking over the horizon. I couldn’t wait to to smell the American “air.” When i finally got out of the JFK, I smelled the air. I didn’t…

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…

As a way to peacefully protest the unjust involvement of American troops within the “Vietnamese Conflict” a movement swept the nation known as the “Hippies”. The Hippies used peaceful protest to try and spread love and express the immoral conducts of the United States government, unfortunately this peaceful movement led to violent revolts and persecution of the young adolescent protestors by the American protection services. This use of unnecessary violence and prosecution, by the American…

rush hour traffic. Nevertheless my imagination still swirling as it was my first time traveling to this destination. The destination was Markham Park Shooting Range. As the car ride took about an hour, that alone gave enough time for my excitement to bloom. When we arrived and got out of the vehicle, the sounds of constant bangs from the police shooting range next door with a few chirps from the startled birds littered the air. We got to the range and stacks of paperwork awaited our…

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On November 5, 2009, the Army community was shocked as one of their own committed an act of carnage when he opened fire on unarmed soldiers. Major Nidal Malik Hasan, an Army Major, was the single gunman that day responsible for killing 13 and wounding or injuring 30 at the Soldier Readiness Center on Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas. Even though some called it an act of terrorism, it is classified by the Department of Defense as an act of workplace violence. There are several factors of leadership,…

after he had been shot. Among Miller were three others who died after the Ohio National Guard opened fire on a chaotic protesting group of students on Kent State University. The shooting that occurred on May 4, 1970 will forever be known as the Kent State Massacre (Thomas and Hensley). Several incidents led up to the shooting, however, the Ohio National Guard should not have opened fire on the students protesting on the campus of Kent State University. The students were protesting the United…