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The short story, The Most Dangerous Game, written and published in 1924, by Richard Connell. In the story, a hunter named Rainsford is stranded on an island, owned by a wealthy Cossack named Zaroff. Who hunts humans, not animals. Zaroff then gives Rainsford a choice, to be hunted by Zaroff for three days, or to be killed by Zaroff’s manservant, Ivan. Rainsford chooses to be hunted by Zaroff and is given hunting gear. On the last day of the hunt, Zaroff and his dogs corner Rainsford, and…

What can we do to prevent another event like this from happening? Arm teachers, of course! No! that is not the solution according to Mark Follman not one of the 62 mass shootings that has happened in the U.S in the past 30 years has been stopped by an armed civilian. As a matter of fact, armed civilians could worsen the situation. A teacher's job is to teach their students not protect them that's why schools hire security…

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…

In “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell, the author writes about his experience with dealing a rampant elephant in British Colonial Burma. Privilege is usually viewed as a positive attribute, however Orwell explores all of the negatives that privileges can bring, which can be applied to modern day social expectations and politics. In order to highlight its effects on a personal and a widespread level, he uses the rhetorical device of figurative language. The figurative language__________…

School shootings have always been a topic that has fascinated the country and the world, especially when they involve students. They divide the nation, experts, and the press, who scramble to answer the question, why? One of the most shocking and easily recognizable to ever occur was the Columbine High School shooting of 1999. Not only did many lose their lives, but the attack was perpetrated by two young boys who led otherwise pretty normal lives. Although Eric Harris’s motives have been made…

Shooting an Elephant An Analysis of the Three Main Messages from Shooting an Elephant Everything that you do in your life cannot be undone. Everything that you say, do, or think, cannot be taken back or be done over again. Everybody that has lived on this earth has made a decision that they later regret. Sometimes, the pain of having regrets can hurt people substantially. George Orwell, early in his life, made a mistake that ultimately affected him for the rest of his life. In Orwell’s Shooting…

In the essay "Too Close for Comfort" written by Katherine S. Newman in 2004, a discussion of a school violence to the possible causes for such extreme behavior. The essay focuses on school shootings, how and why they occur especially in small towns. It begins with a harsh and unforgettable memory of the massacre in the community of Malcolm, Neb. A 17-year-old who prepared 20 homemade bombs and brought them to the school parking lot. It is said that these attacks usually happen in urban cities…

The first T-Shirt is designed according to the idea of protection in Elephant Run. During the Second World War, the Imperial Japanese Army invades Burma, a small British colony located in Southeast Asia. Nick Freestone, the protagonist has recently immigrated to Burma to live on his father’s plantation away from the German air raids in London, England after his own apartment was bombed. Soon after Nick’s arrival, however, the Japanese invade, and capture the Freestone plantation, forcing “[a]ll…

Applying Crime Theories to Seung-Hui Cho Tragedy struck Virginia Tech on April 16, 2007, when Seung-Hui Cho opened fire on his college, campus killing thirty-two people. His family had reason to believe that something like this could happen as the result of Cho’s odd behaviors. The list of symptoms that Seung-Hui Cho displayed is practically endless, and most, if not all, can be related to different crime theories. Crime theories can be used to help explain what leads someone to commit a crime.…

School mass shooting is the biggest threat to the school safety and the public health, it somehow has become an American routine and rapidly increased since last thirty years. The School Shooting of Columbine, Sand Hook, and Virginia Tech have become the “icon” of American history because innocent children and students are killed in schools where they are supposed to be safe and to learn knowledge from. As the public, we condolence the dead and their families and condemn those offenders and…