Shotgun

A lot of astonishing writers of the past and present can all agree that there are allot of amazing writers in this world. Ernest Hemingway once said “For a true writer, each book should be a new beginning where he tries again for something that is beyond attainment. He should always try for something that has never been done or that others have tried and failed. Then sometimes, with great luck, he will succeed” - Hemingway. This quote means that some writers make up stories while others use…

How The Prison System Is Corrupt “If you want total security, go to prison. There you’re fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking is freedom” (Dwight D. Eisenhower). The U.S. prison system is bad and it is not working. There are more people in prison than there are people in some cities. The U.S. prison system is corrupt, and two of the most important aspects to understand about it are racism and mandatory minimums. One important aspect of the U.S.…

It was a weekend to remember. I had just got one of those Pitbull water shotguns and a bunch of water pistols for my birthday not a couple of weeks ago. We finished up the last of the cake and ice cream when my friends wanted to go outside. I said sure and we went outside with the arsenal of water guns laying around my house. We drew up spawn areas and prepared a flag so we could play capture the flag. a We all got a chance to fill up our guns and each…

Young African-American men were nine times more likely than other Americans to be killed by police officers according to a Guardian study that recorded 1,134 deaths at the hands of law enforcement officers in 2015. Despite making up only 2% of the total US population, African American males between the ages of 15 and 34 made up more than 15% of all deaths logged this year by an ongoing investigation into the use of deadly force by police. And then police departments across the country have the…

The story of a daughter not wanting to leave her mother, Wilda, describes one of an ethical issue. As Wilda’s daughter, Angela McManus, was in for a visit she was caught off guard by the men that seemed authoritative threatening her with sawed-off shotguns. Realizing what was going on Angela says, “You’re going to stand over my mom’s bed with a gun pointed at me? Have you lost your mind? Shoot me!” (Fink, 2013, p. 207). Angela then waited for her mother to be evacuated. While downstairs after…

The Bus Ride That Changed It All When Rosa Parks set foot in that Montgomery city bus after a long day of working as a seamstress on December 1 of 1996, she didn’t expect her life, and others, to change forever. Back in the early to mid 1900’s, segregation played a big role in some people’s everyday lives. Rosa Parks’s family was partially the reason that she refused to give up her seat that day. Rosa Parks has earned many awards for her act of heroism. Rosa Parks’s refusal to give up her seat…

The short story of Why, honey by Raymond Clevie Carver, Jr written in the form of a letter tells about a mother who acts as the narrator as well as the protagonist and her scoundrel son, who is to blame why the letter exists in the first place. At no stage of the story is the reader certain of whom the letter is intended to and in the end the signature of the mother is missing. The letter starts immediately with the introduction of the mother and what is to become further on in the letter…

Today, there are only three different countries一Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Iran, who sentence the death penalty to people that have yet to turn eighteen. Before the Supreme Court’s 2005 decision in Roper v. Simmons, the United States used to be on that list. After the Supreme Court’s decision, anyone who was on death row for crimes that they had committed prior to turning eighteen were put off death row. Instead, they were sentenced to life without parole. No Choirboy written by Susan Kuklin,…

Is the thought of someone armed concerning? The Supreme Court has ruled that police officers have no legal duty to protect citizens from violent crime (Should). To bear arms is a freedom all should enjoy. To carry openly, to conceal carry, and to purchase a gun are all benefits in which Americans can take pleasure. First, citizens demonstrate the freedom to bear arms by choosing to carry weapons openly in public. Open carry is a hot topic in America. Arkansas Attorney General, Leslie Rutledge,…

Of all elements that any story is composed of (characters, setting, plot, etc.), there is no true way to determine which is more important to the development of the story; without characters, there is no one for the plot to occur to, no one to occupy the setting. Without plot, there is nothing for the characters to do, the story is merely stagnant. but with no setting, there is no place for the characters to exist, for the plot to occur to-there is no available catalyst in which the story may…