The Thirty-Nine Steps

gun from 1999 to 2013 (Pro Con 3). When it comes to suicide, it is free game. Anyone can use anything to perform suicide, from bleach to drugs to jumping off a building. It is not all the guns fault. “Of the twenty nine million crimes committed between 2007 and 2011, zero point seventy nine percent of victims protected themselves with the use of a firearm” (Pro Con 2). What about all the baseball bats, knives, crow bars, rolling pins, and other items people used to defend themselves. All those…

information we needed. The first question that was asked was if themselves or a family member ever been involved in a domestic violence, out of thirty people twenty-four of them said no and seven said yes. A follow up question if number one was answered with a yes if they felt comfortable was who the abuser was and who was abused. Out of the yes’s the dad or step dad was the abuser and the moms were the ones getting abused. We were shocked that some people would even tell us if they have ever…

to help. Darley and Lantane two psychologist who were astonished by the situation wanted to discover why the murder ended how it did and why witnesses would speak to police. Kitty screamed away for her life trying to get some help but out of the thirty eight men and women who "heard…

At the age of seventeen, I weighed two-hundred pounds and was labeled obese with a BMI (body mass index) of thirty-nine. My older brother and dad were also overweight and had developed type two diabetes because of their unhealthy lifestyle consisting of lack of exercise and bad diet. Meanwhile, my doctor told me that if I did not begin changing my diet, I would soon be on the same medication as my family when they diagnose me with either type two diabetes, or a heart-related disease. I was…

this more possible for all U.S. citizens—not just those of a certain race or skin color. Along with its greatness, the United States government has also had its share of failures. The Dred Scott decision is an example of the U.S. government taking a step backwards, when it should always aim to move forward. Dred Scott was an African-American who was owned by army surgeon Dr. John Emerson. When Emerson moved to Illinois, which was a free state, he brought Scott with him. Two and a half years…

Care Act. Millions of low-income Americans have coverage now, thanks to expanded eligibility in Medicaid, that exists in thirty-one states. Kids can now stay on their parents’ health plans until they’re twenty-six. Sanders was on the U.S. Senate committee that helped write the Affordable Care Act. However, this is only the first steps to Universal healthcare coverage. Twenty-nine million Americans still to this day don’t…

But students with severe emotional disorders have the most amount of dropouts in schools. Compared to the thirty percent of every student with disabilities, fifty percent of these students quit high school ("Government-Sponsored Mental Health Screenings Would Benefit Children"). Students spend the majority of their time on a daily basis in schools. And while…

is over and we take a step back into reality, we realize no one lives in a “happily ever after” lifestyle. The word poverty is rated by the amount of money one person possess (U.S. Bureau of Census). Poverty can be broken up into two different categories: being poor and living in poverty because of life changing moment. Approximately, fifteen percent of all Americans are living in poverty (U.S. Bureau of Census). After a life-changing event like hurricane Katrina, nearly thirty percent of the…

believes that limiting Pell Grants to inmates with five or less years indicates a misunderstanding about prison culture. Inmates with ten or more years in prison make a life in prison. Every student in Scott’s first graduating class had a sentence of thirty-five years or more. These inmates become teacher’s aides and promote the program as they move between prisons throughout the state. Most prisoners move between prisons because length stays lead to organization, which prison administration…

Saunders fictional account uncovers the hidden theory that humans are products of their environments. Early in the story, the protagonist wins the lottery and is able to afford to remodel his back yard. After his new Semplica Girls are hung up, he takes a step back and says, “Effect. Amazing. Having so often seen similar configuration in yards of others more affluent makes own yard seem suddenly affluent” (Saunders, 15). The protagonist is dazzled by his new property. However, he is not most…