Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Guns laws have become the forefront of conversation on all Texas Universities as of June 2015. There have been several school shootings that have taken place all around the United States. The two that stand out the most according to the news are Virginia Tech and Lonestar College. The headlines in 2013 were 3 wounded and 2 detained. This was regarding the shooting that took place at Lonestar College in Houston, Texas on January 22, 2103. “The Houston shooting comes roughly a month after the deadly shooting at a Newtown, Connecticut, elementary school that ended with 26 people –including 20 children ages 6 and 7—dead” (CNN news Dana Ford and Catherine Shoichet). Another shooting that took place was in Virginia at Virginia Tech. “Twenty-three year old Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 people on the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, before taking his own life” (CNN news Library). With the shootings that have taken place, there is now a law…

and a student (who ended up being the gunman). The shooter in the Virginia Tech massacre had issues communicating with other people, and his teachers were not aware of this, causing the problem to develop further. The way that the teachers and students communicated with each other played a large role in both shootings, so it is important to discuss how they should communicate with each other to prevent future school shootings. Interpersonal communication can be a useful tool in attempting to…

Introduction On April 16th 2007 in Blacksburg, VA at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Seung-Hui Cho a senior at the university shot a total of 49 people, killing 32 of them, then proceeded to turn the gun on himself in one of the most disastrous school murder-suicides of all time. One of the most casualty producing school shootings of all time. The damage was the lives of the taken students and the psychological health of those at the university. Within this shooting there were two incidents.…

Wright). This way of construction was not very supportive and safe, and would soon come to backfire on Sohel Rana. With a history of buildings being built illegally in Bangladesh, the Rana Plaza was added to that list. Syed and Wright explain in their article how the factory “was built without proper permission on unstable land” (“Collapsed Factory Was Built Without Permit”). The plaza was mainly constructed of factories, with thousands of people constantly working inside to support their…

On April 17, 2007, a horrific incident occurred at Virginia Tech. It all began when a call was made early in the morning about a shooting incident that occurred in the dorm rooms. There were two students that were shoot and killed that morning. The first responders to the scene believed they had a suspect who happened to be the boyfriend of one of the deceased individuals found murdered. The campus police believed it to be an isolated incident which had ended as soon as it had begun. To their…

On April 17, 2007 Virginia Tech envelops a massive panic. A gunman bursts into the room, methodically points a gun at each student and shoots. This event requires a great deal of courage to survive something like this, but presents itself in Trey Perkins specifically. Mr. Perkins exhibits physical courage-bravery at risk of bodily harm or death. According to the article “Students Panicked and Then Held off Gunman” by Raymond Hernandez, after harming many people in room 207, Mr. Cho, the gunman…

Ms. Martin is a twenty-one year old Caucasian female, single has no children was referred to Evolutions Treatment facility for her Substance abuse usage. She reported being born in Staten Island, New York and raised in Jackson, New Jersey. She was primarily raised by her biological parents. She stated she relocated to Port St. Lucia, Florida one and half years ago for her substance abuse problems. Ms. Martin resides in West Palm Beach, Florida with her boyfriend. The client described her…

greatly I have seen self-improvements dramatically. My reading speed has increased in just one quarter of participating in the program RAMP. I have been able to learn new words and clarify the definition and understanding of words that I have learned in the previous years. Not only has RAMP help me with my reading levels and grammar understanding, but also in my speech. Gaining knowledge on vocabulary has helped me speak more comfortably and understanding the meaning of sentence by just…

remedial classes. Don’t get me wrong taking those remedial courses were actually helpful and I learned some new thing and new ways to improve myself as a person. It reminded me that sometimes we have to go from the bottom to be able to climb to the top and some of those times we have to take some steps back in order to move forward. Taking remedial courses where the main factors that cause me to exceed the unit maximum allowed. My goals at Chaffey College are to transferred to a University for…

Jessica Florentino is; loud, honest, funny, and a city girl at heart. She grew up in the Bronx with her two brothers and sister, who she is very close to. Throughout her past academic career, she attended performing arts schools. Jessica had a passion for the arts and she knew this is what she wanted to do for the rest of her life. However; the odds of making a career for herself in this industry caused her to look other ways and go down a different path. One of the main reasons Jessica is came…