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    Essay On Gunpowder Weapons

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    ..gunpowder weapons had no such respect for class, and nobles risked death as much from gunshot as did non-noble soldiers.” Nobles feared firearms. Their armor could protect them from swords, axes, arrows and crossbows, but it couldn’t stop a long gun like an arquebus or a cannon. It wasn’t just nobles that were at odds with firearms, common soldiers were also reluctant to accept these weapons. They reasoned that “such weapons could not have come from God,” since “their sounds were thunderous,…

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    Freakonomics More abortion in early 1970s - Present ( due to the Roe vs Wade U.S Court ruling) The effect was that it dropped crime rate. The book says,” One study has shown that the typical child who went unborn in the earliest years of legalized abortion would have been 50% more likely than average to live in poverty, he would have one parent. These two factors- childhood poverty and a single-parent household-are among the strongest predictors that a child will have a criminal future.” (Pg.…

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    The media source selected was a movie. The title of the movie was “Menace II Society”. This film was released in 1993 and was directed by Albert and Allen Hughes. The movie is based on the lifestyle of Watts in 1993. The main character of the film is Caine, an 18 year-old African American male that narrates the story in the film. The movie began with a video of the 1965 Watts riots and then gravitated to Watts in the late 1970s. During this time, Caine was just a kid, and was surrounded by drugs…

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    Essay On Arming Teachers

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    when handling the gun, which they should not worry about. Arming teachers and school staff and training them on learning how to handle the gun will not make them qualified to provide safety for a school full of students. This says that schools have more trust in teachers that are newly trained than highly trained police and officers. Police officers train their entire career to be prepared for dangerous situations unlike teachers who came to school to teach. Arming teachers with guns will cost…

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    “I have bad news,” said Mr. Bannon. He continued and said, “Our president was shot and killed.” This is what Nancy’s high school teacher said in the middle of class on the day John F. Kennedy was killed. John F. Kennedy's assassination was traumatic around the whole country, if not the whole world. Nancy Zuber was willing to be interviewed on what she thought of the situation. At the time Nancy was a student in eleventh grade at reading high school in 1963. Nancy Zuber was sitting in her book…

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    attacks has existed since the beginning of times and man-to-man combat. The origins of the first bulletproof vest are controversial, who was first and to invent it, and when is unknown. However, the fact is that anywhere in the world, and anytime new guns were created, defense mechanisms against it were developed. For example, Persian soldiers led by Darius used straw vests against enemy arrows, Chinese soldiers used rhino skin, and knights in medieval Europe used plate armors on battles.…

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    “On guard, Rainsford!” General Zaroff said zealously. Rainsford’s logic had left him and was replaced by animalistic rage as he took the first swing at the General. The General recoiled without flaw while reaching for his pistol. Rainsford took note of this and braced himself for the struggle that was about to ensue. He staggered back for a brief second before regaining his balance and looking back at Zaroff who was now holding his pistol at arm’s length right towards his head. “I regretfully…

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    Dringdrong By:Carter My name Dringdrong I am 17 I became a super hero when I was shot by my father's laser. Now I save people from fires and criminals. I live in a very big city and most people know me. I have the ability of intelligence, seed, and being strong, I only use my powers in emergencies. I have a camouflage costume. On a day in September a bank was robbed I had to super speed to the accident. He almost got away then I used my strength to lift the car and stop him. I used my…

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    In Smith’s defense, even though Smith had his knife in the time of the protest, the probability of Smith using his knife against the police are highly unlikely because there is not enough evidence of Smith bout to use his knife on the police, especially the towards Officer Blutarski. Smith was fifteen feet away from the police, giving the police enough time to counter the possible attack. If Smith tends to use the knife, Smith have to be within couple feet from the police to be stabbing range.…

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    The Ethics of Drone Warfare Drones are remote controlled aircrafts that are used in attack strikes. To most people in the United States, drones are the future. Companies like Amazon have started using drones for their own use, and in the near future they will start replacing human-operated vehicles. In war, they use predator drones. It needs no pilot, and is relatively cheaper than any other in air device. For us, drones are perfect. They do the job for us. We are told that predator and reaper…

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