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February 14th, 17 students were shot and killed at Stoneman Douglas high school in Parkland, Florida. This made 18 school shootings in 2018 or about three a week. Students all around the United States walked out of their schools on March 14th, a month after the mass shooting took place, to protest guns and enforce gun reform. Students all across the country walked out on March 14th, 2018, to protest gun violence in schools. All over the nation students are revolting, and it doesn't look like…
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2018, there was a school shooting at a high school in Parkland Florida. Seventeen people were killed and many more injured, making it one of the Nation’s deadliest shootings. The shooter was their very own student who had many mental illnesses and was bullied severely. He was expelled from this school and the other schools he attended. There have been many threats against a variation of other schools. Students are afraid of what might happen. Many of the students from the high school are protesting…
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In light, of the current events and media coverage concerning the recent school shootings, I would like to discuss why the immediate and complete banning of guns will not resolve the problem at hand. I believe that there are alternatives that would be more effective. Parents should not be worried about their child’s safety while attending school, and likewise, students should not be afraid to attend school. This is a very serious issue and emotions have escalated on each side, in which, both sides…
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Since the infamous school shooting in 1999 known as Columbine, there has been 122 deaths in school shootings in America alone. Gun violence is an increasing problem in our nation, and something needs to be done in order to prevent further violence. Banning all guns may seem like a great idea, but a more logical solution would be to make a better way to purchase guns, thus making it more difficult for criminals to get ahold of guns. There are many different terms that are commonly used when discussing…
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On today march 14, 2018 at approximately 10am, more than 3,000 schools across the country participated in a 17-minute walk out. All the schools in my county -Rockdale County- participated in this walk out. This walk out was to protest non-violent acts, against guns. About one month ago, 17 people were assassin in Parkland, Florida due to a shooting. These 17 people had no reason on earth to be involved in this shooting. Heartless people make mind-blowing decisions that affect the people around them…
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guns. I think there needs to be more gun control, because of school shootings, women being shot by significant others, and the need to keep guns out of the wrong hands. The first thing that I would like to address is the massive problem of school shootings. 2022 was a horrifying year with 50 victims, 2,057 school shootings have happened since 1970. There are so many things that lead to school shootings, such as, the lack of security in schools, the mental health issues of adults and students, and most…
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Persuasive Essay Page 1 Abdulaziz Alhusayni"" Mrs. Whitman" Writing Class" February 4, 2015" " BAN GUNS!! ‘IN THE YEAR 2013, HANDGUNS KILLED " 48 PEOPLE IN JAPAN " 8 IN GREAT BRITAN " 34 IN SWITZERLAND " 52 IN CANADA " 58 IN ISRAEL " 21 IN SWEDEN " 42 IN WEST GERMANY " 10,728 IN THE UNITED STATES’" In the controversial discussion of whether or not guns should be banned, some anti gun-control activists would say that guns are necessary to protect him/herself, others would say that guns play a…
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I believe that the main difference between high school level writing/English and college level writing/English is the primary focus behind the papers assigned to students. In high school, English papers generally formulated a question that required at least three main points to answer. In college level writing, papers generally focus on an argument that the student addresses. This argument requires sources to back up the claim. My writing process does not involve procrastination. I am a visual learner…
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Elephant vs Bowling for Columbine Essay On April 20, 1999 at Columbine High School in the State of Colorado, two senior students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, murdered twelve students and one teacher. They injured a total of 24 additional students and then committed suicide. In response to the event, a narrative film and a documentary were created that both had their say on what happened on that on that day. These are ‘Bowling for Columbine’ by Michael Moore and ‘Elephant’ by Gus Van Sant. In the…
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So, basically, rhetoric/rhetorical criticism functions as a scientific analysis that studies the argumentation and persuasive directions within cultural movements, hence constituting the social sciences. One such example includes the rhetorical methodology of pentadic analysis, which fundamentally uses sophisticated analytical modes of examining societal discourse. According…
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