this day, millions of kids will go to school all around the world. Most people think it is the safest place a child can go. What people don’t realize is not every child gets to return back home to their families. We know that teenagers and children are being exposed to violent movies, video games, TV shows, the news, and the biggest one the internet. The violence is getting in the minds of the children and teenagers and its causing the outbreak of school shootings. There could also be other problems…
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firearms were allowed in school, it would be a safer place for students so that they could stay well protected and learn knowing that they are safe, and that makes a beneficial education. Guns in school is a really good thing because staff that are responsible, would be able to protect their classrooms if there were to be a criminal or an insane person that comes to our school. Guns would be beneficial for the school because it would assure protection and safety for the school. Certain staff members…
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With the United States witnessing shooting related massacres and the nation divided left and right, it is time to address and face the issue of gun control. Where one side says, ‘to get a bad guy with a gun, you need a good guy with a gun’ and the other side argues ‘banning guns completely will solve the issue once and for all’, the question arises for many citizens of this country, who is right? It is like living in the Civil War era. America is in a very desolate time and instead of progressing…
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going through bad and good moment. The Columbine High school shooting is the most tragic event in American history that no one could ever forget. the shooting brought a big trauma for students and teachers.Michael Moore's " Bowling for Columbine," a documentary which alternately humorous and horrifying about the united states. Through this movie Moore attempt to show how the availble of guns leads to many civilians dead whether in school or other places. Moore a member of the National Rifle…
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the recent school shooting in Parkland, Florida at Marjory Douglas High School which claimed the lives of 17 children, there has been national debate on whether or not stricter gun laws need to be put in place to stop this kind of gun violence. Gun control is not the answer to school shootings, people are. There were signs this was going to happen way before the events on February 14th. Earlier in 2017, a tip was sent in to Florida’s FBI field inspector about a potential school shooter. With…
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the way school shootings are looked at and handled today. Columbine has now been a reference point on what can be done to prevent shootings in schools. The tragic event, which happened over a decade ago, has made a lasting impact on the schools in America today. This lasting impact is evident by the security systems that are now in place, the intruder drill systems which have been implemented, and the statistics of declining school shooting rates. The massacre has caused other schools in America…
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violence such as theater shootings cause the media to point to video game violence as a cause for the perpetrator’s violent acts. However, video game violence is simply part of the art and experience of the story of each game. It is not real, and does not cause players to transfer the acts of the game into real life. In 1992, the Columbine Massacre shook headlines across America. This was one of the first instances where the media openly blamed violence in video games for a tragic event because both…
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desensitization is on the rise because of how often these posts appear on our news feed. Reposts throughout social media have caused people to instantaneously see posts around the world within a matter of seconds and people have become okay with seeing the tragic things as if it were simply nothing. In the last decade, the technology of cell phones continues to become more and more “inextricably woven into our daily lives — an almost invisible driver of modern life”(Almendrala). Perhaps, individuals need to…
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In the United States mass shootings have unfortunately become a worrisome trend, that only seems to be on the rise. There have been shootings in public places that we see on the news,that gives us the interpretation that they are becoming just the normal. Schools, shopping centers, and movie theaters are just some of the areas that have felt the effect of these gun violence's from mass shooters. Mass shootings are a concern because our families and communities futures are at risk, and the cowardly…
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The purpose of this study is to explore is mass shootings correlate with mental illness. Due the mass shootings that have taken place in the United States, many believe, that (1) mental illness is a cause of gun violence, (2) gun control will not thwart another major shootings such as (Charleston, Aurora, and Connecticut), (3) based on a persons psychiatric background it is possible to make a prediction on gun crime, and (4) these heinous shootings show the crazed acts of the mentally ill. All of…
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