United States by storm, leaving behind a path of destruction. Children as young as six years old partake in gun violence (Rosenblatt). The most widely remarked school shooting of this generation is that of Littleton,Colorado. Columbine Highschool Massacre marks a strong turning point in the gun violence being brought into school across the United States (Roberts). Since the year 1999, 262 school shootings have occurred across the United States (Roberts). The largest of these events occurred on April
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School shootings can happen at any given moment, being prepared for them is the only way to prevent a tragedy. Preparing the staff and student body is unfortunately a necessary thing for today's school. They are a scary event, whether it is a suicide in school, or an active shooter. “62% of all mass shootings take place in small towns with less than 100,000 people in them (and towns with a population less than 50,000 account for 87% of that number).”. “For every 10 school shootings that occurred
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Columbine Highschool, Virginia Tech, Sandy Hook Elementary School. Tragic shootings that seem to be so far in the past. Each shooting was prominent in the media, each shooting instilled a desire for change, each shooting became nothing more than a senseless tragedy that we could only hope will never happen again. Now another tragedy took place, 17 lives were taken at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on the 14th of February. This seems to have completely shift the gun debate. Previously the
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In the recent times, mass shootings have become prevalent in most schools in America. For us to refer to it as a mass shooting, then four or more must die from the catastrophe. It is evident that apart from the people who end up dead, several or many other students end up injured, especially if there was a stampede. According to research published in the Journal of Child and Family Studies and led by Antonis Katsiyannis of Clemson University, USA, mass shooting incidences are an epidemic that needs
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will focus on the racial discrimination and segregation the African American population suffered from, and fought to abolish throughout our history to the present day. I will cover events dating back to 1865, such as the “Black Codes”, and the “Colfax Massacre”, leading into events such as the Chicago Race Riots, to more current events that dated around the mid to late 1900’s such as the “Harlem Renaissance”, “The Freedom Flyers”, otherwise known as the Tuskegee Airmen of the 1940’s, and the “Civil
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Fetter-Vorm and Ari Kelman, portrays events of the Pre-Civil War, Civil War, and the Reconstruction time period. In chapter 14, the information provided is based on events during the Reconstruction era, such as the newly added amendments and the Colfax Courthouse massacre. The depiction of the illustrations within the graphic novel helps build a solid foundation for the historical content and helps the reader grasp what is being conveyed within them. The Civil War was fought during 1861 to 1865 between
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After the Civil War, America entered in to The Reconstruction Era. The Reconstruction was meant to integrate the newly freed slaves. Help them become full member of American society. But Reconstruction mostly failed in both economic and social equality. The time of Reconstruction would turn from a time of hope and joy to a time of blood and fear. There were many reasons the economy for former slaves failed to meet expectation. The war cost a lot of money. The war also caused damaged and in some cases
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our textbooks that white and black men were equal when they clearly were not? In Lalita Tademy’s novel, Red River, she tells the story of the struggle the Tademy and the Smith family had to go through for many generations. The year was 1873 in Colfax, Louisiana; it was the time after the Civil War had ended between the Union and the Confederate states in the United States, and the beginning of the Reconstruction Era. The book began by
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African American’s Battle for Equality and Right’s Luis Gomezfranco HIS204: American History Since 1865 Prof. Lisa Bowie January 14,2012 African American’s Battle for Equality and Right’s During and after the Civil War (1861-1865), the African American people were mistreated and discriminated against for many years. There is still racism going on until this day that routes from years of violence and maltreatment of the Black community in the United States. Black men and women were
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The Right to Keep and Bear Arms: A Right to Self-Defense Against Criminals and Despots by Robert Dowlut[*] If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. -- James Madison[1] INTRODUCTION A written constitution is a reminder that governments can be unreasonable and unjust. By guaranteeing that "[a] well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the
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