and teachers who are qualified to carry guns in their states to do so at schools” (Source A),which I disagree with. This can result to even more violence, create an uncomfortable learning environment for students, and the chances of another school massacre happening are very slim. The extra protection will only last until poorly train guards choose to use their guns without full comprehension of the extends of their actions. There have been many incidents involving police and armed guards doing exactly
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Effects of Violent Video Games Over 90% of youth in Canada aged between 12 and 17 play or have played a violent video game throughout their life. The industry is now a 91.95 billion dollar market with the top selling series being “Call of Duty” a violent, gruesome, but entertaining first person shooter. A study conducted by Harvard Health Publications says that, “Youth exposure to violent media (including video games) can contribute to real-life violent behavior and harm children in many other ways
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Target Hardening Exercise Since I work for the Department of Social Services, we have yearly training on potential risks of cyber-attacks, but not of being an actual target. The Department of Social Services is involved with taking children out of a home and taking away government benefits such as SNAP (Food Stamps) and TANF (welfare) from those who are not eligible. Back on September 16th, 1996, David Hill came into the Aiken county DSS and killed three caseworkers. After this incident, it caused
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Concealed Weapons at Workplaces Imagine returning home to the fact that one of your loved ones had been killed by a gunman in their workplace. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Everytown Research, one hundred sixty-five shootings in the past three years have occurred in school buildings and about three thousand fatal shootings have occurred at places of employment. Every year nearly two million people are victims of non-fatal and one-thousand are victims of fatal incidents that
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According to Analysis of School Shootings, The 94 school shootings occurred in 33 states across the country (2013-2014). Fifty- three percent of the shootings took place at k-12 schools and 47 percent took place on college or university campuses. Today, there are many shootings everywhere, even in schools. The reason is that students can approach weapons and drugs easily and bring them to school. The concern is that weapons and drugs can lead to worse situations like shooting or doing drugs in the
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Although rampage school shootings are statistically very rare, the abruptness and magnitude of the events, as well as the mystery of what causes them, has resulted in widespread speculation about the perpetrators. Media coverage often focuses their explanations on social factors such as peer harassment and the influence of violence in video games and television programs. These factors, however, cannot fully explain why school shootings occur or how they can be prevented. For example, it is probably
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As stated on thinkprogress.org, ABC News reported thirty-one school shootings in the United States since Columbine in 1999, where thirteen innocent people were massacred. Allowing professionally trained security guards to possess the right to carry firearms will drastically reduce the amount of deaths in similar situations, including those of children and teenagers. With the use of their firearms, security guards have a higher probability of being able to offer protection for the students and faculty
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Evil, A Contracted Behavior Are we as humans born malignant or is it the way that we are raised that shapes our conscious? Throughout our existence philosophers and great thinkers such as Aristotle, Marx, and Socrates have excogitated the answer to this age old question. The answer of this question could explain the wicked crimes of merciless killers and terrorists. Using evidence found throughout history, it is clear that people are not born evil but their childhood, life experiences, and pressure
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School Shootings When I think of school shootings my mind immediately goes back to the Columbine High school shooting. This was the first school shooting that I was actually old enough to remember and understand. I still remember having a moment of silence for all of those involved. The New world encyclopedia states “Columbine High School shooting was one of the deadliest mass shootings in United States history. On April 20, 1999, two teenagers killed 13 people and wounded more than 20 at Columbine
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Classic Model for an Argument No one structure fits all written arguments. However, most college courses require arguments that consist of the following elements. Below is a basic outline for an argumentative or persuasive essay. This is only one possible outline or organization. Always refer to your handbook for specifics. I. Introductory Paragraph o Your introductory paragraph sets the stage or the context for the position you are arguing for. o This introduction should end with a thesis statement
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