Research Paper On Bald Eagle Shootings

It was 11:19 am when the first set of gunshots pierced through the walls of Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. In 49 short minutes, two high school seniors, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold murdered 12 students and 1 teacher, and then killed themselves. Months prior, the pair planned out the attacks in a series of journal entries and video diaries. The attack at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999 raised many questions; the biggest one being, why did they do it? While the common media misconception is that the Columbine shooting was a war against jocks and outcasts, the shooting was actually perpetuated by psychopathy and depression in the shooters.

Have you ever thought of bald eagles not being around anymore in this century? Some people must’ve thought about this when they couldn’t see their national bird flying around or caught on camera. Maybe the everyday things they were doing were harming the poor birds?

Forty-five nationwide shootings occurred in the year 2015 where numerous innocent children were killed by cold, hearted adults. Enough is enough with these unforgivable tragedies happening again and again. No matter what schools say about ways already enforced, it is obviously not working because since the well-known shooting of Sandy Hook there has been 142. School is a place to teach and give knowledge to students in a happy, healthy setting. When kids are going to school they are not happy to learn when schools have tendencies to be attacked by an insider or outsider. Children are dying, the future of America are being killed in a place where they are forced to go by law. Loving parents send these children in hopes to

Many people consider hunting dangerous. This is not necessarily correct. Before any person is legally allowed to hunt in most states, they must undergo a required

Historically, Americans treated their nation's symbol about as well as they did their other natural resources. Recent guesstimates of eagle numbers at the time of European settlement range from 25,000 to 75,000 birds, though the species distribution was spotty. Feeding largely on fish and carrion, and thus harmless to human interest, bald eagles were nevertheless classed as vermin, to be shot on sight. (Graham 2)

Once, several students went up to the Quabbin Reservoir, found an active eagles nest, tore it apart and found 60 cat collars. Bald eagles were at homeostasis until they were put on the endangered species list from the 1950s up until the early 1980's. Ever since, federal law has protected bald eagles and

I have been a student in the Thomas County School System ever since I started pre-school. During my time here, I have loved every minute of it, learning and having great experiences with friends and teachers here. Over the last four years of my high school experience, I have noticed that there have been more threats of bombings and shootings around the nation. Even though we do have a safe school and take precautions, there is still room for error. I am proposing that we make school a safer place for kids to learn by installing bulletproof glass as well as door-stoppers in each class.

The Kent State shooting has sadly been one of the many fatal shootings throughout history in America. There are growing rates in mass shootings in America today as we know. They are becoming more common in our daily news sadly. We have many Anti-shooting, and many rallies to end war on certain topics. This just happened to be one for the Vietnam war. .

Some reasons Blackhawk Christian School is the best school in the world is that it’s a private school and has less students than public schools. That is good, because in bigger schools that are larger, the teachers don’t normally focus and care about the students, they just want to go to work, do their job, and then go home. But, since Blackhawk is a smaller school, the teachers care and focus on teacher and student interactions in the best way possible, and they also care about the students passing their classes, rather than just assigning work throughout the year. Blackhawk has had some amazing records in the past couple years. In 2009, Blackhawk Christian had a 100% graduation rate for their senior class. In these past 2 years, all 8th grade students passed the Algebra ECA, which is exceptional. SAT scores have had an average of one hundred points more than the national average. ACT scores are also higher, being 3 points more than the nation’s average ACT score.

Upon Hasan’s graduation from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, he worked as a mental health provider with the Army Medical Corps. Hasan was assigned to Fort Hood and was responsible for providing care to soldiers in the readiness center which gave him access where various soldiers being processed to deploy or return from Iraq or Afghanistan. Hasan himself was scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan. Some reports suggest that Hasan’s reaction was impacted by stories he heard from soldiers returning from combat tours, in accordance with his profession (http://articles.latimes.com/2009/nov/07/nation/na-fort-hood-shootings7).

Veterans Day is an important United States holiday for those who served in armed forces. People give honor to the military to remember and pay their respect to the soldiers. They made the risk for their sacrifices for the country. The Bald Eagle, a U.S. national bird symbolizes the strength, freedom, courage, and immortality. The symbolization was an appropriate choice by the Founding Fathers on June 20, 1782, as the emblem of the nation, for its majestic beauty, strength, long life, and proud independence. Also, it is believed that the Bald Eagle exist only on this continent of North America.

It was a day of mourning in Littleton, Colorado after Columbine High School suffered a deadly shooting, leaving 12 students and 1 teacher dead along with 24 others injured. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold are the perpetrators responsible for the massacre, both students in their last year at the school. Many people are left curious as to why the two boys did what they did. Was the intent to kill as many people as they could? Investigators later found that around 11:10am the pair walked into the cafeteria and placed 2 duffel bags each containing a 20 pound propane bomb set to explode at 11:17am. The boys then went back outside to wait for the bombs to go off. When the bombs failed to detonate, Eric and Dylan began their shooting spree. “Do You

Born on November 9th, 1970, Lisa Vanderbeck grew up in a very close knit neighborhood, always doing things with her neighbors, whether they were thirty years older than her, or ten years younger. One person who she was extremely close to was a friend of her moms, Mrs. Louis, who lived five doors down from her. Lisa, her mom, and twin sister would go over to her house at least once a week for “Avon Lady Day”. They would drink coffee, and hang out with the other neighbors who attended.

All three texts share a common theme on mass shootings while using the research, findings, and published works of Professor Adam Lankford. Each of the texts uses the rhetorical aim Inform and Explain due to all three texts being presented in a expository manner. These texts fit the definitions and criteria for Inform and Explain as they are confident which is shown by making the purpose of the paper known early on and the continued stream of confidence throughout all three texts. In Newsweeks article Study: Mass Shootings ‘Exceptionally American Problem’ the title immediately states the purpose of the article followed by referring to Lankfords work almost immediately on how these mass shootings develop in America. This confidence and purpose

Fierce, magnificent, and free. On June 20, 1782 the bald eagle was unofficially declared as the representative of the United States of America. Instead of protecting the national emblem, “on July 4, 1976, the US Fish and Wildlife Service officially listed the bald eagle as a national endangered species” (History of…). The representation of the country’s freedom, strength, and beauty lies heavily on this bird; if it were to become an extinct species, what would that say for the United States? There is a very realistic and near-future solution: cloning. The topic of cloning, which has become a part of modern-day society, is a controversial topic because it has become an unfathomable concept to those who still hold the traditional values.