The Act Of Gift Giving

The title of the movie is “Something About Amelia.” That something, is the case that a father has been forcing his daughter, Amelia, to have sexual intercourse with him for almost two years. “Something About Amelia” revolves around a typical, middle-class family named the Bennetts. The father, Steven, is your classic white-collar worker and honest-looking man. The mother, Gail, is a working mom. It is apparent in the beginning of the film, that Steven and Gail have reach a standstill in their marriage and a decline in sexual fulfillment.

"Battleground America," written by Jill Lepore, provides a strong history of guns and the way they have changed in the eyes of the American through the years. She proves her point with strong evidence throughout her article, sprinkling it with opinion and argument that is strongly supported. She presents her argument to convince her audience that the open availability of guns allows citizens to undeservingly purchase them by displaying the credibility in her sources, using negative connotations in her speech, and the strength and objectivity only a strong logos appeal can provide.

In the 21st century, raging riots are common in the United States of America. In fact, the diversity of opinions often leads to dissension and discord, and with these unstable circumstances, crimes of passion can occur quite frequently. Specifically, terrorists, murderers, bombers, and other mentally incompetent people remain discreet predators among the innocent. However, many would argue that guns, especially the rise of automatic weapons, have only led to the increase of such violence. Concisely, guns, whether hand guns, rifles, or shotguns, have led to a multitude of problems for both those that wield them and those that fear them because of the dangerous situations that can result.

As was previously stated,the topic of gun violence is heavily talked about here is the evidence and detail to back it up.Absurdity seen in the short story is represented on how the young,soon to be father wants to decorate his own room with gun.That's absurd to believe in because guns are such violent things but yet still

Through studying texts one can gain a greater understanding of how individuals can transition into more prosperous and positive phases of life as well into new and differing social contexts. This is explored in the texts The Simple Gift composed by Steven Herrick, as Billy transitions into a new life in the town of Bendarat and in Jasper Jones as Charlie develops new outlooks in his life and moves into social contexts he would have once perceived as taboo. Through the portrayal of transitions in these texts, the responder gains a wider perception how circumstances can create transitions into new phases of life and gain a greater understanding of contrasting social contexts.

With this section of the novel concluding, the audience has an invested a substantial amount of hope in the possibility of scrooge altering his miserable ways. Evidenced here ‘"No. I should like to be able to say a word or two to my clerk just now! That 's all." Showing the audience that Scrooge is starting to comprehend all the lives he has affected negatively.

In the film, Michael Moore displays how easy it is to obtain a gun in current times with the example of the North County Bank. This Michigan Bank was offering a gun to the customer when they opened and account with them. Moore himself went to the bank and tried to open an account. One of the associates in the bank told Moore that they had a selection of more than 500 guns to choose from and, after a simple application and background check, the selected gun would be handed to him. Moore followed the procedure and he himself was able to walk out of the bank with the gun that same day he opened the account.

Ott et al. find that CFM has a “near-total absence of reflection on the role of firearms in society” (Ott et al., 2015, p.219) and is “focusing on the presentation of firearms using an aesthetic of domestication and sterility” (Ott et al., 2015, p.217). Including the Coors Video Theatre, the hunting lodge, the frontier stage stop, and The Browning Gallery, none of these are showing the violence and reality side of the weapon. The way CFM describes guns as “necessary tools, commonplace commodities, and innovative technologies in nineteenth-century America is not historically inaccurate, just highly selective” (Ott et al., 2015, p.222). They also mention taxonomy and “the manner in which they (guns) are arrayed and hung” (Ott et al., 2015, p.225). The authors called these as “artistic arrangement”, which means, “the guns purified of violence, death, and war” (Ott et al., 2015, p.226).

In his article, Reciprocity and the Power of Giving, Lee Cronk discusses the different cultural meanings placed upon the act of gift giving. The act of exchanging of gifts has many unique implications, which are based on the culture of the giver and the recipient. Cronk discusses the idea of reciprocity, which is the expectance of exchange associated with gift giving. Cronk brings up the example of “Indian Gifts” which was a term that white settlers connected to the Native American people’s expectation of receiving an equivalent gift after being given one. This expectation is rooted into the culture of the Native American people, which was misunderstood by the settlers. The real implication of

Kamdar begins her article with some background information about the shooting near where her mother lives and the amount of guns in circulation in the United States. After this introduction Mira dives into her article with facts contrasting the regulations with guns in France and America. For example, Mira states "Guns are highly regulated in France…All gun buyers must provide a medical certificate of mental and physical fitness to own a weapon, and all guns must be registered. It is illegal to possess military-grade weapons" (Kamdar 3). She then talks about how the Oregon shooter had five hand guns and also an assault rifle that were all purchased legally, according to her the ability to purchase all of the Oregon shooters equipment legally "is unimaginable [in France]" (Kamdar 3) considering "Terrorists in Europe typically obtain their weapons illegally" (Kamdar 5).

Both had to rely on each other now, for support that their father could no longer give them. Reference to the cold war, As Vincent Canby, from The New York Times states, “ it is a movie that says that guns do not kill people, but people who kill people, without going that one step further to acknowledge that it is people with guns who kill people”(Canby 19).

This paper will explore the history of guns, myths and realities of gun violence. Gun violence is a hot topic in America today and some may believe that America was built on gun violence. This country was colonized by the use of violence with guns. We’ve had wars since the invasion of this country. The violence has been around also with the well-known 1775 speech from Patrick Henry, “Give me liberty or give me death” (Jr.). Give me death is a very strong statement that to me means this is of a violent nature. Since then violence with guns would only escalate from taking land to taking lives whether it be homicides, suicides or threats of violence against one another. With the violent history of gun violence in America and so many different opinions, who or what is responsible for the destruction on self and society and what are the some of the ways to discourage these behaviors.

Throughout the film Michael Moore throws many cold facts on the screen that makes it obvious that the strong nation of America is unruly. One of the facts that stand out the most is the number of deaths caused by guns in America per year. In comparison to the other countries, America has an outstanding of 11,127 gun related deaths a year. This is ten times

is a spectacular book, but the community they live in is not the best. first off if there are twins the one with less weight will be released or otherwise killed. Second we need memories to live and be successful in life.Third whatever gender you are,you are assigned a job for the community so be what you become when you grow up does not matter.I completely disagree with this community.

In The Giver, Gabriel symbolize love. Jonas reveals this when he takes Gabriel with him to release the memories into the community. “ And he had taken Gabriel, too” (208). This is Jonas experiencing love for Gabriel. He wants Gabe to grow as a person and in a society that will except him. Jonas didn't want Gabriel to grow up in a world where everyone is the same. Jonas knew the world Gabe was to grow up in had he not taken him. A world of perfection in the people in The Giver was to take away pain and violence. Although pain and violence were gone, so is love and happiness. They created a world without emotion.