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    Armed and Prepared: An Age of Defense Essay

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    Thousands of kids roam a college campus - and it only takes one. No amount of preparation, staff training, or school-wide drills can prepare the university for something so terrible. This tragedy will forever change the way students and teachers operate the school. One man. One gun. And the sad part is that all of this can all be averted. For this reason, the law should consent to “licensed concealed carry” (carrying a weapon with a license) on campus. If students were allowed to defend themselves

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    Requirements and Cost Analysis?????????????????...8 Conclusion??????????????????????????????9 BACKGROUND I am proposing for a library to be put into the Exton campus of Delaware County Community College. There is currently not a library at this location. In order to have the use of a campus library we must go to the main campus of the college, which is approximately thirty to forty minutes from the Exton location. There are many

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    though they support the guns that protect their lives, I think it is not enough reason to allow licensing of firearms. In my opinion, we still should ban the guns on campus because not everyone will handle a gun for self- defense and it will increase the rate of violence armed with guns on campuses. Firstly, presence of the guns in the campus will destruct the students from undertaking the daily activities because of the fear. Students can use the guns to threaten professors to get the satisfying grades

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    Safe Space

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    College campuses, colleges are changing and developing new ways to become more inclusive in order to create environments where a mix of student cultures, ethnicities, races, socioeconomic statuses and genders can feel comfortable sharing the same campus space. One way to help create this environment is through using trigger warnings (warnings before content to help alert students who may have suffered from trauma in an event like war to avoid content that might bring back recurring panic attacks

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    More guns on campus would create little if any additional risk for students: The SCCC counter acts the four risky points that SGFS brought up among college students: (1) The prevalence of drugs and alcohol; (2) The risk of suicide and mental health issues; (3) the likelihood

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    deaths of 32 Virginia Tech students, gunned down in 2007 on their own campus, incited the crucial need for the reevaluation of the threats against public universities. In response to this horrific event, the United States Department of Education and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) analyzed the factors associated with violence in institutions of higher education (par 1). In their findings, it was revealed that the open campus policy of most public colleges has a 50% increase in being targeted

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    where violence usually occur people will become to feel safe. But when discussing gun laws and how they shouldn’t allow people to carry them on campus it will be a threat to people within the campus and outsiders. According to the article "Gun bill is dangerous for college campuses." It's easy to see that many would feel uncomfortable being on any college campus knowing that someone could have a gun present. Students as well as professors should feel safe on college campuses, but they aren't the only

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    Racial Segregation on Campus       The practice of ethnic separation and segregation is common on every college and university campus. Since this practice has happened through history, it is remarkable that this has only been recognized recently as a true problem (Jacobs, 2). Segregation has hampered America as long as it has existed. Ethnicity and segregation was nearly the cause of this country splitting apart during the Civil War. Since then reformation and hard work has attempted to bring

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    I awoke at five-forty-three in the morning. I wait for my neglected iPod to charge on my laptop USB connection then I 'll bike along the river bluff to the National Guard Recruiting Station. If there is a God, my enlistment bonus check will be waiting there for me this afternoon. I’d spent the past month debating whether to take a ten thousand dollar pay off and sign the next three years of my life away with the prestigious Minnesota National Guard. I’d have thought I know better after my “try

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    CONTENTS Industry and Company Description 1 Job Description 3 My Responsibility 4 Learning Outcomes 5 Recommendation for Mosaic and Dell Campus Ambassador Project 7 INDUSTRY AND COMPANY DESCRIPTION Whether a company is a global top 500 or a start-up, effective advertising and marketing can be the key to its success. Mosaic is among the fastest growing advertising and marketing agencies in North America. Mosaic’s U.S. operations are headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with offices in Chicago

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