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Gun Control Imagine waking up in the middle of the night, and hearing sounds coming from downstairs. You know you should be alone, but there is someone else inside your house. What do you do? Would you call the police? The truth is, they would not be able to help you. You are all alone, and you have to be able to defend yourself. People need guns to defend themselves and those around them. In today's America, there is a huge debate on gun control and second amendment gun rights. Many politicians

Some people may think that having guns in the cockpit of a commercial airline would be dangerous, however it is quite the contrary. For instance, many airplane hijackings can be prevented with just one gun. However, some people are probably against pilots being heavily armed, but most would like them to have at least a handgun. As a matter of fact, I think arming pilots is a great idea. Therefore, arming pilots is a great idea because it keeps passengers safe, stops tragedies, and pilots will be

Have you ever thought of owning a gun?These weapons are used everyday in combat against other countries and also by police officers in situations where they feel their life is in danger.We expect so little from actual citizens when they acquire a weapon, then we wonder why there's such a high number of murderers and many massacres happening around us,owning a weapon is a great responsibility especially for those with children for the fact that their has been cases in which children have died in the

Strength or Strategy? Guile was a value used in Greek culture when strength was not enough to defeat an enemy. Instead warriors relied on strategy and trickery to help them overcome. In American culture today, Guile is incorporated into many different things such as, books and movies and real life situations. Some Americans even use guile to get away with wrong doings. This idea of guile still greatly influences American culture today. The Greek people believed in guile as a great value of the gods

Police Officer carries an image of someone being protective and safe to be around all because they have a concealed weapon on them, so of course when they are in an area of 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

Every four years one person makes history. This one person we will remember for the rest of our lives because they are the president of the United States. It all starts with the election. The election shows us who we will be voting for and what they stand for. I’m lucky enough to participate in this 2016 election. I’m so excited to partake in a part of history. One thing about this election is that I have strong different feelings about the two biggest candidates, Hillary and Trump. Hillary belongs

November 17, 1775, when Henry Knox, a 26-year-old self-taught artilleryman, appointed to Chief of the Continental Artillery (Unknown).” In August of 1775, a New York militia company on Manhattan Island confiscated 21 original nine-pounders. Fifty-nine cannons were on Dorchester Heights and Nook's Hill overlooking Boston by March 2 1776. “General Washington ordered the bombardment of the city, and thus began the traditions of the American Field Artillery (Unknown).” The remaining action seen during the

warships were in place simply to intercept enemy troop carriers. These skirmishes would be hand to hand and very bloody. The invention of the cannon changed all of that. “During the renaissance, ship designs were drastically improved and for the most part ships operated solely from sails. Ships were also made increasingly larger and faster. With the cannon, ships could now effectively strike land and other naval targets from a long distance, making hand to hand combat a rarity.”(Hollen). These advancements

15th century weapons. Weapons developed in this century were primarily used for defense of a structure or infantry and cavalry. The first firearms were matchlock guns developed in this century. Matchlock guns were fuse ignited and lit by a match. When the fuse burned down it ignited gun powder and fired projectiles. Matchlock guns were widely used for up to a century before the Wheelock is invented. 16th – 17th century weapons. The wheel lock gun is invented. Similar to the matchlock in every way

Gunpowder arrived in Europe in the 13th century with the advent of cannons and gunpowder-driven weapons used against Europeans by the Mongols or Arabic Moors. The next few centuries saw new weaponry, new battle tactics, new technology and indeed, a new way of life as the foundations of the medieval world were destroyed by the strange alchemy of saltpeter, sulphur and charcoal. Centuries past had seen only slow, steady refinement of weaponry and warfare. Gunpowder, however, was one of those revolutionary