Dunblane massacre

reduce violence, as done in other countries; however, because of the belief that mental illness is the primary cause of gun violence, political lobbying, and the Second Amendment, passing these laws may prove very challenging. After the Port Arthur massacre, the Australian government took a successful action against gun violence by passing a program that decreased

The sexualization of young girls and women in society is a prevalent theme in mass media. Presently, the sexualization of females is commonly seen in various consumer items like clothes, dolls, and even in Disney movies, according to “The Sexualization of Girls Is Harmful” article. The author says that sexualization occurs when “a person’s value comes only from his or her sexual appeal or behavior; a person is held to a standard that equates physical attractiveness with being sexy; a person is sexually

The film “The Englishman’s boy” is a screen adaptation of Guy Vanderhaeghe’s book of the same name. Vanderhaeghe also wrote the screenplay for the film. The book was based on the true story of the Cypress Hills massacre in 1873. I will provide a summary of the film’s most important plot points, characters and background information. The movie covers the horrors that were witnessed in Cypress Hills and shows the inhumane way Native Americans have been treated since colonization, in 1873 and through

learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” The massacre in Jozefow was first to introduce the men of Battalion 101 to mass murder. The orders were that males of working age were to be sent Lublin to serve as work Jews, while the women, children and the elderly were to be exterminated by gunshot immediately. Major Wilhelm Trapp, the battle commander, found these orders repulsive and one of his officers having learned about the upcoming massacre asked to be reassigned to avoid the impending violence;

Overall, the argument of The Great Cat Massacre was that a historian could use the writings of a particular point in history to determine the psychology of the people of that time. In this case, it was of the French people in the decades before the French Revolution. Like Natalie Zemon Davis, Darnton claimed he had the ability to know the mental landscape of the people he studied, understanding their motives based on the few words that were placed before him. But is this determination of a people’s

Mysterious is the key word, as throughout the novel O’Brien plays with the fine line between ambiguity and reality. Kathy’s husband John Wade, the main character, is a Vietnam veteran and former politician whose participation in the infamous Mai Lai Massacre caused his fall from grace. Following a landslide defeat in the congressional elections, Kathy and John retreat to solitude in an isolated cabin in the Minnesota woods. Here, O’Brien highlights the stress that secrecy has had on their relationship

Las Vegas, Orlando, and a small little town in Washington state are all connected by one event. In every one of those cities a shooting, be it a school shooting, as in Washington state, or a mass shooting, like Las Vegas and Orlando, has occurred. Not only in those places, but elsewhere, as well, and every single one is a horrific tragedy. Many people have asked and searched for a way to end these disasters, and there is a solution, but it’s not gun control. Laws connected to guns are focused on

women were the back bone of many revolutions. There are many important women such as Olympe de Goupes, also many infamous events, but the most memorable actions in which women were involved might have been the March to Versailles and the Peterloo Massacre. Olympe de Gouges battled to give women the entitlement to divorce. In this era it was the man alone that could divorce. She drove for civil joint venture and was critical of slavery. She was a zealous feminist who breathed her last breath for

The most deadly and violent war in history also known as the civil war, belongs to the United States of America. Not only was this war the bloodiest war in history but it help shape and develop some of the most gruesome and ferocious men. Bloody Bill Anderson was one of these men, who viciously fought in the civil war for the south. His extreme passion for slavery and war was proven numerous times as he and his ruffian’s murdered, demolished, and destroyed towns and villages in Missouri and Kansas

The Townshend Act and the Boston Massacre Whenever the colonies were being established there were always issues, much like today. They worried about over taxation, jobs, money, their children, and many other things. Things haven’t really changed other than some of our morals. Back in the 1770’s many men in power were selfish and cared for nothing but money. Granted, some people make the argument that America is still that way, but we know it’s not all true. Way back when, America was still mainly