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    In “After Tucson: Why are the mentally ill still bearing arms?,” author Nathan Thornburgh (2011) discusses the January 8, 2011 shooting of 19 people at a political event in Tucson, Arizona which left six dead and congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords severely wounded. Thornburgh is quick to dismiss gun control and gun rights advocates’ reactions to the event but instead focuses solely on gunman, Jared Loughner’s, mental illness. Specifically, Thornburgh blames college officials, and other organizations

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    An Inside Look into Gabrielle Mowles 2016 was a year filled with substantial changes, especially for myself. Not only did I make the transition from a small high school to one of the most prestigious institutions in Texas, I discovered new characteristics and how to use them to my advantage. I have blossomed into a woman who is not afraid of taking on new challenges. I am able to take risks, assess my mistakes and develop myself in order to be a better individual for both the present and future

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    You saw her at the London 2012 Olympics and just recently at the Rio 2016 Olympics. Gabrielle Christina Victoria Douglas is an American artistic gymnast who has won 8 gold medals and 1 silver. She was born in Newport, Virginia on New Year’s Eve of the year 1995. Little did they know, that day Timothy Douglas and Natalie Hawkins brought home a future Olympic champion. It all started when she was six when her mom signed her up at Gymstrada. From there her love of gymnastics just grew. She would train

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    Many authors include allegories and use symbols in their work to provide a deeper, hidden meaning for the reader. In “The Hand” by Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, she uses the color pink to represent the narrator's newness and the movement of the hand to show her realization about what her married life will be like. Pink is a color that is widely known to represent youthfulness and childhood for many girls. As the narrator is lying in bed with her newlywed husband, she notices “the blue of the brand-new

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    Gabrielle Douglas was born on December 31, 1995, in Virginia Beach,Virginia. Gabby Douglas began formal gymnastics training at 6 years old and won a state championship by the time she was 8. She moved away from her hometown and family in 2010 to training with a world-renowned Olympic trainer, and was selected to compete with the U.S. Olympic women's gymnastics team at the 2012 Summer Olympics. There, Gabrielle became the first African American to win gold in the individual all-around event. She also

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    Many artists that create art may go up on the fridge in their home, but for an Edinboro University student, five of her painting were put up on campus. Gabrielle Knappenberger, 18, recently five of her art works from Drawing-1 with Dr. Terrence Mckelvey published and hung up on the second floor walls of Hamilton Hall. The five pieces of art that is published consists of a figure drawing that took 1-3 minutes to complete, a one 1-point perspective that took part of class, two 2-point perspectives

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    Out of all the short stories that we have analyzed thus far this semester, The Hand by Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette stuck out the most to me. I, for one, love a short read with a solid message rather than a long and dull story. The theme in this story, from my perspective, is about how women are stereotypically inferior to men. Whether it be in marriage or a relationship, as a society we have implemented into many women’s minds that they play the submissive role in the relationship, and this type of

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    Gabrielle Union is a former model, philanthropist, and an actress, and her net worth is estimated to be $16 million. She grew up in a small town in California, and was born in Omaha, Nebraska on October 29, 1972. She originally started modelling to pay off her student loans after interning at Judith Fontaine Modelling and Talent Agency in her senior year at UCLA to earn extra academic credits. Before she transferred to UCLA, she also attended Cuesta College in California, and University of Nebraska

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    On a magnificent summers evening sat a dear friend of mine, Gabrielle. As Gabrielle and I spoke we didn’t only enjoy the company of one another, but the amazing scenery that engulfed all of our senses. With the suns’ rays perfectly glistening off of the almost glass like water which was at rest within the lake to the slight tickle of the wind blowing past us. Although this day was breathe taking nothing could have beat how brilliantly her eyes lit up as she talked about what truly drives her to be

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    Gabrielle Union born October 29, 1972 in Omaha, Nebraska. Her parents are Theresa “Glass” and Sylvester E. Union. Mother managed a phone company and father was a military sergeant and also a business executive. When she was 8 she and her family moved to Pleasanton, California. She attended high school, and was an all-star point guard Gabrielle played year round sports which made her a year round athlete. She participated in soccer, basketball, and track. After she graduated, she attended the University

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