“ My biggest frustration so far is the fact that this society has not been willing to take some basic steps to keep guns out of the hands of people who can do just unbelievable damage… This is becoming a norm. We should be ashamed.” President Barack Obama said in regard to the shooting in Newton Connecticut in June of 2014. “We're the only developed country on earth where this happens and it happens now once a week, and it's a one day story. There's no place else like this,” he added. America is
On a list of things that are capable of ruining lives, guns and social media would be on the top of many Americans’ list. However, numerous well-meaning adults jump straight to the worst-case scenario, including these two authors. M.D. Anderson’s article “Arming Teachers: A Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Idea” and Amy Webb’s article “We Post Nothing about Our Daughter Online” both have many assumptions, both which lead to the worst case scenario. Some are sensible speculations, such as not
advantages and disadvantages of the technology, and the challenges companies who try to advance this technology face, even though this technology could easily prevent several of the aforementioned gun related incidents from occurring. According to a 2013 National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) survey, only 20 percent of the individuals polled responded that they were aware and acquainted with the concept of ‘smart gun’ technology. It is important to note that results of the poll should be considered
Specific Purpose Statement: To persuade my audience that each individual must take responsibility for his or her own actions. The must not blame guns for problems caused by people. . . Attention Grabber: Gun control isn't about guns, its about control . Body
Political strategist, Reed Galen, in his editorial article, “We're Pas Thoughts and Prayers”, states that people need to do something instead of “praying” and liking tweets or Facebook posts. Galen's purpose is to get people involved instead staring from behind a screen. He adopts a very firm tone in order to influence his readers to take the opportunities they get, to change things, and to make something out of it. Galen begins his editorial by not accepting and disagreeing with the tragedy that
he goal of this paper is to demonstrate how political parties and interest groups are able to get citizens to participate in politics and political party participants or interest group members. This is a comparison and contrast paper. The following will be a comparison between political parties and interest groups. Three points will be mentioned. The first point will be the purpose, the second will be the role they play and finally three strategies parties and interest groups use to get people to
In the wake of all the school shootings in the past fifteen years gun control has become a more serious issue than before. Gun control has always been a concern in the United States, but not until the first major school shootings at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado did this topic become a reality to the American public. In 1999, this massacre left fifteen people dead including the assassins. And just recently on March 5, 2001 did the tradition continue, when Charles Andrew Williams killed
legislation is that they only affect law-abiding citizens. By clarification a criminal is someone who breaks the law. Therefore, passing gun control legislation to control crime committed by criminals is disagreeable. According to the (NRA) National Rifle Association, only four criminals have been taken into custody while attempting to legally purchase a firearm. Criminals do not purchase guns legally. They have other ways to get guns, such as the black market or theft. Many citizens are
together to end gun violence as well as to build communities that are safer. This group is fighting for changes that they know will save lives. There are many ways you could get involved with this group by donating or going to an event and work with national campaigns as well as issues that are entangled in your local community. Another way you can stop gun violence is using your voice. Most people don’t realize that your voice matters and
When thinking about the greatest leaders to have ever lived, names like Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King are the first ones to come to mind. They were well respected and left positive impacts on society that have far surpassed their lifespans. Although these men were paramount in their own right, political leaders that displayed demagogic characteristics like Adolf Hitler and Joesph Stalin were arguably the most powerful people to ever live. Perhaps demagoguery is the only