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    Ronald Takaki point out how there is a big misconception with Asian Americans in today’s society in his article “The Harmful Myth of Asian Superiority.” Stating, “Asian Americans have increasingly come to be viewed as a ‘model minority.’”(Takaki, 117) Although that is not the case at all, most Asian Americans have to work hard to get to where they are. Moving up is not easy and not something they do to be looked at as role models or as pricks that take everyone’s jobs. They work hard and get more

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    chest knocking me down. I was still on the ground when he pulled out his gun and aimed it at my head. I quickly smacked the gun out of his hand and pulled him to the ground. The bigger man hit the ground with a loud THUD. I quickly got up, grabbed my backpack, and sprinted out the door. I started to sprint down the road when I heard a motorbike come to live. I turned around and the bigger man was riding the bike shooting his gun. I turned and ran into the nearest abandoned house. I ran to the kitchen

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    Checks It never fails, whenever there is a ‘serious crisis’ involving guns, the Socialist-Left wastes no time in trotting out their favourite hobby horse of Background Checks – Intergalactic and otherwise. So why do they obsess over this issue that won’t solve the problem anyway? Why is this so important to them and a danger to our civil rights? This will be an examination of the underlying elements of this issue and why gun owners will never accept government control over their private property

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    Gun Control With all these mass shootings happening recently in our country it has brought up a huge discussion on if guns should be legal or not. My view on guns is if you have a clean history and no mental illness issues I have nothing wrong with someone owning a gun. Therefore I am for guns for self defense and hunting. I think having a gun is a huge responsibility and you shouldn’t be able to have any history of being a criminal or have a history of having a mental illness even to the slightest

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    out with a setting in Morocco involving the trader who was trading a gun to the sheep herding family. With the trading of the gun complete the scene changes to tourist in a bus, but in one split second the American tourist woman was shot by the gun that the herding sheep family just purchased. Several people frazzled thinking it was a terrorist attack, but little did they know it was only the two Moroccan boys playing with the gun. From there the scene goes to the American tourist’s children who were

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    GUNS OR PEOPLE, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THIS VIOLENCE Every day in the USA, people wake up to news of a shooting, and sadly often than not, people wake up to news of a mass shooting. After the tragedy people across all around the USA call for stricter gun control and at times for an outright total gun ban. Guns are not the cause of all this violence, rather people are the cause. Americans need to understand the real cause and have some common sense about this issue. Logically guns aren’t

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    detrimental to the hearts of families. As of now, the controversial debate of gun control is sweeping the nation. As defined by the constitution, the second amendment states that citizens have a right to bear arms. One side believes there is no need for guns, whereas the other believes guns are necessary for self-defense. In Las Vegas, there are many people that believe in the amendment. Nevada has some of the least restrictive gun laws in the country. The state does not require firearm owners to have licenses

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    After the Newtown, Connecticut elementary school mass shooting, on June 10, 2014, President Barack Obama stated: "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. We're the only developed country on Earth where this happens....And it happens once a week. And it's a one-day story....The country has to do some soul-searching on this." Every day there seems to be another

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    Violence In recent years gun violence has increased significantly in various parts of the world. There are more cases of children and young adults engaging in violence or getting caught in the crossfire. Is there anyone to blame ? There has been debate over whether gun laws are strict enough and what else can be done to reduce such acts from occurring. With more lives being affected on a regular basis, more concerns arise as to how people can live safe lives when guns are being used in increasing

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    Hardest Day Of My Life

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    close to her. We called the parents of my deceased friend to make sure it was true. Sadly, the news we were told was true. This bad incident happened when Chance was walking by his truck when a few friends were trying to fix a gun jam. As my friend passed in front of the gun the round jammed in the chamber discharged, putting a round in his chest, from four feet away. I felt like I had the same feeling going though me as I was told the story of my friends demise. My friend was still alive when the

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