The Smoking Gun

The gun laws in California are for the most part the strictest in the United States. In order to purchase a gun legally, one must obtain a firearm safety certificate by passing a written test. There is a 10-day waiting period as well as several limitations on who may own a firearm. Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton are two democratic candidates who recently had a presidential debate in Flint Michigan for the 2016 election. The purpose of this essay is to compare both candidates’ standpoint on the

Drums dictate the guitar tune and force the beat throughout the whole song like a dictating general. Yet, the drums and guitar pickup gradually and get faster with unison of slowed and rough notes. With the hard beating drums, almost like a machine gun firing blankly into a battlefield, dictating the pause and change of the ear piercing guitar strings. In unison of the 2 instruments it creates an intimidating vibration of infidelity and guilt about murder, lingering a story behind the tune. Hendrix

Chantal Gabie stated she was outside the west exit doors near classroom #1013 and was smoking a cigarette. She heard a loud pop noise and saw Chuck Manson running out from the west exit doors. Gabie thought she heard at least three pop noise, and seconds later saw Manson. Gabie doesn’t own a gun or ever fired a gun before, but thought it was very loud and differently didn’t sound like fireworks. Manson was in a hurry when he ran outside the exit doors, but strangely enough smiled at her while running

The Outsiders Essay S.E. Hinton wrote The Outsiders to show freedom isn’t always a good thing, shown by the lack of parents, violence, and no restrictions for the kids. Many of the kids do whatever they want. No one cares about what they do. Many of their parents aren’t even present in the book. Their parents either don’t care about them or they’re dead (like the Curtis’). Along with that, there’s a lot of violence that happens between the socs and greasers. The two groups fight against each other

air And the cool blood now strewn Late upon the shoreline Where the gunner left his post To the shouting in the smoking air And the crying guns that boast Late upon the shoreline Did the gunner lay hidden under eaves With bruises on his beaten breast And blood drawn upon the leaves Late upon the shoreline Did a rain quail sing with ease As if not one with the singing guns But only among the trees Late upon the shoreline Did the gunner cease his fire So not to end the dying melody

Silent Killer” by Dr. Irtaza Iqbal Khan, Consultant Pulmonologist and Critical Care Physician at Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, writes about the danger of smoking to our health and makes the argument that it is everybody’s responsibility to help smokers know about and prevent smoking risks. Khan utilizes three rhetorical appeals by using emotions to appeal to the reader’s weaknesses, building credibility with statistics to support his argument, and building a sustained

during the Irish War. No character names are introduced, but a description of each character is stated. The main character is a republican sniper, that is risky. The story opens on him sitting on top of a building eating, drinking, and smoking while on duty. While smoking, an enemy sniper took a shot at him and he got undercover. His task is to eliminate two targets getting out of a vehicle. While undercover he waits for both of them to get out of the vehicle and takes both of his shots, nailing both

danger about how the flash from the lighter could be seen in the darkness, the shooter makes the dangerous decision to proceed with smoking. After the shooter kills the informer and the enemy, a gunshot comes from the opposite roof which makes him drops his rifle. When the Republican sniper goes to pick up his rifle, he realizes that he got hit in the forearm by the gun (1). During a war, choices that may seem

programs and research into cures for cancer and other illnesses caused by smoking and tobacco products. It is known that tobacco is responsible for killing 40,000 californians each year, which is more than the total people killed

Crime seems to be at an all-time high in current times. I feel that this is due to so many people carrying guns. The safety of all people should be the focus of our society now. One area we really need to not allow firearms on campuses. This is only one area to focus on. There are several reason why allowing guns on colleges campuses and universities could be dangerous to people. First, gun violence seems to lead to an escalation of violent crime. The percentage of students that could be robbed