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tragedies. A mass shooting is when a gunman shoots or kills four or more people in the same general time and location. The three most deadly shootings that have occurred in the U.S. in the past ten years are “ Las Vegas attack (at least 58 killed), Virgina Tech massacre (32 killed), Orlando nightclub shooting(49 dead)”(Willingham). These shootings exemplify the lack of control that we have over guns and the type of people that have possession of the guns. If we want to try to control the type of people who

On April 20, 1999 a massacre happened at Columbine High school. This is a day that Cassie Bernall died. Two boys one day decided to show up to the school with guns. Many people have two of the wrong conclusion as to what happened that day. The first one is the two boys wanted to get revenge on the bullies that made them miserable at Columbine. They were known as the “Trench Coat Mafia outcasts” The second conclusion is the unexplainable: We can never understand what drove them to madness that

Special Experience of La Muerte Niña:Day of the Dead The exhibition La Muerte Niña: Day of the Dead opened in National Museum of Mexican Art on September 18, 2015. Dolores Mercado curated this exhibition. The exhibition was about the Mexican “day of the dead”. Many Mexican people believe that life still continues after death and they celebrate it as the holiday “day of the dead” each year. Every year, the “day of the dead” exhibition in the National Museum of Mexican Art has a different subtopic

The Daily Titan states their mission statement a “dedicated to covering local and campus events, (and) strive to be accurate, non-biased and as thorough as possible.” In 1959, when the first classes were offered at "Orange County State College," the school wanted to establish a campus paper. The first issue appeared January 4, 1960, and they called it the Titan Times and published bi-monthly at first. Nine years later the changed the paper’s name to Daily Titan and started publishing it 4 days a

video entailing his plans of attack (2007). Reflecting on Cho’s timeline of the shooting, it appears he engaged in a normal day, whereas he continued to conduct his normal routine. He woke up around 5 AM to shower, shave, etc. and began his day (Virginia Tech

There are many debates about gun violence and gun control, but no one can really find the common ground to stop the violence. Mallory Simon is an experienced writer who makes it aware that the people need take the shootings more literal than just brush them aside. She argues that there is a need for steps to be put into place to stop the reoccurrence of gun violence within our communities. She developed an article about the ongoing debate about gun violence, called “Gun Debate: Where is the Middle

and Emotion: Comparisons of Americans, Korean Americans, and Koreans, he examines the feelings surrounding the Virginia Tech shooting, and his findings suggest that attributions are emotionally charged and rooted in self-preservation more so than accuracy. In April 2007, the deadliest school shooting in American history occurred when Cho Seung-Hui opened fire on the campus of Virginia Tech. Having spent the majority of his life living in the United States but being born in Korea, there were a few

One of the most deadly shooting rampage in U.S history (CNN USA) Twenty- three-year old Virginia tech gunman named Seung Hui Cho had been relentlessly teased and bullied throughout middle school and high school. Seung Hui Cho was extremely angry with his classmates and went on a rampage. He felt more rage against his classmates who were wealthier

The best thing that Christians could do in the wake of the recent Dallas cop shootings is to respond with silence and prayer, according to New York Times bestselling author Eric Metaxas. On Thursday night, 25-year-old military veteran Micah Xavier Johnson ambushed a protest in Dallas, leaving five police officers dead. After negotiations crumbled, police decided to launch a bomb squad robot which killed the gunman, CNN details. The Dallas cop shooting is considered as the deadliest single incident

On December 14, 2012, Adam Lanza, who was only 20, shot his mother then shot twenty children and six adult staff members in a mass killing at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. This mass murder is on record in American history for the as being the second most deadliest mass shooting by a single person , and the second deadliest mass murder in a elementary school. Although this incident is the most fatal public school shooting in the United States. So, what causes people to kill