Essay On Mass Shootings

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Merielle Jimenez UGIS 120 Doctor Siegal 18 November 2017 Ethnographic Data: Analysis of Former President Obama and President Trump Speeches Concerning Mass Shootings in America Abstract: The purpose of analyzing former US President Obama and current US President Trump’s speeches in response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting and the recent Las Vegas mass shooting is to demonstrate that discourse is prevalent everywhere in an individual’s life. With discourse comes its practices and theories which help people to better comprehend how discourse is affected by language and how this language resonates with a large public. A president is expected to act cordial, professional, and powerful. In light of the recent election …show more content…

These speeches are in response to mass shootings during each president’s terms, as has been the pattern for previous presidents before. For brief context/summary, Sandy Hook Elementary is a grade school in Newton, Connecticut. In December 14, 2012, a gunman opened fire on children and staff alike at Sandy Hook and before authorities could arrest the gunman (named Adam Lanza), he committed suicide (CNN). This event affected many American citizens and restored the discussion about stricter gun laws. After this mass shooting took place, President Obama released a press speech to the public. Trump’s speech discusses the aftermath of the “deadliest mass shooting in modern US history” according to an article in USA Today. This shooting occurred on October 1, 2017 during a country music festival by the name of Route 91 Harvest (CNN). More than 50 people were murdered and hundreds more had been injured according to an article on CNN. Similarly to the case with Obama, the Las Vegas shooting reignited the discussion about stricter gun control and the ban for certain adjustments on guns to prevent them from being more

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