'Issue Overview' By Emma Gonzalez

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Firearms are involved in the deaths of more than 30,000 people in the U. S this year. The “Issue Overview…” by Bloomberg, has a perspective of a writer on the gun issue, and “Famous Speech” by Emma Gonzalez, has an inside observation about the issue of guns considering she was a victim of a school shooting. The article “Famous Speech…” wants to get the word out that the government should take care of the gun control issue. Then, the article “Issue Overview…”, wants to discourse about the problems with gun control. Their goal for both is to tell one how horrendous guns can be in general. The goal for “Famous Speech...”, is to spread the word about the gun issue from a student from the Florida shooting. Then, the goal for “Issue Overview…”, is to tell one what the situation is with gun issues and gun control. Both articles have bountiful comparisons and contraries. Both articles have comparisons. …show more content…

To begin with, after reading Bloomberg’s “Issue Overview...”, “... Congress tried to pass a law to make guns harder to buy, but it failed.” (The situation, 3, 2) Also, when reading Emma Gonzalez “Famous Speech…”, “ … if all our government and president can do is send thoughts and prayers, then it is time for victims to be the change that we need.” (Emma Gonzalez, 1, 3), readers can see that Emma and Bloomberg were trying to put a point out to the world about gun control and how the president and the government will not do much to help and cannot try strong enough to make gun control, under control. Although, the articles have comparisons; they also differ in multiple

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