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People throughout the world experience catastrophes, and contentment throughout their lives. Some incidences may impact just their lives, or even the world. People experience occurrences in their generation where only they could have an emotional connection. Ancestors, grandparents, and our parents have experienced situations in their lives, which we could only take a glimpse of. We see the photos, we hear the stories but we don't feel the emotions, which they experience during that time. In my generation there have been events in my life that I classify devastating and memorable. In the following paragraphs I will present the aspects of my generation of how incidences may impact our lives and the lives all across the world.
In 1981 the year of my birth, Pope John Paul II and President Reagan, are both shot in assassination attempts. He was the first non-Italian pope in 450 years and the first Polish pope. John Paul traveled widely early in his reign, e.g., to Poland and the U.S. in 1979. Following a trip to E Asia (1981), he was shot at the Vatican on May 13, 1981, by a Turkish terrorist (Zpub). The assassination attempts on John Paul II and President Reagan have lifted a dilemma and gun control. Gun control is government limitation of the purchase and ownership of firearms. The availability of guns is controlled by nations throughout the world. In the U.S. the right of the people to keep arms is guaranteed by the Constitution but has been variously interpreted (Zpub). Some states have strict licensing and other control measures, and federal legislation prohibited the sale of rifles by mail. After years of controversy, the growing number of gun-related crimes pushed congressional passage of the Brady bill. Named for press secretary James Brady who was seriously wounded in the 1981 assassination attempt on President Reagan. The 1994 Federal Crime Bill banned the manufacture, sale, and possession of certain assault weapons.
In 1984 a Rock n’ Roll Group Queen release their album Queens Greatest Hits Volume I.
Without a doubt the album goes Platinum, with hits like “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Another Bites The Dust,” “We Are The Champions” and “We Will Rock You”. My favorite song from the album is “We Will Rock You.” I really enjoy the song because it has personal significance and not only that, but it has a nice beat to it. The song has become an anthem in Am...
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...and Elton John. And Steven Spielberg creates movies to help better understand the concept and tragedies of war. This is just a glimpse of what my world/generation was like from 1981-2002.
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Atkinson, Rick. Crusade. New York: Princeton Press, 1997.
Schindler’s List. Dir. Steven Spielberg. Perf. Ben Kingsley, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes.
Videocassette. Universal, 1993.
No Author. Online source http://www.cnn.com/US/OKC/bombing.html
Reeve, Simon. The New Jackals. Boston: Northeastern University Press, 1999
Rees Mat. “World Trade Center Tragedy” Time Sept. 2001 35-37
No Author. Online source http://www.zpub.com/un/pope/
G.I. Joe An America Hero: WPIX 11. New York. 1988