Fifty-five million people die each year and yet the number of people who get a grand memorial can be virtually counted on a few dozens of hands. An article in the New York Times made me wonder if memorials are not, perhaps, taken too literary and if, maybe, a memorial can be more than just a work of art or a bench “in the name of someone”.
A fifteen year-old boy, Zaevion Dobson, was shot in Knoxville Tennessee on December 17 2015 protecting to girls from gunfire. To reward him for such a heroic act, which makes close to no sense, as he is dead, they named the 24 of January each year to be National Zaevion Dobson Day, the created a scholarship in his name and playground was built. Not however, did the law for gun possession, property and use change at all. Which makes me think, do people feel sorrow or do they feel guilt?
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Naturally, we would think that gun laws would get altered after such an occurrence, but they don’t and they continue to be held as right, true and important. Now, if the use of guns is right, even in a moral, wouldn’t then shooting people fall in the same
“Land of the free and the home of the brave.” This line has represented the United States for decades. These words were captured in The Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key and since 1913, the United States has adopted The Star-Spangled Banner as its national anthem. We have used the Red, White, and Blue as one of our nation’s symbols. It has fifty stars, to represent the number of states we have in our Union. The military pledges its allegiance to the flag and the country which it represents at all costs. We are the land of the free and the home of the brave, and we are proud to show it.
Oil is an important resource in America but what most do not know is oil drilling comes with a price. Former president Jimmy Carter, prepared an arguement to try to save a beautiful land he once visited from the destruction of oil drilling. Carter uses the three methods of persuasion, pathos, logos and ethos, to present his arguement to his audience to preserve Alaska.
Washington, DC is a spectacular place. This being my first time in DC, I was in awe of everything and all the historical places I encountered. The presence of the monuments and history is what made the capitol so magnificent. Having only read about the Lincoln memorial, I never had the chance to experience the sensation of being inside such an honorable place of importance. The imposing white marble walls of the memorial and the many people surrounding it could be seen from afar. Arriving at the location, an unknown feeling came over me. I was experiencing history in a whole different level. When I think about a memorial, the term remembrance comes to mind. Seeing the statue of Abraham Lincoln brought pieces of memories from history class and evoked thoughts of what it might have felt like to be in his shoes. I was astonished by the statue’s enormousness and how grand Abraham Lincoln looked in his chair. The size of the statue compared to pictures from books and elsewhere was surreal. Abraham Lincoln was a very “powerful and prominent individual” in the history of our nation, the statue’s design and size reflected upon that. Looking around me, I wanted to know what the others thoughts were on seeing his statue and how they felt in that building. I finally had the courage to ask one or two people what they thought; they all had the same appreciation as me. Hearing about an important person or learning about them in a history book gives you vast knowledge but it doesn’t evoke the feeling of utter appreciation as the memorial does. When Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, many people wanted to build a memorial in honor of him. They wanted to be able to show how important he was to shaping our nation and to “honor his existence”. Ce...
Three weeks ago, Trump’s title elevated from GOP candidate to president-elect. Following this revelation, protests erupted and injured countless civilians and law enforcers. Even high schoolers, trapped in the wrong place at the wrong time, have been tear gassed and endangered through the protests. Yet, these protests determine nothing: on January 20th, Donald Trump will still become president. While hatred continues to simmer below the surface, protesters slowly realize that their street performances cannot ensure a better future, only a violent present. As they become discredited about the state of their country, the democrat’s anger morphs into anxiety. With a president-elect, who, in the past three weeks, has altered his platform and changed
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Nine students were killed at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon. A man opened fire in a church, in Charleston, South Carolina, killing nine people, including the pastor. Twenty-seven were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. Twelve were killed in the Washington Navy Yard. This is only a few examples from a very long list. The grim truth is that mass shootings are becoming the new normal. Every few months, another mass shooting occurs and the public goes through the same routine of mourning, honoring, and ultimately debating. What causes these manic episodes of multiple, indiscriminate gun deaths? Some push for more gun control, others argue that the U.S. mental health system is a failure. Controversy aside, mass shootings are on the rise, and it is imperative that the factors leading to these outbursts are accurately identified and appropriately addressed.
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Good citizens who obey laws will then not have a way to protect themselves from criminals with guns. The PEW Research Center’s survey showed that most Americans think we do not need stricter gun laws. “(58%) worry that new laws would make it more difficult for people to protect their homes and families. The public also says that stricter gun laws would make it more difficult for people to protect their homes and families (by 58% to 39%) and give too much power to the government (57% to 40%). Nearly half of men (49%) and 45% of women say stricter gun laws will eventually lead to all guns being taken away.” (Why Own a Gun?). The one issue where people seem to support stricter gun laws is mass shootings and 54% of people in this survey believe new gun laws will lead to fewer mass shootings. (Why Own a Gun?). However, “It 's noteworthy that every mass shooting in the U.S. since 1977, with the exception of the 2011 Tucson shooting that killed six people and severely injured Rep. Gabby Giffords, has happened in a gun-free zone, according to John Lott, Jr., former chief economist for the U.S. Sentencing Commission.” (Taylor). Sadly, in the world nothing can truly be prevented, only be defended against. But I feel it is truly wrong to use a tragic event like a mass shooting to promote something like gun control and manipulate people’s thoughts. If someone else at
On this day marks yet another shooting tragedy to hit the United States. Multiple victims, families who are saddened and destroyed by the news, and millions of Americans who are wondering why horrific events like these occur. Yet, the only solution that many believe will put in end to shootings in America would be stricter gun laws. Sadly, I hate to open my views during this difficult time, but I really believe that because this happened in a " white privileged" school is why these cries for stricter gun laws are happening. If this were to occur in a struggling. hard. and harsh slums like NYC or Detriot and if the shooter was African American or Latino, the reactions, actions, and thoughts of Americans would be completely different.
To celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Toyota Financial Services is donating $60,000 to help underrepresented communities. Will BMW and Honda join the efforts? This donation will serve as recognition to the black community. It also highlights the importance of education in minority youth.
There are many issues with mass shootings and gun violence that has taken a huge toll on families and communities throughout the US. Just in this year alone there have already been two hundred and ninety-four mass shootings in just two hundred and seventy-four days (U.S. Deaths.) The problem with mass shootings is that there are many, many lives that have been taken too early. According to The Gun Violence Archive, there have been over forty-five thousand incidents that have caused a fatality or an injury to an innocent American (Gun Violence.) When gun violence causes death it’s a tragic thing for the family, but it’s also hard on the community. Many people know
The effects of a mass shooting, especially one like the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, can have many effects on a nation. Whatever the effects may be, the effects have a common denominator of shock and sorrow. Human nature then leads people to hold other people or things responsible for the event. Organized groups form and demands are made in order to prevent a similar event from occurring. In the case of a mass murder, these groups either demand for stricter gun laws, or promote the use of guns for self defense. The depressing reality is that no sort of regulation could have prevent someone like Adam Lanza from doing what he did on that cold December morning. No law may prevent a mentally deranged person from becoming an active mass
“Be a voice, not an echo.” Standing up for what you believe in is you defending others that are not able to or are scared to do it. You give them a purpose to also stand up and join. In history people were afraid to voice out what they believe in until that one brave person inspires them to. Katniss Everdeen rebelled against the Capitol, Martin Luther King Jr. was the voice of the Civil Rights Movement, and a whole variety of people stand up for LGBTQ rights.