Moore Money Michael Moore is a prominent filmmaker who mainly bases his work around documentaries. Moore’s most famous piece of work is his influential documentary “Bowling for Columbine” however it contains insidious manipulation and ruthless misdirection of the audience. By Rene Zacchini “Bowling for Columbine” is a documentary based in the exploration of gun violence in American society. Moore uses the 1999 Columbine High School massacre as his hook to draw the viewers in by highlighting the death of young students by guns. However many viewers do not realise that documentaries are only a version of reality.
Should Police Officer’s Wear Body-Mounted Cameras? Matthew Salzman Information Literacy 260 The technology has been around for quite some time. But since the recent fatal shootings and mistreatment of potential criminals, the idea has gotten traction on a national level. Police conduct has come under scrutiny and has become a household discussion topic. Following the death of Michael Brown, a petition commonly called the Mike Brown Law was written to the White House -- proposing a law that would require all state, county, and local police to wear a camera.
The people that will be studied upon will include a broad range of 18 and older people who are students at Western Oregon University. For my methodology I will conduct a survey to identify weather people feel like gun control law infringes on their second amendment rights. Gun Control Literature Review The debate over gun control has been raging through the American political systems for years. On one side, there are the National Rifle Association (NRA) and 2nd Amendment-citing citizens who use their firearms for hunting and
Detecting Media Bias Natasha D. Hagins Author Note In this short I will be reviews the case of Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman and the media bias that follow with it. In this short essay I will be writing about the Trayvon Martin. In this news case that bring people closer together and made people fall apart because of ones right to their own opinion. Is a case about an 17 year old boy (Trayvon Martin) who was shot by the neighborhood watch (George Zimmerman) The reporting in this news article just went over the facts in details that was shown to the viewers who watch the case or people who followed the case. The article I think is clear and accurate facts of what was to us throughout the case.
One movie that describes this question of who is responsible in military crime is Rob Reiner’s movie, A Few Good Men. In A Few Good Men, two Marines are put on trial for a murder that resulted from orders given by their officers. The movie brings to light the issues of obedience, authority, responsibility, and morals. Yale University psychologist Stanley Milgram conducted a series of obedience experiments during the 1960s that demonstrated surprising results. These experiments offer a powerful and disturbing look into the power of authority and obedience.
If that question is asked at a table usually people would say “No”. A long time ago that answer would have no opposition, but now with the recent murders of students on school grounds that answer is not so easy to answer. In 2006 after the recent shootings in Colorado, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania a representative by the name of Frank Lease, a Green Bay legislator. Planned to introduce a legislation that would allow faculty to carry concealed weapons on school grounds as a deterrent against shootings. Allowing faculty to carry firearms can have an effect on mass shootings at schools.
I was a friend of his brother so I knew the Kennedy’s well. So the F.B.I. put me on the case because I am a detective too. I specialize in guns mostly...any way, a man I interviewed said, "I saw a rifle being pulled from a window seal in the Daley plaza." I asked if he could tell what kind of gun it was or what the man looked like.
Church and General George Wingate. The NRA, one of today’s largest gun rights lobbying organizations in the United States, serves to “promote and encourage rifle shooting on a scientific basis” (Gettings). With the rise of mobster and gangster activities as well as the illicit usage of firearms, President Franklin D. Roosevelt instilled the National Firearms Act in 1934 in hopes to rid the country of automatic-firing weapons. The National Firearms Act imposed a $200 tax ($2,525 today) on each firearm, and all buyers were required to fill out paperwork subject to the Treasury Department for approval (Gettings). With the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., and Robert Kennedy, the Gun Control Act of 1968 quickly passed with major restrictions and revisions to the National Firearms Act.
There are people who are mentally ill that are able to purchase guns with the intent of killing people. Laws for purchasing guns should be strengthened. A simple background check should not be the only thing in the way of a person purchasing weapons. The National Rifle Association was founded in 1871 as a sporting and hunting association, they supported most gun control regulation for its first 100 years. Now the National Rifle Association members are in favor requiring an extensive background check, and “69 percent support requiring all gun sellers at gun shows to conduct criminal background checks of the people buying guns; 59 percent favor mandatory registration of handguns; and 77 percent favor a waiting period for the purchase of a handgun.” All of these are would make it harder for people to purchase guns and allow proper documentation for every gun.
Gun Control In my speech, I will be an American liberal talking to a room full of American Congress members along with other prominent figures, human rights activists, and politicians. I will be discussing the current gun control laws in the United States of America. Hook: Good Evening Congress members, human rights activists, and politicians, In 2015 alone, there were 372 mass shootings, killing 475 people and wounding 1,870 others (Oldham). On average, that is more that one mass shooting a day. Following such tragedies, some politicians prepare a speech regarding the matter, sending the victims and the victims families their thoughts and prayers.