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Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Number Date Positive Possibilities of Gun Violence in the U.S. The public outcry against the persistence issue of gun violence in the U.S. is yet to compel legislators to seek a long-term solution to this menace. Despite multiple incidents of mass shooting in various places all over the country, gun control reform remains one of the hotly debated motions (Golshan and Nilsen 1). Each side of the divide has diverging opinions, and the ordinary folks have no one to fight for their rights. Americans ought to perceive the issue of gun violence from a different perspective. Gun violence has had American who want gun reforms thinking about other approaches...

Author’s Name Instructor’s name Course Date Social Media Usage Social media has become a global phenomenon attracting millions of users from all over the world. In the year 2015, statistics indicated that a teenager spends 27 hours a week on social media. Social media benefits include; educational values through the creation of learning platforms that enable teenagers to access educational material, interact and exchange ideas with fellow students and their instructors and integrate learning. On the other hand, there are even more detriments associated with the use of social media such as the moral decay of the society, cyberbullying and crime among others. This essay identifies various...

Name Professor Course Date The Power of Positive Thinking Positive thinking is a way of approaching life from a mindset of having expectations of positive returns or outcome. This mindset helps an individual to approach life with optimism. There have been many studies carried out to show that positive thinking has a lot of benefits including health benefits. Positive thinking is essential for individual well-being, it helps an individual to overcome adversity, gives an individual a chance for personal growth and provides an individual with an opportunity for personal growth. Life is full of uncertainty. We are always anticipating how events will happen in future and we try to adjust to adapt...

Name Professor Course Date Review on the Graceland The story of Elvis Presley embodies success and determination. During his lifetime, he was able to produce some of the greatest songs such as which entertained the past generation and today’s age. As a result, it is necessary to immortalize him by having his home as a Museum. He bought this home when his career was at a peak. It was at his period that people hero-worshipped him and identified with his songs. Generally, the purpose of any museum is to offer rare insight into the history and telling a story through a collection of artifacts and other relics. These collections serve to inform people of the success of the people in the past and...

Rhetorical Analysis Student’s Name Institution Abstract Professors have been explaining that texting on social media has affected students' grammar skills. They demonstrate that the lack of punctuation and omission of words reflects on formal writing. Some universities use simple grammar tests to evaluate the grammar skills of students joining the schools. Professors note that the number of students who fail these tests is on the rise due to a rise in the use of social media usage. Additionally, the use of emotions to express their moods and feelings has also led to students using fewer words and studies show that they cannot write correct grammar. There are opposing studies that argue that...

Literacy and Social Justice Name Institution Literacy and Social Justice Literacy and learning should be a process that will transform, empower and result in social difference in society. As a tool, a scholarship is used to impart basic skills one need in reading and learning to be compassionate on others (Comber, 2014). Any literate individual should learn and appreciate individual differenced existing among us and visualize how as an individual will transform the community into an oasis of justice. In the past, the concept of literacy was theoretically understood and impacted people's lives for various reasons. Literacy has multiple implications in our lives, socially, economically and...

Name Tutor's Name Course Date The Impact of Popular Technology Trends on the Thought Process Amidst rapid advancements in technology, there have been numerous arguments against and in favor of increased use of technology. Technophiles and futurists alike argue that increased use of technology would usher in a new utopia and therefore encourage its use. Luddites, on the other hand, argue that increased use of technology is destructive and therefore oppose its use. One of the areas of intense debate about technology is whether popular trends in technology influence the way people think or people make things popular and change when they adopt what is popular. This paper argues that popular trends...

Insert your name here Tutor’s name here Your unit name here Date of submission here Legalization of Marijuana The debate on the legalization of marijuana (cannabis) has been rife among different scholars. According to Caulkins (869), countries with high incidences of marijuana consumption such as Mexico, Brazil, Jamaica and the United States of America have shown high frequencies of retarded working memory. However, the memory retardation as presented in the study is not evidence-based, and there is still need for a comprehensive review to ascertain the claim noting that the research solely depended on case samples from a few regions. The research was also concerned with the consumption of...

Name Tutor Course Date Where Sweatshops are a DreamCounter-argument In his article, "Where Sweatshops Are a Dream" Kristoff seeks to persuade the audience into believing that there are reasons why the government should legalize sweatshops. Making a comparison of the experiences of the families living in the dumping sites with the workers working in sweatshops, Kristoff asserts that the conditions of the sweatshop "by comparison would be far more pleasant and less dangerous" (Kristof 1). He further purports that sweatshops for children should be legalized for it is one of the routes out of poverty. However, it should be noted that legalizing sweatshop for children would not solve the problems...