Honors 102-Fall 2022-Persuasive Blog Posts

  Controlling Gun Violence       - December 5, 2022  Why Blame the  Gun      Mass shootings have plagued the United States for years. It seems like every time you turn on the news you are seeing the devastating effects of another. The center of attention around mass shootings has been firearms. Many call for tighter restrictions or a complete gun ban, but is this really the answer? Is there a middle ground for this highly controversial topic?      After every mass shooting there is always an uproar of citizens calling for a change. That is one thing that people on both sides of the debate can agree on, a change. Many people believe strict gun laws are the answer, but there is a lot of data that says something else.      Strict gun laws are already in effect in many states. States like NYC and Chicago have some of the strictest gun laws. Both cities have seen a decrease in violent crimes, but at the same...

A man practicing shooting at a range,  The Federalist     Imagine you are in a store shopping with your family when all of a sudden, a masked shooter comes in and starts to shoot at random people in the store. You and your family immediately hide behind a food shelf hoping the shooter doesn't come your way. With fear in your eyes, you watch body after body drop until finally, another armed citizen in the store shoots the suspect in the arm. Other people then come and tackle the suspect, holding him until police arrive.  What if nobody else in the store was armed? How many more lives would've been lost? Nobody knew this event was going to take place. Although mass shootings have become more and more common, you would have never expected yourself to be caught in the middle of one. Mass shootings seem to occur more and more even though lawmakers try to create more gun ownership laws. Criminals have already proven that laws won't stop them from obtaining guns t...

College parties should be a thing of the past with all the warnings about drugs and alcohol targeting our younger generations but that could not be farther from the truth. Many students enjoy a party or a few in college, and with sororities hosting events weekly it's hard not to. With time issues concerning underage drinking and the consequences should've gotten better but it has only been maintained by the use of social media in today's young adults. A study published by Duquesne Univerity states "almost 55% of full-time college students between the ages of 18 and 22 drank alcohol in the past month and about 37% engaged in binge drinking". This is a staggering but unsurprising statistic. We constantly hear from college students back home on a break about how much fun they'd usually be having at this weekend's party. Not only do they continually talk about it, but it is also constantly on their social media sites. Instagram and Snapchat get flooded with p...

  When will America learn? Gun homicide rates as presented by pbs  American citizens like to proclaim that their country is the “greatest” in the world. However, how does a great Country not learn from its past mistakes? In the past 10 years, The United States has had a total of 180 school shootings and 356 victims . Unlike other countries, America has refused to take action after each attack on its citizens. So how could we be so great if we do not learn from our mistakes like other countries do?Most countries have had their share of attacks. Each has different approaches with varying results however, the numbers do show a major difference to those of the U.S. Gun homicide rates in the US are constantly increasing compared to other countries. The main factor that causes this difference is the different Gun control laws put into place for each country.  IN 1989, Canadians in Montreal faced an attack at an engineering school that caused the death of fourteen students and...

 Driving and You, a Proposition By Kai Feldhaus (11/17/2022)          It becomes obvious to those willing to look that there is no day-to-day activity more dangerous than driving. The concept itself pits men in earth shaking behemoths against the common man as if they were equals, leaving alone factors such as old age and disability. And were this disregard not flagrant enough, any juvenile fresh out of high school can guess their way through a few questions before speeding around an empty lot for 15 minutes. Their reward for this? A full pass to drive any smoke-spewing contraption with four wheels and a license plate. Every one of us, from the  delirious ingrate to the model citizen is more or less forced into this system from the age of 16 onward. And somehow, despite all of these issues no one challenges the notion. We only recognize the problem after bodies hit the pavement. Then we slap the perpetrator on the wrist and drive smart for an hour...

Someone holding their phone, Together Well Has anyone ever said that they think social media is bad or that it only promotes bad habits? Or have you said that to your child or even a grandchild? Well you’re not fully wrong when talking or thinking about social media, there are bad parts of it but along with that there is just as much good. Social Media can have many benefits especially towards mental health. Though those benefits are not as actively talked about as all the disadvantages that social media gives to mental health happen to be. There can be many benefits and great things about social media that could help with mental health or make you feel better. Since there are so many ways of making your own experience and curating social media for yourself and your children. But the main ways of how it is beneficial and how to curate those experiences are included in this article.  Starting with how it is possible to get to know people more than it would be possible by going outs...