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Document Type
Class Paper
Publication Date
5-3-2018
Abstract
On July 20, 2012, twenty-four-year-old James Holmes entered a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado where a new Batman movie was being shown and began shooting, killing twelve people and injuring fifty-eight (“Deadliest Mass Shootings”). Throughout his career as a doctor who treated mainly gymnasts, Larry Nassar molested hundreds of women and girls for decades. On Valentine’s Day of this year, Nikolas Cruz walked into his former high school in Parkland, Florida, and shot and killed seventeen faculty and students, injuring many more (“Deadliest Mass Shootings”). In the United States today, it almost seems commonplace to hear these stories in the news. Our society has become so violent that once peaceful and safe spaces like movie theaters and schools have become war zones. The sanctity of simple, normal behaviors has come under threat, and many live in fear for their lives every day.
Recommended Citation
Pruitt, Melody, "We The People" (2018). Social Justice Portfolio of Melody Pruitt. 5.
https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/m_pruitt/5
Comments
This paper was presented as part of the Advanced Composition course (ENGL 3003) taught by Professor Jennifer Pittman.