Author Archives: tenere84

Robust Verbs – Tenere84

Posted on May 3, 2020 by tenere84

Heroin addicts have contributed a significant deal to the high crime rate in Vancouver. The newly established “free heroin for addicts” hopes to combat this problem by doing something counterintuitive: giving addicts what they want. Addiction makes it incredibly difficult … Continue reading →

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Research – Tenere84

Posted on April 28, 2020 by tenere84

It’s Time to Address the Media’s Role in School Shootings “Mental illness and hatred pull the trigger,” said President Donald Trump last year about school shootings. “I want guns to be in the hands of people that are mentally stable. … Continue reading →

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Bibliography – Tenere84

Posted on April 21, 2020 by tenere84

Definition Argument Sources (may change depending on how the rewrite goes): 1. Langman, Peter. Why Kids Kill: inside the Minds of School Shooters. Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. https://books.google.com/books?id=UUTtO5P6DncC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false Background: The author, Peter Langman, delves into the touchy discussion of why children commit … Continue reading →

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Rebuttal – Tenere84

Posted on April 15, 2020 by tenere84

Keep School Shooters Off the Front Page School shootings have been a terrifying spectacle in America for the past three decades. But has anyone considered that these “spectacles” of mass violence are precisely what contribute to the problem of mass … Continue reading →

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Causal Argument – Tenere84

Posted on April 6, 2020 by tenere84

School Shootings: Searching for a “Common Profile” of Perpetrators is a Mistake, but Reducing Mass Media Coverage of Them Could Work Despite decades of experience dealing with school shootings, neither the left nor the right can really agree on how … Continue reading →

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Definition–Tenere84

Posted on March 11, 2020 by tenere84

Fame-Seeking School Shooters: Who Are They? It’s 2020, and the rate of school shootings has never shown any sign of slowing down. But over recent years, the idea that media sensationalism has become a cause of school shootings has gained … Continue reading →

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Proposal +5 — Tenere84

Posted on February 25, 2020 by tenere84

For my research paper I will delve into the discussion of the media’s negative contribution to the concerning phenomenon of school shootings. I intend to prove that media sensationalism has not only caused the desire for notoriety among the youth … Continue reading →

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PTSD Claims–Tenere84

Posted on February 18, 2020 by tenere84

“You can’t see Caleb’s other wound, either.” Factual claim. It asserts that Caleb’s “other wound” cannot be seen, as it is an internal wound. We’re also being given a categorical claim. In the context, Caleb’s traumatic brain injury is being … Continue reading →

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Summaries–Tenere84

Posted on February 11, 2020 by tenere84

Men Define Rape It seems counterintuitive that, despite centuries of progression of the feminist movement and women’s rights, men have continued to decide what is and what isn’t rape. In fact, some male lawmakers hold centuries-old beliefs about the definition … Continue reading →

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My Hypothesis–Tenere84

Posted on February 10, 2020 by tenere84

School shootings School shootings and media influence The influence of the media and a disturbed person’s likelihood to commit mass shootings Media sensationalism is partly to blame for today’s mass shootings School shootings happen in part because the media and … Continue reading →

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