The Assassin
The Assassin Tick. Tock. The hollowed tones of the swinging pendulum marked the final moments of her life. The delicate hands of the grandfather clock passed slowly across its ivory face, moving ever so slightly backwards after every advance. Gold lettering on the clock face spelled out the words "Price est. 1892". The thin letters looked elegant and shone against the dark wood of the clock case. Surrounding the beautiful clock face was a deep mahogany wooden case. Again, Price est. 1892 was inscribed on the clock, carved faultlessly. The bronze pendulum swayed from side to side with unwavering regularity, and every tick brought the death of its owner and maker, Jane Price, another second closer. A shadow fell across the face of the grandfather clock. In the doorway across the room stood a veiled figure, head bowed. Slender hands rested, lightly interlocked in front of the figure's body. The short and nail-bitten fingers were that of a man. His hands moved very slightly and brushed aside his thick woollen coat to reveal the cold, metal handle of an object. The sinewy fingers stretched around the object and pulled on the handle carefully to gradually remove it from his inside pocket; more metal; a trigger; a gun. The man looked at the gun with concentrated eyes, burning with a murderous glare. He started to fiddle with the trigger as if he was practicing for something; he
Gun Control
Gun Control I as a teenager understand the idea of people thinking that Gun control was just some way so that they can keep control of their slaves or provide a way of protection for your families or for yourself. But gun control is very important if it was not put in affect how could you feel safe walking around knowing that someone could come and shoot you for all your money and you couldn't do anything to stop them. How could you feel safe in your house knowing there are guns everywhere and maybe a little niece, nephew, cousin, or even a friend of theirs is in the house and finds those guns? It is obvious that someone who is willing to do a major crime like murder, isn't likely to worry about a gun control law. The object of gun control is to make it hard for someone that's likely to commit a crime from getting a gun and even harder to get a gun capable of killing dozens of people. The Treasury and Justice departments had released a study, which had found that 18- to 20-year-olds, 4 percent of the total population account for 24 percent of gun murders in United States. Guns are made for one purpose, and that purpose is to kill. Guns are especially dangerous in the hands of people who don't know how to use them (i.e., kids and teenagers) as well as those who are mentally ill and/or have a temper problem. Look at how easily young people get access to guns. This combined
He was on his way to pick someone up, someone who wasn't a regular customer at the mini cab service he worked for
Left Turn It had been the prime ministers main reasoning for the no tolerance strategy. The tragic story of an innocent mini cab driver. "Work. Sometimes you wish you could just pack up, win the lottery, and never have to work again. Not that you can plan winning the lottery. Jeez, life can be a bitch at times." Mark reflected on some thoughts commonly shared by his work colleagues. He was on his way to pick someone up, someone who wasn't a regular customer at the mini cab service he worked for. The place was in a seedy part of town, he knew most of it well, but he was even lost when trying to find the place. The whole area had reeked of a mixture of: urine, excrement, vomit, and another indistinguishable-but unpleasant-scent. The pavement had been piled high with an array of rubbish: nappies, food tins, paper, tin foil, needles, and pill bottles. The buildings were in a severe state of disrepair with either boarded up windows or no windows at all. Marks hand instinctively reached down for his Walther PPK handgun, he felt small and insignificant as the gangs wandered past, glaring at passers by, but the feel of his gun comforted him (although he had never fired any weapon in anger before). The pub to which he was directed, The Hammer & Anvil, seemed to be playing cat and mouse with him, every time he turned a corner he expected it to be there. Yet every time, instead of
An Taghadh - Iain Mac a Ghobhainn
An Taghadh Iain Mac a' Ghobhainn Tha mise dol a sgriobhadh mu dheidhinn 'An Taghadh' le Iain Mac a' Ghobhainn. Anns an sgeulachd seo chan eil torr caractaran ann agus mar sin tha an sgeulachd furasda a leanntainn. Tha commandair is a shia shaighdearan, Mairi is truir mhac - Tormod, Iain is Ruairidh. Tha an suidheachadh ann uairegin an deidh Blàr Chuil-lodair. Thainig an commandair gu taigh Màiri. Bha an commandair air a bhràthair a chall aig Cuil-lodair is tha e a nis ag iarraidh dioghaltas. An toiseach tha e airson an triuir mhac a chur gu bas an toiseach. An uairsin dh'atharraich e inntinn. Chan eil e ach airson aon a chuir gu bas ach 's i Mairi fhein a dh'fheumas an taghadh a dheanamh. Co dhen na mic aice fhein a chuireas i gu bas - oir se ise a bhitheas dha thoirt airson a mharbh. Abair suidheachadh airson mathair. Chan eil Mairi a tuigse carson a bha an commandair a deanamh seo. Cha robh dragh aig an commandair ge-ta agus cha robh dragh aige cò mharbh a bhrathair ach bha e a smaoineachadh gun robh na balaich aig Blàr Cuil-lodair. Chan ann airson gean math a tha e a leigeil as na dha eile - tha e corda ris deanamh amhghair dhan teaghlach gu leir. Chan eil fhios aig Mairi de dheanas i. Se Tormod a fear as aosd - tha e calma agus bha e sabaid aig Cuil-lodair. Tha Iain gu math samhach agus iosal na inntinn. Cha bhith e a deanamh torr timicheall an
Dear Mr. President I am a student who has done a lot of research in gun crime and gun control in America and are writing to tell you that I believe that banning all guns is not the answer, but teaching people not just the young
Dear Mr. President I am a student who has done a lot of research in gun crime and gun control in America and are writing to tell you that I believe that banning all guns is not the answer, but teaching people not just the young but all citizens about the facts and the right and wrongs of guns. Also to let people know the laws of America and their punishments to wrong use of guns. Gun control is a very delicate issue with many different sides and viewpoints. On one side you have those that feel gun control is a necessary item for safety. Others feel it is unjust to take away a person's right to have firearms. Those people also feel that gun control won't help stop crime either. Whatever way you look at it, guns have become one of the main causes of death in the United States. This makes gun control an issue that must be taken care of. Gun control will not help, for it is the people that should be punished not everyone else. The Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution states "a well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a Free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." For many years this has been interpreted to mean that everyone has the right to own a gun, but lately many people have come to believe that it means the right of the militia or military to bear arms. The Amendment is really saying two things at once. In the
Look at the way in which the Gunas are incorporated into the Hindu vision of the Cosmos. I will base a lot of my essay on the Bhagavad-Gita.
To tackle this question we need to look at the way in which the Gunas are incorporated into the Hindu vision of the Cosmos. I will base a lot of my essay on the Bhagavad-Gita. The three gunas, exist in all beings and govern the events of the world. They are sattva (goodness, virtue), rajas (power, passion) and tamas (dullness, inertia). All earthly events, like the laws of nature, are guided by one of the three gunas or a combination of some of them. There should be a balance between them for harmonious workings of the world. Disequilibria will lead to chaos, war, suffering, corruption and destruction. The concept of gunas is well documented in Sri Krishna's rendition of the sermon (Bhagavad-Gita) to Arjuna in the battlefield of Kurukshetra In the fourteenth chapter of the Gita, Lord Krishna gives us a very detailed description and definition of the three gunas. 'Sattva is pure, without impurities, illuminating and free from sickness. It binds the soul through attachment with happiness and knowledge. Rajas is full of passion and is born out of intense desire and attachment. It binds the soul through attachment with action. Tamas is the darkness and the crudeness in man. It is born of ignorance and is the cause of delusion. It binds the soul through recklessness, indolence and sleep.' The three gunas compete among themselves for supremacy while they exist in the beings.
How has the character of warfare evolved in the modern and contemporary world?
How has the character of warfare evolved in the modern and contemporary world? Ed Skinner (0349801) Tutor: E Balabanova Warfare changed forever in 1861 when Dr Richard Gatling patented the world's first effective machine gun, known as the Gatling gun. It was capable of firing 200 rounds per minute. The Gatling gun, whilst not being the first machine gun, was the first machine gun to have a widespread impact on the military establishment.1 It was invented during the American Civil War, and Dr Gatling sincerely believed his invention had the ability to end wars forever due to the destruction each gun could cause. His hopes were very idealistic, and with hindsight very misguided. The development of the machine gun started an effective arms race between inventors, all trying to win lucrative military contracts by inventing guns capable of firing more and more rounds per second. In 1879, the Gardner machine gun was produced and immediately purchased by the British Army. This gun had almost twice the power of the Gatling gun and was able to fire 370 rounds per minute.2 By 1889, the Maxim machine gun was firing 500 rounds per minute. At the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, the Vickers machine gun could fire 600 rounds per minute. Modern machine guns such as the 5.56mm small machine gun used by the British Army can fire 1000 rounds per minute. These machines automated war.
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Nathaniel Green IB World Civ. Period 2 Due: Jan. 2, 2003 Nat Turner's Rebellion In order to understand Nat Turner's rebellion one must first understand that his path to greatness and insurrection began at an early age. One must also note that all people named Nathaniel are deemed for greatness. Nathaniel Turner was born on October 2, 1800, on the rural Virginia plantation of Benjamin Turner, close by the North Carolina boundary. His mother Nancy was a recent arrival from Africa, and his father, who left when Nathaniel was a child, had been born into slavery in the state of Virginia.1 He was raised in a religious family atmosphere which was uncommon during the time. In the confessions addressed by him before his execution, Turner noted that he was an "...extremely bright child with a nearly photographic memory."2 Those around him became aware of his uniqueness, after at the age of four, he recalled events in detail, events that happened before his birth. It was in his early teens that he realized that he was divinely inspired, an instrument of God's will, though he did not understand what that will, or his purpose, may be. As time went on Turner began to see images and hear "divine spirits" which further indicated to him that he was "ordained for some great purpose in the hands of the Almighty."3 With more and more visions and signs, Turner began to sense and
Why There Should be Gun Control in the United States
Why There Should be Gun Control in the United States On the 20th of April, 1999, in a little town called Lilleton in the U.S, two students from the Columbine High School committed a massacre. During a period of three hours, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed twelve students and one teacher, and injured dozens of others. Finally, they shot themselves in the head. Later the police detected over 900 bullet holes in the school (Bowling for Columbine)1. Apart from this horrible crime, the macabre fact is that all of the involved guns which had killed these innocent people were legally purchased, and the huge amount of bullets was bought at the K-Mart down the street (Bowling for Columbine). It is true, nobody will ever know if this disaster could have been prevented by a general gun control at that time, but one thing is for sure: it would have been a lot more difficult to purchase the used firearms and bullets if a general gun control would have been enacted before. Although, a comparison between the USA and the UK, where gunposession was prohibited in 1997, shows that after enacting the law, the crime rate surprisingly went up instead of down, still more than 10.000 humans die because of guns in the States every year. That number represents the highest death rate in developed countries and can only be reduced by a stricter enforcement of gun control. As a result, the crime
Do stricter gun control laws correlate with less violence in society?
Guns kill 34,000 Americans a year, including almost 5,000 young people under the age of 20. At the current rate, guns will be the leading cause of injury-related fatalities in the U.S. by 2003.For many years there has been an ongoing debate over what to do about gun control. Handguns kill between 20 and 25 thousand people every year, and that includes the 15,000 annual suicides as a result of these weapons. The reason so many of these suicides are successful is because of the presence of a gun. (Cochran, 189) Bad things can happen with guns, but guns can also make it easier for people to defend themselves and prevent bad things from happening. Potential victims use guns more than 2 million times a year to stop violent crimes. Crimes are stopped by defensive gun uses about five times as frequently as crimes are committed with guns. In this paper I will give an overview of the present gun control issues and try to answer the question do stricter gun control laws correlate with less violence in society. According to the Violence Policy Center (VPC), "the United States has not so much a firearm problem as a handgun problem." Clarke Cochran, et al, says in his book, American Policymaking: An Introduction, that the FBI data shows that "a handgun used in self-defense is 100 times more likely to kill or injure its owner than it is to stop a potential criminal." (193). What are the