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Flint Michigan water crisis

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 The struggle is around the world. It is taking control of people’s actions and the way they think. It’s causing them to lose their way of life. Eating disorders have become a worldwide problem with the diagnosis increasing each year. Because of a look people desire to be or to feel control over something, they become obsessed.    70 million people worldwide suffer from an eating disorder. (Farra, Tabitha. Eating Disorder Statistics) In the U.S alone 30 million people suffer from an eating disorder. (ANAD. Eating Disorder Statistics)  It can be anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, or others not so specified(OSFED). “To The Bone” Netflix Movie Original                           Anorexia Nervosa has the highest mortality rate in mental illness with someone dying every hour.  It’s an eating disorder in which the individual restricts their calorie intake and may also compulsively exercise. This can cause major weight loss and other health problems such as hair loss, fatigue, dizziness, and can ultimately result in death. This is a huge problem within people themselves.  The age of which the disorder absorbs them is getting younger.  They lose their sense of reality and become weak mentally and physically. Even though a majority of people do recover from this eating disorder others live with it for years without treating it.      Eating disorders weren’t always recorded. Most doctors were confused and didn't know what to diagnose the patients with. ¨The Golden Cage¨ was published in 1978 and based off of 70 cases of an eating disorder by Hilde Bruch with both recovery and fatal endings. (Gehlin, Linda. History of Anorexia Nervosa) He went over the eating disorder and what people went through as they had to deal with it.                                    ¨The Golden Cage¨ by Hilde BruchThis helped some doctors  diagnose their patients easier. Princess Diana was of the first royals to come out with an eating disorder in 1992, with her first struggle with Bulimia in 1981. (Morris, Kelly. Bulimia: Princess Diana Eating Disorder) Bulimia Nervosa is when you eat food  regularly but then throw it back up. This causes tooth decay and everytime the person purges, the stomach expands which will lead to it exploding years later, causing death. Because of Princess Diana´s bravery in making her eating disorder known, more cases of bulimia were recorded. It had helped more people go out to seek treatment like she was doing.       The modeling industry has to be one of the toughest things. The petite models are expected to keep their weight if not to also lose some weight. In order to “stay in the game”, a majority of the models do restrict what they eat. (Clements, Kirstie. The Truth of Size Zero) They cut out groups of food at a time. With their busy schedules it may be easy to skip a few meals here and there but this will lead to exhaustion while on set. Most people look up to these models and strive to be like them. Because of this many will choose unhealthy ways in losing weight. Purging and starving are the main ways coming from the industry. But the majority of the time the models are told to stop. They are told that they look great and to keep doing what they're doing. This is increasing the development of eating disorders.       Recovery from eating disorders isn't a walk in the park. There will be times where you want to give up and go back to your old ways. You may also relapse which is a normal thing to happen. But if that does happen you have to come back stronger with the urge to recover. There are many ways you can treat these EDs. A main one is therapy. There are multiple kinds of therapy you can choose from ranging from art to family therapy. This can help you with grasping back onto reality that you were once slipping away from. Nutritional therapy is recommended because it shows you the point in being nutritious and why it’s so important to not break out of a good meal. (Novotney, Amy. New Solutions) Recovery can also mean going to clinics where there are support groups.(Smith, Melinda & Segal, Jeanne. Eating Disorder Treatment and Recovery) Knowing that you're not the only one who is going through this helps with recovery. It helps because you're able to talk with people who know what you're going through and can understand fully. This can help recover from the isolation that you may have once been in. Recovery is a long and hard process. There will be days where you want to give up but you must stay strong.       Eating disorders are increasing in diagnosis every year around the world. With each diagnosis there are still people who don’t come forward to seek treatment. We’ve all heard or known of a person with an ED. Whether it be a celebrity or a family member. There could be people in your life right now who are struggling with themselves and may feel embarrassed to come out about the disorder. With this you must comfort them and help them deal with the issue head on.     Work CitedClements, Kirstie. Former Vogue Editor:The Truth About Size Zero. July 5, 2013Farra, Tabitha. Eating Disorder Statistics. May, 2014Gehlin, Linda. The History Of Anorexia Nervosa and Other Eating Disorders. July 22, 2008Morris, Kelly. Bulimia:The Princess Diana Eating Disorder. 2007Novotney, Amy. New Solutions. November 4, 2009Smith, Melinda & Segal, Jeanne. Eating Disorder Treatment and RecoveryANAD, Eating Disorder Statistics

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 The struggle is around the world. It is taking control of people’s actions and the way they think. It’s causing them to lose their way of life. Eating disorders have become a worldwide problem with the diagnosis increasing each year. Because of a look people desire to be or to feel control over something, they become obsessed.    70 million people worldwide suffer from an eating disorder. (Farra, Tabitha. Eating Disorder Statistics) In the U.S alone 30 million people suffer from an eating disorder. (ANAD. Eating Disorder Statistics)  It can be anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, or others not so specified(OSFED). “To The Bone” Netflix Movie Original                           Anorexia Nervosa has the highest mortality rate in mental illness with someone dying every hour.  It’s an eating disorder in which the individual restricts their calorie intake and may also compulsively exercise. This can cause major weight loss and other health problems such as hair loss, fatigue, dizziness, and can ultimately result in death. This is a huge problem within people themselves.  The age of which the disorder absorbs them is getting younger.  They lose their sense of reality and become weak mentally and physically. Even though a majority of people do recover from this eating disorder others live with it for years without treating it.      Eating disorders weren’t always recorded. Most doctors were confused and didn't know what to diagnose the patients with. ¨The Golden Cage¨ was published in 1978 and based off of 70 cases of an eating disorder by Hilde Bruch with both recovery and fatal endings. (Gehlin, Linda. History of Anorexia Nervosa) He went over the eating disorder and what people went through as they had to deal with it.                                    ¨The Golden Cage¨ by Hilde BruchThis helped some doctors  diagnose their patients easier. Princess Diana was of the first royals to come out with an eating disorder in 1992, with her first struggle with Bulimia in 1981. (Morris, Kelly. Bulimia: Princess Diana Eating Disorder) Bulimia Nervosa is when you eat food  regularly but then throw it back up. This causes tooth decay and everytime the person purges, the stomach expands which will lead to it exploding years later, causing death. Because of Princess Diana´s bravery in making her eating disorder known, more cases of bulimia were recorded. It had helped more people go out to seek treatment like she was doing.       The modeling industry has to be one of the toughest things. The petite models are expected to keep their weight if not to also lose some weight. In order to “stay in the game”, a majority of the models do restrict what they eat. (Clements, Kirstie. The Truth of Size Zero) They cut out groups of food at a time. With their busy schedules it may be easy to skip a few meals here and there but this will lead to exhaustion while on set. Most people look up to these models and strive to be like them. Because of this many will choose unhealthy ways in losing weight. Purging and starving are the main ways coming from the industry. But the majority of the time the models are told to stop. They are told that they look great and to keep doing what they're doing. This is increasing the development of eating disorders.       Recovery from eating disorders isn't a walk in the park. There will be times where you want to give up and go back to your old ways. You may also relapse which is a normal thing to happen. But if that does happen you have to come back stronger with the urge to recover. There are many ways you can treat these EDs. A main one is therapy. There are multiple kinds of therapy you can choose from ranging from art to family therapy. This can help you with grasping back onto reality that you were once slipping away from. Nutritional therapy is recommended because it shows you the point in being nutritious and why it’s so important to not break out of a good meal. (Novotney, Amy. New Solutions) Recovery can also mean going to clinics where there are support groups.(Smith, Melinda & Segal, Jeanne. Eating Disorder Treatment and Recovery) Knowing that you're not the only one who is going through this helps with recovery. It helps because you're able to talk with people who know what you're going through and can understand fully. This can help recover from the isolation that you may have once been in. Recovery is a long and hard process. There will be days where you want to give up but you must stay strong.       Eating disorders are increasing in diagnosis every year around the world. With each diagnosis there are still people who don’t come forward to seek treatment. We’ve all heard or known of a person with an ED. Whether it be a celebrity or a family member. There could be people in your life right now who are struggling with themselves and may feel embarrassed to come out about the disorder. With this you must comfort them and help them deal with the issue head on.     Work CitedClements, Kirstie. Former Vogue Editor:The Truth About Size Zero. July 5, 2013Farra, Tabitha. Eating Disorder Statistics. May, 2014Gehlin, Linda. The History Of Anorexia Nervosa and Other Eating Disorders. July 22, 2008Morris, Kelly. Bulimia:The Princess Diana Eating Disorder. 2007Novotney, Amy. New Solutions. November 4, 2009Smith, Melinda & Segal, Jeanne. Eating Disorder Treatment and RecoveryANAD, Eating Disorder Statistics

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    Gun Control And Its Importance   Gun control is a serious topic that has been thrown around and used so many times by the wrong people. Obviously when there is a serious problem in America, there is an extreme side and a very moderate side. Some say we shouldn’t have guns at all and others believe that more guns is the answer. Both of these solutions have major downsides and there is no clear solution. However, even with no clear solution, there are many aspects we can improve on.     Why Gun Control is an Issue  Cases of gun violence are rising every day. According to The Golden Blue, from 2014 to 2017, gun related incidents have increased by ten thousand. However, this is just the smaller part of the problem. The most major problem with gun control is mass shootings. “Since the Sandy Hook massacre in 2012, there have been over 200 school shootings in which over 400 people have been killed, according to the New York Times.” (Jaros) Removing all guns would not help this cause as there will be less people that can defend themselves if the need arises. It also does not help when most gun related incidents are in gun free zones. “By being armed, we can stand up to a regime of control.” (Moosa) If there were more mentally stable people that were armed, we might not have as many gun incidents as we have today. The world is a cruel place and without guns, we are left to defend ourselves with our own assets. “Guns can level the playing field, especially for women - who are often the targets of violent crimes from more powerful opponents.” (Moosa) Guns help many people, especially women, to defend themselves against a stronger opponent. Firearms equally benefit everyone, even the ones that shouldn’t be benefited. This was a picture of the two Columbine shooters during the shooting. History Behind Gun Control       The twentieth of April of 1999 was the day the gun control debate really started.  “The Columbine shooting was, at the time, the worst high school shooting in U.S. history and prompted a national debate on gun control and school safety, as well as a major investigation to determine what motivated the gunmen, Eric Harris, 18, and Dylan Klebold, 17.” (History) Since that day there have been multiple shootings with the deadliest being the Las Vegas shooting with 58 people dead. Currently, the most recent shooting was the Florida shooting. “After 17 people were murdered at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, students responded by launching an unprecedented activist effort to call for strengthened background checks, new restrictions on who can obtain a gun, and an all-out ban on assault-style weapons, such as the AR-15 rifle that was used to kill their classmates.” (Stefansky) This shooting has brought a great deal of attention to the lack of gun control we have here in America. “The Justice Department moved forward on Saturday with plans to ban bump stock devices and make them illegal to own or sell.” (Hayes) With gun control being such a prevalent topic, more and more politicians want to find ways to help find a solution. However, gun control activist, David Hogg doesn’t agree with that. “Gun-control activist David Hogg now wants to stop elected politicians from speaking to the National Rifle Association. In a tweet Sunday, Mr.Hogg noted that he had signed a MoveOn.org petition to “Demand Mike Pence cancel his speech to the NRA convention on May 4.” (Morton) It’s necessary for people to learn about the situation they’re dealing with to make a decision on what would be best. As of now, the best approach towards gun control has been banning bump stocks and enforcing more background checks. One of the bigger losses, however, was David Hogg’s entrance into the gun control debate.This is David Hogg. He is a gun control activist that talks about matters he can’t comprehend. Yet, people support him. Goes to show how far we’ve come as the human race.   Bump stocks are accessories that allow semi automatic guns to become fully automatic. These accessories have been banned. Events That Have Brought Awareness   It is urgent for us as Americans to find a solution to this mess of ideas that we call gun control. If it’s not people getting killed that will inspire us to change, then I don’t know what will. Recently, a 19 year old killed 17 people with an AR-15. “Cruz, 19, is charged with 17 counts of murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the Feb. 14 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.” (Anderson) This lunatic was allowed to have a weapon and then later use it against innocent children. This is why background checks are so important, because they can prevent people like Nikolas Cruz from getting a weapon of this caliber. However, taking away one weapon will not stop his bloodthirst. Nikolas Cruz would have still tried to kill many people without a gun. It does make it make it monumentally harder for the killer, but it doesn’t stop him. With that in mind, what helps an average American citizen from defending himself from a maniac. Since most people have handguns in their household, they would most likely use those right? Well, apparently those are somehow dangerous as well, so they must be limited. “The ban on registering handguns and the requirement to keep guns in the home disassembled or nonfunctional with a trigger lock mechanism violate the Second Amendment. Justice Antonin Scalia delivered the opinion for the 5-4 majority.” (Oyez) Luckily, this was not passed. According to the logic most gun control activists have, we should ban all guns so that everyone, including killers, are on equal ground. That way, we depend on people’s individual abilities to defend themselves. That claim is foolish and unthinkable for this society. Stripping everyone’s ability to defend themselves to prevent mass shootings is not the answer. According to John Lott, guns help reduce violent crime. “Concealed handgun laws reduce violent crime for two reasons. First, they reduce the number of attempted crimes because criminals are uncertain which potential victims can defend themselves. Second, victims who have guns are in a much better position to defend themselves.” (John Lott) To stop mass shootings is to stop crazy people from having these types of weapons while sane American citizens are allowed to carry a handgun in the very least for defense.  Small Solutions That Prove To Be Helpful     Currently, the government is still taking baby steps to this issue due to its potential to be catastrophic if it is dealt with incorrectly. As of now, all laws and bans have been fair for most Americans that would want to defend themselves when the time comes. Companies have changed their age policy to only allow people over 21 to buy a gun. “The New York Times reports both companies said they would be raising their minimum gun-buying age to 21 (under federal law, you have to be 21 to buy a handgun, but you can buy semi automatic rifles and other guns at 18).” This is a good change as most school shooters have been around the age of 19. Another tactic we’ve taken towards gun control has been enforcing background checks to prevent the wrong people getting guns. “And a piece of bipartisan legislation currently before Congress, the Fix Nics 2017 Act, could start to tighten the country’s background checks system.” (McCarthy) Finally, we have also restricted assault rifles in some capacities which include their large magazine. “They included more controversial items like reinstating the assault weapons ban and restoring a 10-round limit on ammunition magazines, measures designed to target the specific weaponry used by the gunman.” The combination of these three laws in conjunction can help prevent mass shootings on a large scale.    There is still no clear solution for gun control. Many believe that we should remove all guns and many believe that removing all guns is the better approach. However, those don’t always work out. Even so, we have improved in increasing the age limit, enforcing background checks on all gun buyers, and limiting magazine sizes. Nobody needs a lunatic on the loose, and no one should even imagine a lunatic with a gun.

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    Gun Control And Its Importance   Gun control is a serious topic that has been thrown around and used so many times by the wrong people. Obviously when there is a serious problem in America, there is an extreme side and a very moderate side. Some say we shouldn’t have guns at all and others believe that more guns is the answer. Both of these solutions have major downsides and there is no clear solution. However, even with no clear solution, there are many aspects we can improve on.     Why Gun Control is an Issue  Cases of gun violence are rising every day. According to The Golden Blue, from 2014 to 2017, gun related incidents have increased by ten thousand. However, this is just the smaller part of the problem. The most major problem with gun control is mass shootings. “Since the Sandy Hook massacre in 2012, there have been over 200 school shootings in which over 400 people have been killed, according to the New York Times.” (Jaros) Removing all guns would not help this cause as there will be less people that can defend themselves if the need arises. It also does not help when most gun related incidents are in gun free zones. “By being armed, we can stand up to a regime of control.” (Moosa) If there were more mentally stable people that were armed, we might not have as many gun incidents as we have today. The world is a cruel place and without guns, we are left to defend ourselves with our own assets. “Guns can level the playing field, especially for women - who are often the targets of violent crimes from more powerful opponents.” (Moosa) Guns help many people, especially women, to defend themselves against a stronger opponent. Firearms equally benefit everyone, even the ones that shouldn’t be benefited. This was a picture of the two Columbine shooters during the shooting. History Behind Gun Control       The twentieth of April of 1999 was the day the gun control debate really started.  “The Columbine shooting was, at the time, the worst high school shooting in U.S. history and prompted a national debate on gun control and school safety, as well as a major investigation to determine what motivated the gunmen, Eric Harris, 18, and Dylan Klebold, 17.” (History) Since that day there have been multiple shootings with the deadliest being the Las Vegas shooting with 58 people dead. Currently, the most recent shooting was the Florida shooting. “After 17 people were murdered at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, students responded by launching an unprecedented activist effort to call for strengthened background checks, new restrictions on who can obtain a gun, and an all-out ban on assault-style weapons, such as the AR-15 rifle that was used to kill their classmates.” (Stefansky) This shooting has brought a great deal of attention to the lack of gun control we have here in America. “The Justice Department moved forward on Saturday with plans to ban bump stock devices and make them illegal to own or sell.” (Hayes) With gun control being such a prevalent topic, more and more politicians want to find ways to help find a solution. However, gun control activist, David Hogg doesn’t agree with that. “Gun-control activist David Hogg now wants to stop elected politicians from speaking to the National Rifle Association. In a tweet Sunday, Mr.Hogg noted that he had signed a MoveOn.org petition to “Demand Mike Pence cancel his speech to the NRA convention on May 4.” (Morton) It’s necessary for people to learn about the situation they’re dealing with to make a decision on what would be best. As of now, the best approach towards gun control has been banning bump stocks and enforcing more background checks. One of the bigger losses, however, was David Hogg’s entrance into the gun control debate.This is David Hogg. He is a gun control activist that talks about matters he can’t comprehend. Yet, people support him. Goes to show how far we’ve come as the human race.   Bump stocks are accessories that allow semi automatic guns to become fully automatic. These accessories have been banned. Events That Have Brought Awareness   It is urgent for us as Americans to find a solution to this mess of ideas that we call gun control. If it’s not people getting killed that will inspire us to change, then I don’t know what will. Recently, a 19 year old killed 17 people with an AR-15. “Cruz, 19, is charged with 17 counts of murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the Feb. 14 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.” (Anderson) This lunatic was allowed to have a weapon and then later use it against innocent children. This is why background checks are so important, because they can prevent people like Nikolas Cruz from getting a weapon of this caliber. However, taking away one weapon will not stop his bloodthirst. Nikolas Cruz would have still tried to kill many people without a gun. It does make it make it monumentally harder for the killer, but it doesn’t stop him. With that in mind, what helps an average American citizen from defending himself from a maniac. Since most people have handguns in their household, they would most likely use those right? Well, apparently those are somehow dangerous as well, so they must be limited. “The ban on registering handguns and the requirement to keep guns in the home disassembled or nonfunctional with a trigger lock mechanism violate the Second Amendment. Justice Antonin Scalia delivered the opinion for the 5-4 majority.” (Oyez) Luckily, this was not passed. According to the logic most gun control activists have, we should ban all guns so that everyone, including killers, are on equal ground. That way, we depend on people’s individual abilities to defend themselves. That claim is foolish and unthinkable for this society. Stripping everyone’s ability to defend themselves to prevent mass shootings is not the answer. According to John Lott, guns help reduce violent crime. “Concealed handgun laws reduce violent crime for two reasons. First, they reduce the number of attempted crimes because criminals are uncertain which potential victims can defend themselves. Second, victims who have guns are in a much better position to defend themselves.” (John Lott) To stop mass shootings is to stop crazy people from having these types of weapons while sane American citizens are allowed to carry a handgun in the very least for defense.  Small Solutions That Prove To Be Helpful     Currently, the government is still taking baby steps to this issue due to its potential to be catastrophic if it is dealt with incorrectly. As of now, all laws and bans have been fair for most Americans that would want to defend themselves when the time comes. Companies have changed their age policy to only allow people over 21 to buy a gun. “The New York Times reports both companies said they would be raising their minimum gun-buying age to 21 (under federal law, you have to be 21 to buy a handgun, but you can buy semi automatic rifles and other guns at 18).” This is a good change as most school shooters have been around the age of 19. Another tactic we’ve taken towards gun control has been enforcing background checks to prevent the wrong people getting guns. “And a piece of bipartisan legislation currently before Congress, the Fix Nics 2017 Act, could start to tighten the country’s background checks system.” (McCarthy) Finally, we have also restricted assault rifles in some capacities which include their large magazine. “They included more controversial items like reinstating the assault weapons ban and restoring a 10-round limit on ammunition magazines, measures designed to target the specific weaponry used by the gunman.” The combination of these three laws in conjunction can help prevent mass shootings on a large scale.    There is still no clear solution for gun control. Many believe that we should remove all guns and many believe that removing all guns is the better approach. However, those don’t always work out. Even so, we have improved in increasing the age limit, enforcing background checks on all gun buyers, and limiting magazine sizes. Nobody needs a lunatic on the loose, and no one should even imagine a lunatic with a gun.

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With guns becoming more readily available more people are starting to get one. Having a gun is always a danger, no matter if you use it or not. For some people, the temptation to use the gun for violence is too strong, and they commit murder in mass shootings. Mental health also plays a large factor in gun violence. Mass shootings have continued to be more and more common as time goes on. What can we do to stop it, and what has already been done?

Why is Gun Violence a problem, and what is being done to stop it?

Gun violence is a serious issue that hasn’t been treated seriously. As of April 22nd, there have been a total of 67 mass shootings, and that number continues to climb. (Berkowitz, Lu, and Alcantara).While the United States doesn’t recognize an official definition of the term ‘mass shootings,’ the Gun Violence Archive defines a mass shooting as “four or more individuals being shot or killed in the same general time and location. “ (Gun Violence Archive). The growing threat of gun violence is slowly becoming more and more real for many people, especially students at schools. In this year alone, there has been a total of twenty school shootings that have resulted in at least one casualty. Averaging that out among the weeks of 2018, and you get an average of one school shooting every week this year. (Ahmed).

Our current president has done virtually nothing to fix or address this issue. The most action he has taken to stopping this growing threat is tweeting about his thoughts and prayers to the affected families, and trying to arm teachers with dangerous firearms. Some citizens are choosing to take things into their own hands by raising awareness and money for charity. Jordan Benjamin, or Grandson, is a musical artist who has been working hard to raise awareness to public issues through his music. His most recent musical release is a song titled ‘thoughts & prayers’ which mixes his thoughts of the growing issue of mass shootings and the lack of change that has come from our president. With that song, he also released his first wave of merchandise, and all money made from the sale of that merchandise is given to a charity started by Jordan that provides financial support to those affected by mass shootings.

The only thing we can do at this point is hope that the small things we have all done to teach people about these issues and provide relief is enough, and that eventually our president and our country in its entirety will do something about it.

A map of all United States school shootings from 1990 to the present day.

What has been done so far to stop mass shootings, and what movements are being started?

Since the Columbine shooting in 1999, school shootings have been a major issue, and even outside of schools, the use of guns for violent purposes continues to be a major problem. Some people are too scared to go outside, because there isn’t enough being done for this problem to cease to exist.

Many Americans have sought to take the law into their own hands, by trying to force gun reform and other such things, but this doesn’t work, because of a deep rooted problem with American society. (Opal). Americans love their second amendment, and despite many people wanting reform, the government can’t go back on that. It leaves us in a deadlock of ‘anger this group of people, or anger this other group of people.’ Major politicians don’t want to be the ones who pull the trigger on a new bill that limits the purchase of weapons.

Despite this, many agencies have popped up aiming to stop gun violence. In the case of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, by “research, strategic engagement, and effective policy advocacy.” (CSG.org). By raising awareness to this issue, and forcing politicians to act, we can possible ensure our safety.

The ‘March for Our Lives’ march on Washington on March 24th.

What are the current signs that something needs to change?

Gun violence is a serious problem, because more and more people are losing their lives for no reason other than being in the wrong place at the wrong time. It is scary thinking that if you were at the same place as a gunman looking for violence, you could get shot. However, the biggest issue here, is that this is even a thought. We shouldn’t have to worry about being shot everywhere we go.

For anything the best source of information is somebody who was there to witness it. That is what student David Hogg thought when he began interviewing his classmates following the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Hogg said in an interview that he needs to “Get other people’s stories on tape. If we all die, the camera survives, and that’s how we get the message out there, about how we want change to be brought about.” (Shugerman). He’s been able to make some small changes in this country by recounting his story.

With a lack of change comes a lack of progression, and most societies that once stood tall but ultimately fallen did so because of a lack of progression. Do we, as a country, want to fall out?

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School the day of the mass shooting.

What solutions and public awareness campaigns have been started to stop gun violence?

Many ideas and campaigns have been started to raise awareness for the rising risk of gun violence. From spreading awareness through music, like Jordan is doing, to making posters and flyers telling people about the dangers of guns. All we as a population can do is try to get our political leaders to do something about it.

Music permeates our society as a whole. Even if you just hear it out of somebody’s headphones that are too loud, you are still listening to music. That is why Jordan Benjamin, or Grandson, as he likes to be referred to on the stage, has decided to write music about some of these world issues. His website was launched with his latest song talking about the problem with the lack of action taken by our president in the wake of the Stoneman Douglas school shooting.

Gun violence is a serious problem, and will continue to be a problem until people do something about it.

Although gun violence doesn’t seem to be slowing down in the slightest, people are still working to lessen the amount of violence that occurs. From spreading awareness through music, to trying to pass bills in an effort to limit the availability of guns. All of this together can eventually stop this problem, as long as we don’t let up.

Work Cited

https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/02/us/school-shootings-2018-list-trnd/index.html

Ahmed, Saeed. “There has been, on average, 1 school shooting every week this year” www.cnn.com. Time Warner, 20th of April, 2018.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/national/mass-shootings-in-america/?utm_term=.7dd6d5cd6a95

Berkowitz, Bonnie. “The terrible numbers that grow with each mass shooting” www.washingtonpost.com. Washington Post, 28th of April, 2018.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/florida-shooting-student-journalist-interview-classmates-david-hogg-parkland-school-shooting-latest-a8213241.html

Shugerman, Emily. “Florida shooting: Student journalist interviews classmates about gun control while school is attacked” www.independent.co.uk. Independent, 16th of February, 2018.

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Overpopulation

Introduction

There are a multitude of problems with our current time, from immigration problems, to humanity destroying the environment, to the threat of war hanging over our heads. Yet, none compare to overpopulation which will eat our environment and cause wars just for natural resources alone. Overpopulation is a major problem with our environment biodiversity and more.

Why is it a threat?

This photo shows just how bad overpopulation has become in some parts of the Earth.

Overpopulation is a major problem in some cities. It not only makes the community argue on how to ration the small food, but it also degrades the quality of life that people live. It affects the world because the overpopulated areas need more food to feed its people, and the environment will be destroyed to build more homes, leading to an overall negative impact.With more people means more impoverished areas, with the lack of educational resources and the continuous growth of the population will result in large booms of population growth in impoverished areas. Overpopulation is caused by the lack of sexuall education, lack of acess to contraceptives, poverty, medical advances that increase the lifespans of humans, and mass immigration.“Researchers say that by 2030, half the world's population will live in water deprived areas”(Effects of human overpopulation). “Some 34 percent of fish species, mostly from fresh water, are threatened with extinction”.(Effects of human overpopulation).

This photo shows how we are destroying the  earth and its natural resources for our population.

Natural resources, such as fossil fuels, fresh water, arable land, coral reefs and frontier forests, continue to plummet, which is placing competitive stress on the basic life sustaining resources and leading to a diminished quality of life. This stress on resources will cause even greater food shortages, making more people suffer hunger and malnutrition. The ozone layer will continue to be destroyed as we continue to deconstruct our environment.  Environmental degradation and the exponential increase of the population will contribute to widespread epidemics.Every day 3 000 people die from malaria - three out of four of them children, and every year 1.5 million people die from tuberculosis and another eight million are newly infected. In forty years, nearly 93 percent of 2.3 million will increase in less developed region, and that will decrease life expectancy due the degradation of water, food, and housing.The degradation of natural habitats such as rainforests, coral reefs, wetlands and Arctic ice. Rainforests once covered 14% of the Earth's land surface,because of overpopulation now they cover a bare 6%. The overpopulation of the world will use up natural resources 97-98 percent of all scientists that are most active in publishing in the field of climate science agree with it.

The History of overpopulation

The graph shows the rate of humans population growth over the years

In the 1900´s, overpopulation was largely thanks to the mass immigrations, which caused diseases to spread like wildfire.(Overpopulation timeline) Margaret Sanger founds the American Birth Control League to fight global population growth, but is shut down by the police. In 1952, planned parenting is greenlit to help 180 countries provide reproductive care and rights. In 1985, it was the first loss as the supply of food could not catch up with the demand. In 2006, America only represents five percent of the world’s population, but uses 25 percent of its resources. A activist organization currently in play is the Asian Forum of Parliament on Population and Development who involves parliamentarians on the link between overpopulation and increasing issues.

Failed population laws and policies.

China had birth control policies in place to prevent overpopulation, although these laws and policies would be quite strict. China created the one child policy, where families would receive special benefits if they agreed to only have one child, and if they wouldn’t agree to follow this policy they would receive harsh taxation and sometimes even firings. In China, the population control policies usually fail due to the lack of a easy implementation. The officials  in charge of such a thing would often falsify their reports to avoid getting into trouble, and there was an overall lack of compliance with the birth quota. The farmers especially disagreed, because they needed the extra labor to produce and maintain crops and livestock. In Pakistan, the government is failing to lower the birth rates due to the response of the locals being overwhelmingly negative. Aslo, due to the fact that family planning and other population control policies are backed by the government firmly and financial support, the government's focus on military does not help back population control. In Uzbekistan, there is a policy that requires all women to be sterilized after giving two births, and this is often without their knowledge. While doctors say that this is the law in Uzbekistan, it is only a policy, and policies are not laws.( Natalia Antelava). It is failing due to give choice to those who should have the choice, and overall it leaves the women in that situation without a human right of choice.

Solutions, laws, (etc.) that will help solve this issue

The United Nations created a world population plan to help reduce the world’s population without throwing their rights out the window in hopes of social,economic, and cultural development. And, in Singapore it is a government policy persuading a family to only have two children, due to the fact that it is just a policy, it is not a legal restriction, but sterilization is greatly incentivised, as abortion is a last extreme effort. India is trying a policy that incentivises waiting or not having a child at all. “Wait two years before getting pregnant, and the government will thank you.”(Jim Yardley).

Conclusion

This paper is proof that overpopulation is not only  harmful for the environment, but also for the biodiversity of the planet, and natural resources. Fortunately, the united nations and their respective countries are trying to stop the overgrow of humanity. With continuing progress we can make sure that overpopulation isn´t one of our major problems, but we can't just sit around and do nothing. With every communities help, we can stop this.

Citations:

“About AFPPD”The Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development 12/15/16

Brulliard, Karin”Family Planning Is A Hard Sell In Pakistan” The washington post 12/14/11

“Effects of human overpopulation”Everything connects 11/20/13

Hardley, Jim”India Tries Using Cash Bonuses To Slow Birth Rates”New York Times 08/21/10

“How does overpopulation affect the environment?”The New Ecologist 04/04/16

Kuschmider, Rebekah”10 Astounding Population Laws Around The World”Babble  05/04/13

“Overpopulation: the causes, the effects, and potential solutions” Renewable Resources Coalition 12/06/16

“Overpopulation” Time Toast

“Population Control and Consequences in China” Cartography and Geographic Information Systems Library 12/05/1999

Wee Kim K.”Some laws relating to population growth: laws directly affecting fertility”PubMed.gov 5/17/77

“World Population Plan Of Action”UNITED NATIONS POPULATION INFORMATION NETWORK (POPIN)

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Ivory, used for jewelry, Rhino horns, used for “medication’’ and Tiger Fur, used for rugs and clothing, but all have a cost, and that’s the poaching of an animal.  Poaching has been an environmental problem for centuries, going from the United States to Africa and Asia and many more places.

Poaching is one of the biggest international problems of the world and a problem that makes me sick. When you think of international problems you probably think of pollution, but the poaching of wild animals is one, too. Poaching has plagued environmentalists for centuries and despite laws, this horrific crime has yet to be stopped. Poaching is a serious problem, especially in Africa and Asia. This crime is committed for commercial profit, meaning hunters kill animals illegally and sell their hides and parts. Although poachers usually hunt tigers, elephants, and rhinos, they don’t stop there, they also kill sharks and whales. This illegal hunting has led to the shrinking of populations of many species.

Poachers usually kill animals for only one product; tigers are slaughtered for their striped fur, elephants are killed for their ivory tusks and rhinos their large horn. The bodies of the animals are left to rot. Sharks are lured to boats and caught on a hook that pulls them aboard. Their dorsal fins are cut off and their bodies thrown back into the ocean. Without fins they can't swim and will die. The illegally obtained fins are used to make shark fin soup, a delicacy in Asia.

Lawmakers in the U.S. are stepping up to stop the slaughter of the world’s most iconic species. In june of 2015 the congress have crushed more than one ton of confiscated ivory in Times Square(Brian C.Howard). Illegal wildlife trade and poaching has reached alarming levels over the last decade especially in regions such as South Africa, Central Africa, but also China, Vietnam and Thailand(Action Plan Against Poaching and Illegal wildlife trade.)

TRAFFIC International along with WWF have come together to set up a global action plan for 3 years and raise up a profile. For 50 years WWF has helped fight the world wide poaching and create a safe homes for animals.They have partnered up with many other associations to fight in Africa, Asia, Vietnam, and many more places. For all their strength and cunning, animals like tigers, rhinos, elephants and gorillas are no match for a poacher's rifle( Stopping Poaching.)

There have been many cases that have involved poaching across the world, here are some examples. The first case was of Rogers Mukwena, he is a former school teacher, and a wanted poacher for killing rhinoceroses for their horns. After moving away to Pretoria it was difficult to arrest him, until a scientist, Dr.Cindy Harper, brought evidence against him with Rhino DNA.

By getting the DNA they were able to build a database in order to have evidence against poachers, including Rodgers Mukwena. This case has helped many other cases get solved by providing evidence for later cases. (Gina Kolata). A total of 46 people were found guilty in Missouri for illegally hunting deer. The group paid a total of 67,425 dollars for the fines and court cost in total(Candice, Davis). This was a victory for the cause to stop poaching because it shows the determination people have to put an end to poachers.“These convictions are a direct result of our mission to protect the fish, forests and wildlife of Missouri,” said Gary Cravens, MDC Protection Regional Supervisor for Ozark Region. Also MDC joined with USFWS and the US Attorney’s office in St. Louis on the operation “Pulling Wool” to stop a way of poaching  called deer dogging(Candice, Davis). In 1998 Salman Khan,a Bollywood actor, plead guilty for the poaching of a blackbuck and chinkara. The case of Salman Khan went on for twenty years until April 7,2018. (1998-2018: A Timeline of The Blackbuck Poaching Case) Khan was granted a bail on April 7,1998 but the case went on and he was finally sentenced to five years in prison on April 7, 2018. Though he was accompanied by four other actors they were not found guilty.

There are many ways poaching is illegal, but I’ve only listed three just three of them. Poaching is an illegal way of  hunting without a permit. Poaching usually happens when an animal has something valuable or  design. The major difference between poaching and hunting is that one is done with a permit and one is not, though this doesn’t sound like a serious reason it plays a very large role in the poaching crisis. Finally, we are destroying our own world by creating an imbalance in the ecosystems all around the world. Meaning eventually the killing of animals will come back and hit the human race hard. Either it being poachers killing animals for fun or animals being killed for one measly thing that we can replace with something that doesn’t have to be killed for. Don’t we want the future generations to have a good world where there isn’t animal slaughter? My plan to stop poaching is to put a tracker or sensor in the animals that are in poaching territory and to monitor their health and movement. My plan also involves having troops ready at all times to respond to emergencies. My action plan can’t just be in one organization, it would have to be an international movement.

People usually think an environmental  problem is pollution, deforestation, and desertification but they forget about poaching. Poaching is the killing of animals illegally for what they have and killing animals until they are endangered. Help stop this horrible act and join in with WWF, TRAFFIC International, or AWF. Join the cause to prevent poaching so that future generations can witness the animals of the world.