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Essay — «Immigration Policy Vs. Fundamental American Values» — [PDF]

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<H2> <div style="text-align: center"> <span style="color: rgb(180, 95, 6); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">  — [ https://goo.gl/DY9mZr ] A discussion of a situation in the English-speaking world that represents a collision course_______________________Who is on a collision course with whom? What is the conflict? What are the implications?</span></div></H2> <br /><br />

<div class="citajbm"> :: RT: Essay ▶ https://goo.gl/xkPQtV ◀ A Five Paragraph Essay | #English #Essay #CollisionCourse #Immigration #AmericanValues #Students </div> <br /><br />

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<div class="citajbm"> Human rights groups have taken to the streets in cities across the United States to protest the Trump administration's policy to separate asylum-seeking Central American immigrant children from their parents. <br /> <br />

The government sees the policy as a necessary deterrent to illegal immigration, but the critics say it is cruel to refugees and asylum seekers fleeing violence in Central America. </div> <br />

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<H2> <div style="text-align: center"> <span style="color: rgb(180, 95, 6); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> My Student's Hook / Attention Getter :: </span></div></H2>

<div class="citajbm"> Would it be unconstitutional to put Americans first?  <b> <font color="#FF4000">(Attention getter) </font> </b></div> <br />

<H2> <div style="text-align: center"> <span style="color: rgb(180, 95, 6); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Background Issue/ Transitional sentence :: </span></div></H2> 
<div class="citajbm"> In 2016 Donald Trump launched his presidential candidacy with a campaign built around the slogan, "Make America Great Again." The slogan represents how he wanted to bring America back to its golden age and lift up the old American values.  <b> <font color="#FF4000">(Background issue) </font> </b>  </div> <br />

<H2> <div style="text-align: center"> <span style="color: rgb(180, 95, 6); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Current Situation :: </span></div></H2> 
<div class="citajbm"> During his campaign, he presented contentious opinions about immigration. Moreover, he promised to build a wall along the Mexican border to protect the US from the illegal immigrants or "drug bringing rapists" from the bordering states.  <b><font color="#FF4000">  (Current state of research)</font></b> <strong><span style="font-size:14px; color: #000000; background-color: #FFFF00;">(Missing source) </span></strong>   </div> <br />

<H2> <div style="text-align: center"> <span style="color: rgb(180, 95, 6); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Implication :: </span></div></H2> 
<div class="citajbm"> So far, no wall has been built. However, he did make an executive order in one of the first months of his presidency to set up a travel ban to seven Muslim countries.  <b> <font color="#FF4000">(Implications) </font></b> </div> <br />

<H2> <div style="text-align: center"> <span style="color: rgb(180, 95, 6); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> My thesis statement :: </span></div></H2> 
<div class="citajbm"> Admittedly, the culture of welcoming refugees and immigrants is the most important American value for many people in the United States. <b> <font color="#FF4000"> (Telling your readers what the paper is about/ guides your writing and keeps your argument focused/ Thesis statement/ Main idea) </font> </b>  </div> <br />

<H2> <div style="text-align: center"> <span style="color: rgb(180, 95, 6); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> My thesis statement :: </span></div></H2> 
<div class="citajbm"> Thus, Trump’s travel ban and his immigration policy are on a collision course with the very foundational values that America was built.  <b> <font color="#FF4000"> (The paragraphs that follow should present an argument(s) and give evidence to support this claim) </font> </b>  </div> <br />

<H2> <div style="text-align: center"> <span style="color: rgb(180, 95, 6); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> My Student's first body paragraph :: </span></div></H2> 
<div class="citajbm"> The United States is a country that was founded by settlers from Europe. Moreover, everyone in the country has ancestors that immigrated except for the Native Americans.  <b> <font color="#FF4000">(Positive case)</font> </b> The US was founded by outcasts from Europe and the rest of the world, who were given a new chance. The statue of liberty stands as a symbol greeting all refugees and immigrants. For instance, underneath the iron lady, you can find the poem "The New Colossus" engraved on the bronze plaque.  <b> <font color="#FF4000"> (Supporting evidence)</font> </b> It partially reads, "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door! " (Lazarus, n.p).  <b> <font color="#FF4000"> (Supporting evidence)</font> </b> The work written under the statue of liberty is a direct contrast to the statements made by Trump concerning the immigrants. Thus, the people that the poem welcomes Trump condemns. (Balsvik et al., <strong><span style="font-size:14px; color: #000000; background-color: #FFFF00;">in which page?</span> </strong>). </div> <br />

<H2> <div style="text-align: center"> <span style="color: rgb(180, 95, 6); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> My Student's second body paragraph :: </span></div></H2> 
<div class="citajbm"> Trump has made it very clear that he wants stringent immigration policy and has even put up a travel ban to seven Muslim countries, making it impossible for refugees and harder for people with dual citizenship to enter the country. <b> <font color="#FF4000">(Negative case)</font> </b> The states banished include Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. The restriction was at first deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. However, it was reconsidered and re-installed a few months later. His argumentation behind this ban protects America from terrorism.  <b> <font color="#FF4000">(Counter argument)</font> </b> Since the 9/11 terror attack on the Twin Towers, America have been in a "war against terror," sending their troops to fight against terror organizations in Iran, Iraq, and Syria. In the last decade, we have seen a rise of terror attracts carried out by Islamist in Europe, which frightens many but strengthens their fair of cultures different from their own (Spangler, n.p). <b> <font color="#FF4000">(Supporting evidence)</font> </b>   </div> <br />

<H2> <div style="text-align: center"> <span style="color: rgb(180, 95, 6); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> My Student's third body paragraph :: </span></div></H2> 
<div class="citajbm"> In addition to the travel ban, Trump has also canceled the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), which was initiated under the Obama regime. <b> <font color="#FF4000">(Negative case)</font> </b> The DACA was a program protecting the Dreamers, children that entered the country illegally or children of illegal immigrants.  <strong><span style="font-size:14px; color: #000000; background-color: #FFFF00;">(Missing source)</span> </strong> Consequently, by canceling this program, Trump put thousands of people in an insecure situation, as they are at risk of deportation to the land they might not even remember. <b> <font color="#FF4000">(Supporting argument) </font> </b> Most of the Dreamers have lived in the US for as long as they can remember, they might identify themselves as 100% Americans. However, since they do not have documents and citizenship, Trump and many others consider them intruders. In his campaign, Trump put forward claims about how illegal immigrants ruin and weaken the American society by bringing drugs, crime and how aliens take jobs from Americans. <strong><span style="font-size:14px; color: #000000; background-color: #FFFF00;">(Missing source)</span> </strong> In addition, he notably uses Mexico as an example. As previously mentioned Trump famously stated that he would build a wall on the Mexican border to make it harder for people to cross over to the United States. He argues that there are ways to get citizenship legally and that only those with evil intentions will enter the country illegally.  <b> <font color="#FF4000">(Supporting argument) (Missing source)</font> </b> On the other hand, many argue that getting citizenship is costly and time-consuming. Therefore, many have no other option than to enter the country illegally (Antle III, n.p.). <b> <font color="#0000ff">(Counter argument)</font> </b> The Dreamers did not choose to enter the country illegally because their parents took that decision. Therefore, punishing children for crimes committed by their parents is deemed unethical in all other cases. Hence, the citizenship should not be any different.

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<H2> <div style="text-align: center"> <span style="color: rgb(180, 95, 6); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> My Student's Conclusion :: </span></div></H2> 
<div class="citajbm"> Trump's immigration policy is deemed unconstitutional by many people and contradicting the fundamental principles of the American society. Moreover, the American society was built upon immigration and the belief that all people are created equal and should be given a fair chance. The Trump’s policy does not allow the desperate refugees from seven Muslim countries to enter the country and children of illegal immigrants are at risk of deportation. <b> <font color="#FF4000">(Summarization/ Reconnects to the introduction)</font> </b> Consequently, the Trumpist policy has created massive dissension in the American society on who is considered American and on whether it is constitutional to "put Americans first." On one side, people are protesting the immigration policy claiming it contradicts American values. On the other hand, there are those who are praising Trump for putting Americans first.  <b> <font color="#FF4000">(Implication)</font> </b> Hence, the different parties involved have fundamental disagreements, putting them on a collision course no one can yet tell the outcome. <b> <font color="#FF4000">(Conclusion, Claim) </font> </b>
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<span style="color: rgb(180, 95, 6); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> WORKS CITED —  REFERENCES :  </span> <br /><br />

• [1] Antle III, W. James. “Trump, Democrats on an Immigration Collision Course.” Washington Examiner, 1 Feb. 2018. Web. washingtonexaminer.com/trump-democrats-on-an-immigration-collision-course/article/2647772 <br /> <br />

• [2] Balsvik, Lillian, et al. “Engelsk VG1 Targets.” Aschehoug, Studentlitteratur AB, 1 June 2015. Print. <br /> <br />

• [3] Lazarus, Emma. “THE NEW COLOSSUS (1883).” About the USA > Arts > Music. Web. usa.usembassy.de/etexts/democrac/63.htm <br /> <br />

• [4] Spangler, Todd. “Trump's Immigration Order Explained.” USA Today, Gannett Satellite Information Network, 31 Jan. 2017. Web. usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/01/30/trumps-immigration-order-explained/97270650/

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Snowden — «Citizenfour» - Documentary, 2014 - [MP4/Video] #EdwardSnowden

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<H2> <div style="text-align: center"> <span style="color: rgb(180, 95, 6); font-size:17px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">  — [https://goo.gl/XZrMfX] Citizenfour_______________________is a 2014 documentary film directed by Laura Poitras, concerning Edward Snowden and the NSA spying scandal.</span></div></H2> <br /><br />

<div class="citajbm"> :: RT: Citizenfour ▶ https://goo.gl/DuySRM ◀ This documentary, which features Snowden and Glenn Greenwald, received critical acclaim upon release, and was the recipient of numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 2015 Oscars. #Courage, #TruthAndLies, #Power, #SocialJustice, #Choices, #Loyalty, #Deception</div> <br /><br />

<div class="citajbm"> Citizenfour uncovers the secret and illegal practices of the U.S. National Security Agency’s mass surveillance programme using classified documents revealed by NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden. It aims to shed light on the indiscriminate invasion of the privacy of American citizens as well as those of other countries carried out by the NSA in a case that the shocked the world. </div> <br /><br />

The film follows award-winning documentary maker Laura Poitras and journalist Glenn Greenwald as they receive unprecedented access to Snowden and classified evidence of the government’s spying. The events covered in Citizenfour occur over an intense eight-day period in a Hong Kong hotel room in 2013.

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<H4> <div style="text-align: center"> <span style="color: rgb(180, 95, 6); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Poitras had been working on a documentary about the extent of the government’s surveillance for two years when she started receiving encrypted emails from someone claiming to have proof of the shocking and illegal practices of the NSA. Five months later after the email correspondence began, Poitras convinces Snowden to let her film their encounter in Hong Kong after Snowden made it clear that he intended to use his real identity as the source of the classified information.</span> </div> </H4> <br /><br />

<H3> <div style="text-align: center"> <span style="color: rgb(180, 95, 6); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Citizenfour manages to put the audience in the hotel room with Snowden showing them his motives for blowing the lid on the government conspiracy. It also takes them through the intense eight-day period where Snowden, Poitras, and Greenwald were forced to make important decisions about the story that would change the world. Lastly, it warns of the extent and dangers of unrestricted government surveillance. </span> </div> </H3> <br />

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<H2> <div style="text-align: center"> <span style="color: rgb(180, 95, 6); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">  — [ https://goo.gl/UDa4gF ] A discussion of a situation in the English-speaking world that represents a collision course_______________________Who is on a collision course with whom? What is the conflict? What are the implications?</span></div></H2> <br /><br />

<div class="citajbm"> :: RT: Essay ▶ https://goo.gl/BmEZ5S ◀ A Five Paragraph Essay | #English #Essay #CollisionCourse #DonaldTrump #NRA #Students </div> <br /><br />

<div class="citajbm"> Donald Trump has faced pressure from gun safety advocates and Democratic lawmakers to champion gun law reforms following the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, which left 17 people dead. <br /> <br />

Trump initially voiced support for universal background checks and raising the age limit on certain gun purchases. However, neither was addressed in his administration’s proposal. <br /> <br />

The White House has denied that the president had "chickened out" in the face of pressure from the NRA, which met with the president and opposed gun law reforms. </div> <br />

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<H2> <div style="text-align: center"> <span style="color: rgb(180, 95, 6); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> My Student's Hook / Attention Getter :: </span></div></H2>

<div class="citajbm"> School shootings are a common occurrence in the United States today.  <b> <font color="#FF4000">(Attention getter) </font> </b></div> <br />

<H2> <div style="text-align: center"> <span style="color: rgb(180, 95, 6); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Background Issue/ Transitional sentence :: </span></div></H2> 
<div class="citajbm"> Moreover, statistics show that in ten days, there are nine days of gunfire reported in America. What is more, on each day, seven American young people are shot (The Guardian, n.p).   <b> <font color="#FF4000">(Background issue) </font> </b>  </div> <br />

<H2> <div style="text-align: center"> <span style="color: rgb(180, 95, 6); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Current Situation :: </span></div></H2> 
<div class="citajbm"> The horrifying mass killing in Parkland, Florida, reported at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on 14th of February 2018, led to different reactions amongst the people and brought up the debate on US gun regulations again (Aonso, n.p). However, this time, the teenagers themselves are demanding stringent gun laws that will curb the issue.   <b><font color="#FF4000">(Current Situation)</font></b>   </div> <br />

<H2> <div style="text-align: center"> <span style="color: rgb(180, 95, 6); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Implication :: </span></div></H2> 
<div class="citajbm"> Emma Gonzalez, a student at the High School in Florida where the shooting occurred, held a speech where she called for comprehensive gun control policies on behalf of the students (Reuters, n.p).  <b> <font color="#FF4000">(Implications) </font></b> </div> <br />

<H2> <div style="text-align: center"> <span style="color: rgb(180, 95, 6); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> My thesis statement :: </span></div></H2> 
<div class="citajbm"> Thus, teenagers are on a collision course with the National Rifle Association (NRA), who believes in the constitutional right of people to own arms. Nevertheless, both parties know that school shootings are a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved, but they disagree on how to tackle the issue. <b> <font color="#FF4000"> (Telling your readers what the paper is about/ guides your writing and keeps your argument focused/ Thesis statement) </font> </b>  </div> <br />

<H2> <div style="text-align: center"> <span style="color: rgb(180, 95, 6); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> My Student's first body paragraph :: </span></div></H2> 
<div class="citajbm"> Students across the US believe that stringent gun control laws will reduce gun deaths.  <b> <font color="#FF4000">(Positive case)</font> </b> The notion can be supported by statistics from countries where guns ownership is controlled, and there are almost no mass shootings as compared to the US, where there are minimal gun regulations (Stephens, n.p). <b> <font color="#FF4000"> (Supporting evidence)</font> </b> According to Alex Wind, who is one of the founders of the students group named Never Again movement, it is " [a]bsolutely insane that a 19-year-old cannot purchase alcohol but can walk in and buy an AR-15 - a weapon of war, by all means, a weapon of mass destruction." (Cooper, n.p) <b> <font color="#FF4000"> (Supporting evidence)</font> </b> Therefore, they believe the acquisition of the powerful guns should be banned because they lead to the death of many people in murder cases. Besides, the ownership of deadlier weapons leads to more shootings, injuries, and fatalities by increasing the chance of accidents and violent outrages. <b> <font color="#FF4000"> (Implication supports positive case)</font> </b> <b> <font color="#0000ff">[Views and arguments of the opposing side, the students]</font> </b>  </div> <br />

<H2> <div style="text-align: center"> <span style="color: rgb(180, 95, 6); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> My Student's second body paragraph :: </span></div></H2> 
<div class="citajbm"> The NRA believes that more guns will solve the gun issue. <b> <font color="#FF4000">(Positive case)</font> </b> Moreover, all Americans have the constitutional right of owning arms. In addition, the gun culture has been an American tradition since the Second Amendment. Firstly, since so many American citizens already have one or several guns, it is not fair that people do not have the right to protect themselves.  <b> <font color="#FF4000">(Supporting evidence)</font> </b> Therefore, the most effective way to stop a shooter is with a gun, which will limit the number of victims if a shooting occurs. The head of the NRA affirms that it is the responsibility of a noble person with a gun to prevent the evil person with a weapon from claiming many lives. Secondly, they believe it is not the guns and gun regulations in the US that is the primary issue to this problem but the security around the arms.  <b> <font color="#FF4000">(Supporting evidence)</font> </b> If the police do their work effectively, no mentally ill people should get hold of a gun. Additionally, if the school security was better, lives could have been saved. As an illustration, if one teacher had had a gun at the Florida school shooting, he could have stopped the shooter. (BBC News, n.p) <b> <font color="#FF4000">(Implication supports positive case)</font> </b> <b> <font color="#0000ff">[Views and arguments of the opposing side, the NRA]</font> </b>  </div> <br />

<H2> <div style="text-align: center"> <span style="color: rgb(180, 95, 6); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> My Student's third body paragraph :: </span></div></H2> 
<div class="citajbm"> Consequently, the opposing arguments have led to a collision course between the students and the National Rifle Association.  <b> <font color="#FF4000">(Negative case)</font> </b> Hence, it is crucial tackling the situation in a wise way to avoid an eminent conflict since there are two possibilities. Either one of the parties must back down, or they must compromise and find a way that works for both parties. However, considering the situation today, the first option is almost impossible because both the students and the NRA are dedicated to their cases. Hence, a compromise could be that the US implement gun regulations but keep the Second Amendment, which gives the people the right of owing arms. <b> <font color="#FF4000">(Counter argument)</font> </b> Donald Trump, who has for a long time sided with the NRA and got criticism from the students, is now in favor of improving background checks for gun buyers (Rampton & Ayesha, n.p). <b> <font color="#FF4000">(Positive case) </font> </b> Besides, other suggestions can be the gun owners reporting a missing gun, as well as having a license. It should also be mandatory to have safety feature and a locking device for the arms. Another suggestion the students are fighting for is to implement restrictions on the powerful guns, namely the AR-15 which was the murder weapon used in the Florida shooting.  <b> <font color="#0000ff">[A reflection on how a conflict can be avoided]</font> </b> </div> <br />

<H2> <div style="text-align: center"> <span style="color: rgb(180, 95, 6); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> My Student's Conclusion :: </span></div></H2> 
<div class="citajbm"> All things considered, the Florida school shooting led to an outpouring of anger and action from the students themselves. They demand stricter gun laws. However, this has put them on a collision course with the National Rifle Association, which believes that the solution to the gun issue is more guns. Besides, America today has a gun culture, and they believe that people have the right of defending themselves with a gun.  <b> <font color="#FF4000">(Summarization)</font> </b> Therefore, the removal of the Second Amendment might deny some people a sense of security. Nevertheless, the students' arguments against the NRA with statistics prove that more guns equate to more shootings and more gun-related deaths. Hence, to avoid the situation turning into a full-blown conflict, the parties should look for various solutions and enter a compromise agreement, which is good for both parties.  <b> <font color="#FF4000">(Implication)</font> </b> Despite the arguments, the parties claim they have the same goal, which is to reduce gun deaths. Moreover, by implementing a few gun laws, one can see if it contributes to less gun related incidents without shutting out the other party's opinions completely. <b> <font color="#FF4000">(Conclusion, Claim) </font> </b>
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<span style="color: rgb(180, 95, 6); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> WORKS CITED —  REFERENCES :  </span> <br /><br />

• [1] Aonso, Casey. “Here's Everything You Need To Know About The Horrific Florida School Shooting.” Narcity, Narcity, 15 Feb. 2018, narcity.com/news/heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-horrific-florida-school-shooting <br /> <br />

• [2] BBC News. “Seven Things the NRA Blames...” BBC News, BBC, 23 Feb. 2018, bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-43164845/seven-things-the-nra-blames <br /> <br />

• [3] Cooper, Kelly-Leigh. “In Florida Aftermath, US Students Say 'Never Again'.” BBC News, BBC, 18 Feb. 2018, bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43105699 <br /> <br />

• [4] Rampton, Roberta, and Ayesha Rascoe. “Trump's New Stance on Gun Restrictions Sets Him on Collision Course with NRA.” BusinessLIVE, Business Day, businesslive.co.za/bd/world/americas/2018-03-01-trumps-new-stance-on-gun-restrictions-sets-him-on-collision-course-with-nra/ <br /> <br />

• [5] Reuters. “Emma Gonzalez's Powerful March for Our Lives Speech in Full - Video.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 24 Mar. 2018, theguardian.com/us-news/video/2018/mar/24/emma-gonzalezs-powerful-march-for-our-lives-speech-in-full-video <br /> <br />

• [6] Stephens, Bret. “Repeal the Second Amendment.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 5 Oct. 2017, nytimes.com/2017/10/05/opinion/guns-second-amendment-nra.html <br /> <br />

• [7] The Guardian. “The Guardian View on US Gun Laws: Listen to Teenagers, Not Trump | Editorial.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 22 Feb. 2018, theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/feb/22/the-guardian-view-on-us-gun-laws-listen-to-teenagers-not-trump

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Trump initially voiced support for universal background checks and raising the age limit on certain gun purchases. However, neither was addressed in his administration’s proposal. <br /> <br />

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<H2> <div style="text-align: center"> <span style="color: rgb(180, 95, 6); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> My Hook / Attention Getter :: </span></div></H2>

<div class="citajbm"> Inevitably, predictably, fatefully, another mass shooting in the United States. <b> <font color="#FF4000">(Attention getter) </font> </b></div> <br />

<H2> <div style="text-align: center"> <span style="color: rgb(180, 95, 6); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Background Issue/ Transitional sentence :: </span></div></H2> 
<div class="citajbm"> Mr. Trump has vowed to take action again, a stance that the National Rifle Association (NRA) opposes. Hence, a collision is imminent between Trump, the NRA, and its members over the need for gun control.  <b> <font color="#FF4000">(Background issue) </font> </b>  </div> <br />

<H2> <div style="text-align: center"> <span style="color: rgb(180, 95, 6); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Current Situation :: </span></div></H2> 
<div class="citajbm"> Furthermore, the recent gun problems in the country have led to the increasing calls for the establishment of proper gun controls in the nation, and Trump has actively supported the need for adequate gun controls to establish order in as far as the guns are involved. Trump has been cited in his comments on the gun issue where at some point he has been against the laws yet in another forum; he has openly called for the changing of the gun laws. According to the president, significant gun control measures are needed to curb the increasing insecurity that emanates from the guns in the hands of civilians.  <b><font color="#FF4000">(Current Situation)</font></b>   </div> <br />

<H2> <div style="text-align: center"> <span style="color: rgb(180, 95, 6); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Implication :: </span></div></H2> 
<div class="citajbm"> The decision by the president to call for reforms on the gun laws in the country negates the calls by the NRA on doing away with the expected changes in the gun policy. These differences are likely to lead to a collision between the president and the NRA if viable solutions are not found for the gun issue. <b> <font color="#FF4000">(Implications) </font></b> </div> <br />

<H2> <div style="text-align: center"> <span style="color: rgb(180, 95, 6); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> My thesis statement :: </span></div></H2> 
<div class="citajbm"> This essay presents the argument that Trump is allowed, in his capacity as the president, to call for changes that would make his people feel safer. There is also a contention on how the gun issue should be handled. Therefore, as the president, he provides the leadership and direction. He also advocates for the establishment of gun laws that ensure the workers are trained on gun skills to enhance the security. <b> <font color="#FF4000"> (Telling your readers what the paper is about/ guides your writing and keeps your argument focused/ Thesis statement) </font> </b>  </div> <br />

<H2> <div style="text-align: center"> <span style="color: rgb(180, 95, 6); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> My first body paragraph :: </span></div></H2> 
<div class="citajbm"> The president is mandated to ensure that security is enhanced for the citizens wherever they may be and it is his role to push for the essential reforms that would enable this to happen. <b> <font color="#FF4000">(Positive case)</font> </b> In retrospect, the blatant dismissal of the issues raised by the NRA is a recipe for a collision with the association. <b> <font color="#FF4000"> (Counter-argument)</font> </b> Abramson (2018) states that the president has expressed his displeasure with the Congress for failing to institute the required changes in the gun laws in the country (para.5). Moreover, the President has spoken of his expectations of the Congress, which should expedite the efforts to establish stringent regulations on gun control in the country. Trump has also vowed not to relent in his clamor for the change of these laws as a means of ensuring the safety of the students in the schools. <b> <font color="#FF4000"> (Supporting evidence)</font> </b> However, the perceived dalliance with the NRA communicates a lack of goodwill in the calls for reforms considering that NRA believes the president is against the changes (Allen, 2018, para.5). The need for the gun reforms should be construed as an issue of national importance and should be treated with more seriousness.   </div> <br />

<H2> <div style="text-align: center"> <span style="color: rgb(180, 95, 6); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> My second body paragraph :: </span></div></H2> 
<div class="citajbm"> There is a disagreement on the way the gun issue should be handled mainly regarding the possession of the guns. Trump argues that the law enforcement officers should be allowed to confiscate without waiting for warrants. <b> <font color="#FF4000">(Positive case)</font> </b> However, the NRA contends that the right to own guns is enshrined in the Constitution and should not be limited by the government. <b> <font color="#FF4000">(Counter argument)</font> </b> The power to confiscate the weapons would help in the removal of the arms at the hands of the civilians. However, the NRA argues that the confiscations guns would lead to increasing insecurity as the civilians would have no means of self-defense (Gabbatt & Beckett, 2018, para.9). <b> <font color="#FF4000">(Supporting argument)</font> </b> Besides, it could be argued that owning a gun helps the individual to protect himself and the total percentage of insecurity levels decreases. Therefore, stripping the individuals of their guns would leave the people at the mercy of criminals. <b> <font color="#FF4000">(Implications)</font> </b> It would be prudent to establish a proper means of handling the gun issue considering that security remains paramount.  </div> <br />

<H2> <div style="text-align: center"> <span style="color: rgb(180, 95, 6); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> My third body paragraph :: </span></div></H2> 
<div class="citajbm"> Trump has advocated for various measures aimed at establishing gun controls including the need to train workers on necessary gun skills. <b> <font color="#FF4000">(Positive case)</font> </b> Additionally, the skills also include the ability and power to detect and disarm any person who is considered as dangerous.  Therefore, the disagreement emanates on the need for a court warrant before the disarmament as proposed by the NRA while the president opines that the security personnel should seize weapons at the sensing of possible danger to the people (Epstein & Dopp, 2018, para.4). <b> <font color="#FF4000">(Supporting argument)</font> </b> It is essential to understand the argument by the president considering the impact of gun violence in the school districts. However, there is an impasse between Trump and the NRA regarding the disarmament, and despite the constitutional stand on gun ownership, the safety of the schoolchildren should also be given due cognizance. It means that the issue of gun ownership and possession still requires advanced solutions towards ensuring the safety of the society. <b> <font color="#FF4000">(Implication supports positive case) </font> </b> </div> <br />

<H2> <div style="text-align: center"> <span style="color: rgb(180, 95, 6); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> My Conclusion :: </span></div></H2> 
<div class="citajbm"> As can be seen, a collision between Trump and the NRA is imminent regarding the differences on the handling of the gun issue in the country. Moreover, the NRA does not want the proposed changes to the gun laws, and they cite the providence of the constitution on gun ownership, the president on the other hand advocates for changes that would increase the social safety of the people and in the schools. Thus, the call for policy change has attracted reactions from the members of NRA who do not see the relevance of the changes. <b> <font color="#FF4000">(Summarization)</font> </b> In essence, the collision between Trump and NRA will delay the gun policy changes in The United States. <b> <font color="#FF4000">(Implication)</font> </b> As a result of this collision, it is imperative that both the president and the NRA get a solution, which would suit both parties. <b> <font color="#FF4000">(Conclusion) </font> </b>
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<span style="color: rgb(180, 95, 6); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> WORKS CITED —  REFERENCES :  </span> <br /><br />

• [1] Abramson, Alana (2018, February 28). “Donald Trump Breaks With NRA in Latest Gun Control Comments.” Web. Retrieved on April 16, 2018. Accessible at http://time.com/5179995/donald-trump-nra-gun-control-comments/

• [2] Allen, Nick (2018, March 02). “Donald Trump is against gun control, NRA says after meeting president.” Web. Retrieved on April 16, 2018. Accessible at https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/02/donald-trump-against-gun-control-nra-says-meeting-president/

• [3] Epstein, Jennifer and Terrence Dopp (2018, March 11). “Trump Isnt Retreating From Gun Proposals, Spokeswoman Says.” Web. Retrieved on April 16, 2018. Accessible at https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-11/white-house-unveils-measures-to-keep-schools-safer-from-shooters
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• [4] Gabbatt, Adam and Lois Beckett (2018, March 01). “NRA members on Trump's plans for gun control: 'Every word of it was a betrayal'.” Web. Retrieved on April 16, 2018. Accessible at https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/mar/01/trump-nra-gun-control-response-members-latest

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<div class="JBMCode"> Luke Thompson is an English Language teacher from London but now he teaches English at a university in Paris, while working on other projects including Luke’s English Podcast. He started Luke’s English Podcast in 2009. He is also a stand-up comedian, which means that he likes to stand up in front of audiences of people, and make them laugh.  <br /><br />

He has experience of teaching courses in business English, academic English, legal English, general English and English for exam courses like FCE, IELTS and BEC.  <br /><br />

He graduated from Liverpool John Moore’s University in 1999 with a BA Hons degree in Media and Cultural Studies. He worked at various media production companies before going into English language teaching. He took his CELTA in 2001 and then his Higher Diploma in English Language Teaching to Adults (DELTA) in 2006 at UCL. <br /><br />

He writes a lot of ELT materials, and he develops a lot of courses in business English and EAP. He has written original courses for English for the Pharmaceutical Industry, English for the Oil and Gas Industries and English for Journalists, as well as communication skills workshops in presentations, meetings and negotiations. He is a semi-published author with some of his work being used in materials publications in several countries.</div> <br /> <br />

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