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

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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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<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 />

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• [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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<div class="JBMCode"> The Trump administration unveiled a series of proposals on school safety and gun restrictions in response to a Feb. 14 shooting at a Parkland, Fla., high school.  </div> <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 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="citajbm"> :: RT: <a name="mock">Collision course</a> ▶ https://goo.gl/i2Tucu ◀, Definition: If two or more people or things are on a collision course, there is likely to be a sudden and violent disagreement between them, they are likely to meet and crash into each other violently.</div> <br /><br />

<div class="JBMCode">Example: "The proposal on age limits for gun purchases will put the president on a collision course with the National Rifle Association, which endorsed him and donated to his White House campaign." Source: The Guardian/ https://goo.gl/rcxPXr</div> <br /> <br />

<div class="comillas">Sometimes we say or do something that puts us on a collision course with someone else, and a confrontation might seem inevitable. It is this moment of conflict - after it has begun but before it has developed into a full-blown battle - that students should reflect upon. At the heart of many conflicts, we find colliding ideas, values, and beliefs.</div> <br /> <br />

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Thomas, A. (2017). The Hate U Give. HarperCollins Publishers: New York. <a alt="Click - The Hate U Give - RUL2C?" href="https://www.youtube.com/embed/X8oII7g2rCo" target="_blank" title="Click - The Hate U Give - RUL2C?">https://www.youtube.com</a>, Retrieved on April 5, 2018.<br />
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(Text 5: <a alt="Click - Mock exam: News Article Extract - RUL2C?" href="https://www.benjaminmadeira.com/2018/04/mock-exam-saffiyah-khan.html" target="_blank" title="Click - Mock exam: News Article Extract - RUL2C?">News Article Extract</a>)<br />
Perraudin, F. (2017). “Photo of Saffiyah Khan defying EDL protester in Birmingham goes viral.” The Guardian. Web. <a alt="Click - Saffiyah Khan defying EDL protester in Birmingham - RUL2C?" href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/apr/09/birmingham-woman-standing-in-defiance-of-edl-protester-goes-viral" target="_blank" title="Click - Saffiyah Khan defying EDL protester in Birmingham - RUL2C?">https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/apr/09/birmingham-woman-standing-in-defiance-of-edl-protester-goes-viral</a>, Retrieved on Nov 9, 2017.<br />
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(Text 7: <a alt="Click - Mock exam: Opinion Piece Extract - RUL2C?" href="https://www.benjaminmadeira.com/2018/04/mock-exam-sexual-misconduct.html" target="_blank" title="Click - Mock exam: Opinion Piece Extract - RUL2C?">Opinion Piece Extract</a>)<br />
Kulkarni, P. (2017). “#MeToo. It’s time we became the change.” Times of India. Web. <a alt="Click - MeToo - RUL2C?" href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/metoo-its-time-we-became-the-change/articleshow/61732691.cms" target="_blank" title="Click - MeToo - RUL2C?">https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/metoo-its-time-we-became-the-change/articleshow/61732691.cms</a>, Retrieved on January 14, 2018.<br />
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(Text 8: <a alt="Click - Mock exam: Cartoons - RUL2C?" href="https://www.benjaminmadeira.com/2018/04/mock-exam-cartoons.html" target="_blank" title="Click - Mock exam: Cartoons - RUL2C?">Cartoons</a>)<br />
Chappatte, P. (2017). “Brexit Begins.” The New York Times. Web. <a alt="Click - Theresa May, EU, Scotland - RUL2C?" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/31/opinion/brexit-begins.html" target="_blank" title="Click - Theresa May, EU, Scotland - RUL2C?">https://www.nytimes.com/column/patrick-chappatte</a>, Retrieved on Feb 1, 2018.<br />
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(Text 8: <a alt="Click - Mock exam: Cartoons - RUL2C?" href="https://www.benjaminmadeira.com/2018/04/mock-exam-cartoons.html" target="_blank" title="Click - Mock exam: Cartoons - RUL2C?">Cartoons</a>)<br />
Wilkinson, S. (2013). “NRA Conflict Resolution Shoppe.” Cartoonist Group. Web. <a alt="Click - NRA Conflict Resolution Shoppe - RUL2C?" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Dr3CSEORlbh6hPn75-HHB_tLA_xYW_4YR487uyrbY7XCMNPZJtVVEkrqtLZKDrbtQ7zH18og1wzOdMqHDJR3PVc8j9kWNmu7s5jdUix3ZFP479nFcX7qWukEijfKtK__JedEajoFzR4/s1600/NRA_conflick_resolution_collision_course_-_BenjaminMadeira.jpg" target="_blank" title="Click - NRA Conflict Resolution Shoppe - RUL2C?">http://www.cartoonistgroup.com/subject/The-NRA-Comics-and-Cartoons-by-Signe+Wilkinson%27s+Editorial+Cartoons.php</a>, Retrieved on Feb 15, 2018.<br />
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(Text 8: <a alt="Click - Mock exam: Cartoons - RUL2C?" href="https://www.benjaminmadeira.com/2018/04/mock-exam-cartoons.html" target="_blank" title="Click - Mock exam: Cartoons - RUL2C?">Cartoons</a>)<br />
Rogers, R. (2017). “History Repeated.” RobRogers.com. Web. <a alt="Click - History Repeated - RUL2C?" href="http://robrogers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/20170511_History_Repeating.jpg" target="_blank" title="Click - History Repeated - RUL2C?">http://robrogers.com/tag/nixon/</a>, Retrieved on Feb 1, 2018. </span><br />
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<span> <a href="#mock" style="text-decoration: none;"><font color="#301ce2"> Preliminary Exam Preparation </font></a> - Photo: <a href="https://www.google.com/#q=Preliminary+Exam+Preparation+site:benjaminmadeira.com" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Preliminary Exam Preparation"><font color="#FF4000"> © Dan Murphy</font></a> / <a alt="Preliminary Exam Preparation" href="http://www.benjaminmadeira.com/search/label/mock-exam" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Preliminary Exam Preparation"><font color="#FF4000"> illustration </font></a> </span> </div> </div> <br />

<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/aDTZH9] My students at the Upper Secondary School _______________________are getting ready for the Mock exam! </span></div></H2> <br /><br />

<div class="citajbm"> :: RT: <a name="mock">Collision course</a> ▶ https://goo.gl/mdihVQ ◀, Definition: If two or more people or things are on a collision course, there is likely to be a sudden and violent disagreement between them, they are likely to meet and crash into each other violently.</div> <br /><br />

<div style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:blue;"><span style="font-size:20pt;line-height:22pt;"><strong>▶ Brexit Begins (Theresa May, EU, Scotland) ◀ </strong> </span></span></div>

<div style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:rgb(180, 95, 6);font-size:16px;line-height:22pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Chappatte Cartoons in The New York Times </span></div>

<div style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:rgb(180, 95, 6);font-size:20px;line-height:22pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Read more at <a alt="Chappatte in The New York Times" href="https://www.nytimes.com/column/patrick-chappatte" target="_blank" title="Chappatte in The New York Times">The New York Times</a> </span></div>

<div style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:blue;"><span style="font-size:20pt;line-height:22pt;"><strong>▶ NRA Conflict Resolution Shoppe ◀ </strong> </span></span></div>

<div style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:rgb(180, 95, 6);font-size:16px;line-height:22pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Signe Wilkinson, cartoonist </span></div>

<div style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:rgb(180, 95, 6);font-size:20px;line-height:22pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Read more at <a alt="Signe Wilkinson on Twitter" href="https://twitter.com/signewilk?lang=en" target="_blank" title="Signe Wilkinson on Twitter">Signe Wilkinson on Twitter</a> </span></div>

<div style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:blue;"><span style="font-size:20pt;line-height:22pt;"><strong>▶ Nixon to Trump: History Repeated ◀ </strong> </span></span></div>

<div style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:rgb(180, 95, 6);font-size:16px;line-height:22pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Rob Rogers, cartoonist </span></div>

<div style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#8000ff;font-size:20px;line-height:22pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"There is no denying the similarities between Trump's controversial firing of FBI director James Comey and Richard Nixon's Saturday Night Massacre during the Watergate investigation. The only difference is Nixon was actually qualified to be president." Written by Rob Rogers </span></div>

<div style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:rgb(180, 95, 6);font-size:20px;line-height:22pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Read more at <a alt="Rob Rogers, cartoonist" href="http://robrogers.com/tag/nixon/" target="_blank" title="Rob Rogers, cartoonist">RobRogers.com</a> </span></div>

<div style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:blue;"><span style="font-size:20pt;line-height:22pt;"><strong>▶ Read more about Nixon vs Trump: ◀ </strong> </span></span></div>

<div style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:rgb(180, 95, 6);font-size:20px;line-height:22pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a alt="Donald Trump, Richard Nixon and Watergate" href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/05/10/trump-nixon-and-watergate-same--different/101506662/" target="_blank" title="Donald Trump, Richard Nixon and Watergate">Donald Trump, Richard Nixon and Watergate: What's the same and what's different?</a> </span></div>

<div style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:rgb(180, 95, 6);font-size:20px;line-height:22pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a alt="Do not Compare Trump to Nixon" href="https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/07/17/dont-compare-trump-to-nixon-its-unfair-to-nixon-215384" target="_blank" title="Do not Compare Trump to Nixon">Don’t Compare Trump to Nixon. It’s Unfair to Nixon</a> </span></div>

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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/kEVHza] If two or more people or things are on a collision course, they are likely to meet and crash into each other violently:_______________________My students at the Upper Secondary School are getting ready for the Mock exam! </span></div></H2> <br /><br />

<div class="citajbm"> :: RT: <a name="mock">Collision course</a> ▶ https://goo.gl/tCxiwz ◀, Definition: If two or more people or things are on a collision course, there is likely to be a sudden and violent disagreement between them, they are likely to meet and crash into each other violently.</div> <br /><br />

<div style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:rgb(180, 95, 6);font-size:16px;line-height:20pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Growing Up in the #MeToo Movement/ Photo: Graciella Delgado </span></div>

<div style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:blue;"><span style="font-size:20pt;line-height:22pt;"><strong>▶ #MeToo. It’s time we became the change ◀ </strong> </span></span></div>

<div style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#c63939;font-size:20px;line-height:22pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Times of India, Nov 21, 2017<br />
By Pranjali Kulkarni<br />
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Indian society often boasts of its rich culture. This culture is so deeply ingrained, that it is very hard to change it. But parts of it must be modified because it is not okay to be “okay” with it all anymore. It is not okay to suffer in silence; it is not okay if you have to be behind a dupatta every time your cousin visits; it is not okay to stay at home after six in the evening because you are scared and it is not okay if someone makes you feel weak because of gender.<br />
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Our culture always associates a sense of shame with any sexual offence. But the shame is only for the victim — it continues to haunt.<br />
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The Nirbhaya case shocked the nation. It brought thousands of people together, who said “enough is enough.” Thousands took part in marches, shouting slogans, and demanding change — a change in not just the law but also mindsets. People wanted to say that wearing lipstick or short skirts were not an invitation to rape. They wanted a change, so that women were no longer expected to hide their faces to avoid harassment.<br />
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Did that change come? Not entirely. We read about rapes every day in the newspaper, we see reports on TV. It has all been normalized, again.<br />
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That is the real problem. The day we stop having a problem with things we should be having a problem with, is the day the actual problem starts. [...]<br />
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One victim I interacted with, a college student from Bangalore, said: “I was travelling by Metro one evening and had worn my bag in the front because of a broken zipper. After a few minutes, I felt someone’s hand on top of mine, where I was holding the handle for support. I took my hand away, assuming it was an innocent brush. But the next minute, I realized that a man behind me had crept up close. He was breathing down my neck and his hands were feeling up my waist. He was pulling my body close to his. I tried pushing him away, but he didn’t stop. When the train’s doors opened for the next station, I ran out. It was very crowded. There were a lot of people around me, but I couldn’t ask for help. I could not get myself to say anything. I was shocked that something like this was actually happening with me.” [...]<br />
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A working professional in Pune said: “I am all for campaigns and discussions. But what is it really going to change? This isn’t something that is new to our society. I feel we must be cautious, rather than expecting the world to behave.”<br />
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We cannot expect societies and mindsets to change overnight. That just won’t happen. But that does not mean that we stop trying. If we want a better India, we need to start working towards that goal. </span></div>

<div style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:rgb(180, 95, 6);font-size:16px;line-height:20pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Oprah Winfrey Full Powerful Speech on #MeToo, January 2018. </span></div>

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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/gsAFJv] If two or more people or things are on a collision course, they are likely to meet and crash into each other violently:_______________________My students at the Upper Secondary School are getting ready for the Mock exam! </span></div></H2> <br /><br />

<div class="citajbm"> :: RT: <a name="mock">Collision course</a> ▶ https://goo.gl/awsKMz ◀, Definition: If two or more people or things are on a collision course, there is likely to be a sudden and violent disagreement between them, they are likely to meet and crash into each other violently.</div> <br /><br />

<div style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:blue;"><span style="font-size:20pt;line-height:22pt;"><strong>▶ Photo of <a alt="Click - Saffiyah Khan on her confrontation with Far Right leader - RUL2C?" href="https://www.youtube.com/embed/caEHY_PvYxA?origin=benjaminmadeira.com/2018/04/mock-exam-saffiyah-khan.html" target="_blank" title="Click - Saffiyah Khan on her confrontation with Far Right leader - RUL2C?">Saffiyah Khan</a> defying EDL protester in Birmingham goes viral ◀ </strong> </span></span></div>

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<div style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#8000ff;font-size:20px;line-height:22pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Guardian, April 9, 2017<br />
By Frances Perraudin<br />
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A photograph showing a young woman smiling bemusedly at an incensed English Defence League protester has been widely shared as a symbol of Birmingham’s defiance in the face of the far right.<br />
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The woman pictured has been identified as Saffiyah Khan, who is from Birmingham. Her family has links to Bosnia and Pakistan. She said the picture was taken when she stepped in to defend a woman wearing a hijab, who had been surrounded by a group of the protesters after she called them racists.<br />
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“She was quite a small woman,” Khan said. “When I realized that nothing was being done [by the police] and she was being surrounded 360, that’s when I came in as well.”<br />
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She described the man who confronted her as “an angry man having a bit of a rant”.<br />
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Speaking to Radio New Zealand, Khan said the best responses she has had from the photograph were from people who had got in touch to tell her how the picture had personally affected them. “I’ve had lots of stories about [people’s] daughters being affected and how they see me as a role model,” she said.<br />
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[...]<br />
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Khan told Vice that she hoped to use her newfound status to “fight against racism on the streets of the UK”. She added: “[I’ve] got big things planned, focusing on the bigger picture. Being viral is worthless if nothing helpful comes of it.” </span></div>

<div style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:rgb(180, 95, 6);font-size:20px;line-height:22pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Read more at <a alt="Photo of Saffiyah Khan defying EDL protester in Birmingham goes viral" href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/apr/09/birmingham-woman-standing-in-defiance-of-edl-protester-goes-viral" target="_blank" title="Photo of Saffiyah Khan defying EDL protester in Birmingham goes viral">The Guardian</a> </span></div>

<div style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:rgb(180, 95, 6);font-size:16px;line-height:20pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Saffiyah Khan on her confrontation with Far Right leader (<a alt="Click - Saffiyah Khan on her confrontation with Far Right leader - RUL2C?" href="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lpAwj7B4Uqc?origin=benjaminmadeira.com/2018/04/mock-exam-saffiyah-khan.html" target="_blank" title="Click - Saffiyah Khan on her confrontation with Far Right leader - RUL2C?">Youtube video</a>). </span></div>

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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/jG19Si] If two or more people or things are on a collision course, there is likely to be a sudden and violent disagreement between them:_______________________My students at the Upper Secondary School are getting ready for the Mock exam! </span></div></H2> <br /><br />

<div class="citajbm"> :: RT: <a name="mock">Collision course</a> ▶ https://goo.gl/gvGUv8 ◀, Definition: If two or more people or things are on a collision course, there is likely to be a sudden and violent disagreement between them, they are likely to meet and crash into each other violently.</div> <br /><br />

<div style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:blue;"><span style="font-size:20pt;line-height:22pt;"><strong>▶ The following extract is from the novel The Hate U Give (2017) by Angie Thomas ◀ </strong> </span></span></div>

<div style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#0080ff;font-size:20px;line-height:22pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In The Hate U Give, sixteen year-old Starr is drawn between two worlds – the poor neighborhood she comes from and where she still lives, and the posh, suburban high school she goes to. These two worlds are already on collision course in Starr’s life, before she and her best friend, Khalil, a wannabe gangster, escape from a party in Khalil’s car after a shooting incident. Soon, a police car pulls them over. </span></div>

<div style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#330000;font-size:20px;line-height:22pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When I was twelve, my parents had two talks with me.<br />
<br />
One was the usual birds and bees. Well, I didn’t really get the usual version. My mom, Lisa, is a registered nurse, and she told me what went where, and what didn’t need to go here, there, or any damn where till I’m grown. Back then, I doubted anything was going anywhere anyway. While all the other girls sprouted breasts between sixth and seventh grade, my chest was as flat as my back.<br />
<br />
The other talk was about what to do if a cop stopped me.<br />
<br />
Momma fussed and told daddy I was too young for that. He argued that I wasn’t too young to get arrested or shot.<br />
<br />
“Starr-Starr, you do whatever they tell you to do,” he said. “Keep your hands visible. Don’t make any sudden moves. Only speak when they speak to you.”<br />
<br />
I knew it must’ve been serious. Daddy has the biggest mouth of anybody I know, and if he said to be quiet, I needed to be quiet.<br />
<br />
I hope somebody had the talk with Khalil.<br />
<br />
He cusses under his breath, turns Tupac down, and maneuvers the Impala to the side of the street. We’re on carnation where most of the houses are abandoned and half the streetlights are busted. Nobody around but us and the cop.<br />
<br />
Khalil turns the ignition off. “Wonder what this fool wants.”<br />
<br />
The officer parks and puts his brights on. I blink to keep from being blinded.<br />
<br />
I remember something else Daddy said. If you’re with somebody, you better hope they don’t have anything on them, or both of y’all going down.<br />
<br />
“K, you don’t have anything in the car, do you?” I ask.<br />
<br />
He watches the cop in his side mirror. “Nah.”<br />
<br />
The officer approaches the driver’s door and taps the window. Khalil cranks the handle to roll it down. As if we aren’t blinded enough, the officer beams his flashlight in our faces.<br />
<br />
“License, registration and proof of insurance.”<br />
<br />
Khalil breaks a rule – he doesn’t do what the cop wants. “What you pull us over for?”<br />
<br />
“Khalil,” I plead. “Do what he said.”<br />
<br />
Khalil groans and takes his wallet out. The officer follows his movements with the flashlight.<br />
<br />
My heart pounds loudly, but daddy’s instructions echo in my head: Get a good look at the cop’s face. If you can remember his badge number, that’s even better.<br />
<br />
With the flashlight following Khalil’s hands, I make out the numbers on the badge – one-fifteen. He's white, midthirties to early forties, has a brown buzz cut and thin scar over his lip.<br />
<br />
Khalil hands the officer his papers and license.<br />
<br />
One-fifteen looks over them. “Where are you two coming from tonight?”<br />
<br />
“Nunya,” Khalil says, meaning none of your business. “What you pull me over for?”<br />
<br />
“Your taillight’s broken.”<br />
<br />
“So are you gon’ give me a ticket or what?” Khalil asks.<br />
<br />
“You know what? Get out of the car, smart guy.”<br />
<br />
“Man, just give me my ticket –”<br />
<br />
“Get out of the car! Hands up, where I can see them.”<br />
<br />
Khalil gets out with his hands up. One-fifteen yanks him by his arm and pins him against the back door.<br />
<br />
I fight to find my voice. “He didn’t mean –”<br />
<br />
“Hands on the dashboard!” the officer barks at me. “Don’t move!”<br />
<br />
I do what he tells me, but my hands are shaking too much to be still.<br />
<br />
He pats Khalil down. “Okay, smart mouth, let’s see what we find on you today.”<br />
<br />
“You ain’t gon’ find nothing,” Khalil says.<br />
<br />
One-fifteen pats him down two or three more times. He turns up empty.<br />
<br />
“Stay here,” he tells Khalil. “And you.” He looks in the window at me. “Don’t move.”<br />
<br />
I can’t even nod.<br />
<br />
The officer walks back to his patrol car.<br />
<br />
My parents haven’t raised me to fear the police, just to be smart around them. They told me it’s not smart to move while a cop has his back to you.<br />
<br />
Khalil does. He opens the driver’s door.<br />
<br />
“You okay, Starr –” </span></div>

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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/C8nTUi] A perfect storm of factors ensures that YouTube is home to the most toxic comment section on Internet!_______________________My students at the Upper Secondary School are getting ready for the Mock exam! </span></div></H2> <br /><br />

<div class="citajbm"> :: RT: <a name="mock">Collision course</a> ▶ https://goo.gl/6VXdSz ◀, Definition: If two or more people or things are on a collision course, there is likely to be a sudden and violent disagreement between them, they are likely to meet and crash into each other violently.</div> <br /><br />

<div style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:blue;"><span style="font-size:20pt;line-height:22pt;"><strong>▶ Who Are Australia's Aboriginal People? Why are <a alt="Why are YouTube comments the worst on the internet?" href="https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/internet/2016/10/why-are-youtube-comments-worst-internet" target="_blank" title="Why are YouTube comments the worst on the internet?">YouTube comments</a> the worst on the internet? ◀ </strong> </span></span></div>

<div style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:rgb(180, 95, 6);font-size:16px;line-height:22pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The following comments can be found below the video “Who are Australia’s Aboriginal People?” on YouTube: </span></div>

<div style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#4000ff;font-size:20px;line-height:22pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cuauhtemoc Miquiztli - 1 year ago<br />
i bet white Australians said i have aboriginal blood so i have the right to stay here just like white americans went they don't know what to say they always come with i have Native American blood lol<br />
<br />
Austin Staab - 2 years ago (edited)<br />
Lol "We're sorry" day... It's not like the Australians today had anything to do with the genocide of the native tribes; that was obviously previous generations. That's like me going up to a Native American and apologizing for everything the American colonists and Europeans did to the Native Americans.<br />
<br />
honeybunch - 1 year ago<br />
national sorry day????!!??wow what a joke<br />
<br />
J.J. NOX - 2 years ago<br />
If only America was sympathetic enough to have a "We are Sorry" day for all the non-white people they have wronged over the years. On second thought there might not be enough days in the year.<br />
<br />
IDEEN TV ABC - 2 years ago<br />
You forgot to mention that the aboriginal people of Australia, receive benefits from the Australian government that regular people dont get.<br />
<br />
BeauBum89 - 2 years ago<br />
Please tell me; an Aboriginal person, what benefits me and my people get please? I need to know in order to tap into them<br />
<br />
GUY Tang - 1 year ago<br />
Most of Aboriginals today are drug addict and became criminals, because of the white peoples<br />
<br />
χρονης κ. - 1 year ago<br />
GUY Tang<br />
sure.. it is not like they are usually tribal people who can't adapt... and no matter who and what you are if you are alcoholic or drug addict it is your fault<br />
<br />
Sol i - 1 year ago<br />
+types10000<br />
they also have a high suicide rate you never Mentioned. Anytime a group of people are oppressed and are treated poorly towards they are going to do desperate things to either cope with it or survive </span></div>

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<div style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:blue;"><span style="font-size:20pt;line-height:22pt;"><strong>▶ Song Lyrics: White Privilege II ◀ </strong> </span></span></div>

<div style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:rgb(180, 95, 6);font-size:14px;line-height:22pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a alt="Click - Song Lyrics: White Privilege II - RUL2C?" href="http://whiteprivilege2.com/song/White%20Privilege%20II%20feat.%20Jamila%20Woods.mp3" target="_blank" title="Click - Song Lyrics: White Privilege II - RUL2C?">Listen/ Download: MP3</a> </span></div>

<div style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:rgb(180, 95, 6);font-size:16px;line-height:22pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Macklemore / Ryan Lewis / Ben Haggerty / Glen Lane Reynolds / Larry Griffi </span></div>

<div style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#660000;font-size:20px;line-height:22pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Pulled into the parking lot, parked it<br />
Zipped up my parka, joined the procession of marchers<br />
In my head like, “is this awkward?<br />
Should I even be here marching?”<br />
Thinking if they can’t, how can I breathe?<br />
<br />
Thinking that they chant, what do I sing?<br />
I want to take a stance ’cause we are not free<br />
<br />
And then I thought about it, we are not “we”<br />
Am I in the outside looking in, or am I in the inside looking out?<br />
Is it my place to give my two cents?<br />
Or should I stand on the side and shut my mouth?<br />
<br />
“No justice, no peace,” okay, I’m saying that<br />
They’re chanting out, “black lives matter,” but I don’t say it back<br />
Is it okay for me to say?<br />
I don’t know, so I watch and stand<br />
In front of a line of police that look the same as me<br />
Only separated by a badge, a baton, a can of Mace, a mask<br />
A shield, a gun with gloves and hands that gives an alibi<br />
In case somebody dies behind a bullet that flies out of the nine<br />
Takes another child’s life on sight<br />
<br />
Blood in the streets, no justice, no peace<br />
No racist beliefs, no rest ’til we’re free<br />
There’s blood in the streets, no justice, no peace<br />
No racist beliefs, no rest ’til we’re free<br />
Blood in the streets, no justice, no peace<br />
No racist beliefs, no rest ’til we’re free<br />
There’s blood in the streets, no justice, no peace<br />
No racist beliefs, no rest ’til we’re free<br />
<br />
[...]<br />
It’s all stolen, anyway, can’t you see that now?<br />
There’s no way for you to even that out<br />
<br />
You can join the march, protest, scream and shout<br />
Get on Twitter, hashtag and seem like you’re down<br />
But they see through it all, people believe you now?<br />
You said publicly, “rest in peace, Mike Brown”<br />
You speak about equality, but do you really mean it?<br />
Are you marching for freedom, or when it’s convenient?<br />
<br />
Want people to like you, want to be accepted?<br />
That’s probably why you are out here protesting<br />
Don’t think for a second you don’t have incentive<br />
Is this about you, well, then what’s your intention?<br />
<br />
[...]<br />
<br />
And if I’m the hero, you know who gets cast as the villain<br />
White supremacy isn’t just a white dude in Idaho<br />
White supremacy protects the privilege I hold<br />
White supremacy is the soil,<br />
the foundation,<br />
the cement<br />
and the flag that flies outside of my home.<br />
<br />
[...]</span></div>

<div style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:rgb(180, 95, 6);font-size:20px;line-height:22pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Read the Full Song Lyrics at <a alt="Full Song Lyrics" href="https://genius.com/Macklemore-and-ryan-lewis-white-privilege-ii-lyrics" target="_blank" title="Full Song Lyrics">Genius.com</a> </span></div>

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