Welcome to our first online discussion. Please choose one of the following topics and take a moment to add a comment - provide your opinion, some insight, or analysis to the topic!
Yesterday there was another mass shooting in the US. Please read the following articles to familiarize yourself with this tragedy:
http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/02/us/las-vegas-shooter/index.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/02/us/las-vegas-shooting-live-updates.html?mcubz=0
Here are three topics for discussion. Do some research on the internet and please provide a one-paragraph response that clearly states your opinion, and provides evidence (hint: incorporate quotes!) from at LEAST one online source you find. Please mention the topic you are answering by providing the number at the beginning of your comment.
1) CNN and other news outlets have disclosed the name of the shooter, despite many people believing this glorifies mass shooters and increases the likelihood of copycats (See: Roger Ebert and Charlie Brooker responses to this). Do you think that news outlets should provide the public with information about people who carry out atrocious acts like this? Why or why not? (check this out: this has been an issue since the ancient Greeks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herostratus)
2) Tragic events like this bring up the issue of gun control. Do you believe that stricter gun laws would result in fewer tragedies of this nature? Explain
3) Is there 'type' of person that carries out mass shootings like this? If so, what is the "profile" of the typical shooter and what can we do to address this and prevent further tragedies?
Please choose one topic, do some research and answer it in paragraph form in a word document. Once completed, please email your completed work to [email protected]
Yesterday there was another mass shooting in the US. Please read the following articles to familiarize yourself with this tragedy:
http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/02/us/las-vegas-shooter/index.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/02/us/las-vegas-shooting-live-updates.html?mcubz=0
Here are three topics for discussion. Do some research on the internet and please provide a one-paragraph response that clearly states your opinion, and provides evidence (hint: incorporate quotes!) from at LEAST one online source you find. Please mention the topic you are answering by providing the number at the beginning of your comment.
1) CNN and other news outlets have disclosed the name of the shooter, despite many people believing this glorifies mass shooters and increases the likelihood of copycats (See: Roger Ebert and Charlie Brooker responses to this). Do you think that news outlets should provide the public with information about people who carry out atrocious acts like this? Why or why not? (check this out: this has been an issue since the ancient Greeks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herostratus)
2) Tragic events like this bring up the issue of gun control. Do you believe that stricter gun laws would result in fewer tragedies of this nature? Explain
3) Is there 'type' of person that carries out mass shootings like this? If so, what is the "profile" of the typical shooter and what can we do to address this and prevent further tragedies?
Please choose one topic, do some research and answer it in paragraph form in a word document. Once completed, please email your completed work to [email protected]