Assignment

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With the numerous school shootings over the last two decades, especially in America as this is chiefly an American thing, one may wonder - What is the cause of all these shootings, and what can be done about the problem? Is there some root thing worth targeting, or has some perfect storm been created now-beyond our powers to stop it-and we should just accept frequent shootings as the price of living in America? In an essay of 800-100 words you must answer the question Should guns be allowed on college campuses? (if you choose to, you may also include lower school). Three essays should be read in preparation: The first is Timothy Wheeler's "There's A Reason They Choose Schools." The second is Malcolm Gladwell's "Thresholds of Violence: How School Shootings Catch On" [link available in Web Links at the bottom of Modules, or by Googling]. The third is Jesus M. Villahermosa's "Guns Don't Belong in the Hands of Administrators, Professors or Students" [Google it]. Your essay must be in MLA format again - a checklist has been available this time in Modules/ Course Documents. Your work must have 5-7 outside sources. You must use at least one of the required readings, and may use all three.