Gun Violence

Gun violence in the United States Across America, firearms are fast becoming a must-have accessory (“I’m girlie about my gun. I chose it because it’s beautiful and I like it on show” said a 24 girl.)But is this fear of serious crime justified or a sign of a society in the grip of intense paranoia ? There are an estimated 200 million privately owned guns in the US. Despite the pro-gunners’ fears, they’re not going to be taken away anytime soon. Even the Brady Campaign doesn’t advocate an outright

exactly after opening his eyes because of the sudden JET OF LIGHT 4000 volts sped out from one side then another until the 6 shot when a man holding a FLAME THROWER [WHELLL IT WAS ACTUALLY A GUN IN THE FORM OF A FLAMETHROWER BUT ISSUING VOLTS OF ELECTRICITY AT THE INTENTENDED TARGET] HIS GUN SO before THE BUS BLEW UP HE JUMPED OUT DEATH MILLIMETRES BEHIND HIM THEN HIS VISION MUFFLED AND HE WENT OUT… CHAPTER2 20-21O’CLOCK AS HE WOKE UP AT 19:30 zak FOUND HIMSELF IN THE GLASS TOWER

plane Last summer I went by plane with my family to Téneriffe . The plane had taken off safely for thirthy minutes and we were comfortably sitting. Suddenly a forty-year old man left his place and announced a hijacking. He brandished a gun and a grenade. All the passengres were terrified. He howled that his wife was unfaithful and that he wanted to take revenge . He was angry and desesperate. We didn't understand why he wanted to include us in his revenge plans . We were

Meanwhile, Pierre-Charle clirubs on the balcony of her room and Juliette open him tje window. Then, Pierre-Charles immediattely start to make up Juliette. The result is impressive ! Now, she has a huge injury on her forehead. Pierre-Charles give ger a gun with four bullets and leave the room. Juliette is laying down on the floor wuth a huge bloodstain and she swallows sleeping pills. After, a while, she fires once and falles asleep. The whole family runs into her romm and discover the body. The plan

Machine Gun Machine gun est une chanson du musicien américain Jimi Hendrix, elle est extraite de l’album live Band of Gypsys sorti en 1970. Biographie : James Marshall Hendrix, plus connu sous le nom de Jimi Hendrix, est né le 27 novembre 1942 à Seattle aux Etats-Unis. D’origine cherokee, chanteur, guitariste et auteur-compositeur américain, il fonde le groupe anglo-américain The Jimi Hendrix Experience en 1966. Il est considéré comme le plus grand guitariste de l’histoire du rock et l’un des artistes

musiciens les plus novateurs de 20eme siècle grâce à son approche révolutionnaire de la guitare électrique et ses techniques d’enregistrement en studio. Il fut une figure majeure de l’opposition à la guerre du Vietnam.  MACHINE GUN - date de création : Crée en 1969 lors d'une improvisation pour protester contre la guerre au Vietnam - auteur : Jimi Hendrix   Tout commence en septembre 1969 quand Hendrix, son batteur Mitch Mitchel et son bassiste Billy Cox décide de protester

Top Gun : 1-présentation du film : Top Gun est un film américain réalisé par Tony Scott en 1986. C’est aujourd'hui un film culte. Les principaux acteurs sont : Tom Cruise ;dans le Rôle de: Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell, Kelly McGillis ; dans le Rôle de: Charlotte 'Charlie' Black-wood, Val Kilmer ; dans le Rôle de: Tom 'Iceman' Kasanzky, Anthony Edwards ; dans le Rôle de: Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw, Tom Skerritt

A Gun Culture. Commentary : This text is an extract from a study entitled : Arming America: The Origins of a National Gun Culture in 2000. The author raises a burning and topical (d’actualité) issue: the problem of gun control and gun culture in the USA. He tries to account for (expliquer) a widespread phenomenon, a scourge (un fléau) that plagues ( tourmenter, harceler) America. We can divide this text into 2 parts: From line 1 to line 25: A typical example of tragedies From line 6 to the end:

entouré de rock et de littérature. Dès ses 13 ans, il commence à composer quelques textes et découvre le groupe de rock américain « Doors ». Suite à l’arrivé du punk, il s’imagine jouer dans un groupe de musique. Il se passionnera par la suite pour « The gun club », un groupe de punk blues américain mené par Jeffrey Lee Pierce. C’est en 1980, alors en classe de seconde au lycée Saint-Genès de Bordeaux, que Bertrand Cantat rencontrera Serge Teyssot-Gay. Par la suite, c’est grâce à un annonce qu’il rencontrera

enormously because it provoked debate regarding gun control laws, the availability of firearms in the United States, and gun violence involving youths. Much discussion also centered on the nature of high school cliques, subcultures and bullying, as well as the role of violent movies and video games in American society. The shooting also resulted in an increased emphasis on school security, and a moral panic aimed at goth culture, social outcasts, the gun culture, the use of pharmaceutical anti-depressants