ENGLISH 101 EXAM Directions : Read and consider the short passage below, then re

ENGLISH 101 EXAM
Directions
: Read and consider the short passage below, then respond to the topic question in a
3-part/5-paragraph, double-spaced response essay. You may use the internet for information, but
be sure to write everything in your own words. If you directly or indirectly quote someone or cite
published information, just mention the source in a sentence (no need to include formal citations
in this essay). Post your final draft to Digication.
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The National Rifle Association’s incoming president, Oliver North, a 74-year-old retired US
Marine lieutenant colonel, is not wasting any time jumping into the gun-control debate. On
Sunday, two days after a shooting
at a Texas high school left 10 dead,
North made an appearance
on “Fox News Sunday” to discuss the epidemic of school shootings.
“The problem that we’ve got is that we’re trying to treat the symptom without treating the
disease,” North said. “And the disease, in this case, isn’t the Second Amendment. The disease is
youngsters who are steeped in a culture of violence.”
North continued: “Nearly all of these perpetrators are male, and they’re young teenagers in most
cases, and they’ve come through a culture where violence is commonplace. All we need to do is
turn on a TV, go to a movie.” [from the
Washington Post
, May 2018]
Topic question
: What do you think about what Oliver North says? Have violent TV shows,
violent movies, and violent video games created a “culture of violence”? With respect to the
recent rise in violent acts, are these creative works slightly responsible, completely responsible
or completely irrelevant? State and discuss your view

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