École Polytechnique massacre Essays

The École Polytechnique massacre, also known as the Montreal massacre, was a mass shooting at the École Polytechnique in Montreal, Quebec, Canada that occurred on December 6, 1989. The shooter’s name was Marc Lepine, during the shooting he only targeted women but also hurt several men in the crossfire. He shot 28 people and killed 14 women. During that time, there needed to be a more in depth look at how Marc was treated as a child, gun safety needed to be checked out, how women were generally treated

On January 29th 2017, Alexandre Bissonnette, a 27-year-old Laval University student and right extremist, entered the Centre Culturel Islamique de Quebec and opened fire on the men’s floor of the mosque. Bissonnette was charged with six counts of murder and five counts of attempted murder of the men and children who were sitting prayer that night. Bissonnette is currently is awaiting trial in Quebec, though as of yet he has elected not to plead to any of the charges. Though the roles of the victimizer

“... a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge” (Tyrion Lannister). Set in the Medieval Ages, A Game of Thrones written by George R. R. Martin is an engaging and intriguing battle for the iron throne. Ned Stark, lord of Winterfell and Hand of the king, battles endlessly to drive sense into the, Robert Baratheon king of the seven kingdoms and outmaneuver Robert’s wife Cersei. While Ned is in the capital with his daughters Arya and Sansa, his oldest son, Robb rules

In the eighteenth century, women’s positions in societal hierarchy in France were considered inferior to a man and they had no political or voting rights compared to their counterpart. They were viewed physically different than men and destined to a domestic role of taking care of the family rather than involved in public affairs and political rights of society. Most women were housekeepers, peasants, shopkeepers or laundresses and were second-rate to men. Women did not have the same freedom as

Within the painting “Ophelia” by Sir John Everett Millais, the inherent tranquility of Ophelia in the water accurately parallels Edna’s own feelings towards the motif of the sea, and the detailed elements of nature in the image exhibits the concept of a women’s inherent relationship with nature that is further perceived in “The Awakening.” Consequently, this painting best accompanies Chopin’s message in her novel, which conveys that the significant relationship between women and nature intrinsically

employed by the Japanese are also described by Chang, but too horrendous to recall here. What is even more horrific about the Rape of Nanking is that it was the rule, not the exception, during Japan’s occupation of China. The reason why the Nanking massacre has been documented at all was the presence of foreigners in the capital city, many of whom heroically saved the lives of thousands of Chinese. According to Chang, because the Japanese had an ingrained sense of racial superiority which was affronted

genocide, which also at this point, nobody has because there was no time to prepare (Brook). The Chinese stated that between 380,000 - 420,000 people were killed. Japan argued that killing a surrendered or captured soldier should not be considered as “massacre” (Armstrong). As for new information, several women had their breasts

The Boston Massacre was in 1770, and was a clash between British soldiers and a large mob. It is very controversial on who started the incident, but their was a lot of colonial propaganda that came out on this incident. The colonists were the aggressors in the Boston Massacre because they taunted and “assaulted” the British soldiers, they made the soldiers think that their captain was telling them to fire, and their was a lot of propaganda and bias that came out to show the opposite of what happened

acts of the so called “protectors” of the colonists, five men are dead and six others have been injured. The soldiers fired and killed, without orders, five men who were irritated by the controlling English Parliament. The soldiers have claimed this massacre as an act of self-defense, but the killing of unarmed men is anything but self-defense. The soldiers fired unsure whether they had been given an order or not. “On my asking the soldiers why they had fired without order, they said they heard the

Paul Revere’s “The Bloody Massacre in King-Street, March 5, 1770.” is a painting of the Boston Massacre that still represents the bloody event today. However, is this depiction an observation of oppression or propaganda with a platform? The painting depicts the British Red Coats firing on the civilians of Boston as if it were a battlefield with the citizens pleading for mercy. On the contrary, according to History.com, “A squad of British soldiers, come to support a sentry who was being pressed by

the Loyalists won the debate. They all had ample support and logical explanations to support their evidence. The Loyalists were also able to deflect any of the Patriots’ arguments. For instance, the Patriots insisted that the soldiers in the Boston Massacre were at fault, and that even though the soldier who fired first misheard his captain command “fire,” he was still entirely to blame. The Loyalists argued that the soldiers did not have the initial intent to kill, therefore they could not be entirely

Was the Boston Massacre an accident, people say it was, people say it wasn't. Till what I´ve heard the Boston Massacre is not an accident because according to the articles many witnesses were there to experience it such as Benjamin Burdick he had a testimony of the Boston massacre that he said in court. Another guy that was there to witness the horrible traject was Nutent Prince both of them saw what happened. Nutent Prince supports either side because it says in source D that he saw snow balls

Long Island Railroad Massacre On December 7, 1993 Colin Ferguson boarded a Long Island commuter train at the Merillon Avenue station and open fired on unarmed passengers.  Six were killed and nineteen were injured. Colin Ferguson was born on January 14, 1959 in Kingston, Jamaica to Von Herman and May Ferguson.  According to the about news web blog he was a highly regarded businessman in Jamaica. In 1978 his father was killed in a deadly car crash, not long after that his mother passed away from

John Adams On March 5,1770 in Boston; John Adams had just got home when he heard voices screaming, “fire!” Adams immediately went to help because he cared, but then he heard a loud burst, it was a gunshot. Once Adams heard the gunfire he ran to the scene. To his dismay there were children, as well as many adults wounded, and even five dead. The next day the soldiers and Captain Preston asked Adams if he would help them. When no other lawyer would take their case, but Adams did. This shows Adams

Call me a tory or not, but the british in the Boston Massacre were not guilty of murder and opening fire on crowd for no reason. The british completely and utterly acted in self defense on March 5,1770. Know you might say well they placed taxes on us… NEWS FLASH… this is about whether this is murder or done in self defense, not taxes. Trust me this king’s Street mess was definitely in self defense. “The people kept huzza-ing. Damn’ em. Daring’ em to fire. Threw snowballs. I think they hit ’em. As

the shots were fired, but did not hear a command from Captain Preston. Captain Thomas Preston is innocent in the slaying of five Boston colonists based on the statements given by the witnesses. The British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre are not guilty in the deaths of five colonists because they acted out of self-defense. According to Newton Prince, “Some of the [colonists] said let’s attack the Main Guard, or the Centinel…” (Newton Prince). If the colonists attacked the soldiers

Throughout our lives, we drive tough times and empower the goods. We learn and examine events of history that we never picture could happen in our life. These Historical events teach us lessons that stick with us until the very last day. The Boston Massacre left many casualties and people wounded. No one is sure if the soldiers planned the attack against the angry bystanders or if bystanders instigated and started the fight. Thus leading us to the question what really happened on the evening of March

night March 5th, 1770, the Boston Massacre occurred. It took place during the enforcement of the unpopular taxation by British troops. One of the main reasons why the British troops were there was for the enforcement of taxation of the colonists, for example, The Stamp Act. These acts required Americans to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. The colonists were furious because they had no say in whether the Stamp Act should pass or not. The Boston Massacre is historically viewed as a spark

Research Paper: Nanking Massacre China is the country that has the biggest population in the world. Their GDP is also World second (Wikipedia). They have a horrific, cruel and ghastly thing happened ever in history, the Nanking Massacre. It was July 1937, during the World War 2. Japanese easily invaded Beijing and Tianjin and they were full of confidence. Japanese claimed that they could invade all of the China in 3months, but during the war in Shanghai, it took those 3months to invade Shanghai

Iris Chang’s “The Rape of Nanking” is a distressing and vivid account of the atrocities committed by the Imperial Japanese Army during their capture of the city of Nanking, China in 1937. The book details the rape, torture, and murder of hundreds of thousands of Chinese civilians and prisoners of war in what is often referred to as one of the worst war crimes in modern history. The author’s detailed research, personal interviews, and firsthand accounts create a powerful and emotionally charged narrative