report by an anti

[voilsb]

I'm not so sure he's an anti; he also wrote this one: http://dana.ucc.nau.edu/~msb46/gun_rights.html.

This one argues that guns are necessary to maintain freedom as well as for personal and collective protection. It's poorly written, but not as badly as the one quoted in the original post.

 

[WonderNine]

See, there we go jumping to conclusions.

Maybe it's something where's he's supposed to argue "for" and "against" an issue?

 

[modifiedbrowning]

Regardless of his RKBA stance or his writing ability, he does need to take a Geography class or two. By "Tarot Card Sniper" I assume he is referring to the DC Sniper. DC, Virginia, and Maryland are most certainly not in New England! I can't believe none of you southern boys have taken offense at being called,gasp, Yankees!

 

[dukeofurl]

This is clearly one of 2 sides - its apparent he was asked to take a pro gun and anti gun stance and produce 2 different works.

The first is technically inaccurate.

The second (pardon the pun) part is somewhat innacurate but tells us all what we want to hear and belive to be correct.

I may e-mail him and tell him if he's going to be an anti he needs to brush up on facts.

 

[cracked butt]

The worst thing about the paper is that it was supposedly written by a college student. Fantasyworld facts aside, the level of composition in the paper is something I would expect from a 7th grader.

 

[Skofnung]

I couldn't agree more, Cracked Butt.

 

[BarnsBeware]

Okay folks, I checked out the "English 105" class at Northern Arizona University: English 105

Welcome to English 105! You have chosen an exciting and innovative course that introduces you to critical reading and writing in the academic environment. It also helps you to develop technological literacy skills to rhetorically analyze online resources based on the audience addressed, the purpose explored, and the language used.

So, for his assignments, (note only one noted source at a time), he has to read and regurgitate the contents of one source at a time. I think, however, that he is supposed to analyze it too, which would be a little lacking in the first paper, and Wayne does it for him in the second paper.

-BB

 

[TheLastBoyScout]

My physics teacher has added a grade to his scale to cover crap like this... "Z". It means something was turned in, but whatever it was was so bad as to warrant something like 5% credit.

 

[EOD Guy]

He may have had to write papers giving opposing side to a particular viewpoint. While I was taking a college economics course, I had to write a 2 part paper, the first part defending the economic theories of Karl Marx and the 2nd part tearing those theories apart.

If the FBI had ever gotten ahold of the first part, I might have lost my security clearance.

 

[clubsoda22]

After reading both of his essays, i believe he is pro gun and was assigned to write from both viewpoints. He made himself an intelligent pro gun argument and mage his anti-gun argument idiotic and laughable.

 

[MeekandMild]

The English 105 course is entitled English 105: Critical Reading and Writing in the Academic Community. This class has allowed me to do this better than I have ever done it before. This course has shown me that I am able to look at writings, shows, and any medium and analyze it and think about it and question it. This course has caused me to question the statis quo, but also the subversive statis quo. It has challenged me to question not only the idea that are dominant in my society, but it has challenged me to question every institution or writing. It has challenged me to question all writings and social mediums to find the ideals and message that is expressed in everything that I watch.

So this guy's mommy and daddy are spending how much to pay for this eddikashun?

 

[voilsb]

Hey, not everybody's a good writer. The guy might be an engineering genius, though. I mean, my dad's a terrible writer (and he's bad at math, too), but he's incredibly capable at figuring out how to solve real-life problems.

 

[brookstexas]

So I wrote the lil' monkey

Mr.Beale,
I just read your anti-gun essay. I love how "you" (others you parrot actually)interpret the Second Amendment, learn the truth here-http://www.guncite.com/.
I also get the impression you are a Christian, are you familiar with the following scripture?

When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are safe. LUKE 11:21 NIV
"There were no blacksmiths in Israel because the Philistines were determined to keep the Hebrews from making swords and spears." 1 Samuel 13:19-22 (Good News).
If the thief is caught while breaking in,
and is struck so that he dies, there shall
be no bloodguiltiness on his account.
Exodus 22:2.
Hmmmmm, wonder what that's all about???

There are others saying don't go about unarmed etc. but I'm sure you missed those also.

If nothing else remember this- The Second Amendment isn't there to protect hunting.

I assume you play Chess judging from your handle of "Pawn210", it's also fitting how you have been duped by the anti-gun media as well...

Finally, maybe you should visit the website where I first heard of your "writings". Lots of folks there have no doubt written you and there is much to say about your paper.

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=74145

Enjoy,
BrooksTexas

 

[jhisaac1]

I may e-mail him and tell him if he's going to be an anti he needs to brush up on facts.

Duke,
Since when have facts been required to be an anti?

Jason

 

[Bigjake]

American citizens have the right to own machine guns and assault rifles that have no other purpose than to kill two legged animals.

And this is bad....... why?

 

[Zundfolge]

he's going to be an anti he needs to brush up on facts.

Brushing up on the facts is a good way to make sure he never ends up an anti

 

[Standing Wolf]

Are leftist extremists born dull-witted, or do they go to school for it?

 

[BluesBear]

evil tools

And just what was the .45/70 Trapdoor Springfield, 1881/4 Mauser, 1917 Enfield, M1 Garand, M1 Carbine, Colt Aingle Action Army, Colt 1911 and Smith & Wesson M&P .38 Special (among others) designed for?

Why was the most popular hunting rifle for many many years a bolt-action .30-06? Which can trace it heritage back to what? Oh yeah the 1903 Springfield of all things. Which was designed as a (gasp, shudder) human killing military rifle!


Gee, I drive a Jeep Cherokee since I needed more room (and comfort) than was available in my old Jeep Wrangler. Which by the way, was a desendent of the old Military Jeep, which was designed to (gasp, shudder) carry soldiers from point A to point B so they could (gasp, shudder) kill other humans!
I cringe when I think of all of those years I hauled groceries home in that nefarious killing machine. And what was I thinking by driving my nephew to school in that thing?

Take the lowly 12 gauge shotgun. Designed to knock poor defenseless good tasting birdies out of the sky and onto the dinner table. The evil American Army, during the War To End All Wars, used them in the trenches to (gasp, shudder) kill other human beings.



Perhaps I should go out and buy a brand new S&W titanium .38 special snubnose so I can go rabbit hunting. Isn't that what it was designed for?

No wait, I can't go Wabbit hunting right now because now it's Duck theason!

 

[Frohickey]

I wrote the lil' guy as well..

here is my email to the guy, maybe he will show up and expand his horizons...

=====

Hello Mark,

Believe it or not, your writings have generated some discussion over at a web forum that I frequent. Some have seen your earlier Eng 105 assignment supporting Gun Bans and have started to crituque your work.

If you have the time and inclination, visit the web forum at http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=74145 and read what improvements people have suggested.

I have read snippets of your gun_rights and gun_ban compositions, and I think that there is definitely room for improvement. Proof reading and peer review are good tools with which to avail yourself to improve your writing skills. And the folks over at THR.org are only too happy to proof read and review original works relating to firearms.

=====

Let's see if he takes the bait...

 

[Dionysusigma]

...rifles like the Dragonuv and the Ak-103 are owned by Americans and can be sold to anyone. American citizens have the right to own machine guns and assault rifles...

Agree 100%.

What use do legal and upstanding American citizens have for rifles that are used solely for the extermination of other human beings?...

We use them against the criminal population when necessary.

And everything that all the other THRers posted. 'Nuff said.

 

[Don Gwinn]

That boy should be allowed by law to beat his high school English teacher with a stick.

 

[SteveS]

That boy should be allowed by law to beat his high school English teacher with a stick.

He should also beat himself, his parents, and the entire admissions office of his university!

 

[gwalchmai]

Ukraine Train, how did you stumble upon this tripe? And why is it any more relevant to anyone than the millions of other illiterate offerings commonly turned in by freshman composition students?

If you found an 18 year old kid that wrote a well argued piece, that would be worth posting I guess, but this is like pointing out a kid that doesn't like to do his homework. Nothing special.

 

[brookstexas]

EVRYONE read-reply from student

Mark,
Let me be the first to apologize for my mistake. Your anti-gun paper was the only one posted and I was unaware of the other or reason behind it. I will post your reply to me and your explanation.
Thanks,
Brooks

Brooks,

please visit this site.

http://dana.ucc.nau.edu/~msb46/my_links.html

You will find that I have written two papers on the topic. One in favor
of
gun control and removal while another on the right to bear arms and the
second amendment. Both papers I was required to write for English 105.
The
assignment was to write two papers, one that you agreed with (gun
rights and
the 2nd amendment) and the other had to argue the opposite (which was
gun
ban, but I couldnt bring myself to argue completely against guns so I
wrote
what you have read.)

You are not the first, and for someone with such a philosophical
signature I
am surprised that you would assume that I held those beliefs. This is
at
least the tenth email I have written about this and sadly only one
actualyy
asked what I thought. The other automatically called me a liberal
pacifist
and many other thing while slinging bible quotes at me. For a fellow
gun
owner you guys are pretty brutal. I hate to see what response a true
anti-gun person would get.

God bless,
-Mark


also Brooks would you please post this on the site.

Hello from Mark Beale, the author. First, I would like to thank all of
those
who did not drop the hammer without truly investigating my beliefs or
my
stance on the issue. Second, to all those who jumped on me for my
article, I
OWN A GUN! The paper on banning guns was simply to appease a
requirement for
English 105 and my ultra liberal english graduate. Here is the story,
course
assignment is to write a paper arguing for something you believe in.
This
was the source of my first paper entitled Help Decrease Crime and
Promote
Liberty, Own a Gun (http://dana.ucc.nau.edu/~msb46/gun_rights.html)

If you notice this one is more polished and more factually true.

Then course assignment#2 - now that you have written an argument for
something you believe in, you must write an opposing argument. This is
the
source of Gun Ban essay. Now I couldnt bring myself to even defile a
paper
by asking for a total gun ban. So to ease my mind and make it easier I
diluted the opposing argument to machine guns and rifles. My research
consisted of going to an online military video game site and pulling
information, though false. I didn't care if it was true or not as long
as it
sounded technical, the teacher being a 20 something ultra liberal
wouldnt
know the difference. Wrote the paperin an hour and turned it in.

Last thought, I am favor of the 2nd amendment and the numerous rude
emails
would have swayed me to the antigun side if I was not sure of the
amendments validity. You are never going to sway anyone to your side by
ridiculing them and calling them a fool. You will only seem to be
blockheaded right wing extremists that would shoot anyone who came near
to
your house. Show the world that is not who you are. Do not sift through
the
internet looking for anti gun writers to bash. Write logical and
rational
essays that show why gun rights should be fought for.

I will leave you with a thing i witnessed at an nra conference.
the speaker stand up and shouts, "Are you all pro guns?"
the crowd pitches a defening, "YEAH!"
the speaker fires right back, "Wrong answer! We should all be pro
safety.
You say that your pro-gun and people will think you're extreme. You say
your
pro-safety and they will be caught off gaurd or think you're sensible."

thanks for your time
God bless
-Mark Beale

thank you for posting this. since I am unable to register.

once more
God bless
Mark Beale

BTT

 

[brookstexas]

EVRYONE read-reply from student

Mark,
Let me be the first to apologize for my mistake. Your anti-gun paper was the only one posted and I was unaware of the other or reason behind it. I will post your reply to me and your explanation.
Thanks,
Brooks

Brooks,

please visit this site.

http://dana.ucc.nau.edu/~msb46/my_links.html

You will find that I have written two papers on the topic. One in favor
of
gun control and removal while another on the right to bear arms and the
second amendment. Both papers I was required to write for English 105.
The
assignment was to write two papers, one that you agreed with (gun
rights and
the 2nd amendment) and the other had to argue the opposite (which was
gun
ban, but I couldnt bring myself to argue completely against guns so I
wrote
what you have read.)

You are not the first, and for someone with such a philosophical
signature I
am surprised that you would assume that I held those beliefs. This is
at
least the tenth email I have written about this and sadly only one
actualyy
asked what I thought. The other automatically called me a liberal
pacifist
and many other thing while slinging bible quotes at me. For a fellow
gun
owner you guys are pretty brutal. I hate to see what response a true
anti-gun person would get.

God bless,
-Mark


also Brooks would you please post this on the site.

Hello from Mark Beale, the author. First, I would like to thank all of
those
who did not drop the hammer without truly investigating my beliefs or
my
stance on the issue. Second, to all those who jumped on me for my
article, I
OWN A GUN! The paper on banning guns was simply to appease a
requirement for
English 105 and my ultra liberal english graduate. Here is the story,
course
assignment is to write a paper arguing for something you believe in.
This
was the source of my first paper entitled Help Decrease Crime and
Promote
Liberty, Own a Gun (http://dana.ucc.nau.edu/~msb46/gun_rights.html)

If you notice this one is more polished and more factually true.

Then course assignment#2 - now that you have written an argument for
something you believe in, you must write an opposing argument. This is
the
source of Gun Ban essay. Now I couldnt bring myself to even defile a
paper
by asking for a total gun ban. So to ease my mind and make it easier I
diluted the opposing argument to machine guns and rifles. My research
consisted of going to an online military video game site and pulling
information, though false. I didn't care if it was true or not as long
as it
sounded technical, the teacher being a 20 something ultra liberal
wouldnt
know the difference. Wrote the paperin an hour and turned it in.

Last thought, I am favor of the 2nd amendment and the numerous rude
emails
would have swayed me to the antigun side if I was not sure of the
amendments validity. You are never going to sway anyone to your side by
ridiculing them and calling them a fool. You will only seem to be
blockheaded right wing extremists that would shoot anyone who came near
to
your house. Show the world that is not who you are. Do not sift through
the
internet looking for anti gun writers to bash. Write logical and
rational
essays that show why gun rights should be fought for.

I will leave you with a thing i witnessed at an nra conference.
the speaker stand up and shouts, "Are you all pro guns?"
the crowd pitches a defening, "YEAH!"
the speaker fires right back, "Wrong answer! We should all be pro
safety.
You say that your pro-gun and people will think you're extreme. You say
your
pro-safety and they will be caught off gaurd or think you're sensible."

thanks for your time
God bless
-Mark Beale

thank you for posting this. since I am unable to register.

once more
God bless
Mark Beale

BTT