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72 Hours of Hell 

Although today I was not in Journalism classes, during Digital Design my class was asked to go to Mr. Miller's room to watch a power point and take part in a discussion they were having. We talked about the shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue, the Shooting at Jefferson town Kroger, and pipe bombs being delivered to news organizations and politicians. If I was to share my opinion about everything we talked about during that discussion I would go far over 2 pages. So I am just going to talk about one question we were asked in the powerpoint, why did these things happen?
   Just like many questions we ask ourselves, there is not just one correct answer. However, I believe the people in power has played a big role in causing these events. For starters, they have not done a good job at spreading awareness about things like gun violence. Plus these criminals are motivated to do what they did by something and I think that people in power can easily persuade them to think one way, which can lead them to act violently towards certain groups of people. For example, Trump has said that CNN is fake news, and his actions can lead people to believe that and be hateful towards CNN.
   Overall my answer to "Why did these things Happen?" is not the full answer but part of the reason, people in power are not doing enough to raise awareness about this event and can sometimes add to the problem.                
       

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