Week 8
1217 words by hawrts
President George W. Bush
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
Dear President Bush,
I am a student at Xavier University in New Orleans and I am writing to you in regards to gun violence. My theology teacher has asked his students to pick a problem in America today and to try to fix it, to “change the world.” So although I am sure you already understand how prevalent this problem is across America, I am hoping that you could give me ideas of how to make a difference as a citizen. I chose this topic after a friend at my church was shot in the chest while trying to break up a fight in his neighborhood. We talk about how many people die from gunshot wounds, but not how many people are injured by them. That same week two other friends were leaving a club and were shot in the parking lot. None of these people died, but their stories weren’t even addressed on the news because of how often these things happen. Please help me address this problem more effectively. I’m not for gun-control, but I’m curious as to how else we could solve this problem.
Thank you for your time,
Elizabeth Chambers
I wrote to President Bush because, although he usually does not respond to his massive amounts of mail personally, someone will read the letter somewhere and perhaps pass it on to someone of importance who can help. Also, on the off-chance that he does read my letter, he has the ability to make changes in society and in our government, for better or worse. He might be able to make a difference or to promote some sort of gun reform.
Gov. Bobby Jindal
21454 Koop Drive, Suite 1-E
Mandeville, LA 70471
Dear Gov. Jindal,
I am a student at Xavier University in New Orleans and I am writing to you in regards to gun violence. My theology teacher has asked his students to pick a problem in America today and to try to fix it, to “change the world.” So although I am sure you already understand how prevalent this problem is in Louisiana, I am hoping that you could give me ideas of how to make a difference as a citizen. I chose this topic after a friend at my church was shot in the chest while trying to break up a fight in his neighborhood. We talk about how many people die from gunshot wounds, but not how many people are injured by them. That same week two other friends were leaving a club and were shot in the parking lot. None of these people died, but they weren’t even addressed on the news because of how often these things happen. Please help me address this problem more effectively. I’m not for gun-control, but I’m curious as to how else we could solve this problem.
Thank you for your time,
Elizabeth Chambers
I wrote to Governor Jindal because he is a governor and has the power to make changes in the state. He’ll be able to address gun violence in Congress and possibly find a way to make changes in Louisiana concerning guns. I am not okay with gun-control because then innocent citizens do not have a way of protecting themselves against people who obtain guns illegally, so I chose Jindal because I’m fairly certain he will not be pressing for gun-control.
Mayor C. Ray Nagin
1300 Perdido, Room 2E04
New Orleans, La 70112
Dear Mayor Nagin,
I am a student at Xavier University in New Orleans and I am writing to you in regards to gun violence. My theology teacher has asked his students to pick a problem in America today and to try to fix it, to “change the world.” So although I am sure you already understand how prevalent this problem is in New Orleans, I am hoping that you could give me ideas of how to make a difference as a citizen. I chose this topic after a friend at my church was shot in the chest while trying to break up a fight in his neighborhood. We talk about how many people die from gunshot wounds, but not how many people are injured by them. That same week two other friends were leaving a club and were shot in the parking lot. None of these people died, but they weren’t even addressed on the news because of how often these things happen. Please help me address this problem more effectively. I’m not for gun-control, but I’m curious as to how else we could solve this problem.
Thank you for your time,
Elizabeth Chambers
I wrote to Mayor Nagin because he is the mayor of New Orleans, even though I don’t necessarily agree with everything he’s done to this city. He has the abililty to make changes and work towards the better and I’d like to see something done about the violence level in our city. We shouldn’t be labeled as one of the murder capitals in the nation.
Senator Mary Landrieu
712 Hart Senate Office Bldg
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Sen. Landrieu,
I am a student at Xavier University in New Orleans and I am writing to you in regards to gun violence. My theology teacher has asked his students to pick a problem in America today and to try to fix it, to “change the world.” So although I am sure you already understand how prevalent this problem is in Louisiana, I am hoping that you could give me ideas of how to make a difference as a citizen. I chose this topic after a friend at my church was shot in the chest while trying to break up a fight in his neighborhood. We talk about how many people die from gunshot wounds, but not how many people are injured by them. That same week two other friends were leaving a club and were shot in the parking lot. None of these people died, but they weren’t even addressed on the news because of how often these things happen. Please help me address this problem more effectively. I’m not for gun-control, but I’m curious as to how else we could solve this problem.
Thank you for your time,
Elizabeth Chambers
I wrote to Senator Landrieu because she is a senator and has the power to make changes through the Senate. Plus, she has made a lot of changes already, so I think she might actually be able to do something about gun reform in America and take the steps to get there.
African American criticism is useful to Bible scholars because it provides another perspective. Slavery in the Bible was based more on social class and being in debt to someone else, not something that had to do with skin color.