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Background Information
To prevent gun violence we should pay attention to certain clues. However, the strong emotions created by the video's twist obscure the fact that the first thing to do is to change gun control laws, and stop blaming individuals who "missed the signs"
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This is propaganda because
This PSA agains gun violence in schools produced by a non-profit organization Sandy Hook Promise. It is available on their official website http://www.sandyhookpromise.org.

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    Katie Owen
    Mon, 02/06/2017 - 08:55
    Katie Owen
    This is a helpful ad because it is an eye opener. When you watch this video you are thinking about a cute couple moment but no one notices the guy suffering in the background. Someone even told me that the was a guy hurting in the background before I watched it and I still missed it.
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    Katie Gault
    Mon, 02/06/2017 - 09:29
    Katie Gault
    It had a great deal of emotional impact, seemingly looking to instill a sense of guilt in the observer. While I think it accomplished its goal of raising awareness of gun violence, I have to wonder if it could hurt a young child, were one to see it.
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    Katie
    Mon, 02/06/2017 - 12:39
    Katie
    I thought this was very beneficial and spread awareness of an important message. The video really showed how important it is to pay attention to others and not just yourself. It was a shock, but it was also an effective reality check.
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    Adeline Wantuch
    Tue, 02/07/2017 - 00:12
    Adeline Wantuch
    This is helpful because it helps open your eyes to what could be going on when you are not looking. Something bad could have been prevented if you had noticed the signs that people had shown.
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    Meghan Schimka
    Tue, 02/07/2017 - 00:13
    Meghan Schimka
    I think this ad was beneficial because it is warning people about gun violence and the warning signs.
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    Jack Young
    Tue, 02/07/2017 - 00:19
    Jack Young
    I think this is beneficial because it goes through a real life situation that you can be in and see something and not even notice the broad effects that it can have.
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    Maggie
    Tue, 02/07/2017 - 00:21
    Maggie
    This is beneficial because it informs kids, teachers, and parents what some signs of a school shooter might portray. This is helpful because it could possibly stop gun violence in schools.
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    Connor
    Tue, 02/07/2017 - 22:31
    Connor
    It was beneficial because it taught you about the dangers of gun violence within schools
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    Julia
    Tue, 02/07/2017 - 22:31
    Julia
    Beneficial teaches you signs to stay safe
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    Jamie
    Tue, 02/07/2017 - 22:31
    Jamie
    It's beneficial because it's helping people learn ways to stay safe. It isn't really that biased in my opinion. It's just telling you what could potentially happen and what are some signs to look for.
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    Emma
    Tue, 02/07/2017 - 22:32
    Emma
    I think that this is beneficial because it shows how people overlook the signs of a potential disaster.
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    Evan
    Thu, 02/01/2018 - 23:15
    Evan
    Very effective
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    Patricia
    Thu, 02/01/2018 - 23:19
    Patricia
    This is beneficial is some ways because it prevents gun violence but it a way it also blames the students for not realizing and not paying attention to the signs.
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    Anne
    Thu, 02/01/2018 - 23:19
    Anne
    I feel like it’s not a great propaganda because it’s blaming the students for not noticing but it’s not their fault someone else is mentally unstable. It’s good that it’s promoting trying to stop gun violence.
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    Sara
    Thu, 02/01/2018 - 23:39
    Sara
    This is both beneficial and harmful. It shows people the signs that someone may be contemplating to do something harmful with a gun.
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    Pearl
    Fri, 02/02/2018 - 01:34
    Pearl
    I think this is beneficial because it teaches you to stay away from danger
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    Brigitte
    Fri, 02/02/2018 - 02:41
    Brigitte
    I think that this type of propaganda is good for people because of what it is fighting for. Violence in schools, violence at all is bad and it is good that this type of propaganda is known so it can spread awareness.
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    Claire
    Fri, 02/02/2018 - 02:46
    Claire
    This source is beneficial because it brings attention to the issue of gun violence and changes the way you view it.
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    Justin
    Fri, 02/02/2018 - 02:46
    Justin
    The fact that people miss the signs in the video suggest that we are ignorant and that we should be attentive of signs.
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    Emily
    Fri, 02/02/2018 - 06:10
    Emily
    This propaganda is beneficial because although it is frightening, it is true. It warns of signs that go unnoticed. The advertisement raises awareness and makes people look out for these signs.
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    Maya
    Fri, 02/02/2018 - 07:00
    Maya
    I think this is beneficial because it teaches people to look out for signs of gun violence. It makes people more aware of what they should be looking for.
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    Quinna Van
    Tue, 02/13/2018 - 21:07
    Quinna Van
    This video definitely revealed strong emotions. I agree that the content was extremely beneficial in a sense where gun violence needs to be discussed more intently. It puts you in a position to realize that we are all naive of our surroundings. We focused more of Evan's story line not knowing that in the same scene a student is showing signs of gun violence. It leaves the audience including myself in shock and creates a wake up call to always beware of my environment. It's also a triggering video because it is made for the tragedy that happen at Sandy Hook elementary. It spread awareness and aid to look for signs of gun violence.
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    Quinna Van
    Tue, 02/13/2018 - 21:17
    Quinna Van
    This video is extremely beneficial to spread awareness on the topic of gun violence. It is a perfect example of propaganda because it showcases how naive we are to our surroundings. The content became triggering when it came together in the end however, it was made to represent what gun violence can lead to and provide aid to look out possible signs. The tragedy of Sandy Hook Elementary was represented as well showing the audience that gun violence is happening and their are ways to prevent it.
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    Jenna Quiroz
    Thu, 10/10/2019 - 20:45
    Jenna Quiroz
    I believe this evoked a lot of emotion which is needed to take something like gun violence seriously. By evoking so many emotions and making people become aware of the signs they are missing it helps bring awareness to stop tragedies like Sandy Hook to happen again.
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    Cx
    Tue, 09/22/2020 - 05:02
    Cx
    This is incredibly harmful because it's pretty much saying quiet kids who wear headphones are going to shoot up their schools. No statistics and uses fear and shock tactics.

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