Many people are asking why mass shootings happen more frequently in the United States. Researchers state owning a gun provides some people with a sense of identity. They also said no other country has so many guns available and so easily available as the U.S. And that, is as the heart of the problem. I wanted to look at Americas excessive interest in guns, and what the gun means to them.“America does have a fascination with guns that is unlike what we see in any country in the industrialized world,” Alexandra Filindra, University of Illinois at Chicago associate professor,had said about the sate of the issue. Filindra said it’s estimated there are between 300 and 350 million guns in civilian hands in the United States.Even though gun ownership in America has declined from 49 percent of households in the early 70s to 36 percent in 2016, that also means on average a gun-owning household has 8 to 10 firearms. Filindra’s research has led her to believe that it’s not about security. “This is not about security. People love firearms for other reasons, they make them feel good, they make them feel important and strong and virtuous and it signifies something good about themselves".
1. CONTEXT: What were the circumstances that framed the meaning and process of this project? There are many minority teens in low-income, low-opportunity areas who have unheard voices. Their self-esteem isn't cultivated and all of their portrayal in the media is negative. 2. CONTENT: What was the issue, need, idea or opportunity addressed by this project? Teen voices were unheard, opinions of them were based on negative media stereotypes, and many of them had very poor self-esteem. 3: FORM: What is the medium that was used to address or embody the content? Immersive theatre in the form of car-conversations that audience members could eavesdrop on. 4. STAKEHOLDERS: Which are the groups or individuals that were invested in the project? The teenagers were very invested because of their desire to free their voices. The adults who helped were invested because they wanted to help these kids start to change the narrative. And the d...
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