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Show UVU REVIEW OPINIONS American Exceptionalism By Cameron Simek Life Editor @Skabomb LAURA FOX//UVU REVIEW The government shut down. We are living in a nation that is holding itself hostage. Our elected representatives have decided their partisan politics are more important than keeping people working. Toeing that party line and giving no quarter has left public parks closed, NASA pushing back a Mars mission and many Americans out of work. This is completely unacceptable. There have been a lot of terms that Americans have used to define their place in the world. Manifest Destiny claimed that the geographical area of the United States is ours, from sea to sea. Another is the idea of American Exceptionalism. Gun control: a rational look OTHER TOP STORIES Disasters make us stronger By Samantha Gahn Opinions Writer flutedm@yahoo.com By Joshua Wartena Opinions Writer joshua.wartena@gmail.com I've been a victim of gun violence. Three years ago, I was put in a headlock by a drunk man who threatened to blow my head offwith a revolver he pressed into the base of my skull. Smelling alcohol fumes from a near-empty bottle in one hand while he traced the gun barrel around my face and chest was one of the most terrifying things I have every experienced. Sometimes I can still feel cold metal against my collarbone. He chose not to kill me that day. I was lucky. Highway to the danger zone By Jimmy Hall Assistant Opinions Editor @Jimmyrhall LAURA FOX//UVU REVIEW |