The Columbine Tragedy

An outburst of school violence has taken over the nation throughout the past several years. Incidents of school violence have quickly intensified since the Columbine tragedy, thus prompting communities to take additional safety precautions with their youth education system. There are many inquiries on what type of violence is most common, often narrowing down on gender, ethnicity, and environment. Violence itself can be defined as a deliberate act, serving no legitimate purpose, which has the possibility

Columbine and Sandy Hook, and the tragedy associated to them, shared a common denominator often targeted by the media, violent video games. However, the bias of the media failed to bring attention to other more prominent factors. These video games do not spur aggression as media turns a blind eye to more telling elements such as mental health issues and bullying. As the level of violence in video games increases, so does the level of concern for those who play them. Some people are quick to blame

Barbara Dority author of “The Columbine Tragedy: Countering the Hysteria”, illustrates how society becomes hysterical after a teen commits a mass school shooting. The Columbine shooting occurred April 20, 1999 in Littleton, Colorado. It was caused by two adolescents Eric Harris and Dylan Kledold, collectively killed 13 students and wounded 23 others. After the Columbine shooting, society looked in every direction for who is to blame for such a horrendous act of violence caused by teens. Dority expresses

Arman, John F. “In the Wale Of Tragedy at Columbine High School.” Professional School Counseling 3.3 (2000): 218-220. Education Abstracts (H.W. Wilson). Web. 10 Nov. 2015. John Arman’s article discusses the reactions and emotions of the Columbine High School students and teachers as they face the days that proceed after the horrifying tragedy. The author also discusses different types of suffering the many who experienced the Columbine shooting face, such as survivor guilt, anger, overwhelming

Columbine High School Shooting: Why did Columbine occur and what can be learned from it? Table of Contents: Part A: Identification and Evaluation of Sources……………………………………2 Part B: Investigation…………………………………………………………………4 Part C: Reflection………………………………………………………………….... Bibliography…………………………………………………………………………. Part A: Investigation and Evaluation of Sources: This investigation will explore the question: “Why did Columbine happen and what can be learned from it?”. This investigation

On April 20, 1999, there was a school shooting at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. The Columbine shooting was once known as the largest high school massacre in US history. This unfortunate event affected the way American schools now take precautions and impacted society. The columbine shooters were two students, Eric Harris, 18, and Dylan Klebold, 17. There are many theories as to why they did their actions, but none of them have been proven correct. One theory is that both Dylan and

Jack Congdon English 3 Honors Lawson August 8, 2017 Summer Reading Essay For this assignment, I read the non-fiction account of Columbine by David Cullen. The novel consisted of two separate, yet parallel, storylines; Eric and Dylan’s preparation for the massacre, and the recollections of the survivors as they struggled to deal with the aftermath. The literary piece is filled with details, sub-plots, and other information which could take an essay in of itself to fully discuss and flesh-out. However

Bowling for Columbine      In 2002 Michael Moore’s film “Bowling for Columbine” won the Oscar for best documentary. Unfortunately, in my opinion I do not believe that this movie is a documentary or truth. Bowling for Columbine is FICTION! The movie makes its points by easily deceiving and misleading the viewer. Moore uses deception as its primary tool of persuasion and effect.      A major theme in Bowling for Columbine is that the NRA is coldhearted

Columbine The tragedy at Columbine High School is something that will be remembered and talked about for many years to come. People from across the nation have all heard about this event. But there are still a couple questions that people have. For instance who’s to blame? The kids alone, the parents for how they brought the children up, or even actually the students at Columbine? Most say that the parents are to blame, but who actually knows? In my opinion the only two people that can actually

and began to pray for your life, for this all to end, for this to be a nightmare, a terrible nightmare. You pray to wake up. “Peek a boo.” On the 20th day of April, in 1999, the small town of Littleton, Colorado was shakened. The effect of the Columbine school shooting rippled throughout the country, chilling people to the core. Parents kept their kids home from school for weeks, the family of the victims mourned for years,