Virginia Tech Hokies

The manner in which violence is carried out in America has evolved over time and has become somewhat of a spectacle when portrayed to the public: In particular when referring to mass shootings associated with school violence. The public watching media coverage of mass shootings within the 20th and 21st century may assume that such violence occurs more often than not. However, school shootings have occurred since the early 1700 's as the first documented incident, but school shootings have

than ever in U.S history. According to an article on a student who carried a concealed handgun on campus, authors Ian Shapira and Tom Jackman spoke to increased violence which can be seen in the Virginia Tech Shooting where “Thirty-three people were killed Monday, April 17, 2007 on the campus of Virginia Tech in what appears to be the deadliest shooting rampage in American history, according to federal law enforcement officials. Many of the victims were students shot in a dorm and a classroom building

The toxic aroma of despair fell upon Virginia Tech, April 16, 2007, when a gunman opened fired on the university’s campus resulting in thirty-three deaths along with more than a dozen injuries and a permanent wound to the community. Journalist and writer, Lilly Yulianti, posted an article one day after the tragedy identifying a newer form of journalism identified as active citizen reporters. Yuliantis' article, Praise for Student’s Footage of Virginia Tech Mass Killing, received a voice in an online

Mass Shootings LAS VEGAS: On October 1st, 2017 there was a mass shooting. This was the deadliest shooting. It happened during a music festival. The shooter was in a hotel called Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. He fired from the 32nd floor. The shooter was a 64-year-old man. The shooters name was Stephen Paddock. He was found did in his room(he committed suicide). He killed 59 people including himself. He injured over 539 people. Then , 3 more died instantly after the accident. 23 firearms were

of the shooting, there was no evidence found if Seung had any specific targets during the massacre. Later on the public learned that Seung was a shy student who hardly spoke to anyone. He also had a history of mental health problems. “In 2011, Virginia Tech was fined by the U.S. Department of Education for failing to issue a prompt campus-wide warning after Seung shot his first two victims. School officials sent an email notification about the dorm shooting to students and faculty at 9:26 that morning

Patricia Lopez Pomerville English 4, Pd.7 15, October 2017 Mass Shootings are Happening More Frequently There is no question that mass shootings are happening more frequently. The question is are they happening to often? They have become more common, but have always been a problem in the world. Shootings have been happening since the invention of guns, but as we come closer to our era mass shootings have been happening more regularly. These shootings need to be stopped and put an end to. But how

caused by one or more suspects. On October 1, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada a man by the name of the of Stephen Paddock opened fire on concertgoers at the Route 91 Harvest. He fired thousands of rounds in just a matter of minutes using high powered advanced tech military grade weapons. After the shooting the uproar about the ability to purchase such high-powered weapons arose again and citizens called for gun laws to be revised. The semi-automatic weapons can now be altered to function as a fully automatic

extensive and the cause has many parts to it. Gun violence has always been an issue in the United States. The public started to notice the problem in 2007 when there was one of the most known school shootings at Virginia Tech. “Caitlin Hammaren was just a normal sophomore at Virginia Tech and on April 16, 2007 what seemed as just a normal day of class her life had been taken away from her” (Why gun control is important) After that, it again became a hot topic in 2012, when there was another school

gun massacre in modern American history happened on April 16, 2007 at Virginia Tech. It started off as an ordinary Monday morning. Twenty-three-year-old Seung Hui Cho moved methodically from classroom to classroom, shooting rapidly and randomly. When he was done, thirty- two students and faculty members were dead; twenty-five others were wounded. As the police closed in on him, he saved a final bullet for himself. The Virginia Tech shooter’s choice of weapons were a 9-mm Glock 19 pistol and a .22-caliber

conversation coverage of the event tend to be attractive to people who suffer from feeling isolated or insignificant in the world. Such is the case of Seung Hui Cho, an angry and disturbed student, who shot to death 32 students and faculty of Virginia Tech University, and wounded 17 more before killing himself. This case study will analyze the massacre with the purpose in mind of understanding the “why” of the incident thereby hoping to prevent another student from resorting to murder. Subsequent