Bowling for Columbine

100. Andrew W.K. - Party Hard The sonic equivalent of shotgunning on a Four Loko, Party Hard is of this unique blend of dumb that is so stupid, it might actually be smart. Chances are, Andrew W.K. won’t win a Nobel Prize for the lyrics of his signature hit (or any other of his songs, really), but no song managed to encapsulate the spirit of doing donuts in an empty grocery store’s parking lot like this one. 99. Eminem - Lose Yourself Lose Yourself was the exact moment when Eminem was seen as…

games can make the user experience short-term aggression as a result (Gauthier). When emotions of sadness and anger are mixed, it can lead to radical results, especially with video games, acting as a catalyst for instance the perpetrators of the Columbine High School shooting had a history of violent media (Gauthier). Further analysis also shows that certain individuals will witness death related stimuli which could lead to unhealthy thinking (Gauthier). Further research has established that…

The great majority of school shootings are perpetrated by victims of bullying. School shootings are deadly and alarming, but bullying is intimidating and greedy. These subjects intertwine together because bullying can lead to school shootings. School shootings and bullying both happen in a school environment. Bullying is an aggressive behavior usually among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. A school shooting is an occurrence in which a student uses a gun at…

Murder: the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another; also the subject of an commonly banned book In Cold Blood by Truman Capote. Banned in some schools -such as Glendale (CA) Unified School District in 2012- for its gruesome details of violence, accounts of rape, and profanity, In Cold Blood depicts the murder of a family. Perry Edward Smith and Richard (Dick) Eugene Hickock, the killers, were hoping to gain wealth and fortune but ended up on Death Row a few years later.…

Student’s Name Instructor’s Name Course Date Controversies in the Laramie Project Introduction The Laramie Project is a play that revolves around the death of a student at the Ottumwa High School. The circumstances that lead to the student's murder was that he was gay and that made him the odd one out in the eyes of his fellow students who had negative thoughts about his lifestyle. However, that is not the only reason behind the composition of the play that was the Laramie project. The principal…

On December 14, 2012, a gunman entered an elementary school in Sandy Hook, Connecticut and killed 20 innocent children between ages six and seven, and six adults. The day started like any other day. Teachers were attending a morning meeting. The halls were decked with the artwork of students and clay self-portraits. Nearly a year later, a novelist, children’s book writer, and an award-winning author named Brian Doyle wrote an article titled Dawn and Mary, a tribute to the two women. His article…

The Columbine Massacre Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold will always leave a mark on Columbine High School because of the massacre of April 20, 1999. On April 9, 1981, Eric Harris was born and had an average childhood until he began high school. Eric did not fit in and was bullied constantly. On September 11, 1981 Dylan Klebold was born into a middle class family and also played little league throughout his childhood. Dylan was born in Wichita, Kansas and then moved to Littleton, Colorado. He was a…

I am writing to you concerning the issue of teachers allowed to carry guns in our schools, specifically grades kindergarten through eighth. As an eighth grader, I do not believe that teachers should be allowed to have a gun in school and also do not feel comfortable going to school in an environment that contains guns. Our country is at a point of crisis where we are trying to solve gun safety in schools, many people believe that arming teachers is the solution and some districts have already…

Charleston church shooting, Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, Aurora theater shooting, Columbine High School shooting, Empire State Building shooting these are just some of the many mass shootings that we've had within recent years. 2.0 percent to 20.2 percent suicide by fire arm in the United States and more than 80 percent of guns used in mass shootings are obtained legally. 67.8 percent of homicides in the United States involved a firearm but gun control is a big issue due to the fact of…

On the 1st October at Oregon's Umpqua Community College, a horrific shooting unfolded that resulted in ten people getting killed. Including the recent gun shooting, there were more several massive casualties by school gun shootings such as the Columbine High School Massacre in 1999, the Virginia Tech massacre in 2007, and the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012. The matter of the gun control draws public attention. The President Obama is currently trying to make some changes for gun…