Columbine High School massacre

Case Study/Project1 Pamela A. Shelley Prof . R. Zornes CMST 301 Behind the Blair Witch Behind the Blair Witch Introduction In 1999, audiences around the world wandered into a low-budget thriller wondering if the documentary they were about to see was real footage of the last horrific moments of young filmmakers lost in the harried woods of Western Maryland. For over a year, recovered footage about their disappearance had been continuously viewed and updated on the movie’s website and…

In April of 1999, two angry teenagers decided to attack Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. Before taking their own lives, Eric Harris, 18, and Dylan Klebold, 17, shot and killed 13 people and wounded more than 20 others. The late morning of April 20th, 1999, Harris and Klebold were dressed in trench coats and began shooting at their classmates. The two gunmen had planned to bomb the school, but when the bombs failed to set off, they decided to go on a shooting spree. People all around…

The policy tries to keep schools away from harm and remain safe. Personally I, and many parents would agree nothing’s wrong with this. By using these acts, it gives a fair punishment to anyone who disobeys them, because a punishment is already set. If a girl harasses a boy, she’ll get the same punishment as a boy who harasses a girl. On a more serious note, drug use and schools shootings have been dealt with also. After the Columbine school shooting, which left 13 dead and 20 wounded…

A grand Jury indicted the Ford Motor Company on charges of reckless homicide and criminal negligence that played a part to the death of three teenage girls on August 1978 in Elkhart, Indiana. They were killed in a fiery crash when their Ford Pinto was struck from the rear by a van driver on U.S Highway 33 near Goshen Indiana. Their automobile exploded and burst into flames. The Elkhart County grand Jury argued that Ford Company had previous knowledge that the fuel tank of pinto in which Judy…

The United States has countless children aged 10-14 viewing violent and traumatizing motion pictures. Most have seen the harsh movie The Dark Knight, which has a PG-13 rating. This horrifying film continuously shows the main character, as a terrorizing joker who enjoys to kill for entertainment. This is unacceptable because it teaches children and young teens it is perfectly normal to kill without having any type of reasoning behind the madness and insanity. Furthermore, countless details…

their perception is just that a perception. A person cannot accurately tell how another person will “feel” when faced with a tragedy. More money should go in to education of proper gun ownership and mental awareness than legislation regarding “safe school…

A casual player of Grand Theft Auto might find humor out in killing strippers on the streets because it is “just a game”. Over the past 30 years, there has been major research on the relationship between televised violence and violent behavior among younger children. Cross- sectional, longitudinal, and experimental studies have all confirmed this connection. Today, many youths have television in their rooms which could give children a greater opportunity to view programs without parental…

Do you remember the recent Las Vegas massacre, Orlando nightclub shooting or even UPS California shooting? How do you feel about them? Is America really safe? In the Columbine school shooting, 13 people dead and more than 20 others injured. Famous filmmaker Michael Moore explores the environment and background in which the attack took place, Moore investigates the brutal nature of violence in the US. During this documentary different techniques and angle shots were used to try and manipulate the…

the audience to view these Americans as individuals responsible for bringing hostility into society. Secondly, the use juxtaposition is apparent when a pro-gun rally is held shortly after another agonizing school shooting, this time in Flint, Michigan. Jimmie Hughes, the principal of the school is mourning the death of 6-year-old Kayla Rolland who was shot. The poignant clip is followed by the feed of the controversial rally, once again pugnaciously led by Charlton Heston, promoting the usage of…

After listening to Serial, a podcast based on the awaiting trial of a high school star Adnan, I believe that he is guilty of killing his, at the time, girlfriend Haemin Lee. First of all, Adnan doesn’t anything specific from that afternoon. If anyone got a call from the police saying that your friend is missing, you would definitely remember every detail of what happened that day because it is not something that you can just forget. Just to add to that, if your friend is still missing the next…