Columbine High School

Sandy Hook, five years ago, 7,000 more children have died from gun violence in the United States. Since Columbine, 187,000 students have been exposed to gun violence in their school. The United States is a nation of trauma—a nation in perpetual grief. Too many parents never get to see their children grow up—never to see their child get their first job, drive their first car, or walk at their high school graduation. Apathy can no longer be…

Students for Gun Free Schools states that students would not feel safe knowing that some students in their classroom are carrying a loaded weapon and therefore deter their education. In addition, during debates, those with strong opinions on certain issues will hesitate to express…

shooting of Columbine High School in 1999 was one of the most eye opening and unexpected events of the 90s. All shreds of normalcy disappeared for teens and parents alike as a safe haven for children was turned shooting gallery. Many images that came out of Columbine were striking, heart wrenching, or maddening, but the image selected portrays one of the rawest emotions coming out of the tragedy: the unmeasurable amount of mourning and loss felt in the affected community. And sadly, Columbine…

within the American people and their desire for guns. American citizens are aware of the danger that follows with gun use, but still advocate to keep them legal within the states. The gruesome massacres that have occurred within American schools such as Columbine, Virginia Tech, as well as the massacre that recently occurred in Orlando, Florida at club Pulse, somehow do not resonate with the fact that this country has a very serious gun problem. The United States must figure out logical ways to…

watching the news because it is always something negative showing. It’s always a murder or a drug bust. The rise of drugs in the community is scoring through the roof. School programs such as D.A.R.E. have been declared not to be as effective as they had hoped initially. School shootings have plagued across the United States. The schools seem to be the new place to go to display violent acts. Seung-Hui Cho, the Virginia Tech shooter was found to be a very troubled student that killed thirty-two…

The film includes aspects of the Columbine High School Massacre where a total of 12 students were murdered due to a violent school shooting. A school is stereotyped to comprise of students encouraging one another with compassion and respect and for most parts this stereotype is true, however, cases such as the massacre at Columbine High School occur. Moore excels at looking into the violence that can occur in schools. Two students who survived the massacre are introduced in…

Be Allowed To Carry Guns In School? Imagine a scenario where you are defenseless against someone with the intention to wreak mass havoc on staff and students within a campus. It is unfortunate to note that columbine High school experienced a tragedy in 1999, which holds historic benefit to the concept of providing protection to those within a campus in case of a tragic scenario. It is important to know that when over ten students lost their lives during shooting in school, the idea to permit…

The Role of Technology in Columbine The vast available technology plays a massive part in national crises such as Columbine. The Columbine High School massacre occurred on April 20, 1999 carried out by senior students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, and resulted in murdering twelve students, one teacher, and injuring 24 others. The pair soon after proceeded to commit suicide in the lunchroom of their school. If there were no technology during this event, news would have taken much longer to…

America has the most school shootings in the entire world and this country thinks that teachers should not carry guns. Liberals believe nobody should carry guns at all but they forget that criminals do not abide by the laws and are going to do what they want. The weapons that are used in school shootings are brutal. Criminals use pipe bombs, and primarily rifles since they are better for mass shootings. Banning guns will not change a thing the only way this is possible is if we take action by…

The shooting at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999 was a horrific event that prompted a lot of change not only in America, but the whole world. The only thing the Columbine shooting failed to change was America’s love for their guns. Bowling for Columbine is a documentary that takes a focus on this issue and tries to find why Americans are so fascinated with guns. The film, released in 2002, won several awards and was critically acclaimed. The director and star of the documentary, Michael…