Columbine

Six months after the horrific massacre at a high school in Columbine, Colorado, writer Anna Quindlen chose to take a different view than most of the nation. Instead of blaming the mentally troubled kids, she blamed the system for failing to help these kids and give them the treatment they deserved. She argues that the ignorant mindset of adults in America is what holds back the system from being able to successfully help the ill students from receiving the help that they need. Anna Quindlen was…

that many are “normal” people. How could an everyday person, just like me, have the desire to do something so horrible? Why don’t we all commit such horrible crimes? One of the most infamous cases in the history of the United States is the Columbine High School Massacre. The two killers, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, attempted to mass murder the students at their high school, in response to the bullying they claimed to have endured during their time there.…

and liberal activist, who has been labelled as controversial for his tendency to focus on confronting topics such as terrorism, with his work, “Bowling for Columbine” being no exception. The overarching objective of a documentary is to elucidate on the specific injustice and bring about social change with Michael Moore’s, “Bowling for Columbine” demonstrating how this is executed. The documentary was released in October of 2002 in the wake of the tragic school shooting that would subsequently…

surfaces again, mostly, after a school shooting occurs. Whether talking about the Virginia Tech shooting or the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting, when tragedies like these occur, the conversation of gun control in the United States reignites. The Columbine High School shooting is one of the most famous massacres and is still discussed today. It attracts the attention of many industries, such as the film industry, displayed by having a whole documentary dedicated around its events. Michael Moore…

for Columbine) revolve around America and controversial, topical issues. In his films we can see the Michael Moore has certain trademark styles that work for him by using manipulation of both the audience and his interviewees with tactics like his dress, interview style, sarcasm, dark humor and his ironic use of music. His tactics work for his type of film and are seen as very effective however sometimes perceived as rude and anti authority as seen in various scenes in Bowling for Columbine.…

Playing the Game In Dave Cullen’s novel Columbine, he tells the story behind the school shooting at Columbine High School. He gives us a lot of background behind the killers. The two killers, Dylan and Eric, act as normal as every day students in a school. Dave tells us “Psychopaths don’t act like Hannibal Lector or Norman Bates. They come off like Hugh Grant, in his most adorable role” (240). Eric and Dylan throw a curve ball to their pupils by playing the game of a psychopath. Dylan hides…

Bowling for Columbine The controversial documentary “Bowling for Columbine” by Michael Moore, showcases Moore’s hostility towards the American gun culture and his desire for more gun regulations. Throughout the documentary, Moore utilizes music, and interviews with authoritative members of the American gun culture to answer questions regarding America’s gun problem (Gun violence) and biasly influences the audience against pro-gun by creating a satire tone ridiculing and attacking America’s gun…

There are many differences in the psychological state of most active shooters, such as those at Columbine High School, and the tactical team members who confront them. However, one of the biggest differences would be that the psychological state of most active shooters troubled. They have emotional problems and might have an issue with mental illness. Therefore, “the attacker went to the location of the attack with one objective in mind, to kill as many people as possible” (Harmening, p. 83).…

The author, Dave Cullen, was inspired to write this book by the massacre that occurred on April 20th, 1999 in Columbine High School. The events that took place before and after the massacre gave the shooting a whole new different meaning and feel to the community. Cullen was able to capture so many visuals and explanations about people’s stories and the investigation of the shooters along with their reasoning. This book was very well written in the sense that it made the reader understand why…

Personality characteristics of shooters became of interest because of the high death toll and types of victims involved in the occurrences of mass casualty incidents since the Columbine High School shootings in 1999. Vossekuil (2002) analysed thirty-seven incidents of targeted school violence in which he found common characteristic in the profiles of the offenders among the incidents. Like (author), Vossekuil (2002) identified that all of the attackers were males, and 95% of them were current…