Columbine

Bowling For Columbine Bowling for columbine is a groundbreaking production, that take you into one of the most devastating events in American history. Director Michael Moore gave audience members an in-depth look at the events leading up to the Horrific shooting. Throughout the entirety of the film Moore uses numerous interviews as well statistics. Bowling for Columbine is a thoughtful provoking film, with an underlying message of gun control and injustice in America. Michael was able to use…

The massacre at Columbine High School on April 20 of 1999 was one of the most tragic school shootings in American history at the time. From almost the moment the media aired the event, speculation began as to why Dylan Harris and Eric Klebold would commit such horrific acts. Surveillance camera and home video images flooded the news and the minds of people watching them, imprinting ideas of “bullied outcasts, clad in trench coats, seeking revenge on ‘jocks’ and minorities” (James, 2006).…

Columbine shooting This story is about some kids that went in to a school and killed people with machine guns. This school is currently the most popular high school in the worlds. There were 12 students and 1 teacher killed. They killed a girl named Rachel that was a senior and she was such a nice girl she started a chain reaction that is all over the world. The kids that killed Rachel killed themselves at the scene. The question is, should parents of the kids that killed the students be…

First, almost one year after the Columbine High School Massacre, two Columbine High sophomores were murdered at a local sub shop. Their bodies were discovered after an employee noticed the shop’s lights were still on. They were eventually identified as Nicholas Kunselman and Stephanie Hart (Janofsky 1). These…

Using interviews has played a major part in structuring Moore’s Bowling for Columbine. Alongside this persuasive format, Moore creates a sense of independence for the viewer, directly speaking to them through the use of rhetorical questioning. Speaking to the viewer and the whole of America, Moore asks us “why are we afraid?” Before…

within the last few years. I never realized how cruel the world is until I got into highschool. Everyone knows about the Columbine High School School Massacre in 1999. It was where 2 seniors of Columbine High School killed 12 students, one teacher, and also injured 21 other students. The boys planned the school shooting and ever since then people have tried to recreate the Columbine school shooting at other schools. As of today September 27, 2017 there have been 242 school shootings since 2013.…

Often regarded as one of the worst school shootings in American history, the Columbine Massacre influenced not only the lives of the students and families personally affected, but had a significant impact on numerous issues throughout the rest of the country. Though this was not the first instance of school related violence, the careful planning, explanations given, and ultimate brutality of the event provoked many individuals to question whether or not it could have been prevented, and what…

happened was the complete opposite. For weeks, even months after the event, the main topic of conversation was the Columbine School shooting. “Columbine was one of the first major shootings in school and it blindspott everyone. When the one year anniversary hit, people were still talking about it.” she explained. This event didn’t only affect the society outside of Columbine it had the hardest tole on the citizens of Colorado. “For the students there was an"untold number"who turned to…

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…

Savannah Mauck Mrs. Greenley Research Paper 1 February 2017 “Columbine shooting” On April 20, 1999, the most deadliest attack in any American high school history had happened (enimwikipedia.org). Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris decided to go on a killing spree on April 20. In 1998, Dylan and Eric were both arrested and sent to a juvenile program after they stole from a van (cnn.com). They both like violent video games, movies, and music (Brezina 23). Their parents had told the news that they were…