Dawson Massacre

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).…

When delinquency begins to emerge within individuals of prior convictions including others without criminal records. It becomes clear that outside criminal behavior dose not entirely play a role on how this deviant behavior arises. It also involves your mind and when your mind is corroded by a lack of self-control you begin to inhibit criminal behavior. The mind is the most powerful asset we have as humans it controls everything our motives, emotions, decisions and when the mind becomes a victim…

What makes a criminal? What makes someone intentionally want to cause harm to other people? The type of environment a person grows up in could dictate whether or not they become a criminal. If a person grows up in a home where criminal behavior is normal, and they become desensitized to that type of behavior, they may grow up believing there is no harm in it. If you look at a criminal’s background, they normally don’t come from a happy home. Drug addicted parents, and police constantly showing…

Video games have been in the crosshairs for over 30 years now because people and scientist think that videogames are to blame for people 's rash decisions for committing violent crimes such as murders, mass shootings, bombings and or Auto theft. They even have a legal charge for stealing cars, and it 's called Grand theft auto believer it or not. That is also a name of a popular video games that is know for theft and killing. Studies have been made over the past 30 years but none of them seem to…

In history, we have heard about numerous mass shootings happening all around the world. A mass shooting consists of four or more shot and/or killed in a single event. Mass shootings can happen “in backyards and at block parties, in mansions and housing projects, in quiet neighborhoods and at rowdy bars, at schools, restaurants, churches, gas stations and grocery stores” (Stuart). Stuart also mentions: “They are random, and they are premeditated” (Stuart). In particular, schools are foremost…

An author 's voice, style, tone, and intent is the way an author expresses their writing that is personalized and distinguishable only to them. It can not be replicated or copied by any one but the author themselves. The style is what is used to fit a specific context and or purpose. The voice helps the author express their style by adding personality. The tone is an author 's attitude to the topic. The intent is the main message the author is trying to get across to the reader. Authors that…

When the founding fathers of the United States wrote the Constitution, they added the Bill of Rights which is a set of the first the ten amendments of to the Constitution. The second of these amendments, states that "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." (U.S Const. Amend II). Particularly, this amendment is interpreted in many ways; some pro gun-control groups say only militias are…

Before turning the guns to themselves, the pair killed twelve of their classmates and one of their teachers, leaving nearly 24 injured, and the rest traumatized. Fearing and acknowledging that such acts can occur, many schools after the Columbine massacre, decided to buckle down on their security. It came to the point that every action was seen as a threat, “one student was suspended for pointing a chicken strip at one of the students,” pretending it was a…

Canada also felt the effects of the massacre; they happened to have one of their own. Just 8 days after the Columbine shootings, a 14-year-old gunman entered W.R. Myers [High School] and opened fire, fatally shooting one 17-year-old student and critically injuring another.” While fewer people…

Malcolm Gladwell is a credible man, who works for the N ew Yorker. He wrote an essay about school shootings, and the threshold it took for some individuals to complete an act of violence. In order to prove his points Gladwell made sure to cite from other credible researchers like s sociologist Mark Granovetter. The main points that Gladwell discussed in his essay truly captivates the reader 's attention, even though he does not talk with excitement when discussing the essay. Not only were…