Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold

that is not within everybody's power and is not easy.”(Aristotle). Anger, is normal, however, it is the cause of a notable amount of negative actions in society, as shown by Jack Merridew in the Lord of the Flies by William Golding and Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris the article “Columbine High School Shooting”. Anger can gradually cause people to change and completely shift into totally different characters and perform actions that normally would not be carried out by this person. Anger starts…

on killing as many people that get in their way, if that means by a gun, a bomb made out of a propane tank, or any of their grenades or devices made by hand. Twelve students and one teacher died because of the horror caused by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold. Eric and Dylan later committed suicide, but who are these kids? Another incident in Colorado had taken place just a few years ago, James Holmes (pictured above) killed 12 and injured over 140 people while entering an Aurora movie theatre and…

at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado one of the deadliest school shootings in the history of the United States took place. Two teenagers by the name of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold rigged two bombs fitted inside duffel bags to explode in the middle of Columbine High School, when these bombs failed to detonate Harris and Klebold began there killing spree. Resulting in thirteen casualties and twenty injured before committing suicide (History.com). People have come up with many theories…

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…

More Highly Regulated Gun Control is an Effective Method of Reducing Crime Gun control generally refers to laws or policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, or use of firearms. The actual definition of gun control varies greatly around the world, however, this is the most Americanized and generalized definition that I’ll stick with. Even though illegal gun trafficking is undoubtedly tied to juvenile gun violence and other crimes like drug dealing and gang…

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…

On April, 20th, 1999, at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, 13 students and 1 teacher were shot dead by Dylan Klebold, age 17, and Eric Harris, age 18. On February 12th, 2008, 15-year-old gay student, Larry King, was shot twice and killed at E.O. Green Junior High, Oxnard, California, by 14-year-old McInerney. On May 21st ,2014, Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier, both aged 12, stabbed their friend Payton Leutner, age 12, 19 times near a woods in their hometown of Waukesha, Wisconsin…

recounts, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, students of Columbine High School, committed this property crime. They broke into a locked van to steal computers. The police discovered Harris and Klebold, however, in an open field which resulted in a diversionary program as their punishment. Three months later, on April 20, 1999, Harris and Klebold committed a mass murder at Columbine High School, killing 13 individuals and injuring 24 others. After this tragedy, investigators classified…

The human race has never been pure. Some would say we have Eve to thank for that. Our society is made up of an unsettling amount of murderers, rapists, and other monsters, praying on the unsuspecting and defenseless. When an innocent life is ruthlessly taken, the pain does not end after the victims last breath. The families and friends of these victims are also affected by the cruel and barbaric actions of these monsters. They are left heart broken, angry, and often without closure. History…

On April 20, 1999 two teens went on a shooting spree at Columbine high school. At about 11:19 am the two teens Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, began shooting fellow classmates outside of Columbine High School. The two then moved into the school where the shot down many more students in the library. Harris and Klebold killed 12 students, one teacher, and injured more than 20 people. The shooting caused many schools across America to enact “zero tolerance” rules…