"They wait for a problem to happen and then they pay attention." This was stated by Jennie Luitenn who was forced to witness a school shooting (Cloud 8). Being afraid you were going to be killed at school was practically unimaginable not long ago and now it has become a very clear reality in America. There have always been troubled children in this country but unfortunately it took some very violent acts to put this problem into the light. Why is it that children suddenly feel the need to take their peers lives and why has it become more and more prevalent over the years? ...

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