Three years ago in the small town of Littleton, Colorado, two high school students stunned the world with their violent actions. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold walked into Columbine High School on April 20, 1999 and proceeded to massacre their fellow students. The two wounded nearly thirty people, killed thirteen, and took their own lives as well. The most astonishing aspect of this story is that the incident was broadcasted on live television as it unfolded. Viewing such an atrocity was greatly disquieting. I began to question the motives of Harris and Klebold. They seemed to be typical high school students; they were not a part of the socially perceived "cool crowd," but they did seem to lead normal lives. Not only was this a pre-meditated act, but it was also a hate crime. Their reasons are unclear, but it is evident that Eric and Dylan hated their fellow students. Perhaps it was because the victims believed in God, were considered popular by their fellow classmates, or because they were just different. The Columbine High School tragedy increased people's interest about the lack of religion in school. Difference in beliefs or social circles does not give anyone the right to act out against another person.
As a devout Christian, I believe that Columbine High School tragedy was due to the lack of religion in school. Over the last few years religion in schools has practically been abolished, while even more harmful ideas are allowed in the classroom. Religion being taken out of schools has occurred gradually over time and the impact is becoming more apparent everyday may kids have lost respect for their peers as well as their family. This change concerns me because of the affects this will have on the future leaders of tomorrow.
Religion in school has personally affected me and I believe religion should be reinstated. The school systems in the United States are having great difficulty handling and punishing delinquent children because of the fear of physical and lawful retaliation.
Columbine: A Tragedy that Changed Lives Eng.105 Dr. ... "( Did Columbine Killer ). ... This happened just weeks before the columbine massacre. ... The Columbine shooting affected everyone in the nation including my school. ... Works Cited "Did Columbine Killer Drop Hints?" ...
Bowling for columbine is a narrated documentary directed by Michael Moore. ... When interviewing an official from the Lockheed Martin weapons factory (also situated in columbine) the official attempts to explain that the weapons they make are to be used against an aggressor so they could not be linked to the cause of the columbine shooting at all, "We don't get irritated at someone and just because were mad at them go and drop a bomb on them". ... This shows that there is no difference between the columbine shooters and the Lockheed Martin bombs because in both cases innocent children wer...
Columbine High School appeared to be an exceptional public school on the surface. ... In his book Comprehending Columbine, author Ralph Larkin conducted scores of interviews with Columbine graduates in an attempt to understand the school's unique culture. His writing on page 73 indicates that social structure played a vital role in Columbine life. ... Columbine's social hierarchy played a pivotal role in Harris and Klebolds' development into gun-toting murderers. ... School shootings were nothing new in 1999, but Columbine thrust the probability of more of these attacks in the ...
The Effects of the Media The media changed drastically after the Columbine occured. ... But not many stories attracted the news in the ways that the Columbine had. ... The Columbine shooting became a defining event in two aspects. ... According to a study done of media framing at Columbine, a frame-changing dynamic was discovered. ... In the Columbine coverage, 24% of the articles kept a "community-present" frame, which spoke about what happened at the time of the Columbine. ...
Social isolation was under-researched in a number of ways prior to the occurrence of the Columbine massacre on April 20, 1999. ... " Social isolation appears to have contributed to that watershed event in Columbine, and therefore needs to be addressed. ... This paper examines how social isolation may have been a contributing factor to the shooting massacre at Columbine High School. ... Sadly, in the case of the Columbine Massacre, it resulted in all three. ... (Freedman) Since the Columbine attacks, funding has even been increased for these kinds of programs to around $52 million per year...
At 11:19 a.m. in Columbine, Colorado teenagers, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris packed their backpacks with guns and ammunition and headed to their school, Columbine High School. ... The aftermath of the Columbine Shooting was felt nationwide, if not worldwide. The entire community of Columbine, CO was astonished, terrified and angry. ... The Columbine massacre also had an impact on community nationwide. ... According Larkin (2007), Columbine High School had over 2,000 students registered for school. ...
On Tuesday, April 20, 1999, in Littleton, Colorado Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris shot and killed students at Columbine High school. ... ("Columbine" 2) Inside the school, there were 52 students, two teachers and two librarians hiding in the library. ... Then the two went back to the library, and shot themselves in the head ending the columbine massacre. ... "After the Columbine massacre, schools have truly put their foot down on student threats and bullying by enforcing zero-tolerance policies that punish any violation of a rule, regardless of ignorance, accidents or other circumstances"("9 ...
So what causes anger to manifest into something like the incident that happened at Columbine High School? ... The police reports on the incident read that Harris and Klebold ,the shooters at the Columbine massacre, had been planning the attack since as early as April 1998 -- a full year earlier then the actual shootings. ... I do agree that the violence in media did help grease the way for the Columbine High killings but in no way is really responsible for its launch. ...
Columbine High School Two years ago on the twentieth of last month at about 5:30 PM, I had just returned home from track practice. ... It told of a shooting that took place at a school in Littlerock, Colorado named Columbine High. ...