students and one teacher dead at Columbine High School in Littleton‚ Colorado‚ another deadly assault took place at Virginia Tech University. The aftermath of the Virginia Tech horror was even more gruesome than Columbine. Including the gunman who took his own life‚ a total of 33 people died—making it the worst school shooting in America’s history. (Media effects research : A basic overview :Glenn G. Sparks) The national discussion that followed both the Columbine and Virginia Tech incidents had
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fatality and tragedy to the surface. Schools prepare for these occurrences now that they have become more common. School shootings are often caused by mental disease‚ the culture of violence‚ and bullying. Sandy Hook Elementary‚ Virginia Tech‚ and Columbine High School are a few examples of school shootings that have affected millions of people. In 2012‚ Adam Lanza shot 27 people and then took his own life at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown‚ Connecticut. Armed with a semi-automatic rifle
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of the psychological theory. Bandura’s theory focuses that by observing others‚ individuals learn to be aggressive and criminal. This could explain Cho’s case on wanting to shoot up his university as The Denver Post claimed that Cho idolized the Columbine shooters‚ Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris. Cho had done a video manifesto‚ much like Harris and Klebold did before their shootings (called the “Basement Tapes”). It is possible that he wanted to create a manifesto much like Klebold and Harris because
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based around Bella Swan (the human)‚ and the two men who love her‚ Edward Cullen (the vampire) and Jacob Black (the werewolf) in Seattle. Of course only one man can win‚ and the winner is Edward. But Jacob will continue to fight for Bella’s love until the day her heart stops beating. Bella finally agreed to marry Edward. This decision not only made Edward happy‚ it made the whole Cullen family happy. Especially‚ Alice Cullen! The wedding took place took place at the Cullen’s home. It was an outdoor
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with the majority of students. I agree with Gatto when he says that going to school does not simply mean that students fill up seats in classes and have to study compulsory subjects‚ which are seen as students’ routines every single day (Colombo‚ Cullen‚ and Lisle 143). In my opinion‚ if there is no change in the school curriculum; it means students are given the same lectures in the same mandatory subjects from year to year‚ making generation of new students the same as the previous ones. Instead
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In material terms‚ the clothes that children wore to school were predicated upon their class status (Brunsma n. pag.) . Late in 1980‚ Washington‚ D.C.‚ mayor Marion Barry began discussing with his administration the possibility of a proposal of a standardized dress code for D.C.’s public schools. Prompted by incidents of violence in or near D.C. public schools‚ Barry figured that uniforms would help to remedy such situations. Not using the term "uniform‚" because it sounded too militaristic‚ he
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On Tuesday‚ April 20‚ 1999‚ at Columbine High School near Denver‚ Colorado‚ two senior students embarked on a massacre‚ killing twelve students‚ one teacher‚ and injuring over twenty more students. The two troubled students then committed suicide. It is the fourth deadliest school massacre in United States history. The phrase “elephant in the room” is used as a metaphor to describe an obvious truth that goes unaddressed‚ or simply ignored. Everyone knows it is there‚ but no one will say what
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Writers: Stephanie Meyer (novelist) and Melissa Rosenburg (screenplay) Actors/Actresses: Robert Pattinson-Edward Cullen‚ Kristen Stewart-Bella Swan‚ Taylor Lautner-Jacob Black‚ Ashley Greene-Alice Cullen Synopsis This movie is the sequel to Twilight‚ which was a major hit in 2008. In the first movie Bella Swan falls in love with a vampire. The vampire‚ Edward Cullen‚ is very protective of Bella and tries to keep her safe. In New Moon Edward feels that the only way to protect Bella is
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Twilight reflects a modern style with many living luxury characteristics. The Cullen family live in a splendor and glamorous residence located in a remote area in the woods. The house is placed with so many beautiful lights in the center of the dark woods surrounded by trees. Also‚ the modernity of the film is noted by the luxury
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been taken advantage of and as lead to many malicious events like The Columbine Shootings‚ Virginia Tech‚ Aurora Shooting‚ and New Town Shootings. In 1999‚ a failed bombing which turned into a shooting occurred at Columbine High School. This event is known as the Columbine Shootings in which two high school seniors‚ by the name of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold‚ were involved. According to an article “7 Myths about the Columbine Shooting” by Trevin Wax‚ both convicts seemed like regular teenagers
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