Female School Shooter: Laurie Dann In the wake of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown‚ there has been one shooting which many have forgotten: the one reported case where a female was the offender in a school shooting. It has been reported that sixty percent of the shootings which have happened over the last three decades happened in small towns‚ and the perpetrator is almost always a young male (Calhoun). Laurie Dann is the exception to the rule. Born Laurie Wasserman
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In 1995 the term "school violence" associated with frightening images of terrified children running a school building where his classmates had been shot. Highly publicized shootings at schools drew nationwide attention to little known places like Pearl‚ Mississippi; Paducah‚ Kentucky; Jonesboro‚ Arkansas; and Springfield‚ Oregon. In 1999‚ the Columbine High School became the most famous high school in the United States because two boys were in a shootout‚ killing 12 students and a teacher before
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Violence in schools has spread widely throughout the nation. However‚ there are many ways we can stop or prevent future violence in schools. Having security cameras in schools is a basic way that would help reduce problems in schools. In the past decades‚ almost three-fourths of the United States teens are afraid of violent crime among their peers. With all the people being injured or killed in school by guns and other weapons‚ School should have more metal detectors. Gun laws are still
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Resulting with 12 dead and 20 injured‚ April 20th‚ 1999‚ ultimately became the day of the worst high school shooting in U.S. history at Columbine High School‚ prompting a national debate on gun control and school safety. According to the article Columbine High School Shootings “In the aftermath of the shootings‚ many schools across America enacted “zero tolerance” rules regarding disruptive behavior and threats of violence from students (History.com).” In addition‚ there have been many more strategies
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would experience if a school shooting were to take place at your school. According to EverytownResearch.org there have been 196 school shootings in America since 2013. Last year there were 45 school shootings. The main reasons why our teachers need to be allowed to carry a firearm is for safety during emergencies‚ it’s cheaper than hiring a security guard‚ and school shootings can happen anywhere at anytime. What if you were a teacher and an armed intruder came into your school? How would you protect
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April 20‚ 1999- Columbine high school shooting‚ July 20‚ 2012- Colorado movie theater massacre‚ December 14‚ 2012- sandy hook massacre‚ these are all examples of real life massacres that have been the cause of many innocent lives throughout the years. These are also examples of reasons on why the prohibition of rated M videogames has been such a controversial topic. My aunt went to grocery shopping last week and someone slashed her tires. Does that mean that she should no longer go grocery shopping
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the Angels fire was the worst school fire from Illinois history. This fire taught other schools in the future how to prepare for fires‚ and what is not safe to have in a school in the event of a fire. The fire killed many children and nuns in just two hours. It was December 1 1958‚ at 2:40 pm a small fire started in the basement of Our Lady of Angels School in Chicago‚ Illinois. The school was a two-story building and was recently remodeled. At the time the school was up to code with the fire safety
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on television and in society; eventually the children will think it is okay to be violent. Children keep the cycle going for the aggression and violence in the real world. For my first claim‚ I know that school shootings and massacres have increased since the April 20‚ 1999 Columbine High School
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English 1A Fall 2009 Warrior Dreams This paper will examine the writings and opinion of James William Gibson in his publication of “Warrior Dreams”. I strongly support Gibson’s suggestions about how the world today is negatively affected by the political and popular culture. By supporting his idea I strongly agree that warrior fantasies can easily be obtained from the worlds events. He argues that the shame of defeat of the United States in the Vietnam War by such a skillfully inferior
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Gun control Does the banning of assault rifles violate our 2nd amendment? Gun control in America has been a controversial issue for years. It is a growing problem that has resulted in a lot of innocent murders‚ and school shootings. Many people think that if gun control was strictly enforced it would help reduce the amount of crime. On the other hand‚ many innocent people feel they have the right to own a gun for protection. I’m going to analyze the quote‚ “Guns don’t kill people‚ stupid
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