message. The general message is about kids being bullied‚ and not fitting it. The song is about three people facing common problems in America. In the first stanza of the song‚ it is talking about a school shooting. This stanza is based on the school shootings of Santana High School and Columbine. This part for me had the most powerful message. I realized that bullying a kid too much can lead to irrational things. This part alone has changed how I treat other people. The second stanza is about
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Bowling for Columbine Michael Moore’s engaging documentary “Bowling for Columbine”‚ depicts the causes of America’s obsession with guns‚ and also takes an in depth look into what sparked Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold to do the Columbine shootings. Moore is a decorated American left-wing filmmaker‚ author‚ social critic‚ and activist; Moore also has several critically acclaimed documentaries. Moore explores many reasons to why America is so obsessed with weapons‚ and mainly uses the Columbine incident
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order to successfully mature into well rounded individuals. Unfortunately‚ a majority of youth today are not receiving the attention they need in order to reach their full potential (Boyle 1). Without proper guidance‚ these youth are participating in high levels of at risk behaviors‚ such as substance abuse and violence. When faced with difficult situations‚ it is easy for a young person to make poor choices. A youth mentor provides an extra outlet for these adolescents when a parent‚ sibling‚ or
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world. Like the Norwegian man currently on trial for the terrorist attack that resulted in the death of 77 people. He admitted to playing violent video games like Modern Warfare to plan for the killings. Or the young men who opened fire at Columbine High School‚ at the movie theater‚ they were video gamers who seemed to be acting out some dark digital fantasy. It was as
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immorality of the people doing so. When something bad happends in the world today‚ people try to find some sort of excuse for the actions of the "bad people". Take for example the shooting in Columbine‚ an exert from Wikipidia says the following " Much discussion also centered on the nature of high school cliques and bullying‚ as well as the role of violent movies and video games in American society". The shooting was followed by research to see if the actions of two kids
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How safe do you feel when you attend school everyday? Many students and faculty don’t really think too much about school being a dangerous place; however‚ after a couple of school shootings had taken place their minds and thoughts may have changed completely. On April 16‚ 2007‚ in the town of Blacksburg Virginia‚ a college student who attended Virginia Tech‚ opened gunfire to his fellow classmates. This shooting has been considered to be the biggest massacre in all of American history. There are
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shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Here‚ a song by Drowning Pool was blamed as the sole motivator for the shootings. However‚ the most prolific example of the media irresponsibly finger-pointing at metal music has to be the case of Columbine. After the Columbine shootings‚ the authorities placed sole blame on Marilyn Manson and his music for the shootings suggesting that Manson’s music‚ or his fans‚ incite violence (Sterngold). The only problem with their claims was the fact that the two shooters
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especially young children‚ begin to see violence as an acceptable way of resolving conflicts‚ so they use some physical or verbal abuse toward others at school. Moreover‚ it makes them less sensitive to the pain and suffering of others. For example‚ many years ago and in the Columbine High School‚ two boys opened fire at their school and they killed some school mates and teachers and injured others. After investigation it became clear that they were affected by some movies and games which contained a
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their children how to use a gun and to shoot to protect their freedom. Is this the way we want America to go? Following several school shootings nation‚ but aside from the oral debates‚ over the past decade – the latest being there are clear facts‚ that state‚ that the Newton shootings at the Sandy school shootings actually lead to Hook Elementary School in increasing weapon sales. Connecticut in December 2012 – the President of the United States‚ Barack Obama‚ addressed
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had an impact on the change. There are large commercialist pressures for documentary to become more entertaining and engaging to capture a wider cinema going audience. Documentary has become increasingly popular. Documentaries such as Bowling for Columbine by Michael Moore have been given numerous awards and were widely popular at the box office. The Grey Gardens is a 1975 documentary by Albert and David Maysles. The film depicts the lives of a socialite mother and daughter living in a decrepit
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