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    April 20‚ 1999‚ two high school students by the names of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold carefully and maliciously planned a massacre at Columbine High School in Littleton‚ Colorado. They killed fifteen people‚ one being a teacher‚ and left twenty-three in need of hospitalization before finally turning their guns on themselves. This event influenced Elliot Aronson to write his book‚ Nobody Left To Hate‚ in hopes to educate people on why such travesties occur within our schools‚ and—most importantly—what

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    Columbine High School Tuesday‚ April 20‚ 1999‚ was a turning point in the lives of many Columbine students and families. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold‚ two former students at Columbine High School‚ went to school on that day for one purpose‚ to annihilate the school building as well as the student body. Although Eric and Dylan’s bombs did not detonate‚ they still succeeded in destroying the lives and families of the twelve students and the one teacher that died. The Columbine High School shooting

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    Columbine High School Massacre Many people have most definitely heard of the horrifying events of the Columbine High School Massacre. Two shy‚ bullied‚ low self-esteemed teenage boys go plant bombs in their school and shoot everyone‚ right? This is what a majority of people believe and they think the cause behind it has to do with the boys’ clothes‚ music‚ and the school jocks and preps bullying them (Rosenburg). This‚ however‚ is a misconception. In order for anyone to truly understand what

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    20th‚ 1999 America’s deadliest school shooting had just ended with the suicide of its two gunmen. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold had just murdered twelve students‚ one teacher‚ and injured twenty-one since they began their shooting spree forty minutes earlier in the city of Littleton‚ Colorado. The media coverage of the Columbine High School massacre made this event have a tremendous impact on the people of the United States‚ inducing fear of all outcasts in schools‚ and creating an insatiable thirst

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    Columbine High School Massacre On Tuesday‚ April 20 1999‚ Columbine High School located in Columbine Colorado an unfortunate massacre happened and many teens lost their lives. The two students responsible for this incident were Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold. These two senior students were responsible for killing twelve students and one teacher; they were also responsible for injuring an additional twenty one students on their rampage. A few other students were injured while trying to escape

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    students at Columbine High School were going through their daily routine. At this time every single student or teacher inside of the building was doing what they would usually do‚ it was a routine day in the school. No major incident or celebration was occurring inside the building‚ and every single person inside the building treated the day as any other normal school day. Students would go to classes‚ go to lunch‚ have a test or quiz‚ or hang out with friends. This seemingly routine school day came

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    Though cases like the Columbine High School in Littleton‚ Colorado in April 1999‚ where two teenage boys carried out shootings killing 12 students and one teacher as well as injuring 20 more students and ultimately leading up to the two boys own suicides and the end of the killing spree‚ was done at one location‚ the school. Even though there had been shootings at other schools prior to the Columbine shooting it was the

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    that has and always will be part of our human behavior. Individuals have a choice over violence and for some they are able to channel these feelings into a nondestructive outlet. Others‚ like the two students who shot twelve people in the Columbine High School Massacre‚ it exhibits a frightening lack of control. There are many influences and outside factors such as gaming‚ music and psychological processes that lead to violence. Violence is an option that one can choose and therefore is part of our

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    Dylan Klebold) of Columbine High School in Columbine‚ an incorporated part of Jefferson County‚ Colorado‚ killed 12 students and one teacher‚ and injured 21 other students. After the massacre the pair committed suicide. Police followed the policies and procedures set forth by Columbine: surrounding the building‚ setting up a perimeter‚ and containing the damage. The police are to enclose on the shooter or shooters. It was questionable whether this tactic worked well at Columbine. Their goal was

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    The module 2 assignments I will be analyzing administrators’ communications during actual school event. The school crisis I decided to research on specific incident of campus shooting and investigate how administrators responded is Columbine High School in 1999. I will talk about what happen on the horrific tragedies date of April 20‚ 1999 at 11:19 a.m. in Columbine‚ Colorado at Columbine High School. Upon my selection‚ I will be describing the nature and quality of the administrator’s initial communication

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