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 he committed
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In the interactive documentary Bowling for Columbine directed by Michael Moore‚ the societal issues of gun law and how mental health and bullying can affect people are discussed. The documentary applied heavily in 2002 when it was first made after the shootings at Columbine high school and in present day due to America taking the wrong course of action to improve accessibility to guns and provide help to those who need or ask for it. On top of this he also cover white supremacy and racism present
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not the case as Columbine High School would end up being the site of a school shooting that would haunt the nation for years to come. Bowling for Columbine‚ is a documentary by Michael Moore covering the events that transpired at Columbine High School. After viewing Bowling for Columbine‚ I was shocked. Moore’s video examines a number of issues involving gun ownership. What follows is a summary of the points made in the film‚ my thoughtful reactions‚ and the aftermath of Columbine. There were a number
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The use of satire used by Michael Moore in his docudrama “Bowling for Columbine” helps the audience engage on the concept of tackling serious issues like the Columbine massacre and the influences to enlighten or mirror the feelings of how and what society has on the thoughts of a particular environment. Moore uses a variety of technique‚ ranging from exaggeration‚ irony‚ parody and juxtaposition to reveal various answers to questions raised by the society involving the use of guns and to represent
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In the story “Shooting and Elephant” by George Orwell‚ the essay is based on the authors experience with the Indian Imperial Police. The narrator had begun to question the presence of the British who were located in the Far East. Orwell was for the Burmese and against their oppressors the British. He described himself as being a “young ill-educated‚” who bitterly hated his job. I think that the narrator was writing this story to inform about how the natives hated the British as any country would
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Running head: SCHOOL SHOOTINGS: AMERICA ’S TRAGEDY School Shootings: A Tragedy in America School Shootings: A Tragedy in America The school shootings at Westside Middle School were orchestrated by two juveniles. On Monday‚ March 30‚ 1998 two boys ambushed students and teachers outside Westside Middle School in Jonesboro‚ Arkansas. Andrew Golden a youth of 11 years and Mitchell Johnson who was 13 years old were responsible for this hideous tragedy. Apparently‚ Mitchell Johnson hid
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unloading his newly acquired firearms on his peers. This is hardly the case. While there may be an occasional "super-predator‚" the media has highly over publicized these rare‚ extraordinary events. Perhaps the most notorious school massacre was at Columbine High School. It was here‚ in 1999‚ that two male students murdered twelve students‚ one teacher‚ and then committed suicide (Internet Site #4). We viewed a film‚ The Killer at Thurston High‚ and saw Kip Kinkel not only shoot up his high school‚ but
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Bowling for columbine is a biased‚ deceptive and misleading documentary created by Michael Moore‚ detailing how gun legislation is the main cause for crime in America. Documentary is an undeserved title that Moore has falsely claimed‚ as stated in Farlex dictionary‚ a documentary is‚ and I quote‚ “Presenting facts objectively without editorializing or inserting fictional matter”‚ which Moore has consistently done. Good afternoon‚ my name is Tim Geldard‚ and I am a spokesperson for the NRA‚ protector
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Camera Lens (Moore presented in the film wielding a gun) Following the massacre of Columbine High School‚ Colorado‚ controversial filmmaker Michael Moore‚ ventured into creating the societal criticism documentary that explored gun violence throughout the United States. The documentary Bowling for Columbine (2002)‚ directed‚ produced‚ and written by Moore‚ deconstructs the events of this massacre‚ other school shooting‚ American gun culture‚ media coverage of such events‚ paranoia‚ racism‚ and poverty
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Michael Moore’s Bowling for Columbine is a deceiving‚ manipulative‚ over exaggerated film. Even though it fits the definition of a documentary by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences‚ it doesn’t deserve an Oscar Award for stretching out the truth so far. Michael Moore shows his trustworthiness through his films with the way he dresses like the everyday American. His baseball cap‚ casual t-shirt and jeans make us believe he’s just like us. In his film‚ he does go out to Buell Elementary
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