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    Hey you think Dylan’s and Eric’s parents go in jail for what the kids did? The columbine shooting happened at the high school where they all went to school. The parents of the two boys should go to jail because they did nothing to stop them. They should be punished for their kids because they went in and killed kids in their school. Dillon had a bomb in his dad’s closet. The shooting happened in 1999 and it was April 20th and it was in Denver. He put a gun under his bed and no one knew it was under

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    Ayesha Hussain 10HJS Why did the ‘Columbine shooting’ happen? The Columbine High School massacre was a school shooting which occurred on 20th of April 1999‚ at Columbine High School in Columbine‚ Colorado‚ United States. Two senior students‚ Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold aged 18‚ embarked on a shooting spree in which a total of 12 students and 1 teacher were murdered. They also injured 21 other students directly‚ with three further people being injured while attempting to escape the school

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    On April 20‚ 1999‚ two Columbine High School students‚ Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold‚ went on a shooting rampage in Colorado‚ killing 12 students and a teacher before ending their own lives (Leftwich 1). Nearly seven years later there seemed to be an annual shooting rampage trend. On October 2‚ 2006 a gunman by the name of Charles Carl Roberts IV took hostage five girls‚ at an Amish schoolhouse in Pennsylvania‚ and eventually shot and killed them before committing suicide (“5th Girl” 1-2). The following

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    Bowling for Columbine is a documentary that focuses on primary causes for the Columbine Highschool Massacre which took place on April 20‚ 1999. The documentary also talks about the violence of guns. The director took focus on the background as well as the environment in which the massacre took place and public opinion. The background to the title refers to the two students who are responsible for the shooting which is Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold. The day of the massacre Dylan and Eric attended

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    inform my audience about the horrible tragedy of the Columbine Massacre. Introduction: It was Tuesday‚ April 20‚ 1999. It was an exciting day for me in the fourth grade when I turned 9 years old. However‚ the people of Littleton‚ Colorado remember that day as something more and definitely less exciting than my birthday was. On April 20‚ 1999 Littleton Colorado experienced what we now know as the Columbine Massacre. Two seniors at Columbine High School‚ Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold completed

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    At 11:00 AM‚ several 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

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    Jennifer Leho Sociology 109 October 17‚ 2010 Crime & Deviant Behavior Deviant behavior is any behavior that violates social norms and is disapproved by a group in society. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold are a prime example of deviant behavior. These two children embarked on murder massacre‚ killing twelve students and one teacher‚ injuring twenty-one others. The pair then committed suicide after their devilish act. The children were both bullied daily at school. One friend of the deviant

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    Columbine Massacre “In a country that doesn’t discriminate between fame and infamy‚ the latter presents itself more achievable” - Lionel Shriver. “April 20‚ 1999 - At approximately 11:19 am‚ two students‚ Dylan Klebold‚ 17‚ and Eric Harris‚ 18‚ carrying guns and bombs‚ open fire inside Columbine High School‚ killing 13 and wounding 23 others before killing themselves‚” (CNN). Due to the lack of mental health understanding‚ parental neglect‚ and lack of gun regulation in 1999‚ Dylan Klebold and

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    Columbine High School‚ is home to students who dare to reach the beyond and succeed. However‚ behind the walls of Columbine High School something far more alarming was occurring. Two students caused Columbine High School to become known for something that was way beyond the understanding of Americans across the Nation. Columbine High School would be the home of the worst high school shooting in U.S history. The “Columbine Massacre” could have been restrained if the students‚ parents and school

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    The Columbine High School Massacre occurred on April 20‚ 1999 at Columbine High School in Littleton‚ Colorado. It is one of the most notorious school shootings that occurred in the United States to this day. This was due to it being the first high school shooting with a significantly high death toll (List of school massacres by death toll‚ n.d.). The two perpetrators of this shooting were Eric David Harris and Dylan Bennet Klebold. The boys‚ aged 18 and 17 respectively‚ were both senior students

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