The disaster of Virginia Tech Massacre “It is a very tragic day for us in virginia. My reaction was just shock. My first thought was just how tragic this was for the university” - Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine. It was tragic day for the friends and families of the victims. Virginia tech massacre is a tragic event that in history and has impacted many people. Before the disaster Seung hui cho at eight years old he immigrated with his parents from korea in 1992. He was known to be quiet and introverted
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Virginia Tech Shooting and Campus Security During the spring of 2007 on the Virginia Polytech Institute campus‚ a student named Seung-Hui Cho had shot 2 students in a resident hall before entering classrooms and shooting 32 other students and professors (Glum). This event had created a call for necessities in protecting not only the Virginia Tech school but all large campuses in America. Director of Virginia’s 32 National Campus Safety Initiative S. Daniel Carter stated‚ “That one incident sort
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I never imagined when I graduated from Virginia Tech that I would make my career here as well. I sometimes envy my friends that left but not for the reason you might imagine. As an alumna with more than twenty years of service working at Virginia Tech‚ I’ve seen the great work we do as well as the very worst and saddest days. On those bad days‚ I envy my friends blind love and Hokie devotion. But you know what? If I could do it all again‚ I would select my same path. Staying here‚ I’ve had countless
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Refusing to Be a Victim The Virginia Tech Massacre was one of the deadliest shooting incidents by a single gunman (MSNC). With a bright future ahead‚ Reema Samaha was an 18 year-old freshman on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg‚ Virginia. Physically beautiful‚ excellent academic performance‚ proud of her Lebanese culture‚ future graduate of international studies and a minor in French‚ talented contemporary dancer‚ full of life‚ but a killer decided to
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The Columbine Shooting and Virginia Tech. shooting were called similar in various ways. They were both declared a national tragedy 13 people killed total in the Columbine and 33 in the Virginia Tech shooting. Though the two incidents were similarly done by psychopaths‚ there were differences in the details of both shootings‚ the reactions of society‚ and upcoming psychological development. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold were responsible for the 13 deaths during the Columbine Shooting on April 20
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yourself at the scene of the Virginia Tech shooting. You hide under the desk that you were sitting at peacefully just moments ago. Gun shots ring though the air as you sit curled up on the cold floor‚ wondering who the next victim of the evil rampage will be. Don’t you wish you could have had a gun in this moment? Don’t you wish you had a way to defend yourself against the murderer? Because we cannot go back in time‚ we cannot know how differently the Virginia Tech shooting could have turned out
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that wearing a helmet provides adequate protection against all types of head injuries. This information is false and is something that players‚ parents‚ and coaches all need to be aware of. Even if a helmet receives a five-star rating from the Virginia Tech
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Leticia Trevino Human Development- Extra Credit2 Virginia Tech Mass Murders "You had a hundred billion chances and ways to have avoided today‚ "But you decided to spill my blood." You forced me into a corner and gave me only one option. The decision was yours. Now you have blood on your hands that will never wash off." This were the words of‚" Cho Seung-Hui‚ 23 on April 16 2006. Cho killed 32 people and committed suicide in the deadliest one-man shooting rampage in modern U.S. history
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It is I‚ Friar Laurence‚ writing to tell you of my very perilous plan. I understand the dangerous love you bear for young Juliet. It shines brightly as the stars in a quaint night sky. But what stands out more is the hazardous events that may occur after it. Romeo‚ you and Juliet give the aura of becoming star-crossed lovers. I sense fatal doom if this plan doesn’t take part in its correct way‚ so you must listen to me very carefully. The marriage of Juliet and Paris is being rushed by Lord Capulet
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December 18th 2013 marked a day of intensified panic in the world of technology based-security for North American retailer‚ Target. Security Blogger‚ Brian Krebs first broke the news that American Target stores had been hacked. In the now infamous security breach which took place from November 27th 2013 – December 15th 2013 (CBC)‚ approximately 40 million credit and debit card accounts were compromised‚ along with even more personal information accounts. This massive security breach is not the first
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