student named Seung Hui Cho killed thirty-two people on campus and wounded plenty more before he took his own life. This particular shooting was the most deadly school shooting in the history of the united states. Seung Hui Cho had viewed himself as the victim. He was a South Korean who moved to the United States at the age of 8. Seung Hui Cho had a clear history of mental disorders and relationship problems during his time in the States. Also before the shooting Seung Hui Cho had been accused of stalking
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Karli Stroman Dr. Carson Abnormal Psych. 20‚ November 2009 Seung-Hui Cho When trying to determine the mind state of a person involved in a catastrophic event such as the Virginia Tech shooting it is difficult. Adding onto that difficulty is that the person that we are interested in‚ Seung-Hui Cho‚ committed suicide. Therefore we have to look at everything from that date backwards. We must dig deep into his family past to see if there is any history of depression‚ anxiety‚ or any other mental
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(APA‚ 2013‚ 165).Most adults that are diagnosed with major depressive disorder seek medical treatment or therapy. However‚ every year more than 1 million people commit suicide either before treatment kicks in or before seeking treatment.(APA‚ 2013‚ 165). Seung-Hui Cho was one adult with major depressive disorder that killed 33 people before taking his own life instead of seeking treatment. Seung-Hui Cho was born in South Korea on January 18‚ 1984. (BBC News‚ 2007). Living in South Korea for only
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Proposal for paper Could Genocide have been prevented? Introduction - The meaning of Genocide‚ and the impact it has on a single person and society. - Start out with a few interesting facts about the war in Bosnia - Information on the key players that were involved in the war and genocide - Talk about how the war began/ conflict of interest and religion in area. Thesis - Specifically state to the reader if there was U.N. intervention‚ could genocide have been avoided? - What were the
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called “unsinkable” ship‚ but sadly after 5 short days the Titanic hit and hit and iceberg and sank to the bottom of the Atlantic ocean. The sinking had killed 2‚224. The Titanic could have been avoided in many ways‚ it was a horrific
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fact that no one initially could or wanted to control Hitler’s dictatorial power his extreme racism got out of control and he was able to slaughter millions of Jews. Though eventually Hitler brought destruction upon himself‚ if other countries would have stopped him in the early stages‚ World War II may have never happened. Though countries might have wanted to stop Hitler in Germany; they had their own county and people to worry about. The economic troubles prevented England and other European nations
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Could WW2 have been prevented? WW2 was a tragedy that killed 60 million people‚ it brought international distrust‚ repressed feelings and resented economic hardship‚ however‚ could it have been prevented? The Treaty of Versailles‚ which formally ended the war‚ did little to address unresolved issues and promoted international indignation while harsh economic conditions devasted millions of people. I believe if the world leaders had addressed these issues and taken a step to international trust‚
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Although most of them have died down throughout the years‚ several never left. Each factor in the war had a tremendous impact on the future and most consequences could have been stopped. Over 60 million people were killed in World War II and several of these deaths could have been prevented. The entire war could have been prevented if Adolf Hitler did not violate The Treaty of Versailles. If France‚ Italy‚ and Britain had put a stop to Hitler’s reign then Hitler would have not gain so much power
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Could Pearl Harbor been prevented? Some people believe that the attack on Pearl Harbor could have been prevented from happening. Others believe that the attack was a surprise and that we didn’t see it coming. Actually Pearl Harbor could have been prevented in many ways and we did see it coming we just weren’t prepared. If we would have had better communication‚ used our resources‚ and believed that the Japanese would attack us we might have been able to fight back. If we would have had better
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“It could have been prevented.” Often heard‚ the statement refers to situations for which some believe action should have been taken by specific people/a specific person to keep something (usually negative) from occurring; those people/that person is responsible in a way. The majority of the time‚ this statement is utilized in situations which are tragedies and/or violations of the law‚ law enforcement‚ lawmakers‚ etc. being those responsible. The minority of the time‚ The animals of Animal Farm
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