Jolene Vidrio Professor Hollingsworth English 1A 26 February 2015 Essay #2- Rough Draft The article “Red Flags Before Santa Monica Shooting‚ But Pointing Fingers is Hard”‚ by Gloria Goodale states the need to raise awareness in schools‚ workplaces‚ and families and teach people to identify red-flag behaviors. Such signs can include a change in behavior‚ an interest in violent weapons‚ strange writing‚ feeling hopeless and the desire to hurt someone. People can be trained recognized behavior
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Throughout history‚ conflict has been an prevelent force for human beings‚ shaping our lives and interactions with one another. Conflict is ultimately the greatest paradox because when we react to conflict‚ it can often reflect the worst of our nature. A clashing of ideas has been important throughout history‚ as it tests the complexity of the human condition‚ exposing flaws‚ similarities and ideologies within our personalities‚ consequently‚ giving society a chance to strengthen and grow. Human
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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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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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There are situations in the world that are worse then others. Take for example mass shootings or even worse school shootings. Though they could be more then just shootings they could be massacres. Treating people differently can cause school massacres. The day started out normally for Sandy Hook elementary students. They went to class learned math everything seamed alright‚ but at 9:30 things took a turn for the worse. It’s Wednesday December 14‚ 2012 and the time is 9:30 for Sandy Hook students
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I have always been very intrigued by horror films. I can remember being as young as six or seven‚ watching The Exorcist‚ Texas Chainsaw Massacre‚ Jaws‚ The Omen‚ Carrie‚ and Halloween. These movies never really scared me‚ I was taught at a really young age that they were not real; they were just tricks of the movie world. My mom always told me they were real people dressed up‚ just like we did for Halloween. We would talk about how they created the special effects. Scary as it was‚ there was
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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 their bowling class at 6:30 am but when
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Several other shootings like the Virginia Tech shooting‚ University of Texas massacre‚ Columbine‚ Red Lake Senior High massacre‚ Oikos University shooting‚ the California State University that occurred in Fullerton‚ the Amish School shooting‚ and the Northern Illinois University. According to the Second Amendment in the U.S. Constitution‚ citizens have
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Mark Manson wrote an article‚ “How we all Miss the Point of School Shootings”‚ explaining that the shooter is to blame because of all there origination and devotion they put into their massacres. In “How we all Miss the Point of School shootings” the author states‚ “[School shooters] write down their plans and make a checklist so that others may follow in their footsteps”( Manson). This is a perfect example of why the individual is to be
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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 to stop the shooting at all costs‚ but they could not because the gunman killed themselves. Gun control was another issue in the massacre at Columbine. How did
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