The Columbine Memorial lies silently in Clement Park‚ ten minutes’ drive from my aunt’s home. Nine years ago‚ two students in Columbine High School killed twelve students and a teacher before committing suicide there. Even today‚ many people regard it as a nightmare and don’t want to talk about it. Unfortunately‚ this tragedy is not alone‚ and during the last two decades‚ numerous school shootings have happened around the whole nation‚ and hundreds of people have died during the school massacres
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On April 20‚ 1999‚ two teens‚ Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold‚ went on a shooting rampage at Columbine High School in Littleton‚ Colorado. They killed thirteen and wounded more than twenty before turning the guns on themselves. It was the worst school shooting in U.S. history. It caused a huge investigation to determine what motivated the boys. It was a pretty tragic event that changed the safe feeling that any high school student felt across the country. Dylan Klebold‚17‚ was the child of upper class
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The Columbine High school massacre The Columbine High School massacre occurred on Tuesday‚ April 20‚ 1999‚ at Columbine High School in Columbine‚ an unincorporated area of Jefferson County‚ Colorado‚ United States‚ near Denver and Littleton. Two senior students‚ Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold‚ embarked on a massacre‚ killing 12 students and one teacher and injuring 24.The pair then committed suicide. It was the deadliest massacre throughout U.S history taking place at a high school. This
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Columbine High School in Littleton‚ Colorado is home to the deadliest high school shootings in United States history. On April 20‚ 1999‚ two Columbine High School students‚ Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold‚ went on a shooting rampage at their high school (shooting teachers and students) killing fifteen‚ including themselves‚ and injuring twenty-four others. John Stone‚ the Jefferson County Sheriff‚ said “When we did make entry into the library‚ it was a pretty gruesome sight.” Stone also called the
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The Shootings at Columbine High School: The Law Enforcement Response Problem Statement: The response to the shootings in Columbine could have been handled more effectively if there was a solid coordinate effort from law enforcement and emergency units in the area. The plan of action to prevent the incident from playing out further was hastily put together and only cost more lives at danger. All possible lines of communication whether it be from law enforcement officials‚ emergency
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for Columbine” is an award-winning documentary directed by well-known filmmaker Michael Moore. The film won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature‚ as well as an Independent Spirit Award‚ a Cesar Award and many others. This bold movie criticizes America’s large number of gun related deaths annually compared to other countries around the world. He discusses why America seems to have such a problem with violence and how it has led to tragedy’s involving firearms like the imfamous shooting at
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Making of a School Shooter Over the past decade there has been a rise in school violence. In particular‚ school shootings. There is a curiosity about the students who commit this crime and many speculation as to why they do it. In order to understand why‚ we must first understand exactly what is a school shooting. According to Department of Education‚ “a school shooting is an occurrence in which an individual discharges a gun at an educational institution‚ such as an elementary school‚ secondary
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effective for his audience because he is showing the truth about how the paramedics. After reading this article Paramedics are taught not to risk their lives after the mass shootings‚ they are talking about that paramedics staying back out of the hot zones because it is to dangers for them after a mass shooting. In Columbine school shooting in Littleton‚ Colo in 1999‚ and the paramedics would not go in to save lives unless the swat team has cleared the place before they went in only because they don’t want
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is heard‚ which could affect the outcome of was actually instructed of one to complete. The instance of the Shooting at Columbine High reminds me of when you take ten people‚ you tell the first person to pass along a message and by the time you get to the tenth person the original message is so out of context that it unclear what was said to be passed. In the Shooting at the Columbine High‚ there was way too much misinformation; a lack of information. One of the many facet of the lack of communication
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Eric Harris. They took guns with them to their school‚ Columbine High School‚ stood at the west entrance ready to shoot students. Thirteen people where killed by this incident and twenty were hurt. Then Dylan and Eric killed themselves‚ leaving us with the mystery of why they had done what they did. Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris were teenagers who worked in a pizza parlor together. They were involved in sports in middle school but not in high school. Dylan and Eric were part of a group of kids that
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