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What was Columbine?
Most of us know what Columbine is to a small extent, maybe you were alive for it, maybe you just heard about it from an adult. Well we all know in, one way or another, it was the biggest School Shooting in American history. This tragedy has affected many lives it has put people in fear, it was ruined families, it has destroyed lives, the list goes on. We may know the aftermath because we lived it in one way or another but do you know how the tragic event played out? Well this paper is here to inform you on that, from the planning to the death of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold.
In 1997 the planning started. There isn’t very much known about this phase. One thing we do know is a man who worked with them at Blackjack Pizza showed them how to make pipe bombs. Robyn Anderson bought guns for the boys during senior year (Cullen, Columbine, pg. 88-89). We know boys made videos showing off their guns, bombs, and knives. They also made two short films called “Hitman For Hire” and “Radioactive Clothing” were they show off guns, it is unknown if the guns are real or not.
Most of us know what Columbine is to a small extent, maybe you were alive for it, maybe you just heard about it from an adult. Well we all know in, one way or another, it was the biggest School Shooting in American history. This tragedy has affected many lives it has put people in fear, it was ruined families, it has destroyed lives, the list goes on. We may know the aftermath because we lived it in one way or another but do you know how the tragic event played out? Well this paper is here to inform you on that, from the planning to the death of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold.
In 1997 the planning started. There isn’t very much known about this phase. One thing we do know is a man who worked with them at Blackjack Pizza showed them how to make pipe bombs. Robyn Anderson bought guns for the boys during senior year (Cullen, Columbine, pg. 88-89). We know boys made videos showing off their guns, bombs, and knives. They also made two short films called “Hitman For Hire” and “Radioactive Clothing” were they show off guns, it is unknown if the guns are real or not.
The day of the massacre is a day I’m sure anyone alive for it can remember. April 20th 1999, a day forever a big part of our history. They left their house at around 6:00 am. Dylan Left with a cold “bye” to his mother Sue Klebold. It is known that the boys did go bowling, it is unknown at what time exactly they went bowling. Eric went out to buy propane to make propane bombs. The plan was to blow the school up and gun down the survivors . It is rumored that Eric and Dylan took inspiration from the Oklahoma City Bombing due to the timing of the attack and Eric Journal writings about their attack on the school wanting to be bigger than the Oklahoma city Bombing. The Oklahoma City Bombing killed 168 people which at that Time that was the most people killed in a terrorist attack and was committed by Timothy McVeigh, Terry Nichols helped McVeigh carry out the attack. They left for school and once they arrived they placed the bombs in the cafeteria and prepared for the attack. The bombs were set in the cafeteria and the boys’ cars and set to go off when the cafeteria has the most students. The bombs did not go off due to faulty wiring, If the bombs did go off it would of killed over 500 people which is more than The Oklahoma City Bombing which was the biggest terrorist attack at that time. The time between the time of placing the bombs and the bombs set to go off, Eric saw Brooks Brown. Brooks says he cussed Eric out about missing two tests, Eric replied with “it doesn’t matter anymore”. Brooks and Eric were friends then Eric had an issues with Brooks. One day Eric Broke the windshield of Brooks’s car which led up to a massive issues, which led to more and so on. Brooks made peace with Eric which in turn saved his life. Eric said “Brooks, I like you now go home” and Brooks did. Once the bombs failed to go off, they started to shoot people. Outside of the school they killed two people and many injured. They then moved on to the library on they way there they shot a teacher. The teacher bleed to death in the science room the students made a sign that said “1 bleeding to death”. The moved on to the library killing one kid as soon as they got there. They killed 10 more students before killing themselves.
Columbine has a massive impact on our country. There are details I left out of this because it will be either stated somewhere else in the report or it gives too much of a blueprint and it’s best to get rid of that information so Columbine copycats have less of an idea on how to commit the same act. Hopefully now we all know how the tragedy that affected so many people happend.
Work Cited
Bowling for Columbine. Dir. Michael Moore. Perf. Michael Moore, Marilyn Manson, Richard Castaldo. 2002. TV.
Cullen, David. Columbine. New York, NY: Twelve, 2016. Print.
"Terry Nichols Fast Facts." CNN. Cable News Network, 23 Mar. 2017. Web. 04 May 2017.
Zero Hour: Massacre At Columbine. Dir. David Hickman. Perf. Ben Johnson and Josh Young. 2004. Web. 13 Jan. 2017.
Bowling for Columbine. Dir. Michael Moore. Perf. Michael Moore, Marilyn Manson, Richard Castaldo. 2002. TV.
Cullen, David. Columbine. New York, NY: Twelve, 2016. Print.
"Terry Nichols Fast Facts." CNN. Cable News Network, 23 Mar. 2017. Web. 04 May 2017.
Zero Hour: Massacre At Columbine. Dir. David Hickman. Perf. Ben Johnson and Josh Young. 2004. Web. 13 Jan. 2017.
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Image 1: https://www.tes.com/us/news/breaking-news/columbine-survivor-pushes-law-allowing-teachers-carry-guns
Image 2: http://www.history.com/topics/oklahoma-city-bombing
Image 3: http://columbine.wikia.com/wiki/Brooks_Brown
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