I was going through the articles when I noticed a rather sad article on the BBC blog. In big bold letters the words Gunman goes on rampage at US mall. Immediately I knew it was talking about the incident of a young man murdering 8 people and then committing suicide.
Police have identified the gunman as Robert Hawkins, 19, from Bellevue, who committed the shooting. In the past he has suffered from depression and recently lost his job at McDonalds was thrown out of his home and just broken up with his girlfriend. He later resided with a family friend who called him a lost puppy. She also said that he was doing a lot better and was getting back on his feet before the incident. Next to the shootings one of the most sickening things was his suicidal note where he said “he would be going out in style”. Later that day he went to a Omaha mall and killed 8 people and after the shootings committed suicide with the murder rifle.
I know many people who own weapons such as guns or knives. I also know many people who are depressed and very confused. This makes me wonder if a shooting like this could happen at our own school. Throughout 2007 there have been three other mass shootings not including this one.
Oct 2007: Asa H Coon, 14, shoots four people, injuring them, at his school in Cleveland, Ohio, before killing himself.
April 2007: Cho Seung-hui , 23, shoots 32 people dead on campus of Virginia Tech university, Virginia, then kills himself.
Feb 2007: Sulejman Talovic, 18, shoots dead five people and injures four at a mall in Salt Lake City, Utah, before being killed by police.
In the classroom today and around the world I hope that people realize how precious and rare life is. I hope that people can one day comprehend what is going on around them and that they don’t have to “go out in style” but just live their life to the fullest. In the end I ask the question will something like this ever stop is there any way to help it?
Police have identified the gunman as Robert Hawkins, 19, from Bellevue, who committed the shooting. In the past he has suffered from depression and recently lost his job at McDonalds was thrown out of his home and just broken up with his girlfriend. He later resided with a family friend who called him a lost puppy. She also said that he was doing a lot better and was getting back on his feet before the incident. Next to the shootings one of the most sickening things was his suicidal note where he said “he would be going out in style”. Later that day he went to a Omaha mall and killed 8 people and after the shootings committed suicide with the murder rifle.
I know many people who own weapons such as guns or knives. I also know many people who are depressed and very confused. This makes me wonder if a shooting like this could happen at our own school. Throughout 2007 there have been three other mass shootings not including this one.
Oct 2007: Asa H Coon, 14, shoots four people, injuring them, at his school in Cleveland, Ohio, before killing himself.
April 2007: Cho Seung-hui , 23, shoots 32 people dead on campus of Virginia Tech university, Virginia, then kills himself.
Feb 2007: Sulejman Talovic, 18, shoots dead five people and injures four at a mall in Salt Lake City, Utah, before being killed by police.
In the classroom today and around the world I hope that people realize how precious and rare life is. I hope that people can one day comprehend what is going on around them and that they don’t have to “go out in style” but just live their life to the fullest. In the end I ask the question will something like this ever stop is there any way to help it?
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Sean,
You had a really good presentation. You swayed a little too much, but it is definetly better than looking down the whole time, so good job. You had really great examples, and strong points. Your powere point was really cool and I can tell you put a lot of time into it. Awesome job!
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