Bowling for columbine- US vs Canada

Long before the U.S trained Osama Bin Laden and his fellow terrorists to kill Soviets in the 1980s, the U.S had been involved in many killings. The violence of the U.S has finally caused a tragedy, which is the 911 terrorist attacks, bought by former U.S employee Osama Bin Laden. The 911 tragedy shaken the social safety and caused a sense of fear in the U.S. In the documentary Oscar winning film Bowling for Columbine, National Rifle Association¡¦s Charleston Heston suggested that the U.S has a history of violence, and its nature of violence has derived the needs for people to own a gun. In fact, guns purchases had increased significantly in Wal-Mart after the 911 tragedy. This obviously showed the insecurity of U.S people. Compared to quiet Canada, the U.S has lower social security, more involvement in the world¡¦s violent issue, and an extensive possession of guns.

The lower social security in the U.S compared to Canada can be seen through schooling and door locks. Students in the U.S are more under pressure than the students in Canada. This additional pressure mainly comes form the fact that there are a lot of students being killed in school every year in the U.S. For instance, in the

The world status, the aggressive ruling of the government, and the history of violence together make the U.S highly involved in the world¡¦s violent events. The U.S is believed to be the number one strong and wealthy country; therefore, it is always the target for those countries that want to gain the leading role in the world. In order to protect or empower itself, the aggressive U.S government had to apply violence to those countries against it. For example, American planes had been bombing Iraq on a weekly basis since 1991 and pro-war president Bush declared war on Iraq in 2003. The aggressiveness of the U.S government has shaped it to become a high intensity country comparing to the lighter Canada, which do not involve much in violent issues.

Columbine massacre which happened in Littleton, Colorado, seniors Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris killed twelve students and one teacher by guns, knives, and multitude of bombs in Columbine High School. The killings shocked the country. Teachers and students were afraid to go to school, and parents of the victims held parade to express their dissatisfactions. Colorado was full of resentment at the time. From the video recording showed in Bowling for Columbine, I could see how nervous the students in the incident fleeing away from the two murderers were. Some of them were shot while running or lying under tables. The history of school killings in the U.S makes students and parents feel unsafe to go to school or to let their children go to school. On the contrary, students and parents in Canada do not have to bear such kind of pressure since school killing seldom appears through out the country. Going to school is happy and safe in Canada. <

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