... had drug and alcohol problems. The sixteen-year-old Luke Woodham who killed his mother and two students and who wounded some other school mates wrote in his journal: "'I am not insane. I am angry. I am not spoiled or lazy, for murder is not weak and slow-witted, murder is gutsy and daring ... it to others and/or writes poems and journals about it. For example two years before the shooting at Columbine High School Dylan Klebold wrote in his journal, "I'll go on my killing spree against anyone I want."" Barry Loukaitis, 14, had talked about his desire to kill people for more than a ... t...

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... and explosives that Eric and Dylan planned. Everyone thought they were only bluffing, Eric and Dylan would show them different. Soon Eric's web page disappeared and he turned to writing in a journal. There were many signs of distress from Eric including the pictures he drew and messages he wrote in fellow students yearbooks. Eric liked the bands KMFDM and Rammstein (which is ... with her car. It showed in both Eric and Dylan's schoolwork that they were getting more and more violent by the day. Eric and Dylan chose violent themes in their writing so much that their teachers felt very con...

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• Grade Level: High School

... and explosives that Eric and Dylan planned. Everyone thought they were only bluffing, Eric and Dylan would show them different. Soon Eric's web page disappeared and he turned to writing in a journal. There were many signs of distress from Eric including the pictures he drew and messages he wrote in fellow students yearbooks. Eric liked the bands KMFDM and Rammstein (which is ... with her car. It showed in both Eric and Dylan's schoolwork that they were getting more and more violent by the day. Eric and Dylan chose violent themes in their writing so much that their teachers felt very con...

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• Grade Level: High School

... the dark side of Columbine. In his book Comprehending Columbine, author Ralph Larkin conducted scores of interviews with Columbine graduates in an attempt to understand the school's unique culture. His writing on page 73 indicates that social structure played a vital role in Columbine life. The leading crowd of jock, cheerleaders, and hanger-on were well aware of who they were and ... 's military background. This inability to connect with and foster relationships with people his own age would follow Harris into his high school years. Despite displaying a persona of somewhat normalcy, his...

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