A decade after Harris and Klebold made Columbine a synonym for rage, new information — including several books that analyze the tragedy through diaries, e-mails, appointment books, videotape, police affidavits and interviews with witnesses, friends and survivors — indicate that much of what the public has been told about the shootings is wrong.
The yahoo news website featured a story linked to the USA today paper all about Columbine ten years later.
When the deadly duo, Harris and Klebold, first brought their wrath upon students, a lot of people thought that they had been picked on, or that they targeted certain ethnicities. The aforementioned is no longer credited as truth, but mere rumors and gossip.
The pair had built over 100 bombs, and planned to set them off in the cafeteria, but they were so badly wired that they never went off. Instead, the couple picked off as many students as possible.
Klebold and Harris also wanted to kill journalists, police officers, and any other help that arrived on the scene, but the bombs they planted in their cars never went off either.
Harris and Klebold were essentially terrorists, and they did have friends,’ but they “weren’t accepted by the kids,” they believed mattered.
One believed he was God, and the other suffered from depression and rage.
I think it’s sad that things turned out they way they did, but it’s good to know that their plans were not carried out to their fullest potential.
The reason the two grabbed so much attention, is because their murder spree was the first to be widely publicized on television.
The media has the power to persuade people, and twist stories, like a cult, but it also has the potential to spread many experiences, so that we don’t find ourselves in sticky situations or sketchy binds.
I am glad that someone decided to clear up the rumors, and write an extensive piece on Harris and Klebold, a piece of writing that offered the simple and honest truth.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Do you love me, Do you Surfer Girl/Guy?
Over the winter, even with my spring suit and rubber leggings, I don’t get much time to grab my 7 ft. fun board, and hit up the small surf in Jacksonville. If we’re lucky, we get some five to six foot sets, but such a treat generally only occurs when a hurricane is forming offshore.
Most of the time, we get two and three foot sets of baby waves.
I’ve been surfing since the eighth grade, just for the fun of it. I don’t keep up with the media aspect, but it always has been brought to my attention that I don’t fit the “surfer type.”
You know the types, the "beach bums, drop outs, and stoners" or so I’ve heard.
However, surfing is much more than that, and I’m glad that the media has been presenting it in a positive light.
In an event called “Surf with the Stars,” kids travel up to 13 hours for a rare chance to go surfing with their heroes. Even if the water is freezing, it’s not a deterrent to anyone participating in the event; the event is equivalent to a fan of Tiger Woods being able to golf with him for a day.
A 15 year old, Keanu Asing, won a Quicksilver ISA World Championship in Ecuador yesterday in the 16 and under age division.
It used to be that surfing wasn’t a serious sport, and it’s nice that it’s being taken more seriously by the media these days.
Surfing works out just about every muscle in your body, and it’s great to just kick back and catch a few waves.
Everything bad falls apart.
High-Definition surf cameras for premium members were released by Surfline today, as well.
For nearly 15 years, this website has been delivering live beach and wave imagery through their extensive camera network that has reached beaches from Hawaii to California.
Premium users will now be able to check local conditions and breaks through HD feed, but regular users will still be able to access over 100 working cameras.
It’s great that the internet has made it possible for people to catch many good swells, and it’s even better that surfing has become a sport for people looking for competition, and for those that just want to have fun.
Most of the time, we get two and three foot sets of baby waves.
I’ve been surfing since the eighth grade, just for the fun of it. I don’t keep up with the media aspect, but it always has been brought to my attention that I don’t fit the “surfer type.”
You know the types, the "beach bums, drop outs, and stoners" or so I’ve heard.
However, surfing is much more than that, and I’m glad that the media has been presenting it in a positive light.
In an event called “Surf with the Stars,” kids travel up to 13 hours for a rare chance to go surfing with their heroes. Even if the water is freezing, it’s not a deterrent to anyone participating in the event; the event is equivalent to a fan of Tiger Woods being able to golf with him for a day.
A 15 year old, Keanu Asing, won a Quicksilver ISA World Championship in Ecuador yesterday in the 16 and under age division.
It used to be that surfing wasn’t a serious sport, and it’s nice that it’s being taken more seriously by the media these days.
Surfing works out just about every muscle in your body, and it’s great to just kick back and catch a few waves.
Everything bad falls apart.
High-Definition surf cameras for premium members were released by Surfline today, as well.
For nearly 15 years, this website has been delivering live beach and wave imagery through their extensive camera network that has reached beaches from Hawaii to California.
Premium users will now be able to check local conditions and breaks through HD feed, but regular users will still be able to access over 100 working cameras.
It’s great that the internet has made it possible for people to catch many good swells, and it’s even better that surfing has become a sport for people looking for competition, and for those that just want to have fun.
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