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September 17, 2009
It's interesting to see the similarities and differences between the breaking news that occurs at home and abroad; that's the main reason I wanted this blog to focus on international news, and it's articles like this that are most representative of my interest. When we think about the pronunciation of events like the Columbine or Virginia Tech shootings in our our country, we fail to imagine their existance in foreign countries and how devestating those occurrances must be in those regions. For example, the article cites that the German government became very in tune with school safety following the devestating attack of 17-year-old Tim Kretschmer in Winnenden. If you think of the time following the Columbine shooting, you'll remember the measures made -not only by the federal government, but local ones, too- in ensuring tighter security in our schools. And after the Virginia Tech shooting, there were outcries for more strict gun control in our country. Likewise, in Germany after the Winnenden attack, the government made their own gun control law adjustments. Above all, it's most intriguing to see that teen violence is universal, not something that those critical of the United States can cite as strictly an American phenomenon. This boy, armed with an ax and molotov cocktails, had as much motive and planning put into his act of destruction as the boys Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold of the Columbine massacre.
September 17, 2009
It's interesting to see the similarities and differences between the breaking news that occurs at home and abroad; that's the main reason I wanted this blog to focus on international news, and it's articles like this that are most representative of my interest. When we think about the pronunciation of events like the Columbine or Virginia Tech shootings in our our country, we fail to imagine their existance in foreign countries and how devestating those occurrances must be in those regions. For example, the article cites that the German government became very in tune with school safety following the devestating attack of 17-year-old Tim Kretschmer in Winnenden. If you think of the time following the Columbine shooting, you'll remember the measures made -not only by the federal government, but local ones, too- in ensuring tighter security in our schools. And after the Virginia Tech shooting, there were outcries for more strict gun control in our country. Likewise, in Germany after the Winnenden attack, the government made their own gun control law adjustments. Above all, it's most intriguing to see that teen violence is universal, not something that those critical of the United States can cite as strictly an American phenomenon. This boy, armed with an ax and molotov cocktails, had as much motive and planning put into his act of destruction as the boys Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold of the Columbine massacre.
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