Polytechnic Institute and State University‚ “in which gunman Seung-Hui Cho killed thirty-two people. Just about any adult can go and buy a gun‚ without showing identification or passing a background check. As a result‚ Seung-Hui Cho‚ with a record of mental health problems‚ was able to open fire on classrooms at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in April 2007‚ killing and wounding many students and teachers.” Gunman Seung-Hui Cho bought his gun at a gunshow‚ with no background checks
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America’s deadliest random act of violence occurred. Seung-Hui Cho shot and killed thirty-two people and wounded 15 others. After the attacks he later shot and killed himself which makes the total amount of deaths thirty-three people. This massacre is the most deadly shooting by a single gunman in United States history. Students were getting ready to go to class just like any other day. However one student planned on changing things up that day. Seung-Hui Cho‚ a senior at Virginia Tech began the random
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by a 23 years old student called Seung-Hui Cho. What wrong with this man? Why did he do the thing like this? What happen to his life and let him make the decision to kill his classmate and teacher? What is in his mind driven him to this crazy massacre? We want to find out the answer‚ we want to know what is going wrong with this man; we want to read his mind and try to understand him. First‚ let we get into Cho early life; it should help us to understand Cho mental state better. Because person
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Cited: Aigner-Trewory‚ Adam. "The Background Check Debate." The Daily Nightly. April 23‚ 2007 "Cho Seung-Hui." Who2 Biography. www.answers.com . May 28‚ 2007. Kingsbury‚ Alex www.usnews.com . May 28‚ 2007. 2006. www.indystar.com . May 28‚ 2007. "Virginia Tech shootings timeline." Massacre at Virginia Tech www.cnn.com . May 28‚ 2007.
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of the most horrific shootings in United States history‚ left the nation devastated by the results. The shooter Seung-Hui Cho‚ left a "total of 30 people dead and another 17 wounded. In all‚ 27 students and five faculty members died" (History.com Staff). Seung-Hui walked on campus with his mind set on murdering innocent students‚ like a soldier with direct orders to kill. Seung-Hui Cho felted motivated to harm the innocent student because he was under privileged. This clearly indicates he knew why
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Hailey Ms. St. Hilaire Research 7 December 2012 Psychological Profile of a School Shooter Why would a student decide to shoot their own classmates? Often when a topic like this is talked about usually a stereotypical reason is valid‚ at the time‚ to explain why a student would perform an act like a school shooting. Often people jump to a stereotypical conclusion because violence is frequently found in games and further media. Stereotyping is a subconscious act when a person places someone
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Conflict can reveal unexpected qualities in an individual. Philosopher Emerson once said “every coin has two sides; so do conflicts”. In the pages of human history‚ conflicts are unavoidable and while major conflicts such as war have been evil forces in the world it can also produce very positive results. That is not to say conflict is entirely positive. When conflict arises there are those individuals that show unexpected qualities; those assets that are sudden and unforseen. These assets can be
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shots‚ injured two people and killed his father. School shooting was a fear that was now expanded all throughout the world. Another school shooting that was a real eye opener was at Virginia Tech by Seung-Hui Cho. “Seung-Hui Cho killed thirty-two people‚ plus himself‚ and injured seventeen.” (Cullen 348) Cho didn’t seem to relish his massacre like Eric and Dylan did‚ he had psychosis and didn’t even seem
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BAM! BAM! BAM! During the sunny month of April 2006 Seung-Hui Cho drove over to Virginia Tech and killed 32 students and faculty members. Seung-Hui Cho had a history of mental illness‚ but when he did his background check he got approved so he purchased a 9mm Glock 19 pistol and ammunition (Gerdes). Do you want crazed killers with large‚ powerful firearms running around in your hometown?Assault weapons should be banned. Assault weapons are very powerful firearms‚ they can shoot dozens of rounds
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in U.S. history. It lasted between 7:15 a.m.–9:51 a.m. The gun man was Seung-Hui Cho‚ who was a senior at the time in Virginia Tech. Thirty-three people were killed including the gun man himself and twenty-three were injured. This massacre influenced media coverage and drew widespread criticism of U.S. gun culture. It also talked about how there were gaps in the U.S. system for treating mental health issue because Seung-Hui Cho was mentally unfit. The shooting was also known as the second-deadliest
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