Judgement Day: A Day of Terror

What would students think if they went into school on a beautiful April day not knowing that it was their last; would they be terrified to attend school, or would they skip school? Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, two Columbine High School students, went to Columbine High School on April 20, 1999 and killed people’s lives. Columbine raises questions, such as, who were Dylan and Eric, what was their plan, how did they achieve their goal, and what was the aftermath of that horrific day?

Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold were average teenagers. They were very social, they worked, and they partied. Where Eric was outgoing and charismatic, he could get out of any situation, Dylan was shy and had a temper; he would easily get mad over someone or something. They became friends quickly and did most of their activities together. They were “math wizards and technology hounds,” Eric played soccer, Dylan was a huge fan of the Boston Red Sox, and they worked at Blackjack Pizza. These two were a team; Eric craved attention and approval when Dylan was unreliable. No one knew that they had one big secret that was about to get detonated.(Cullen 8-10)

Eric and Dylan’s plan was not original. They had inspiration from the Waco and the Oklahoma City shootings. They wanted to be bigger and better than both of those, not caring how many people they killed. Their plan was called “Judgment Day” that would have the school excited with explosions (Cullen 33). Eric had made homemade bombs using, “standard propane tanks, the fat, white ones, eighteen inches tall, a foot in diameter, packing some twenty pounds of highly explosive gas” (Cullen 33). These bombs were going to kill many people, and Eric was excited. Next, they came up with a bomb tha...

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...wondering who they were and what was the aftermath. They were social, somewhat popular people who loved sports, spending time together, and plotting a plan to kill people. Their plan had three acts in it that they were involved in for the most of it. Their attack did not go as planned, but they did kill thirteen people, plus themselves. The aftermath of this leaves people with life-long diseases. They were deranged, and they wanted their revenge. Columbine will always be in people’s hearts.

Works Cited

Cullen, Dave. "Columbine." Twelve, 1st Ed. Twelve.Hachette Book Group. New York: Print.

James, Susan Donaldson. “Columbine Shootings 10 Years Later: Students, Teacher Still Haunted by Post-Traumatic Stress.” ABC news . abc news, 13 08 2009. Web. 22 Nov 2013.

Jefferson County Sheriff . "The Columbine High School Shootings." cnn.com. cnn. Web. 17 Nov 2013.