School Shooting Persuasive Speech

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On Friday, April 16th My alarm goes off at 6:30 a.m., and I hit snooze for the third time. I can hear my mom yelling at me to get up, but I don’t have any motivation to do anything today. As I stand, I can feel my head pounding. Even though I don’t feel well, I have to go to school because I’ve already had a lot of “sick” days, and prom is tomorrow. I put on some sweatpants and a t-shirt, throw my hair into a messy bun, go upstairs, and grab a granola bar to eat for the way. Before I leave, I give my mother a hug and kiss and tell her I love her, just as I’ve done everyday for the last eleven years. “Bye mom, I love you” “Love you too Mckynlee,” she mumbled back. (Bernall 11) I grab my bags from the backseat of my car and head inside the school. …show more content…

(Bernall 13) It’s been one month since the shooting happened. The gap between April 20 and the present grows a little wider with every passing day, but the details refuse to fade. (Bernall 18) Later, I discover who the shooters were. Two of my classmates, Eric and Dylan took the lives of so many. I thank the Lord that they didn’t use the bombs they had, or I probably wouldn’t be here. There were thirteen bombs outside, five in the library, six in the hallways, and six in the cafeteria. (West) I’ll never be able to understand how anyone could do something like that. Everytime I close my eyes, I new nightmare jolts me awake. (Bernall 9) What about the parents of those kids? How will they ever be able to get over the death of their child? (history.com). It’s not until about five weeks after all of this happened that I decided to start going to the cemetery to put flowers on my fallen classmate’s graves. There are thirteen of them. Twelve students and a teacher were killed (West). My parents told me that I shouldn’t be visiting the cemetery so close to when all of this happened; they think that I won’t be able to handle it, but I feel the need to. They also told me that I won't be able to handle it because Eric and Dylan’s graves will be there, too. I don’t care, and I go

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