( I only realized after writing this we were not required to write an entry for this week.)
Unlike some past weeks, I think this one particularly stood out to me.
I was much to young to remember the Columbine High School massacre. I was only in the 1st grade when it happened and I don't even remember hearing about it at the time. I couldn't even tell you if there were ever any security measures taken place at my school afterwards.
What I do remember is September 11th just two and a half years later. It had only been that short amount of time and I had gone into the 4th grade. But still I can remember it quite well like I'm sure many others can as well. This is the major event of our childhood like Columbine was for many others and I'm sure what Sandy Hook is to many kids now.
These events define much of who we are today. They have affected us all in a variety of ways, some of it hitting closer to home than others.
Just like September 11th, I remember Sandy Hook as well.
These short stories show us a different perspective to events one that doesn't come from the bias of television. In Newsworld, the teens try to find out where things have gone wrong, looking to the local amusement park for answers. They don't know what they will find breaking in but at the same time all they know is the mews media and how things seem. They hope that they will gave some incite from the park's sets of other past news.
After all, history tends to repeat itself. In the past 20 years, there have been a shocking amount of shootings at schools that is several times too many. There have been too many terrors from people who hate anyone who doesn't agree with their views. Its a terrifying time we live in in some ways.
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