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"Cyberschool" by Clifford Stoll, 2008.
An explanation of the satirical essay, "Cyberschool" written by Clifford Stoll.
876 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 0 sources, AU$ 40.95
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This paper presents an explanation of the essay entitled "Cyberschool," written by Clifford Stoll, noting that it is an example of an extremely satirical and informal piece. The paper states that this essay is a great representation of the workings of satire, and an interesting exploration of how assumptions without factual backing result in weak arguments based solely on opinion and stereotypes.
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"The essay entitled "Cyberschool," written by Clifford Stoll, is an example of an extremely satirical and informal piece. Stoll explores the impractical aspects of extreme educational reform with the use of too much technology. His piece shows how these reform strategies fail to truly recognize the real issues of educational problems, and how these theories fall short of what they are trying to accomplish. The original audience would have been very familiar with ideas of solving all educational problems through extensive use of technology. These arguments have been increasing since the explosion of the internet, and so Stoll assumes his readers would have been familiar with the conversation which he enters himself into."
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Clifford Vs. Descartes, 2008.
This paper discusses W.K. Clifford's and Renee Descartes' respective points of view regarding evidence and belief.
1,311 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 1 source, APA, AU$ 57.95
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The paper explains that while Descartes relied upon rationalism to its furthest extents to indicate what propositions were likely to be true and what false, Clifford expressed an extreme form of empiricism with regard to metaphysical truth. The paper shows how these two points of view are utterly incongruous in the real world, as well as within the realm of philosophy.
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"To a large extent, Clifford's and Descartes' points of view regarding evidence and belief could not create a more stark contrast. Whereas Descartes relied upon rationalism to its furthest extents to indicate what propositions were likely to be true and which were likely to be false, Clifford expressed an extreme form of empiricism, with regard to metaphysical truth. According to Clifford, it is morally wrong in every instance to believe any proposition for which there is insufficient empirical evidence. However, he does not provide a clearly workable formula or method by which to determine at what point evidence becomes sufficient to ascribe one's belief to a given proposition. Descartes, from his rationalistic point of view, explicitly suggests a manner by which claims can be said to be false--if there is sufficient cause to doubt them."
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Clifford Geertz and Joseph Conrad, 2002.
Uses Clifford Geertz's method of understanding a culture to analyze Joseph Conrad's novel, "Heart of Darkness".
770 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 35.95
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This paper takes the approach, used by Clifford Geertz in "Islam Observed", of understanding culture through metaphor. The paper points out that Geertz used man as a metaphor for society and the contradictions within man as a metaphor for the greater contradictions within society. It then goes on to analyze Joseph Conrad's book, "Heart of Darkness", by analyzing the characters in the novel as though they were a metaphor for the different aspects of European society of that period.
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"Kurtz figure hangs over the entire novel like an extremely intriguing enigma. Everything we hear about him initially is a positive?he is a man of the utmost learning and the greatest kindness and ability who seems to have gained everyone?s respect. But something about him has gone wrong and something has changed him."
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Illusions and Corruption, 2002.
A paper which explores the the dynamics of Hollywood, as seen in Clifford Odets' play "The Big Knife" and Nathanael West's book "The Day of the Locust".
1,778 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 74.95
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This paper is about the lie that is the Hollywood dream - the corruption and emptiness underneath the glitz and glamor of fame-seekers. It also explores how Hollywood and the public relate to each other - the public's need for excitement and drama found in the movies. The paper shows how the reality of Hollywood is seen through two works - a play called "The Big Knife" by Clifford Odet and Nathanael West's "The Day of the Locust." By analyzing the two main characters in these pieces of literature, the paper highlights the grim reality of the Hollywood machine.
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"Fame, fortune, glitter and glamour lure many into Hollywood basket of dreams and promises. But for many blinded by the glimmer, they soon discover that it?s all an elaborate illusion. Sunshine, fruit trees, and a place where anything is possible, dreams come true and happy endings proves to be nothing but an empty wasteland of corruption, greed and shattered dreams. The dream factory turns out to be more like a filth-factory. Very few of the faceless millions ever break into the ?big time? and ever see the promised money, fortune and fame. Those ?lucky? few who do make it big, see their name up in lights, make millions and are hailed as sex idols either become one of the corrupt themselves or find themselves trapped in the nasty web of lies, deceit, falsehood and cruelty. This is exactly what happens to Charlie Cass in Clifford Odets? The Big Knife and Faye Greener in Nathanael West?s The Day of the Locust. Odets and West clearly map out the hellish reality of buying into the Hollywood illusion, it?s devastating effects, and the dynamic relationship between Hollywood and the public that feeds the fire and keeps the inferno burning."
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Controversy on Religious Belief, 2002.
A comparison of William Kingdon Clifford's essay "The Ethics of Belief" and William James' essay "The Will to Believe".
5,217 words (approx. 20.9 pages), 8 sources, MLA, AU$ 167.95
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A look at differing outlooks on religion as seen through the eyes of Clifford (mathematician and philosopher) and James (philosopher and psychologist). The paper asks if James' treatment of Clifford in "The Will to Believe" was fair? Were his arguments against Clifford consistent? Did he take into account all that Clifford wrote in "The Ethics of Belief"? The writer claims that the answer to all three questions is "No". The writer gives a brief exposition of both James' and Clifford's essays and then focuses on James' attack on Clifford.The paper refers to some passages in Clifford's "The Ethics of Religion" and also to James's "The Sentiment of Rationality."
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"The topic of Clifford?s paper is revealed in its title. It is about ethics and belief?and that only. It is not about deciding to act, guessing or gambling, nor about hypotheses. According to Clifford, ?it is wrong, always, everywhere, and for anyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence? (DDR, 181). Put otherwise, whenever we have insufficient evidence, we have a moral duty to suspend judgment and to go on inquiring. Clifford introduces his thesis through two stories. I will give the highlights of only the first one since the second story, though different, adds only reinforcement to the points already demonstrated in the first. A ship owner faces a dilemma; he has doubts as to the seaworthiness of his vessel. He stifles those doubts by working on them, by trying to convince himself that his fears have no ground. He lets the ship sail. It sinks. But our ship owner?s culpability goes undiscovered; not a witness survives to tell the tale. And the insurance company pays up. Clifford judges, as the majority of us I am sure would, that the ship owner did wrong. Suppose, he adds, that the belief, nourished and fostered by attention only to favorable evidence (unfavorable evidence not being conducive to establishing the wanted belief), has taken a genuine hold. The verdict, he thinks, still stands. And he is right again. "
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"Waiting for Lefty" - "To Kill a Mockingbird", 2001.
This paper compares the play "To Kill a Mockingbird" to the novel "Waiting for Lefty", both set in the 1930's United States.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 3 sources, AU$ 69.95
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This paper compares and contrasts "To Kill a Mockingbird" with "Waiting for Lefty". They were both set in the 1930's in the United States, but they are addressed from very different points of view - one through the eyes of adults in New York and the other told by children in the deep South. This paper analyzes these different perspectives.
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While both Waiting for Lefty and To Kill a Mockingbird are set in the United States during one of the poorest times in American history - the 1930s - both the locations in which the play and the novel are set, as well as the perspectives from which the stories are told are vastly different. The physical setting of Waiting for Lefty, a relatively short but intense play written by Clifford Odets, is New York. His play is told through the eyes of several adults. The setting of Harper Lee?s equally intense To Kill a Mockingbird is a rural, deep-south county in Alabama. Her story is told through the very credible eyes of several children. Although one might presume that the adults would fare better during this trying time of the ?have-nots,? it is, instead, the children who seem better able to cope with circumstances. Both play and novel contrast and compare the manner in which the time of the Great Depression affected the lives of not only the poor, but those of all backgrounds. ?Atticus said professional people were poor because the farmers were poor?."
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Labor Disputes in Literature, 2001.
This paper compares the novel "The Grapes of Wrath" and the play "Waiting for Lefty".
1,100 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 6 sources, APA, AU$ 50.95
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This paper analyses two works - John Steinbecks "Grapes of Wrath" and Clifford Odet's play "Waiting for Lefty". It focuses on the issue of labor disputes and compares how the characters in each of these get swept up by the mob.
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"John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath" was just as vivid and graphic a description of the recession years, labor communities and their economic and social problems as you would find in any drama, movie, TV serial or in other more expressive mediums. The novel detailed the story of a typical labor family in the thirties when due to draughts and unemployment many farmers were forced to move from their native states (Southern great planes, especially western Oklahoma and Texas panhandle) to California in search of work. The novel ventured into such modern and important issues of the time that it was immediately a success in California and surrounding localities, the rest of the America almost rejected the book as sentimental, emotional and melodramatic. But the truth, as was evident even then was that this book was felt greatly only in the circumstances and localities for which it was written. "
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"Grapes of Wrath" and "Waiting for Lefty", 2001.
This paper analyzes the topic of labor disputes by comparing "Grapes of Wrath" with "Waiting for Lefty".
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A comparative analysis of the history of labor disputes in a changing American society by looking at the novel "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck and the play "Waiting for Lefty" by Clifford Odet. The rise of trade unions and a representation for the workforce was not an easy process and this paper looks at this through these two literary works.
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"Labor in America has been described as a stabilizing force in the national economy and a bulwark of our democratic society. In this past century, American labor has played a central role in the elevation of the American standard of living. The benefits, which unions have negotiated for their members, are, in most cases, widespread in the economy and enjoyed by millions of our fellow citizens outside the labor movement. The working people of America have had to unite in struggle to achieve the gains that they have accumulated during this century. Improvements did not come easily. Organizing unions, winning the right to representation, using the collective bargaining process as the core of their activities, struggling against bias and discrimination, the working men and women of America have built a trade union movement of formidable proportions. Two such stories capture our attention during the discussion of this paper. First is John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath, an outstanding portrayal of the theme that people have always had to adapt to changing times. The second is a play Waiting for Lefty by Clifford Odet. "
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Inventing the Other, 2006.
An analysis of the concept of inventing the 'other', based on Clifford D. Simak's "City", "Way Station", "Time and Again" and "Highway of Eternity."
13,099 words (approx. 52.4 pages), 38 sources, APA, AU$ 322.95
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This paper discusses four of Clifford D. Simak's novels - "City" (written from 1944 to 1974), "Time and Again" (1951), "Way Station" (1963) and "Highway of Eternity" (1986). The paper describes the invention of the 'other' in Simak's novels and how it manifests itself in three different sub-patterns which can be regarded as the building blocks of a larger process of his writing.
Table of Contents:
Table of Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter I: The Self and the Other
Author and Context
Imagining the Other
Chapter II: Clifford Simak's Writing Process
The Other - Some Technical Aspects
Representing the Writing Process
Chapter III: The Author Representing the Self
Reader and Writer
The Figures of the Writer
Conclusion
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
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"When I considered the title of the present thesis and the literary genre the following study was to be based upon, it seemed difficult not to view the whole with a certain suspicion simply because of the juxtaposition of the terms "inventing" and "Other". On the one hand, SF is predisposed to speculation about new inventions - technological, scientific, political, economic and even sociological. On the other hand, the concern about the "Other" and all the problems the notion automatically generates have for long stood at the basis of criticism in the field. The impossibility to come to terms with the plethora of creatures that authors reinvent all the time and that are frequently labelled "the Other" often results in conflicting theories about the importance of finding and preserving one's identity. Simultaneously, the traditional SF issues of alienation are often dismissed as foolproof demands for toleration on the author's part. Looking back at a genre with a history of almost a century, it seems that it has forged itself the reputation of being a medium where repetitive attempts are made to deal with all these notions more or less successfully. Taken separately, "inventing" and "other" are not very likely to stir one's attention on the account of sheer originality. Taken together, however, both notions appear to pose a different problem where the Other is considered as an invention on the same level with the rest of the SF paraphernalia. The Other becomes a personal and sociological invention and to treat it as such would mean to invest the notion with sense that might not necessarily have been there had I chosen a more descriptive approach.The definition of the Other has proved to be complex just because it is most often based on what is repeatedly called "the Self" in many works of literary criticism, philosophy and psychoanalysis. It is somewhat problematic to get out of the vicious circle that is formed when we realise that "the Self" itself is only definable when in contact with that same Other we are trying to describe. There is rarely a short story or a novel in the genre that has not described the contact between a human and alien of some sort and these stories inevitably propose their own reflection on the human condition. Apparently, humanity has desperately been trying to seem unique, no matter whether that uniqueness be negatively or positively charged and most of the SF we know is directly or indirectly, exclusively or partly concerned with corroborating that impression. An awareness of the inverse, however, started to plague humanity hundreds of years before the beginning of what we now call the Golden Age of SF. All claims to uniqueness were overthrown when Galileo first peeped through a trinket he had bought on the market and used it to study the visible sky. The fixed, immutable identity that humanity had fabricated for itself was no longer stable and reassuring. From then on, the possibility of a contact with forms of life unknown to us has never ceased to grow and to comprehend the manifestly incongruous idea, the need to imagine an otherness not only within but without our world imposed itself. The invented Other came to be and it was there, invisible and yet staring down at a world plunged in confusion, a world that would never seem the same. This study is, therefore, an attempt to direct the attention to the numerous manifestations of that fictional Other. It will be based on the Other that comes into existence only within the limited space of a Simak novel because the notion "the Other" has a definite meaning only when it is being invented by a specific author in a specific text."
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"A Mind That Found Itself", 2002.
A review of the book "A Mind That Found Itself" by Clifford Beers on the atrocities committed in mental health hospitals.
2,900 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 5 sources, AU$ 138.95
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This paper looks at the pioneer of the reworking of mental health institutions and the opening up of several committees that have aided in providing help for those who have suffered or are sufferers of mental health issues. Clifford Beers' published his book, "A Mind That Found Itself", about his time in the mental health hospitals, it was here that he saw for the first time the atrocities that were being committed against those who were mentally ill. His book is a discussion and expose on the people and methods used. This paper looks at that book and how Beers was accepted by society after the publication of the book, also we look at how society has been affected by the publication of the book.
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The Existence of God, 2004.
An examination of the thoughts of influential thinkers like W. K. Clifford, William James, Blaise Pascal, and William P. Alston regarding the existence of God.
1,583 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 66.95
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This paper looks at how W. K. Clifford's "The Ethics of Belief", William James's "The Will to Believe", Blaise Pascal's "The Wager" ,and William P. Alston's "A Philosopher's Way Back to the Faith" all give different arguments about the existence of God. It discusses how, while each argument is interesting and constructive, William James?s argument for the individual right to believe or not to believe seems to be the most workable of all of the lines of thought noted here.
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"The super-dominance argument is simply a form of a two by two table, with the condition that God exists or does not exist matched with either your belief in God or your failure to believe in God. If you believe in God, and he exists you receive an infinite reward. If you believe in God, and he does not exist, then you receive a finite amount of happiness because of the comfort of religion while you are alive (which Pascal sets at about 250 units). If you do not believe in God, and he exists, you will receive infinite punishment. However, you do not believe in God, and God does not exist, you will receive a finite amount of happiness, limited to 200 units because of choosing angst over the comfort of religion. As such, whether God exists or not, theists are better off than atheists, making a belief in God the most rational belief."
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Authority in Ethnography, 2001.
This is a critique of James Clifford and Michael Fisher's work on the authority of language and literary elements in ethnographic writing.
1,420 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 61.95
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This paper follows the historical development of Clifford's theory of ethnographic authority. It also attempts to expand upon these notions, especially as they pertain to developments in the last decade and the new notion of anthropologist as autobiographer. It discusses the evolution of this field, and how in the last few years an increasingly popular form of anthropology has centered around the use of autobiographical writing, and it's impact on the field.
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"It appears almost as if, some twelve years after Clifford's article, the history of hermeneutics he discussed and critiqued has come full circle. The pronoun 'the' used in description has become 'I,' and the professionalization of anthropology has, while anything but disintegrated, at least had to re-recognize the power of voices outside its own. This adds an interesting new chapter to Clifford's discussion of hermeneutics. Not that all, or even a large amount, of anthropology has become autobiographical in nature. Nor does it mean that this is necessarily an all positive and un-critiqued movement. Not only is the idea of an autobiographer and self ethnographer not widely accepted, but there are still very few traditional ethnographic texts with a large voice by informants."
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Cultural Systems and Social Status, 2008.
An analysis of Clifford Geertz's essay "Notes on the Balinese Cockfighting" and F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel "The Great Gatsby".
1,389 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 60.95
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The paper explains anthropologist Clifford Geertz's belief in "Notes on the Balinese Cockfighting" that all societies contain cultural systems that contain heavily symbolic elements. The paper discusses Geertz's example of Balinese cockfighting where the social order is reflected in the wagering and the spatial organization of the game. The paper compares this to F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" and goes on to show how money, social invitations and material goods all signify deeper meanings than are apparent on their surface.
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"According to the anthropologist Clifford Geertz, all societies contain cultural systems that can be read as texts. For example, the rituals surrounding cockfighting in Balinese culture, Geertz argues can be interpreted and re-interpreted much like we interpret "Macbeth" in an English class. Cultural systems contain heavily symbolic elements that can reveal aspects of the culture. Such systems are dynamic and work to affect and change the culture. In Balinese cockfighting, the social order is both reflected in the wagering and the spatial organization of the game in a way that is symbolic, and transcends the ability to make money from betting. The process of playing the game affects the culture and expresses the culture."
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From Modernism to Post-Modernism, 2005.
Describes the theories of four major thinkers of the modern and post-modern era, including Weber, Durkheim, Victor Turner and Clifford Geertz.
1,486 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 5 sources, APA, AU$ 64.95
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This paper summarizes the theories of these thinkers on the role of the individual and his/her relationship to the community. In conclusion, the author states that the thinking of Victor Turner is the most accurate and convincing.
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"Two thinkers -- Max Weber and Emile Durkheim -- were late modernist thinkers who developed theories about the relation of the individual to society. Their theories were appropriate to the industrial societies in which they lived. With the end of World War Two and the rise of the post-modern period, however, different ways of conceiving of the individual and society arose that sought to break with modernist thinking, including the thought of Clifford Geertz and Victor Turner."
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Religion and Communism, 2005.
A comparative analysis of Clifford Geertz's "Religion as a Cultural System" and Catholic anti-communism.
1,595 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 68.95
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This paper examines how the theory proposed by Geertz in "Religion as a Cultural System," compared to the general belief system of communism, shows that religion and communism have much in common. It looks at how they both rely heavily on symbols to motivate people and provoke emotions and how, socially and psychologically, religion and communism seek to unify people to think and act in conformity with a higher order.
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"Geertz's approach involves both analyzing the system of meanings embodied within religious symbols and relating these systems to social structures and psychological processes. This second aspect can be described as saying that once people have incorporated these symbolic meanings into their life, they can use them socially and psychologically to further the cause, their own development or to impact the world."
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Shaw and McKay's Essay, "Juvenile Delinquency and Urban Areas", 2004.
Analysis of Clifford R. Shaw and Henry McKay's paper on juvenile delinquency, found in the book, "Classics of Criminology".
2,812 words (approx. 11.2 pages), 11 sources, APA, AU$ 108.95
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This essay analyzes a seminal article on juvenile crime statistics, namely, the rates of juvenile crimes with respect to the general juvenile properties in different zones in Cook County and Chicago. The paper is important because the parameters studied were traced over a period of several decades through three different studies. The reason this study merited inclusion in one of the foremost compendium of papers on crime is because of the sociological implications of these studies to the city of Chicago, Illinois.
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"Juvenile delinquency is a cause for concern in today's modern society. The incidents of April 20, 1999 from Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado put the consequences of juvenile delinquency into a new perspective. Two students, Dylan Klebold and Ryan Harris, who were, for all intents, intelligent and well adjusted went on a killing spree. They killed and injured several members of the school including a teacher. (Rosenberg, 2000) Then they turned the guns on themselves. Their plans were grandiose. After the massacre, they intended to flee the country. Once the furor had died down, new information showed that the two students were generally reticent, withdrawn and subjected to bullying by their peers, especially the physically stronger students. Klebold and Harris were emotionally and physically abused. Isolated, they developed a hatred for their fellow students."
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