strikesback7
Apr 24 2009, 02:10 AM
I personally thought the presentation was ideocentric around just Rachel (and not any of the other victims). I also find the lack of your information in telling the entire story of Columbine. I also do not like how you said "I think that people who play violent video games (aka: basically all of them), listening to profane music, watching action movies, and various other activities that you deemed "bad" are relevant. I personally do not like how you blatantly insulted half (if not more/all) of the audience, I lost a bit of respect for you there. However, I do believe that Rachel had the right ideas about life. I believe that you are looking at this from a perspective, which is wrong, you have to look at things for what they are, you have to accept that not everyone sees things the same way you do (hate to sound like a "Protestant" back in Medieval times, but you began preaching to us, that was unkind, there isn't one single view point to take on her ideals, each person takes it differently, and you insult those who take it differently than you). I will strive to be kind, this really moved me and I am going to be a better person. However, I cannot say the same for others. Immediately after the assembly I saw several students harass each other, push each other, threaten each other, and not even take any of this to heart. I also had to make the Freshmen behind me be quite, because they were talking and having hissy fits with each other (aka: taking each others notebooks). I also saw and heard various people laugh (and text message) during parts of it. Also, I fail to see how sending someone a text message is a sin (as you said it was). Well these are my thoughts, make of them what you will. Thank you for spreading the message to our school and more importantly, the students who go to it. I only wish you would have made a bigger difference. Despite your good intent, most of the students went back to life as it is (people still disrespecting each other, as if this had no impact on anything). Well, thanks again. I hope you use my suggestions (and constructive criticism) to improve future lectures (I mean "lectures" in a good way).