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rapzap · Created: 2006-12-13, 08:05 AM CET Subject: Bowling for Columbine

Do you know this film by Michael Moore??

I have to do a homework until next Monday about this film with following information:

After watching the documentary, what would you consider the most relevant differences in society and the law between the US, Canada, and Europe (Austria in particular). Justify your arguments by giving examples.

Essay guidelines:
ca. 200 words

Perhaps you can help me in finding arguments and just tell me your opinion about it!

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Friedrich von Schiller

Meg_from_da_Peg · Created: 2006-12-14, 03:50 AM CET Subject: Re: Bowling for Columbine

I haven't seen the movie, but I know the story. Lately there have been a lot of shootings going. There was one in Montreal, another in Pennsylvania, and a third somewhere else... all in a span of 2 months... pretty scary. Our school gave us a warning saying if we see a stranger in the hallway we have to notify the school office. I know there's a hill in Columbine with white crosses for the people who were murdered, and there was another girl who, when asked if she believed in God with a gun in her face, said yes. There's a song written about her too... maybe look it up (I don't have any other info, sorry!)

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rapzap · Created: 2006-12-14, 07:46 AM CET Subject: Re: Bowling for Columbine

Thank you!

In the film it´s said, that in Canada there are just a few murder by guns a year - in U.S. there are more than 10.000! And it´s also said, that people in Canada don´t lock there doors, because they are not as afraid as U.S.-people are.

Can you confirm these facts?

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*It does not prove a thing to be right because the majority say it is so.*
Friedrich von Schiller

Meg_from_da_Peg · Created: 2006-12-15, 04:11 AM CET Subject: Re: Bowling for Columbine

Zitat: rapzap

Thank you!

In the film it´s said, that in Canada there are just a few murder by guns a year - in U.S. there are more than 10.000! And it´s also said, that people in Canada don´t lock there doors, because they are not as afraid as U.S.-people are.

Can you confirm these facts?

Well, we lock our doors, just because Winnipeg is kind of scary, and because we actually live inside the city. People outside the city don't lock their doors as often. And since Winnipeg is also the murder capital of Canada (yippee!) there are about 3 a year in Winnipeg alone... that's a population of 700,000. Toronto (Canada's largest city) has a population of over 2,000,000. So I guess we're still under the U.S. but you can look on the Governmentof Canada website and take a look at the statistics.

If you can't stand the heat... don't tickle the dragon.

rapzap · Created: 2006-12-15, 07:29 AM CET Subject: Re: Bowling for Columbine

Thanks a lot for the information and the link! Unfortunately I don´t have any idea how I should begin my essay....

But I have time until Monday and mostly I can do better if there isn´t lot of time left and I have some pressure....

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*It does not prove a thing to be right because the majority say it is so.*
Friedrich von Schiller

Meg_from_da_Peg · Created: 2006-12-27, 07:55 PM CET Subject: Re: Bowling for Columbine

Hey, how'd your essay go?

If you can't stand the heat... don't tickle the dragon.

rapzap · Created: 2006-12-27, 10:31 PM CET Subject: Re: Bowling for Columbine

I don´t have any result yet - I´ll get it back after the holidays!

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*It does not prove a thing to be right because the majority say it is so.*
Friedrich von Schiller

rapzap · Created: 2007-01-08, 10:47 PM CET Subject: Re: Bowling for Columbine

Today we got our results: I´ve a 1-2 and that´s quite ok - no, not just ok - I´m very happy about!

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*It does not prove a thing to be right because the majority say it is so.*
Friedrich von Schiller

Meg_from_da_Peg · Created: 2007-01-11, 03:24 AM CET Subject: Re: Bowling for Columbine

1-2? Have no idea what that is, but if you say it's good, CONGRATULATIONS!!

How does the marking system work over there? We just have percentages...

If you can't stand the heat... don't tickle the dragon.

rapzap · Created: 2007-01-11, 09:37 AM CET Subject: Re: Bowling for Columbine

Oh sorry I forgot the different mark-systems! We have marks from 1 to 5. 1 means very good, 2 means good.....5 not satisfactory. So my essay is between 1 and 2 ...

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*It does not prove a thing to be right because the majority say it is so.*
Friedrich von Schiller