Zach+Kalik+RP+Post+1


 * I. Presentation of research findings**
 * I am leaning towards writing a paper that deals with a more controversial kind of issue.
 * I want to write this type of paper because the issues that are controversial are usually the more interesting kind of issues, and I feel I will be able to stick with this kind of paper.
 * There are many functions that are important when writing the paper. For example, when approaching the paper, you should approach it not as busywork a teacher is giving you, but as an opportunity to learn more about the world. In terms of preparation, you should work on the paper a little bit everyday, and not save everything to the last minute. Not only does this reduce stress, but it will also make sure your paper is more clean. Finally, you should take all of the skills you learned throughout the year in terms of rhetoric, and other skills, and try applying it to the paper to show off what you learned.
 * II. The Pursuit of new Knowledge**


 * What causes kids to bomb the school?
 * __What is the motivation behind kids who threaten, and commit mass murder in schools?__
 * Why are standards for education so much stricter in more industrialized countries?
 * Why are so many colts associated with violence according to todays standards?


 * III. Background and early knowledge**


 * Many of these kids have shown signs of being bullied. Violent video games have also shown to taken the toll on the mental states of some of the kids who do this.
 * Threats recently have been easier to make due to tools such as the internet. Also, many of the kids who commit these crimes are reported to have very violent parents, who also usually have weapons such as guns stored somewhere.


 * IV. The Rationale**


 * This is the kind of question that's really difficult to go further into mostly because of how much dislike is directed towards the killers, that I can imagine many people don't care about the killers point of view, and would simply right them off as simply psychotic. However, I feel understanding the deeper motivations behind these kids committing these mass murders would bring people closer to finding the source of the problem.
 * This question I feel deals with an extremely deep issue. Recently, and tragically, it seems that the amount of killings within school districts has become more and more frequent. I really do not understand at all what would lead a person to kill kids that are their age, nonetheless classmates. No matter how much hatred you have for someone, this kind of killing seems completely unreal. I desperately need more than simple statistics to explain truly why these kinds of killings occur. I need a deeper answer.
 * I can imagine this paper going different ways. I could end up talking about the topic in more of a psychological manner. I can also end up talking about the topic in a more analytical manner.
 * I'm worried there may not be enough sources out there for me to find.
 * This is a topic I'm really curious about, and usually when it comes to the psychological aspect of things, I am determined to figure them out.