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I chose this book because this is the type of reading I am very interested in. Books about crime and mystery are very entertaining to me because I enjoy following a story that has a lot of suspense and some sort of violence and/or crime. This type of writing is able to always gain my attention and make me want to continue reading. I am very intrigued by this genre. 

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I chose this book because this is the type of reading I am very interested in. Books about crime and mystery are very entertaining to me because I enjoy following a story that has a lot of suspense and some sort of violence and/or crime. This type of writing is able to always gain my attention and make me want to continue reading. I am very intrigued by this genre. 

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Week #1 1-149
Week #2 150-271
Week #3 272-389

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This quote is often repeated in the book to emphasize that Eric was the brain behind the Columbine shooting. Dylan was very self conscious and desired Eric's attention and even if he did nothing because he did not necessarily want to be a part of the killings he went along with the plan in order to fit in with Eric. This quote usually follows a long sentence about Eric leading a shooting spree which draws attention to the idea that Dylan was a follower.

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"It was shrapnel, just like hers"(50).

Shrapnel- (noun)-fragments of a bomb, shell, or other object thrown out by an explosion

The soldier had a wound in his shoulder from shrapnel after the bomb exploded just feet away.

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(noun)-a meeting at an agreed time and place, typically between two people

"Viewers were stunned, but it didn't make much of an impression at the rendezvous points"(80).

The two men met at their agreed rendezvous place to prepare for their meeting.

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"Stone repeated the erroneous death count several times. It led newscasts around the world. Newspaper headlines proclaimed it the next morning: TWENTY-FIVE DEAD IN COLORADO"(86)

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"Stone repeated the erroneous death count several times. It led newscasts around the world. Newspaper headlines proclaimed it the next morning: TWENTY-FIVE DEAD IN COLORADO"(86)

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This quote is important to the passage because it emphasizes the importance of spreading true information. Sheriff Stone spread many ideas that were never proven true. These rumors gave families and friends either false hope of false fear. This quote is important to the text because in times of chaos and crisis similar to Columbine, it is critical to only give out information that is known to be true in order to spare people's hopes. This unfortunately did not happen during this shooting which led to many conspiracies and unnecessary rumors.

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"Before he devised his massacre, Eric settled into a life of petty crime"(111).

(verb)-plan or invent (a complex procedure, system, or mechanism) by careful thought

Before addressing the people, the President devised a proper speech.

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"Zeus and I also get angry easily and punish people in unusual ways,' he wrote"(137). 

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"Zeus and I also get angry easily and punish people in unusual ways,' he wrote"(137). 

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This quote is more alarming than interesting. It is hard for me as a reader to understand that there were so many red flags concerning Eric and yet no one pieced them together nor thought anything of it. Eric was obsessed with human extinction, fire and guns and maybe due to the time period (1999) but it is peculiar how no one questioned if he was dangerous or not. This quote is important because it is one of many that talk about Eric's disturbing interests.

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"Dylan seemed muddled on the languorous side"(187).

(adj)- refers to a certain kind of mood when you'd rather lie around thinking than doing work or having fun; you're tired and maybe a little depressed.

After his dog died, the languorous boy did not move from his bed.

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"Love was the most common word in Dylan's journal. Eric was filling his Web site with hate"(187)

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"Love was the most common word in Dylan's journal. Eric was filling his Web site with hate"(187)

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This quote once again shows the idea that Dylan was a victim of depression. Dylan longed for love and it is constantly conspired that he followed Eric in his murderous actions because he was the only person who showed him some sort of praise or attention. All though Dylan is no where near innocent, he was a victim of Eric's contagious hate and anger. Dylan was weak and lost and therefore would turn to anyone.

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"Brad and Misty were already celebrities in their world-- blessed parents of the martyr"(226)

(noun)-someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, refusing to renounce, or refusing to advocate a belief or cause as demanded by an external party

After renouncing her love for God she was murdered by the killers because of her faith.

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"Now he had a pretty good hunch about what he was dealing with: a psychopath"(236). 

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"Now he had a pretty good hunch about what he was dealing with: a psychopath"(236). 

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This quote is very interesting because it completely changes the investigation and the assumptions made about Eric. In the beginning many people believed Eric was a depressed teen who took his anger out through murder but now Fuselier believes he may have a personality disorder. This is crucial because now it is even easier for people to portray Eric as a monster. This also helps us to better understand and put together the pieces of Eric's thoughts and motives.

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"Dexterity with his fingers and his toes would be the hardest thing to regain completely"(249).

(noun)- skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands

His dexterity with chopsticks was incredible despite his young age.

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"...he wasn't even recognized for trying. He was never categorized with his peer group. We lumped him in with the pathetic loners who shot people"(278). 

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"...he wasn't even recognized for trying. He was never categorized with his peer group. We lumped him in with the pathetic loners who shot people"(278). 

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This quote is interesting because Eric wanted to be remembered as a killer. He wanted to break records of famous terrorists who have killed many. This quote is explaining this because this would have angered and disappointed Eric because he was depicted as a psycho who killed because he was depressed and lonely. This is not how Eric wanted to be remembered; he wanted people to fear their lives which makes the story even more disturbing.

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"Jeff said that was everything. It was still hiding more than half"(315). 

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"Jeff said that was everything. It was still hiding more than half"(315). 

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I found this quote interesting because it is often talked about in the book about how much information was being withheld from the public by the Sheriffs department. I constantly wondered why they would keep so much crucial information that could help aid victims and their families into better understanding the situation. The sheriff department later said they did not want to release anything before they had an idea of what happened but it took them years to release certain details that the court had to force out of them.

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"Columbine was a cathartic experience for much of the faculty"(314).

(adj)- providing psychological relief through the open expression of strong emotions

The cathartic event allowed for the victims to release their built up emotions that were taking a toll on their mental health.

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"It fucking sucks doing this to them, he said. 'They're going to be put through hell.' They could not have stopped him Eric assured them"(333

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"It fucking sucks doing this to them, he said. 'They're going to be put through hell.' They could not have stopped him Eric assured them"(333

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I find this quote particularly intense because it showed that Eric did seem to have some feelings. He felt very bad for what his parents are going to have to go through because of his actions. Now this is very hard as a reader because throughout the book they are saying Eric is a psychopath and psychopaths mimic emotions to get a certain response but never truly feel them. This leaves me as a reader conflicted whether or not he was genuine in his guilt for what his parent are going to have to go through.

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"Eric said he was going to try napalm"(331).

(noun)- a highly flammable sticky jelly used in incendiary bombs and flamethrowers, consisting of gasoline thickened with special soaps

He came home from the war with burns on his face from the napalm used by the enemy.

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"It always comes back to Columbine. People constantly remind him of it, although they don't want to hear about it"(364). 

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"It always comes back to Columbine. People constantly remind him of it, although they don't want to hear about it"(364). 

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This quote is very powerful. The last chapter called "Forgiveness" goes through the victim's families and talks about their forgiveness process. The author takes the reader through Bob Curnow's healing process since his son was killed and tells us that everything always comes back to Columbine. The author, Dave Cullen, writes about the grief and pain the families are put through and the fact that people are "tired" of listening to their sadness about the shootings. I think this is is very surprising and extremely eye opening the pain and loneliness the families of the victims feel, as well as the complete isolation.

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"These are the tactics the killers have turned on us so callously"(380).

(adverb)- in a way that shows an insensitive and cruel disregard for others; unfeelingly

He callously ignored the kid being bullied by a group of boys and continued on with no remorse.