1. Michale Moore opens a bank account so that he can get
what
item instead of interest?
He opened a bank account so that he could get a free
gun.
2. Charlton Heston is the president of what organization?
He is the president of the National Rifle
Association.
3. Why does the man from the Michigan militia say you must carry
a gun?
He said that you must carry a gun to defend yourself
and your family.
4. James Nichols was arrested in connection with what bombing?
He was arrested for his connection with the Oklahoma
City Bombing.
5. How does James Nichols contradict himself when discussing the
ban of nuclear weapons?
He said that he believes in restrictions for nuclear weapons but not
for guns. Both are weapons anyway you look at it.
6. Describe the Littleton community.
The community of Littleton is a very close-knit average town, full of
good people and a good place to raise your children.
7. The Littleton security man gets emotional and says that
Columbine “did” something. What?
The security man stated that it changed how people
talked.
8. Why did Lockheed donate $100,000 toward anger-management
programs?
They donated money because they feel the reason why the Columbine
shootings happened was because the two boys who killed the people had
anger-management problems.
9. What happened to Kosovo on April 20, 1999? What happened one
hour later?
The largest bombing in Kosovo happened one hour before the shootings
happened at Columbine high school.
10. What organization held a major rally in Denver 10 days after
the shooting?
Charlton Heston held a gun rally for the National
Rifle Association.
11. Who were some of the people/things blamed for the tragedy at
Columbine?
Several things like, South Park, parents, video games, Marilyn Manson,
broken homes, and poverty were blamed on the Columbine shootings.
12. How does Marilyn Manson respond to allegations that he is to
blame?
He says that he can see why they would blame him because he promotes
fear and talks about things that the world holds as bad.
13. How many kids have been killed by Halloween candy? Why is
this important?
There have been 2 kids that have been killed by candy due to poisoning
on purpose by family members. This is important because of the
fear of putting razors in apples. America lives in fear.
14. What role does “fear” play in American culture?
It fully consumes the American culture.
15. Describe the most common criminal seen on television.
The most common criminal on TV is that of a black
man.
16. What does the former TV producer of Cops say sells in the
media?
The former producer states that anger, hate, and violence are what sell
in the media today.
17. How many gun murders were there in Sarnia and Windsor,
Canada, in the past three years?
There was ONE in Sarnia, and ONE in Windsor within
the last three years.
18. Does Canada have guns? In 2001, could they get
guns/ammunition easily? Explain.
Yes, Canada does have guns and can buy them easily at department stores
(Wal-Mart) and or gun stores. They feel that the people in Canada are
much more safe and caring when it comes to fire arms.
19. How is Canada TV news different from TV news in the United
States?
The TV news in Canada does not talk about war or violence because they
do not have much of it within their country. While in the U.S.
that is what our news is made up of most of the time.
20. How did the Welfare to Work program impact Tamarla Ownes, the
mother of the boy who shot the little girl, Kayla?
The program made her work a long way from home, so she wasn’t able to
be with her son and supervise him.
21. What do Mark, Richard, and Michael convince K-Mart to do
about selling ammunition?
They were able to get K-Mart to stop selling ammunition since they do
not sell guns.
22. Whom does Michael Moore visit at his home in Hollywood? What
is the outcome of their discussion?
He went to visit Charleton Heston in Hollywood. He says that he
feels comfort knowing that he has a loaded gun in his house. He
also said that he thinks history of violence and ethnicity are reasons
for violence involving guns in America. Moore catches Heston
contradicting himself and pesters him about this, causing Heston to
walk away from their conversation.
23. What did you learn from the film?
I learned how much violence within our country occurs because of the
sales of guns and that many Americans are living in fear.
Professor’s comments: Professor Hennessee didn’t write any comments on
the paper, but put a number 11 at the top of the page, which was full
credit on the assignment.