Oklahoma City experienced a black day when a man named Timothy McVeigh decided to shoot and kill one-hundred and sixty-eight innocent men, women and children. Mr McVeigh stirred such a commotion due to his anger with the government. Ms Gruwell made her class write a report on the issue. The author of the dairy entry wrote how the issue made him/her 'realise how susceptible we are to violence'. The author then describes that there are many Timothy McVeigh's in the school who don't realise this problem. The author states fights still break out and it's surprising to find the person you least expect to become into a Timothy McVeigh.
Like walking time-bombs just waiting to go off, and when they do the consequences can be deadly. The ticking often begins with a derogatory comment causing a spark then an explosion. The author deeply expresses these McVeigh's as no other meaning can be explained with such an impact. Then the author states something very meaningful and profound sentence, "No matter what race we are, what ethnic background, sexual orientation, or what views we may have, we are all humans. Unfortunately, not all humans see it that way.
This last sentence has so much meaning to itself and us. Stating what characteristics we have then cross-stating we are all humans and ending with some humans don't understand it that way means so much. This is deep because it is true... we are all humans but some humans like Timothy McVeigh don't understand this concept and want to get attention. And also that it is hard for a human who doesn't understand this concept to understand, they have their own reasons to kill, live their way etc. To me this last paragraph of the Diary Entry hit me like a brick and made me realise, that not all the time is violence the solution to everything. Killing one-hundred and sixty-eight innocent people is a lot if you think about it after the enraging rampage.
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