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Give a Boy a Gun is a book written by Todd Strasser. The storyline, which is constructed by quotations made by characters in this fictional book, almost mimics and is based on the Columbine High School Massacre on April 20, 1999.
Summary[edit]
The two main characters of this book are Brendan Lawlor and Gary Searle .Both attended Middletown High School. Gary has been a local in the town since birth, while Brendan had just arrived. The two soon become fast friends and watch out for each other as they get bullied. The football players at Middletown are constantly calling Brendan and Gary "fags" or other rude, degrading terms. Both boys become darker and angrier as the years go on, delving deeper and deeper into the use of addictive substances, such as acid, and alcohol. Along with Allison, Gary's girlfriend, and Ryan, a mutual acquaintance, the four would visit an old abandoned shack to get high. Gary, the science whiz, develops a homemade, powerful bomb. As the problems increase, Gary and Brendan acquire guns. They leave a cryptic message for Allison and Ryan, letting them know that there will be trouble at the dance, and not to attend. Ryan, who is ill, agrees, but Allison attends anyways. At the dance, Gary rigs bombs to all the doors so whoever opens them will explode. They use their guns to shoot out the lights, and they also wear masks. They secure all the hands of the attendees with plastic ties. Then they walk over to the quarterback for the football team, named Sam, and debate what they should do with him. They eventually decide to shoot out his kneecaps, so he will live unable to play football ever again. Gary and Brendan shoot around the gym, scaring students and injuring others. One of the football players, Paul, manages to get free. Paul unties a few of the kids, Gary commits suicide by shooting himself through his head killing many others with him and Brendan crashing the bullets through his skull at around 10PM on Friday, February 27.
The Characters[edit]
Gary Searle – one of the shooters main character *
Brendan Lawlor – the other shooter
Ryan Clancy – a friend of both Gary’s and Brendan’s
Allison Findley – Gary’s on-and-off girlfriend and Brendan's friend at Middletown High School
Terminx – Brendan’s screen-name
* Blkchokr – Allison’s screen-name
Rebooto – Ryan’s screen-name
Cynthia Searle – Gary’s mother
Emily Kirsch – a former friend of Brendan’s
Brett Betzig – a friend of Brendan’s from Springfield
Julie Shore – a friend of Brendan’s from Springfield
Beth Bender – Middletown High School counselor
Paul Burns – a football player at Middletown High School
Sam Flach - a football player at Middletown High School
Deidre Bunson – a ‘popular’ girl at Middletown High School
Ruth Hollington – Gary’s fourth-grade teacher at Middletown Elementary School
Stuart McEvoy – Gary’s sixth-grade teacher at Middletown Middle School
Katherine Sullivan – Brendan’s sixth-grade teacher at Springfield Middle School
Kit Conner – a neighbor of the Lawlors’ in Springfield
Dick Flanagan – Brendan’s ninth-grade English teacher at Middletown High School
F. Douglas Ellin – a biology teacher at Middletown High School
Allen Curry – principal of Middletown High School
Jack Phillips – a neighbor of Brendan’s
Chelsea Baker – a transfer student to Middletown High School
Denise Shipley – Gary’s older stepsister
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Time Stands Still (Degrassi: The Next Generation)

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"Time Stands Still"
Degrassi: The Next Generation episode
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A humliated Rick getting revenge with a gun trying to shoot Emma.

Episode no.
Season 4
 Episode 7 & 8
Directed by
Stefan Sciani
Production code
407 & 408
Original air date
5 & 12 October 2004 (Canada)
 3 & 10 December 2004 (U.S.)
Guest actors

Ephraim Ellis as Rick Murray

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"Time Stands Still" is a two-part episode of the Canadian teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation. It aired near the beginning of the fourth season, and originally aired on the 5 and 12 October 2004 in Canada, on the CTV Television Network. Despite being a two-part episode, many events were still unresolved until later in the season. The American teen network, The N, which aired first run episodes, was airing episodes two months later at the time.
Part two of the episode earned director Stefan Sciani, an award for "Outstanding Achievement in a Television Series - Family" at the Directors Guild of Canada Awards.

Contents
  [hide] 1 Background
2 Synopsis 2.1 Summary 2.1.1 Part One
2.1.2 Part Two
2.2 Extended Overview 2.2.1 Sub-plot
2.2.2 Part One
2.2.3 Part Two

3 Absences
4 Ratings
5 References
6 External links
Background[edit]
Executive producer Aaron Martin wanted to deal with this subject since Degrassi: The Next Generation started. He said, "It wasn't an issue when the original Degrassi was on, and it's become much more of an issue in the last 10 years. And with any teen shows, there are only so many issues you can cover, and new ones are harder and harder to find."[1] The producers enlisted bullying expert Barbara Coloroso, who worked with the families of survivors of the Columbine High School shooting. "She gave us amazing insights into how (bullies) work and how this cycle of violence keeps happening over and over again", they said. The N aired public service announcements to warn of the episode's content.[2]
Synopsis[edit]
Summary[edit]
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Part One[edit]
Jimmy Brooks becomes a member of the "Whack Your Brain" quiz team, and realizes the anti-Rick campaign has gone too far. He tells Jay Hogart, Spinner Mason and Alex Nuñez to lay off Rick, but they're not convinced, and humiliate him in front of the entire school by dumping yellow paint and chicken feathers on him. Joey Jeremiah has financial troubles, and decides to sell the house. When his real-estate agent gets nowhere, he asks ex-girlfriend realtor Sydney to help.
Part Two[edit]
Rick comes back to school, still coated in the feathers and paint, after being humiliated during the "Whack Your Brain" contest. Toby Isaacs and Mr. Raditch, tell him to take the afternoon off, but Rick chooses to stay. Paige encounters Rick and, right when he was about to shoot Paige, she apologizes and shows her empathy for him, so he retreated. However, while trying to clean himself up in the bathroom, Spinner and Jay trick Rick into thinking the prank was Jimmy's idea, and he recommits to revenge. He sees Jimmy in a now empty hallway afterwards and, shoots Jimmy in the spine, even though Jimmy knew nothing about Spinner and Jay's setup. He then sees Toby, Emma, and Sean, and is mad at Emma because she admits she never had feelings for him. He points the gun at Emma, but Sean attacks him and tries to point the gun away, but he accidentally shoots Rick himself, killing Rick. After the school goes on lockdown, a teacher pulls Hazel out of class and informs her that Jimmy has been shot and is in critical condition. Outside, Toby is upset to learn from a reporter that his friend had died. Caitlin Ryan returns from Africa and saves Joey's home by buying it herself, and they are informed about the day's events and show up at the school.
Extended Overview[edit]
Sub-plot[edit]
Part One: The sub-plot starts with Joey, in his home, being told by his Realtor that his open house is the day after tomorrow and that he has to clean. He is desperate to sell his house, asking his Realtor, Helen, what else he can do besides clean to ensure the sale. While they're discussing the sale, Craig Manning walks down the stairs and says he is too sick for school. Joey agrees and tells Helen that their meeting's gone on too long and that he has to go to work. Helen seems upset that they didn't get to finish discussing the sale and Joey seems frustrated that Helen can't just get the house sold.
After work, Joey comes home to find his ex-girlfriend, Sydney at his house as a result of Craig calling her. Craig has told her about their money problems and Sydney wants to help Joey sell his home. Sydney ends up leaving since Joey seems practically speechless and somewhat upset about her being there suddenly.
The next day, Craig is just as sick but decides to go to school after Joey yells at him for calling Sydney. Joey feels embarrassed about his financial situation. Craig tells Joey that he called Sydney because she would at least sell the house for good money.
Sydney comes back to Joey's house after Joey decides that Craig was right about taking Sydney's help. Joey apologizes about how things ended with them. Sydney brushes his apology off and suggests he make an atmosphere for the open house using music and maybe baking a pie in the oven. Her expertise in real estate is already evident.
While cleaning up the house for the open house, Caitlin comes back from Africa and asks why Sydney's name is on his lawn.
Part One[edit]
The episode opens with Rick being bullied by Spinner and Jimmy who toss him into a dumpster. Following the opening credits, Spinner pulls up to school in his car and heads inside as the bell rings. Rick comes out from hiding with spray paint and vandalizes Spinner's car. Heading to class, Rick literally runs into Jimmy rounding a corner. They exchange words which Snake Simpson is witness to. Seizing an opportunity, Snake asks Jimmy to name the world's three longest rivers in order and asks a question about the NBA championships. Jimmy answers correctly and, as a result, is now one of Rick's team members for a trivia show called "Whack Your Brain". Heather Sinclair was supposed to be on the team but, according to Snake, she came down with mono.
Later in the day, Emma Nelson runs up to Toby and Rick who are walking together. She has index cards to study from for the contest and is about to quiz Rick on them when he announces that he's quitting. Emma replies that the finals are tomorrow and they discuss the fact that Jimmy has now joined the team. Toby encourages Rick to talk to Snake about the bullying, like he's said before, and to ask Snake to reconsider. But Rick doesn't want Jimmy to guess that it was him who got him kicked off the team. Emma encourages Rick to work with Jimmy on the team since Rick said he came back to Degrassi to show people's he's changed. Rick isn't convinced but Emma tells him that they need him on the team and smiles at him before leaving. Rick seems very flattered by this and smiles to himself.
Rick, encouraged by Emma and Toby, tries to talk to Mr. Raditch, the principal, about the fact that Jimmy is harassing him. Mr. Raditch does not take Rick seriously and seems to think that Rick is only upset that Jimmy is less-than-friendly toward him, even though this is not the first time Rick's approached him about it. Mr. Raditch tells Rick he needs to put effort into making friends with Jimmy and asks him to come back if anything serious happens. Throughout this talk, Mr. Raditch does not give Rick much room to tell him what's really happening but Rick isn't being forward about it either.
In the parking lot, Spinner and Sean Cameron find the damage done to Spinner's car and Jay and Alex pull up in Jay's also-vandalized car. They guess that the damage was done by Rick and Spinner wants to tell Mr. Raditch about it. Sean retorts that Mr. Raditch will want to know why Rick did it and Jay agrees. They decide to leave the principal out of it and to get Rick back another way.
While drinking at a water fountain, Toby is approached by Spinner, Alex, and Jay, who ask him where they can find Rick. Toby refuses to tell them and Jay pushes his head into the fountain head causing his lip to bleed. Arriving at the preparation for "Whack Your Brain", Toby is confronted by Snake about why he's bleeding but Toby brushes it off as a skateboard accident. Rick and Jimmy argue about who hurt Toby's lip, and Jimmy tells Rick to back off. Rick says he's been suffering for weeks and that no one deserves that. Jimmy seems affected by his words.
As they practice for the contest, Rick is answering all of the questions Snake throws at them until a sports question comes up. He puts his hand over his bell but doesn't answer, to let Jimmy answer the question instead. While leaving practice, Rick and Jimmy exchange compliments about their trivia skills. Alex, Spinner, and Jay approach them and pick on Rick. Jimmy stands up for Rick, telling them to give it a rest. While Rick, Emma, Jimmy, and Toby walk away, Rick turns around and makes an X with his arms, taunting Alex, Jay, and Spinner with what he did.
Toby comes over to Rick's house after school where Rick seems overjoyed over the events of the day. Rick's mom says that Rick told her that him, Jimmy, Emma, and Toby have become practically inseparable. Toby seems confused but goes along with it. Rick is feeling confident about winning Jimmy over.
The next day, Rick approaches Emma and thanks her for her advice about Jimmy, adding that she is his guide. Emma seems uncomfortable but smiles and replies that she's glad things worked out for him. Rick has a friendly talk with Jimmy about the competition when he comes into school and brushes off a tease about his suit from Paige Michalchuk.
During the "Whack Your Brain" contest, Rick answers a sports question that causes them to tie the game. Celebrating their tie, Rick hold Emma's hand too long for it to just be friendly. Emma yanks her hand away but Rick brushes it off. In the bathroom during the break before the tie breaker, Jimmy compliments Rick about knowing so much and Rick asks Jimmy why he didn't answer the sports question. Jimmy says he had a brain fart and that golf isn't a sport anyway. While about to leave the bathroom, Spinner and Jay come into the bathroom and compliment Rick about how much he knows, asking if Rick will do the lightning round (aka the tie breaker). Rick replies that he will, seeming confident but hesitates as he's about to walk between the two to leave. They tell Rick that things are cool between them now. Once Rick and Jimmy are gone, Spinner asks whether Alex will be able to set up the prank that they've planned for sure. Jay assures him she will have no problem.
Before playing his part of the lightning round, Rick whispers to Emma that it's all for her. Emma, once again, feels uncomfortable. Rick answers enough of the questions to beat the other team and win the game for Degrassi. The crowd cheers and Rick looks like his life is turning around, but while still in the center of the stage, yellow paint and feather drop down on him. The audience cheers turn silent and then turn into laughs. Rick seems mortified.
After the game, Emma approaches him to comfort him about what happened, saying that it just makes the other people look childish and telling him that he's the smartest person in Degrassi and no one will forget that. Already thinking Emma liked him, Rick grabs the back of Emma's head and tries to kiss Emma with more force than necessary. Emma is shocked and ends up telling him she only pitied him.
Rick returns home to an empty house and takes out a wooden box. Inside the box, lying in padding is what is presumed to be his father's gun. He removes his glasses and looks up before the episode ends.
Part Two[edit]
Rick heads to Degrassi, backpack in hand, despite being given permission to go home until everybody has calmed down and the issue has been resolved. Toby tells him this fact, but he responds that this is the one day he wants to be here. Mr. Raditch, the principal, also tells him he can go home. Seeing Paige, he reaches for the gun in his bag until Paige tells him that she thought that the prank was sickening, childish, and out of line. He puts the gun away, apologizes for hurting Terri, and leaves the cafeteria. Rick decides to forget his plans and places the gun in his locker.
Still covered in paint, he goes into a restroom and begins to clean up. When Spinner and Jay walk in to the same restroom, Rick hides and Spinner and Jay begin talking about the event. Noticing Rick is in one of the stalls, Jay turns the blame from themselves to Jimmy, and Spinner goes along with it, both of them implying the prank would have been impossible without Jimmy.
Rick approaches Jimmy, backpack back in his arms. He is unaware that Jimmy intends to find whoever did that and bring them to the Principal. Jimmy asks Rick how he's holding up and says he has Rick's back if anyone bothers him again. Rick replies, "You stabbed me in the back." Jimmy is confused, especially as Rick pulls the gun out of his bag. With the gun pointed at him, Jimmy freezes for a second, and backs away slowly. Jimmy turns to run away when Rick turned his head before firing. The bullet hits Jimmy in the back, knocking him to the ground. As other students are running away, Craig walks down the hall to see Jimmy lying on the floor. Rick finds Emma with Toby and Sean, and says that he is sorry he kissed Emma, the gun in his hand at his side. They turn to run away but Rick demands that they don't turn away from him. Rick starts saying how Emma flirted with him and made him think she care when really it was a lie. Sean calmly tries to reason with Rick, and tells Rick that it's just going to make his life worse, but Rick replies that it is too late because he already shot somebody. He lifts the gun, pointing it straight at Emma, but Sean gets in front of her and grabs the gun. While Rick and Sean wrestle with it, the gun goes off. Jimmy, Sean, and Rick are taken to the hospital.
Toby's stepmother, Kate Kerwin, (also Ashley Kerwin's mother), rushes to Degrassi and is allowed into the school to look for Toby and Ashley and is shocked at the site of Jimmy as she had been entering the building at the time as Jimmy was being taken out. Snake and Mr. Raditch argue that Rick's bullying was not taken seriously enough, while Spike comforts Emma. Emma says that she was horrified that Rick pointed the gun right at her head. Meanwhile, Joey and Caitlin rush over to Degrassi to look for Craig.
In class, Ashley, Paige, Hazel and Ellie remain confused and unnotified about the incident. Paige gets a phone call from her mother saying that she heard that there was a school shooting. Paige informs Ellie, Ashley and Hazel. Hazel glances at Jimmy's empty chair and notices that he is missing. Ms. Sauve suddenly arrives and asks to speak with Hazel. They go into the hall and she tells her that Jimmy had been shot and Hazel starts to panic and says that she needs to go. Ms. Sauve tells her not to leave and that the lockdown will be over soon, while Hazel cries on her shoulder.
Jay, Alex, and a clearly guilt ridden Spinner are in the halls talking about what happened with Jay telling Spinner that he thought it might have been him. Spinner responds that it was Jimmy, and knowing that someone will find out he wants to go tell. But Jay stops him and tells him that he needs to shut up. Into which Spinner responds that Jimmy's is his best friend. Jay tells him that if Jimmy lives or dies he was Spinner's best friend. Spinner tells Jay that they might have killed Jimmy and Rick.
Sean is eventually released with one of his arms in a sling, while Jimmy's condition is unknown. Toby is confronted by a news reporter as he tries to leave Degrassi and, upset about Rick's actions, he responds that he wishes he never met Rick and that there was nothing that he could have done. Not wavering, the reporter asks if Rick said anything before he died. Toby is shocked and has not yet discovered that Rick has died.
Later at their home, Ashley Kerwin, very upset about Jimmy being in the hospital, ends a conversation about Rick with, "...so who is this guy, if not some psycho?!" Toby is upset by this but is still torn between having been friends with Rick and the fact that Rick did something so horrible. Emma stands up for Toby saying that Toby and Rick were friends.
As appeared, Ashley remains upset that Jimmy has been shot, as does Craig Manning. Kate Kerwin, Spike, Snake, Joey and Caitin all seem to be in horror due to the previous events, Paige and Hazel are distraught as they look at Jimmy in the hospital bed from the window in the hospital. Also, Toby and Emma are upset but mostly shocked, Sean is honored as a hero but feels guilty and shocked, Ellie's feelings are unspecified, but it can be assumed that she is shocked as well, as she is later seen comforting Sean while they watch the news,Darcy Edwards is unseen in either episode therefore her feelings are unclear as well, seeing as she never knew why so many picked on Rick in the first place. JT Yorke and Danny Van Zandt are not seen after the shooting, just prior to it, so their reactions are unclear, Jay does not appear to be affected at all, Alex's feelings towards the event are not revealed yet, however, she tells Jay and Spinner that she should never have gotten involved in this, and Spinner is guilt-ridden for Jimmy, as he is seen crying many times.
A service organized by the students is held with candles and pictures of Jimmy and Rick, including a few pictures of Jimmy and Rick together. One picture is a collage of pictures of Jimmy and Rick with a one word statement "Why?," which states the feelings of why any student would shoot another one, and subtly asks why would a student shoot one of his friends. The episode ends with Toby and Emma staring at the collages and crying.
Absences[edit]
The following characters did not appear in either episodes, despite being regular characters that season.
Sarah Barrable-Tishauer as Liberty Van Zandt
Cassie Steele as Manny Santos
Adamo Ruggiero as Marco Del Rossi
Ratings[edit]
The ratings in the United States are TV-PG-V for Part I and TV-14-VL for Part II.
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ "'Degrassi' to Address School Violence". FoxNews.com. 3 December 2004. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
2.Jump up ^ Rodman, Sarah (1 December 2004). "Tragedy 101: `Degrassi' pushes limits with school-shooting episode". Degrassi Online. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
External links[edit]
Degrassi: The Next Generation; Time Stands Still: Part 1 at the Internet Movie Database
Degrassi: The Next Generation; Time Stands Still: Part 2 at the Internet Movie Database

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With Tired Eyes, Tired Minds, Tired Souls, We Slept

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"With Tired Eyes, Tired Minds, Tired Souls, We Slept"
One Tree Hill episode
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Jimmy Edwards fires a pistol.

Episode no.
Season 3
 Episode 16
Directed by
Greg Prange
Written by
Mark Schwahn
Production code
2T6166
Original air date
March 1, 2006
Guest actors

Danneel Harris as Rachel Gatina
Antwon Tanner as Antwon "Skills" Taylor
Allison Scagliotti as Abby Brown
Marcus Coloma as Marcus
Colin Fickes as Jimmy Edwards
 Renee Vincent as Mary Edwards
 Amber Wallace as Glenda Farrell

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"With Tired Eyes, Tired Minds, Tired Souls, We Slept " is the 16th episode of One Tree Hill's third season. It first aired on The WB television network in the United States on March 1, 2006. It was written by Mark Schwahn and directed by Greg Prange. This was a landmark episode for the series, which revolves around a school shooting: "A normal day becomes deadly when a despondent student brings a gun to Tree Hill High; Nathan and Lucas put themselves at risk to protect their friends and loved ones."[1]

Contents
  [hide] 1 Background
2 Plot
3 Reception
4 References
5 External links
Background[edit]
In the DVD commentary and the making-of featurette, the creators addressed their initial "should we?" or "shouldn't we?" reactions to making the episode. Because of the sensitive nature of the topic, they did not want to glorify or make light of school shootings. They wanted to make a statement about how these kinds of incidents affect more than just those directly involved.[2] The music was carefully designed, and a theme called "Saving Peyton," composed by John Nordstrom, was introduced for parts of the script where character Lucas Scott strives to save a dying Peyton Sawyer.[3]
Mark Schwahn, the series' creator and writer of the episode, "took this old character in Jimmy Edwards [Colin Fickes], who hadn’t been around in seasons, and used his re-emergence" to tell the story about life in high-school as an outsider. Being a controversial topic, Schwahn had to convince executives to allow the episode. The actors "who were locked in the tutor center would file into this little room day after day and film these emotionally draining scenes".[4]
Looking back on the episode, Hilarie Burton said, "when we were doing the episode for One Tree Hill about the school shooting, none of the actors were into it, none of us wanted to do it. We got the script, we were very upset about it. Um, we were like 'This hasn't happened in so long. Why would we bring this up? We don't want to encourage or give attention to that kind of behavior.' Then literally while we're having this conversation with our creator and our bosses, two incidents happened. It was heartbreaking to know that stuff was still going on, it just wasn't receiving media attention that it used to."[5]
Allison Scagliotti, who portrays Abby Brown in the episode, one of the hostages Jimmy sets free and who is later revealed to have witnessed Keith's murder, said, "I’m so glad the episode garnered the response that it did. I had no doubt, given the subject matter, that it might resonate with a lot of people, so I think I speak for all involved when I say we tried to handle it respectfully." She said the audition process was "kind of a top-secret affair" because she read sides for a character named Michelle in a scene with another character who was not Jimmy Edwards. "After I was cast, the script that production released didn’t have the last page attached! They kept the end of the episode under wraps until the very last second. I was extremely moved by what I read, mostly because the Jimmy character was someone that could be very real."[6]
Also resonating with fans is the episode's closing quote. At the end of the episode, Lucas narrates:

Does this darkness have a name? This cruelty, this hatred. How did it find us? Did it steal into our lives or did we seek it out and embrace it? What happened to us, that we now send our children into the world like we send young men to war? Hoping for their safe return, but knowing that some will be lost along the way. When did we lose our way? Consumed by the shadows, swallowed whole by the darkness. Does this darkness have a name? Is it your name?[7]
Plot[edit]
Jimmy Edwards, a bullied and tormented individual, who was once close friends with Lucas Scott (Chad Michael Murray), Skills Taylor (Antwon Tanner) and Mouth McFadden (Lee Norris), enters the school while smoking a cigarette. He walks down the hallway and sees the thugs who beat him up the night before going through his locker; when they notice him, they move to leave, laughing while one of them bumps him purposefully and makes a rude comment. Jimmy pulls out a gun just as Peyton Sawyer (Hilarie Burton) and Brooke Davis (Sophia Bush) come around the corner at the glass library doors. Jimmy fires one shot as Peyton and Brooke hit the floor for cover and the school is sent into a frenzied panic.
Brooke searches for Peyton outside as the sports bus pulls up with Coach Whitey Durham (Barry Corbin), Lucas and Nathan (James Lafferty) getting off. Brooke informs them of the situation and Nathan and Lucas go into the school, Nathan looking for Haley (Bethany Joy Galeotti) and Lucas soon deciding to look for Peyton. Meanwhile, Haley is sheltering a group of students in the tutor center, including Jimmy. Nathan and Lucas go their separate ways and Lucas finds Peyton, bleeding from a wound in her leg in the library; the wound is assumed to be a piece of glass. Nathan comes across Mouth who had been in the A/V room at the time of the shooting. They make their way to the tutor center. They get there, and, after convincing the group it is them, and not the shooter, they get in. As they try to help everyone escape, Jimmy pulls out the gun and forces them to stay in the tutor center, revealing himself as the shooter. In the midst of the chaos, Brooke is stuck in the school gym due to her parents' absence. She angrily confronts a ruthless reporter who is using the shooting for personal gain.



 Peyton, hit by a ricochet bullet, bleeds out in the library. The setting allowed for the introduction of the theme "Saving Peyton."
Lucas tends to Peyton and finds that it is actually a bullet in her leg, and promises her that she will be okay. Peyton is losing a lot of blood, and Lucas does his best to keep her talking so that she has a better chance of survival if awake instead of asleep. Feeling that she does not have long to live, and wanting to confess her feelings for him, she pulls him in for a kiss and tells him she loves him, despite the fact that he is still dating Brooke. Meanwhile, Rachel (Danneel Harris), Mouth, Haley, and Skills attempt to reason with Jimmy who is fed up with being ignored and made fun of.
Brooke realizes that she has been looking for the wrong things in life when a worried mother comes to her looking for her daughter thinking that her daughter and Brooke are friends. Though Brooke assures the mother that she will find her daughter, she realizes that she does not know her and excuses herself outside to secretly break down into sobs. She later finds the girl and convinces her to find her mother.
In the tutor center, the situation is quickly deteriorating. Jimmy lets Abby (Allison Scagliotti) go due to an illness she has and turns back to find Nathan sending a text with his phone; he threatens to kill whoever comes into the school, just as Lucas carries an unconscious Peyton out of the library. The library door slams and Jimmy goes to confront them, despite the pleas of Haley, Nathan, Rachel, Mouth and Skills.
The confrontation is halted when Keith (Craig Sheffer) convinces Dan (Paul Johansson) to sneak him into the school to talk to Jimmy. Keith convinces Jimmy to let Lucas and Peyton go. After a dramatic confrontation, in which Keith reaches out to Jimmy in an attempt to save him, Jimmy uses his own gun to commit suicide. The group in the tutor center hear the shot and Haley and Rachel break down into tears. Meanwhile, Lucas has carried Peyton outside and she is loaded into the ambulance. He meets with Brooke who had been let out of the gym, and his mother, Karen (Moira Kelly).
A few moments after Jimmy's suicide, Dan shows up in the hall, picks up Jimmy's gun and shoots Keith, killing him and therefore framing Jimmy as the murderer.
Reception[edit]



 Jimmy takes his own life in the episode's climax, where Keith is also murdered, visuals which impacted fans.[8]
The episode received generally positive reviews, and was one of the season's highest-rated. In the United States, the episode's initial broadcast received record ratings for the season, with a 2.5/4 in households, 3.6 million viewers, and a 1.5/4 in adults 18-49.
Daniel Fienberg of zap2it.com called it a "surprisingly earnest and reflective depiction of a school shooting [with Colin Fickes as a troubled teen with a gun] that avoided the 'Very Special Episode' syndrome by also advancing the season's plot".[9] There was sentiment that the episode added new depth to the series. "Through all the fluff, implausible storylines, and pretty smiles from pretty people, there's one episode that sets itself apart from the rest. It's called 'With Tired Eyes, Tired Minds and Tired Souls, We Slept,'" stated Cynthia Boris of DVDVerdict.com. "To put it simply, it's the Columbine episode. (And how sad is it that you all know what I mean when I say that word.) For this one episode, the pretty and popular heroes of the show take a backseat to a chubby, bullied young man who has been humiliated for the last time," she said. "When you see the realness of Jimmy (Colin Fickes) balanced against this cast of plastic, perfect people, it's pretty easy to see why kids kill kids."[2] Boris, however, felt the episode would "b[low] right past the core audience" and that "if you asked a hundred fans to list this season's most memorable moments, Chad Michael Murray dressing up as Jack Sparrow would likely land much higher than this topical episode".[2]
In contrast to Boris's statement about the core audience, however, the episode ranked highest in a 2009 pick of the "12 most essential episodes" of One Tree Hill by fans at website starnewsonline.com. "That episode, featuring the shooting of Uncle Keith, is a clear favorite among fans and really was a turning point for the series," stated Jeff Hidek of the website. "This episode proved that the show could reach beyond hookups and hook shots and tap into its audience’s hearts."[8] The episode is considered one of the series’ most pivotal, and the storyline is frequently named among fans as one of the best.[6] TV Guide said, "Hard as it is to watch, this harrowing school-shooting March episode proved [One Tree Hill] to be smarter — and gutsier — than your average teen drama."[10]
TheCinemaSource.com called the episode the highlight of Season 3. "...[We] call it the columbine episode... This episode is a must-see and should have been the season finale because of its dreadful ending," stated the website. "This was a powerful episode that writers took a risk with because it was a topical issue to tackle that tried to send a message to those who seek hope."[11] Amy Kane of Film.com, on the other hand, said the episode made her quit watching the show temporarily, because One Tree Hill is a show that is "so campy and tongue-in-cheek that it seemed like bad taste for it to address such a serious subject".[12]
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ "With Tired Eyes, Tired Minds, Tired Souls, We Slept". MSN. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
2.^ Jump up to: a b c Boris, Cynthia (2006-10-11). "Review: 'One Tree Hill: Season Three'". dvdverdict.com. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
3.Jump up ^ "Saving Peyton by John Nordstrom". last.fm. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
4.Jump up ^ "Exclusive: Lee Norris Looks Back on One Tree Hill’s Six Seasons". teendramawhore.com. 2009-08-09. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
5.Jump up ^ "FANVASION.com :: Hilarie Burton". Fanvision.com. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
6.^ Jump up to: a b "Exclusive: Allison Scagliotti Recalls One Tree Hill’s School Shooting". teendramawhore.com. 2009-08-02. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
7.Jump up ^ "With Tired Eyes, Tired Minds, Tired Souls, We Slept ." One Tree Hill, The WB. Season 3, Episode 16.
8.^ Jump up to: a b Hidek, Jeff (2009-08-19). "WE LOVE TV: Fans pick 12 “most essential” episodes of “One Tree Hill”". starnewsonline.com. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
9.Jump up ^ Fienberg, Daniel (2006-09-26). "Review: 'One Tree Hill: Season Three'". zap2it.com. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
10.Jump up ^ TV guide, Volume 54. Triangle Publications (Indiana University). 2006 (Digitized Feb 11, 2010). Retrieved 2010-06-28.
11.Jump up ^ TheCinemaSource.com staff (2009-08-19). "One Tree Hill: The Complete 3rd Season". thecinemasource.com. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
12.Jump up ^ Kane, Amy (2006-01-16). "The Beginner's Guide to One Tree Hill. Everything the newbie needs to catch up with the campiest drama on the CW.". Film.com. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
External links[edit]
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Nobody Left to Hate: Teaching Compassion after Columbine

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Nobody Left to Hate: Teaching Compassion after Columbine is a book by social psychologist Elliot Aronson that explores the implications of the attacks at Columbine.[1][2]
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ISBN 0-7167-4132-6
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ "A CONVERSATION WITH/Elliot Aronson; No One Left to Hate: Averting Columbines". The New York Times. March 27, 2001. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
2.Jump up ^ "Columbine books offer tributes, insight". The Denver Post. April 16, 2000. Retrieved March 3, 2011.


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The Nobodies (song)

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"The Nobodies"

Single by Marilyn Manson

from the album Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)

Released
October 6, 2001
Format
CD
Recorded
2000
Genre
Industrial metal, alternative metal
Length
3:40
Label
Interscope
Marilyn Manson singles chronology

"The Fight Song"
 (2001) "The Nobodies"
 (2001) "Tainted Love"
 (2002)


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"The Nobodies"







"The Nobodies" is a song by American industrial rock band Marilyn Manson. It is the third and final single from their fourth studio album, Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death), released in 2001. The song addresses Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, perpetrators of the Columbine High School massacre in 1999.
As early as February 10, 2001, Manson had made indications that the song would be chosen as the album's third single.[1][2] The third single was released in physical format, on September 3, 2001, in the UK and, on October 6, 2001, in the US.[3][4][5]
A remixed version of the song would later appear in the 2001 Johnny Depp film From Hell.[6] Also, despite its usage of harsh vocals, the band has performed an acoustic version of the song.

Contents
  [hide] 1 Track listing
2 Release dates
3 Music video
4 The Columbine connection
5 Chart positions
6 Against All Gods Mix 6.1 Track listing
7 References
8 External links
Track listing[edit]

No.
Title
Lyrics
Music
Length

1. "The Nobodies" (Album Version)     3:36
2. "The Nobodies" (Live Version)     3:57
3. "The Death Song" (With Bible Speech, Live in Colorado)      
4. "The Nobodies" (Video)     3:40
Release dates[edit]
Ireland - August 27, 2001
UK - September 2001
Germany - September 24, 2001
Music video[edit]
The music video for "The Nobodies" was directed by Paul Fedor.[7] It premiered on MTV in June 2001.[7] Technical presentation of the video uses shaking camera techniques, varying perspective shots, closeups, and fast scene shot changes.
Originally, the frontman expressed desire to film the music video in Russia "because the atmosphere, the desolation, the coldness, and the architecture would really suit the song."[1] Another concept called for the incorporation of the MTV stunt and prank reality TV series, Jackass, due to the song's inclusion in the Jackass soundtrack.[7] However, this idea was abandoned after the show began drawing the ire of U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.), who was among the politicians who targeted Marilyn Manson for blame after the Columbine High School massacre.[7][8] Marilyn Manson explained the idea for the music video:
“ I already had a story for the video that I wanted to do, a sort of Marilyn Manson fairy tale about some children escaping from an orphanage and seeking refuge with me after fleeing from some terrible, evil nuns who abused them—as all nuns do, I guess. So I decided that they would be watching Jackass on television and the nuns would be upset with them, which is why they'd leave. But now I don't know what they'll be watching [...] Maybe Joseph Lieberman—That might be the most appropriate thing. ”
—Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson: Moral Minority[7]

The Columbine connection[edit]
The lyrics refer to Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, the shooters of the April 20, 1999 Columbine High School massacre. Manson references the media coverage in the aftermath of the killings, singing "You should have seen the ratings that day."
After the shootings, the media widely reported that listening to Manson's music drove the boys to kill, though in fact they didn't appear to be fans of the band. An interview with him about the Columbine shootings was featured in the 2002 Michael Moore documentary Bowling for Columbine. When Moore asked what he would say to the students at Columbine, Manson replied, "I wouldn't say a single word. I would listen to what they have to say and that's what no one did."[9] Also in the film, an acoustic instrumental version of the song is played during a montage of security camera footage and emergency phone calls.
Chart positions[edit]

Chart (2001)
Peak
 position

UK Singles Chart[10] 34
Italian Singles Charts[11] 17
French Singles Chart[11] 94
Austrian Singles Chart[11] 56
German Singles Chart[12] 65
Spanish Singles Chart[11] 8

Against All Gods Mix[edit]

The Nobodies: 2005 Against All Gods Mix

EP by Marilyn Manson

Released
May 9, 2005
Genre
Industrial metal
Label
Interscope/Nothing
Producer
Marilyn Manson
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"Personal Jesus"
 (2004) "The Nobodies: Against All Gods Mix"
 (2005) "Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand)"
 (2007)

"The Nobodies: 2005 Against All Gods Mix" was released in Europe as a stand-alone single and in Asia as an EP in conjunction with Marilyn Manson's Against All Gods world tour, and to radio in the United States in conjunction with the compilation album, Lest We Forget; only the original album version is present on the compilation.
Track listing[edit]

UK Edition

No.
Title
Length

1. "The Nobodies - 2005 Against All Gods Mix"   3:37
2. "The Nobodies - Burn 36 Mix"   5:38
3. "The Nobodies - Stephane K Rock Dub Mix"   4:45
4. "2005 Against All Gods Mix" (enhanced video)  

Korean Limited Edition

No.
Title
Length

1. "The Nobodies - 2005 Against All Gods Mix"   3:37
2. "The Nobodies - Burn 36 Mix (German Mix)"   5:41
3. "The Nobodies - Stephane K Rock Dub Mix"   4:45
4. "Personal Jesus - Rude Photo Motor Remix"   5:55
5. "Mobscene - MEA Culpa Mix by Bitteren Ende"   4:41
6. "New *hit Invective - Orbiter Lictum Mix by bitteren ende"   4:29
7. "This is the New *hit - Sergio Galoyan Mix"   4:33
8. "The Not So Beautiful People" (from Japan bonus disc) 6:15
9. "The Fight Song - Slipknot Remix" (from Japan bonus disc) 3:51
10. "The Tourniquet - Prosthetic Dance Mix"   7:24
11. ""Personal Jesus"" (enhanced video)  
12. ""The Nobodies: 2005 Against All Gods Mix"" (enhanced video)  
References[edit]
1.^ Jump up to: a b "Guns, God & Government Tour". Kerrang! (Bauer Media Group) (839). 2001-02-10.
2.Jump up ^ "It's Goth To Talk". NME. 2001-04-30. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
3.Jump up ^ "'Nobodies' Here!". NME. IPC Media. 2001-08-21. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
4.Jump up ^ "Nobodies (Import, Single)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
5.Jump up ^ "The Nobodies". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
6.Jump up ^ Wiederhorn, Jon (2001-11-01). "Marilyn Manson Cover 'Tainted Love,' Record Live DVD". MTV News. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
7.^ Jump up to: a b c d e Chirazi, Steffan (2001-06). "Marilyn Manson: Moral Minority". Metal Edge (Zenbu Media).
8.Jump up ^ Senator Joe Lieberman: News Release.
9.Jump up ^ "Marilyn Manson Interview on Bowling for Columbine". Bowling for Columbine Official Website. 2002-10-11. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
10.Jump up ^ UK charts Search "The Nobodies"
11.^ Jump up to: a b c d The Nobodies Chart positions
12.Jump up ^ "German singles chart". musicline.de. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
External links[edit]
"The Nobodies: Against All Gods Remix" on YouTube

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columbinus

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columbinus is a play written by Stephen Karam and PJ Paparelli, with contributions by Josh Barrett, Sean McNall, Karl Miller, Michael Milligan and Will Rogers, created by the United States Theatre Project. The play looks at issues of alienation, hostility and social pressure in high schools and was suggested by the April 1999 massacre at Columbine High School in Jefferson County, Colorado. The play premiered in Silver Spring, Maryland in 2005 and then Off-Broadway in 2006.

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Plot[edit]
columbinus includes excerpts from discussions with parents, survivors and community leaders in Littleton as well as diaries and home video footage to reveal what it refers to as "the dark recesses of American adolescence".
The first act of the play is set in a stereotypical, fictional American high school and follows the lives and struggles of eight teenage archetypes. These characters are not given names but labels, and the two outcast friends designated in the script as "Freak" and "Loner" are slowly driven to crime and madness by the bullying from their classmates. In act two, these boys become Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, in scenes taken from their videos and personal journals, illustrating the days approaching and including the shootings and the suspects' suicides. The newly added act three has the other cast members become survivors and townspeople who reflect on the events, including the cover up of information surrounding the suspects. The play briefly touches on modern shootings such as the incidents at Aurora or Newtown.
Characters[edit]
Loner- Geek in the school who is picked on by his peers and neglected by his parents. Has a romantic fascination with Rebel, who views him as "not her first choice. Maybe not anyone's." In the Second Act, embodies Dylan Klebold.
Freak- An underdog with a chip on his shoulder and a chest deformity. He is ridiculed by his classmates, with the exception of AP, whom he detests. His father is an ex-military general who is overly hard on him. In the Second Act, embodies Eric Harris.
AP (Advanced Placement)- The play's representation of pure kindness and good-heartedness. He is extremely intelligent, but fantasizes about having good looks, popularity, and athletic ability, which he can never have due to a life-threatening illness. He reaches out to the other students, and is a secret friend to most of them. He is the only character who the killers set free at the shootings.
Rebel- Artistic and rough-talking teenager who finds a sort of kinship with Loner. She thinks AP is nice, but that he is too pure-hearted and a "loser" for her taste. She denies rumors that she is goth or a druggie, but is seen making cuts into her arm in the First Act.
Faith- Has a passion for Biblical studies, which is often her downfall when trying to make friends. Is briefly the object of Freak's affection. She is well-liked by many people, but her virginal way of thinking is often made fun of.
Perfect- The most popular girl in school, though many people find her to be snobby and fake. It appears that she has no problems with her life at all. However, it is revealed that her mother is a school bus driver, and is struggling to make ends meet. Perfect also reveals that she is pregnant.
Prep- Standard school bully, who is popular because of who his friends are. He has an unreturned romantic interest in Jock.
Jock- Popular and amiable school hero. He is athletic, popular, and extremely attractive. As a hard-working student in school, he finds it irritating that the terms 'Brainless" and "Jock" are so often put together.
Production history[edit]
World premiere
columbinus had its co-world premiere on March 8, 2005, at the Round House Theatre in Silver Spring, Maryland[1] and then from May 6, 2005 to May 29, at Perseverance Theatre in Juneau, Alaska (where the co-author and creator, PJ Paparelli, was the Artistic Director), in conjunction with the United States Theatre Project.[2]
The original cast:
The cast consists of five men and three women, including extensive doubling up with characters in brief roles as parents, teachers, guidance counselors, and other adults.
Anne Bowles, Faith
Jeanne Dillon, Perfect
James Flanagan, AP
Daniel Frith, Prep
Gene Gillette, Jock
Karl Miller, Freak/Eric Harris
Ekatrina Oleksa, Rebel
Will Rogers, Loner/Dylan Klebold
Off-Broadway
columbinus had its New York premiere at the New York Theatre Workshop on May 22, 2006 (previews from May 5) and closed on June 11. The production was directed by PJ Paparelli.[1][3]
The New York cast:
Anna Camp, Perfect
James Flanagan, AP
Carmen Herlihy, Rebel
Nicole Lowrance, Faith
Karl Miller, Freak/Eric Harris
Joaquin Perez-Campbell, Jock
Will Rogers, Loner/Dylan Klebold
Bobby Steggert, Prep
Other Productions
In fall 2009, Paparelli workshopped new text for the show, premiering a new version at Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri in honor of the tenth anniversary of the Columbine shooting. The production was directed by Theatre Department Faculty member David Charles Goyette.
The cast of the Truman State University production:
Joanna Bess, Faith
Kylee Raney, Perfect
Ryan Clark, AP
Cherish Varley, Rebel
Cameron Jones, Prep
Andrew Stashefsky, Jock
Jake Wasson, Freak/Eric Harris
Sam Kyker, Loner/Dylan Klebold
Critical response[edit]
When columbinus premiered in 2005 at the Round House Theatre, Peter Marks of the Washington Post called it "An ambitious examination of the suburbanization of evil, directed with a surefire sense of theatricality by PJ Paparelli." Marks noted that "The script, by a writing team headed by Paparelli... is heavily based on research. (Stephen Karam and Sean McNall are credited as co-writers.) The words of Harris and Klebold, as well as court records, statements of Columbine witnesses and interviews with high school students across the country are incorporated into the proceedings. Other conversations are invented."[4]
The Variety reviewer (of the Off-Broadway production) wrote: "While the first act overdoes the buildup, act two has Miller and Rogers manfully shouldering their complicated characters and delivering the goods on their tormented inner lives. Here, scribes Karam and Paparelli drop the universal material of teen angst garnered from interviews in favor of words drawn from the private diaries, emails and videotapes that go a long way in exploring the twisted thinking behind the shootings... the production is especially well served by the wall of sound created by Martin Desjardins to suggest the demonic thoughts ricocheting in the boys' brains as they bought guns, made bombs, dressed to kill and worked themselves into a homicidal frame of mind by obsessing on their grievances as social outcasts."[5]
The New York Times reviewer (of the Off-Broadway production) wrote: "Mr. Karam and Mr. Paparelli have captured authentic notes of adolescent anxiety and yearning in briskly drawn scenes set in and around the classroom, the gym and the cafeteria. The dialogue is occasionally enlivened by a sharp jab of wit ... Much of it is also depressing or disturbing. And when the focus shrinks to the actual killings, and the dialogue is drawn from the testimony of the survivors of the rampage, the play becomes more upsetting still... ultimately don't offer any illuminating new views of the tangle of psychological and cultural factors behind it (including, of course, the easy availability of guns)."[6]
Awards and nominations[edit]
columbinus received Helen Hayes Award nominations[7] including:
The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical
Outstanding Resident Play
Outstanding Director - Resident Play
Outstanding Sound Design - Resident Play or Musical (Martin Desjardins) (for which it won)
columbinus received two Lucille Lortel Award nominations, for Outstanding Director and Outstanding Sound Design (winner).[8]
See also[edit]
Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold
Columbine High School Massacre
References[edit]
1.^ Jump up to: a b Sommer, Elyse and See, Rich. "Review. 'columbinus' (Combined reviews)" CurtainUp.com, March 7, 2005 and May 22, 2006
2.Jump up ^ Jones, Kenneth. Alaska's Perseverance Explores High School Tragedy in columbinus, May 4-29" playbill.com, April 22, 2005
3.Jump up ^ "'columbinus' Listing, New York Theatre Workshop" nytw.org, accessed May 17, 2012
4.Jump up ^ Marks, Peters. "Round House's 'Columbinus' Limns The Darkest Corners of Adolescence" Washington Post, March 9, 2005
5.Jump up ^ Stasio, Marilyn. "Review. 'Columbinus'" Variety (webcache.googleusercontent.com), May 25, 2006
6.Jump up ^ Isherwood, Charles. "Theater Review. 'columbinus': Exploring the Evil That Roams a High School's Halls" New York Times, May 23, 2006
7.Jump up ^ Jones, Kenneth. "Brad Oscar, 'Wicked', Molly Smith, 'columbinus' Among D.C. Helen Hayes Nominees" playbill.com, February 8, 2006
8.Jump up ^ "Lucille Lortel Award, Nominees and Recipients, 2007" lortel.org, accessed May 17, 2012
External links[edit]
Internet Off-Broadway Database
'columbinus', Dramatic Publishing
 

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2005 plays
Works about the Columbine High School massacre
Plays by Stephen Karam

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