Research Synthesis 2/14/18

Today in class, Mr. Rivers went over the MLA format again just to refresh our minds. We also had a delay opening so we didn't really talk as much, he just let us work on our synthesis. After that  he told us to make sure everything is double spaced, times new roman, and point 12 font. He also included that we need to have a title, and our last name at the top of the page with the page number. The MLA format is name, teachers name, English 11, the date (14 February 2018). After he was done explaining how to do the format we continued to work on our research synthesis, he also reminded us that it was due tonight at 11:59.
Since it was a delay opening we didn't have much time to work but I was able to get all of my citations correct and everything nice and neat. He also reminded us that the instruction sheet was to be copied and pasted in our notes and then deleted from your essay. After that, everyone sat quietly and worked really hard on their synthesis. For my synthesis I am doing it on the documentary Newtown which was about the school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. This documentary was very hard to watch and I really recommend it. The documentary includes families that lost their kids in this tragic event and they talk about how hard it is to realize that they are really gone. One family in particular that I am using for my argumentative essay is the mother of Dylan. The mother talks about Dylan in a way that is just so heartbreaking, she talks about how her older son Jake was in 3rd grade at the time and how it affected him just as much as any adult. One quote that really stuck out to me was when she was saying that she has these memories, she has picture, teeth and hair. But its like he never exist. This was really hard to hear because at that time they were showing old pictures of him and as you watch more you can see the psychological impact it had on every family.
This film was really interesting to watch and watch how the families cope with the tragedy. I really think that this film is very useful in the future because people should be aware that gun violence has been taken to a whole other level and I think that if you watch this it will really open your eyes to how bad it really is. I believe that school shootings have become more common and I think believe should start paying attention to people in their communities whether they have been bullied or have a psychological problem. This film really did open my eyes, and it shows that shootings can happen at anytime anywhere and that's the scary part about it. You don't know what someone is thinking, and to be in any kind of situation like Newtown, Columbine, or even Las Vegas is really scary.