Love At First Sight example essay topic

# ## Introduction to: Anthropology, Psychology and Sociology Tuesday, September 30, 2003 Examination of a teen killer- Kip Kinkel Every Year we hear about a school shooting, and every year it's the same story a tormented teen takes out his anger, frustrations and pain out on his fellow students, teacher's and sometimes even their own parents. In the next few paragraphs I will examine Kip Kinkel's actions through Anthropology, Psychology, Sociology and finally my own personal thought. I will also have statements in his own words from his journal. Kip Kinkel at a young age had psychological problems. Most of them started when he and his family went to live in Spain for a year. Kip being in the 1st grade and just learning English and being able to speak in English, was faced with a huge problem when his teacher could only speak Spanish, a language he couldn't understand.

The frustration that came from that experience and the never-ending frustration of trying to live up to the Kinkel name was too much for him. Kip had the perfect family however in his mind he didn't fit because he wasn't the perfect son, his sister was smart, athletic, popular and well known by their community, his parents were legends in their field of career's as teachers. That left Kip feeling down and depressed all the time, even to the point that he hated himself, the following is from his journal... "I have just killed my parents! I don't know what is happening.

I love my mom and dad so much. I just got two felonies on my record. My parents can't take that! It would destroy them. The embarrassment would be too much for them. They couldn't live with themselves.

I'm so sorry. I am a horrible son. I wish I had been aborted. I destroy everything I touch. I can't eat. I can't sleep.

I didn't deserve them. They were wonderful people. It's not their fault or the fault of any person, organization, or television show. My head just doesn't work right. God damn these VOICES inside my head. I want to die.

I want to be gone. But I have to kill people. I don't know why. I am so sorry!

Why did God do this to me. I have never been happy. I wish I was happy. I wish I made my mother proud. I am nothing! I tried so hard to find happiness.

But you know me I hate everything. I have no other choice. What have I become? I am so sorry" Mentally Kip was damaged and unstable, he had no control of his emotions and at often times was in a state of blinded rage and frustrations. He knew his parents were great people but he still killed them, that shows you just how unable he is to control or stop his emotions whether they be good or bad, at time's it's almost as if he's two different people, almost like he's schizophrenic. Sociologically Kip was an outsider, he didn't really fit in to any group and mingled through, he had a few good friends, but that was about it.

Kip like any other teen is heavily influenced by his peers and friends, kind of like monkey see monkey do who ever he is around that's who he's going to imitate and be like. For instance the shoplifting incident he was friends with people that aren't exactly model citizens, had he been friends with others I doubt this would have happened. A really big social event that could have triggered such hate and anger would be in high school when he first fell in love. The girl kind of played with his emotions, not intentionally but for someone that was already troubled the pressure from that kind of 'rejection' was really hard on him you can tell he really liked her and that she broke his heart and that he had had it with the whole concept of love and emotions, the following is from his journal... " Every time I talk to her, I have a small amount of hope. But then she will tear it right down.

It feels like my heart is breaking. But is that possible. I am so consumed with hate all of the time. Could I ever love anyone? I have feelings, but do I have a heart that's not black and full of animosity?"I gave her all I have, and she just threw it away. Why?

Why did God just want me to be in complete misery?"Every time I see your face, my heart is shot with an arrow. I think she will say yes, but she doesn't, does she? She says, "I don't know". The three most fu ed up words in the English language."Love Sucks No, I don't believe in love at first sight because love is an evil plot to make people buy alcohol and firearms. When you love someone something it is always taken away from you. I also would like to add that I hate each and every one of you.

Because everything I touch turns to shit. I think if you think you fall in love with someone at first sight it might just be lust. Love at first sight is only in movies. Where the people in the movies are better than you. That is why you go to a pone [pawn] shop and buy an AK-15 because you are going to execute every last mother fucking one of you. If I had a heart it would be gray.

It is easier to hate than love. Because there is much more hate and misery in the world than there is love and peace. Some people say that you should love everyone. But that is impossible.

Look at our history it is full of death, depression, rape, wars and diseases. I also do not believe in love at first sight. But I do believe in hate at first sight. Therefore love is a much harder feeling to experience.

I really wouldn't know how to answer this question because my cold black heart has never and never will experience true love. I can tell you one about love. It does more harm than good. I plan to live in a big black hole. My firearms and [illegible] will be the only things to fight my isolation. I would also like to point out Love is a horrible thing.

It makes things kill and hate". Although he didn't have a good relationship with his father, I don't think it was the cause of his actions, most teens don't get along with one or both of their parents, at 15 your peers influence you most whether your action are good or bad. Anthropologically, Kip was surrounded and influenced by wild behaviour he listened to Aggressive Rock, bands like Nine Inch Nail, who's hardcore lyrics could easily penetrate and stick in the minds of teens. Kip when writing his journals quite often referred to verses from songs to emphasize a point, like "God damn these VOICES inside my head". The culture that he grew up was in itself pretty violent, his surroundings were full of guns, although his parents had a zero tolerance for violence, we find out that Kips dad owned a gun himself.

He lived on the country side so most people owned guns for hunting, that is a big part of his downfall, he started to have a hypnotic fascination with guns, owning his first at age 12, maturity hasn't even hit at that age and yet he has a gun, that's ludicrous. The society he grew up in was relatively quite, however things like hunting and guns that is the norm for country folks is a bad combination with a 12 year old kid. I personally see a lot of things that added up to Kips downfall. He had a pretty good childhood, however as he grew up he noticed that he wasn't like his family and I think that really caused him to retreat from his family and rely more on things like the internet, music, and guns to make him feel better. I think Psychologically he was very messed up, and he needed help, and medication. I don't agree with his actions, however looking from a Psychological point of view I can see why he did what he did and I can understand.

He didn't receive the help he needed, the Psychologist he had wasn't very good in my opinion. I could be wrong but, from what I've read and understood, he seemed like he was two different people. He knew his parents were good people and he loved them, and yet he blew their heads off. I don't see him as a cold-blooded killer but as a really messed up kid that made a huge mistake. In conclusion Kips downfall, and murderous action was from a combination of severe psychological depression, trying to live up to the Kinkel name and extreme exposure and obsession with guns.

He truly loved those guns, they were his only companion in his time of grief and his answer to all his life problems and misery. Although there were many things that caused his pain, those two were that were most influential in the Thurston High shooting.