Fire and explosives found at Colorado mall

I'm sure you have heard of this by now, but if you haven't, please refer to this article:
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/04/21/colorado.mall.incident/

So a fire started at this mall in Colorado on the 20th of April. What is significant about that date? If you guessed the Columbine massacre, then you guessed right. If you don't know what THAT is, you have a lot to learn. The fire, which caused zero deaths and the evacuation of the entire mall, was not very far from the high school, and investigators have said that they are not ignoring the correlation. Propane tanks and pipe bombs were found among the flames, but they didn't explode and no on was hurt.

But what does this mean? It is probably a message from someone that the world is not safe; that tragedy can strike in even the most sensitive areas, or rather, especially the most sensitive ares. This worries me greatly and my heart goes out to the students at Columbine. What does this have to do with school? I don't think I have to explain that. Kids are troubled, kids have always been troubled. But now days it's easier and easier for everyone to have a voice, and sometimes their message is one of violence...

A new quarter

A new quarter, a new subject: the Great War. I’m talking about World War 2 of course. I am pretty excited about studying it. Even though this particular war is a well-worn path in my mind, it is still an infinitely interesting topic. I am excited to explore the unexplored portions of the War. Two things came to mind when we were discussing what we wanted to learn: why Japan entered the war, and what role Africa played in it. Throughout my life, I have caught glimpses of some sort of conflict in northern Africa pertaining to the War, but I don;t know who was fighting and why. I think it has something to do with colonies. Another things is exactly why Japan entered the war. Why did they do it? I am curious about what benefits Japan saw in doing that, especially since at that point Germany seemed to have been fighting a losing battle.

Although I would like to learn about other things, from Ancient American civilizations to the rise of religion in Ancient Europe, WWII is always a welcome subject in my mind.