Introduction / Addendum I honestly had no compelling reason to choose the
topic I did. After listing all possible options, the Oklahoma City Murrah federal
building bombing of 1995 proved to have the strongest background for me to write
on. Being nearly a decade ago, I did not know much other than Terry Nichols,
Timothy McVeigh, and a building in Oklahoma blowing up. However, after extensive
research, there were more angles on the story than I had ever imagined. I read
everything from Osama Bin Laden having a hand in it to the United States military
themselves bombing it to scare counter-terrorism funds out of congress. But
when all were considered, the one I told appeared to be the most consistent.
It was very challenging for me to write in the style of a sadistic killer, then
switch to a mortified survivor, and then to a mono-tone memo. Overall, I am
very glad I choose the Murrah building bombing as my topic; I could not believe
how many different conspiracy versions I found on the internet. In the future,
I wouldn't mind writing a larger investigative paper, so that I could encompass
more of the mystery.