Case Study: Ted Bundy Through the Developmental Lens Ted Bundy was a notorious American serial killer known to be active between 1973 and 1978. Before his execution in 1989‚ Bundy confessed to over 30 murders‚ although the actual number is estimated from 26 to 35 or more. His modus operandi was to lure and bludgeon young women‚ and then strangle them to death. Bundy confessed to acts of rape‚ mutilation and necrophilia with his victims. He escaped twice from county jails prior to his final
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the works of a renowned poet who captivated my attention with his beautifully compelling pieces‚ particularly in recognition of World War I. (PP #2 – Ted Hughes) Ted Hughes was an English Poet‚ famously known for his marriage to fellow poet Sylvia Plath. His poems remained as complex and intricate as his tangled personal life. The work of Ted Hughes belongs to the post-modern period‚ as he was born in 1930 and died in 1998. Arguably one of the greatest poets of his generation‚ Hughes’ poems
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traditional modes of representation and express the new sensibilities of their time. The horrors of the First World War saw the prevailing assumptions about society reassessed such as Sigmund Freud questioned the rationality of mankind. Edward James "Ted" Hughes‚ OM (17 August 1930 – 28 October 1998) was an English poet and children’s writer. Critics routinely rank him as one of the best poets of his generation. Hughes was British Poet Laureate from 1984 until his death. Hughes was married to American
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The Praises and Criticisms of J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye Ever since its publication in 1951‚ J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye has served as a firestorm for controversy and debate. Critics have argued the moral issues raised by the book and the context in which it is presented. Some have argued that Salinger’s tale of the human condition is fascinating and enlightening‚ yet incredibly depressing. The psychological battles of the novel’s main character‚ Holden Caulfield‚ serve as
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I first watched a Ted Talk called “A father daughter dance in prison” by Angela Patton. In this Ted Talk‚ Angela told a story about how she formed an organization called “Camp Diva”. This organization helps fathers and daughters stay connected in each other’s lives. She believed that in preparation for growing up and their own woman-hood‚ they needed the opportunity to have a way to invite their fathers into their lives on their own terms. Girls in her camp decided to have a dance. Once the dance
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Participatory Culture In the Ted talk video by Henry Jenkins he discusses how the younger generations are actively participating online. Jenkins talks about how they use Web 2.0 platforms‚ such as YouTube‚ Facebook and Twitter. How teenagers use these online websites to communicate and interact with each other is also known as participatory culture. Jenkins started looking into participatory culture before the internet. Along with the features of participatory culture‚ one other thing Jenkins highlights
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creative minds? Why is it that we must admire them‚ rather than join them in creative thinking? Sir Ken Robinson explains that rather than promoting creativity‚ schools kill it so that it is almost entirely gone by the time we become adults. In his TED argument presented in 2006‚ Robinson argues that “Creativity is as important as literacy and we should treat it with the same status.” He uses argumentative techniques throughout his presentation to create a strong base and convincing plea. Former
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In her Ted Talk‚ Maryn McKenna illustrates the danger that humanity was in before the rise of antibiotics‚ and the future risks that will arise if further intervention on antibiotic resistance is not done. She describes that in the past‚ before penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming‚ infections were the primary cause of death and most people did not live past the age of forty. Once antibiotics were discovered‚ they functioned as a panacea‚ saving people from injuries and infections and allowed
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Fourth main causes of civil war is‚ relative deprivation and discontent. Ted Gurr the writer of “Why men rebel" defines relative deprivation as “a perceived discrepancy between men’s value expectations and their value capabilities”. The theory claims that the coincidence of “deprivation-Induced discontent and sense of identities such as cultural identities is the main factor of political mobilization”. The theory of Gur is similar to the theory of Stewart that expresses when there are political‚
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Telling the Truth Texts: Birthday Letters Ted Hughes Weapons of Mass Delusion Phillip Adams Breakfast of Champions Kurt Vonnegut How do your texts represent the idea of truth? Ted Hughes’ collection of intimate and deeply personal poetry‚ along with Kurt Vonnegut’s novel Breakfast of Champions and Phillip Adams’ controversial article Weapons of Mass Delusion all represent versions of the truth. In many ways‚ they represent truth as a kind of impossibility‚ as it is constantly
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