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    In the article “Serial Killers do we know enough to catch them?” Sarah Glazer gives an overview about the past history and the knowledge on serial killers. Glazer explains how serial killing has been on the rise. She states “The FBI popularized the notion of the “serial” murderer and contended the phenomenon was increasing in the 1980s‚ during a wave of child kidnapping and serial murders” (Paragraph two). For example‚ serial killers numbers of victims started to hit the thousand ranges and the numbers

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    Academic English sec- 91 Killer Whales in the wild versus in captivity One may say that there are many benefits to whales being in captivity. But that to me is just not true. I think that they benefit more from being left in the wild. For example killer whales in the wild have what is called a family pod or unit that stay together their whole lives‚ but when they are caught and put into captivity they are separated from their family unit and put with other killer whales that come from different

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    Killer whales in captivity should be let back into the wild‚ because the whales have echolocation‚ they are causing harm to the humans taking care of them‚ and they are spacing issues at the capturing centers. These are just some of the important reasons why killer whales in captivity should be released. Presently‚ echolocation is how orca’s find their food‚ and navigate through the ocean. The orca’s make a sound and the sounds are reflected of off different objects in the ocean‚ then the orca will

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    References: Inside The Mind of a Serial Killer. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://serial-killers.tumblr.com/post/14691116653/serial-killers-101-the-22-levels-of-evil-dr John Wayne Gacy - Famous Last Words. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://crime.about.com/od/history/qt/lastwords_gracy.htm John Wayne Gacy | Murderpedia‚ the encyclopedia of murderers. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://murderpedia.org/male.G/g1/gacy-john-wayne.htm Profile of John Wayne Gacy the "Killer Clown". (n.d.). Retrieved from http://crime

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    The Killer Angels is the book I chose to read for my American Civil War Documentary project. It is a historical novel about real people in history and real events. The story takes place in the small town of Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania in 1863 during the Civil War. Gettysburg was the site of one of the most significant battles in the American Civil War‚ and this book describes the three day event in great deal. Although this book is a novel about the Civil War‚ it is written through the eyes of the

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    Ahmed Farooq Summer Assignment Mr. Premliser American History The Killer Angels Michael Shaara’s goal in writing The Killer Angels was to write about the men of the Civil War‚ not the war itself. A take on the war from the inside out‚ opposed to outside in. Shaara was able to show that there was no good vs. bad‚ there was just men who had dreams‚ and the will to fight for their homeland. One way that Shaara shows that there were no bad side in the war was through the portrayal

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    Men Who Kill: Serial Killers Gwen Morse University of the Rockies Abstract Previous research results regarding the characteristics of male serial killers has long been inadequate and unstable at best. Although there has been little agreement amongst researchers‚ limited recognition has been given to the Hickey Trauma-Controlled Method (2002) as it pertains the sexual motivations of serial killers. As a result‚ in 2004‚ Dr. William Amdt‚ Dr. Tammy Hiepas‚ and Dr. Juhu Kim conducted a quantitative

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    Serial killers. Numerous books‚ movies‚ and video games revolve around this subject. There seems to be an obsession with these crimes and those that commit them. Extreme killing: Understanding Mass Murder‚ answers questions such as; what is the difference between a serial killer or a mass murderer? Who commit these crimes? And what are the different motivating factors behind such crimes? We we even look for an answer to what is the difference between sociopaths and psychopaths? The book delves

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    has been debated for decades. Are serial killers born with the lust for murder‚ or are their desires developed through years of abuse and torment? Many believe it is impossible for an innocent child to be born with the capability to commit a horrible act such as murder. But at the same time‚ how could we have corrupted society so much as to turn an innocent child into a homicidal maniac? Forensic psychologists have picked apart the minds of serial killers to find an answer as to what forces them

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    Published March 13‚ 1919. By Angela Kong New Orleans: Has the killer come back? Over a rough period of 10 months‚ a man who identified himself as the “Axeman” appeared. He is believed to be responsible for 11 attacks and 5 deaths. News spread throughout New Orleans‚ placing fear in its citizens. The killer attacked people in their sleep‚ using weapons only from the victims households‚ primarily an ax. The first attack happened on May 2‚ 1918. Victims Catherine and Joseph Maggi had been attacked

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