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    Released in the 1930s‚ the film serial titled Flash Gordon tells a sci-fi story of a protagonist’s journey within a foreign planet. Throughout the movie‚ many concepts can be noticed within the screenwriting. However‚ these aspects had flaws that weakened the plot in various ways. Overall‚ the film’s screenwriting is adequate as it was biased but still good enough to tell a story when considering the time period. One of the many important elements of screenwriting are the main characters as stories

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    Murder and killing is in all likelihood a topic many people may not like discussing; as it is a concern that can make almost anyone uncomfortable and uneasy. On the other hand‚ I’ve always had an itch for forensics and learning more about the minds of serial killers that have done damage to innocent people. The podcast‚ The Bad Show‚ on radiolab made me curious to learn more and write about serial killers and murder and why essentially‚ we‚ as people think about evil thoughts and killing. Serial

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    Understanding Montresor’s Motive for Murder What would drive one to murder? Is there any case in which the act of taking another’s life is justified? These are some of the questions raised in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado”. In this short story‚ the main character Montresor meticulously plans and executes a man named Fortunato for showing him insult. To go through such lengths as these‚ it is apparent that honor is a very important value of Montresor’s and to diminish it in any way

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    Psychological Punishment

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    administration‚ a Master’s in psychology‚ a Doctorate of Psychology (Psy.D.) and Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.‚ ABD)‚ both in clinical psychology. He is licensed as a psychologist in the State of Florida (PY6115) and is a member of the Florida Psychological Association and the International Society for Mental Health Online. He states “Punishment refers to adding something aversive in order to decrease a behavior. The most common example of this is disciplining (e.g. spanking) a child for misbehaving

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    was an infamous serial killer from Transylvania. Driven by a desire for eternal youth‚ she turned vampirialistic. She would drink the blood of young girls and enjoyed torturing them before their deaths. What made her this way? Let’s investigate. Before we can understand Elizabeth Bathory‚ we have to understand the basic profile of a serial killer. Oftentimes‚ serial killer exhibit traits in childhood. The Macdonald Triad is three of the most common traits shared between serial killers. The

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    Running Head: FEMALE SERIAL KILLERS Female Serial Killers: Just As Deadly As Male Serial Killers or Not? MeKayla Juarez College of Southern Idaho Abstract My research argument examined multiple female serial killers and their crimes. Female serial killers have been around for years. The first female serial killer documented was Lavinia Fisher back in 1819 and there were thousands to follow after her. Female serial killers have been around for centuries but there has been little studies

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    Jeffrey Dahmer was a very well known serial killer in Wisconsin. He is described as a ruthless‚ evil‚ cunning‚ and malicious anti-social being who may look like someone OK on the outside. He was seen as an inviting stranger - friendly and sympathetic - but in reality was the demon - Satan himself - who killed many people. In the story‚ Jeffrey was described as a person who seemed inviting and friendly‚ but in reality was not. One of his victims‚ Traci‚ shows this very clearly. On page five‚ it states“‘I

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    Three of the five major perspectives in Psychology are biological‚ cognitive and humanistic. The biological approach states that all behaviours‚ thoughts and feelings are caused by biological factors such as hormone production and genetics (McLeod 2007). For example the production of the hormone serotonin causes an individual to feel happiness‚ while genetics have evolved over the years so that human bodies and behaviour adapt to their environment‚ meaning that most behaviour we display today has

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    Assess sociological explanations of the role of the mass media in creating moral panics about crime and deviance (21 marks) There are many sociological explanations about the role of the mass media in creating moral panics about crime and deviance for example the mass media can create moral panics in many ways like imitation‚ arousal‚ desensitisation and target of crime. According to item A ‘the news media are one of our main sources of knowledge about crime and deviance’. This means that the information

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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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