Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
RJA #15b: Reflection on What You Learned
This class was very interesting, I learned a lot on research and that there are many other search engins besides google and yahoo. I also learned about blogging and sometimes can be very helpfull and other people are out there that are interested in what you are too. Though most of what I learned came from my research paper. I learned a lot on serial killers motivies, styles and types, which is a very interesting subject to me. I am glad to have a class that would allow us to write about the things that interest us. I was also happy to have been able to share my research with the class during presintations and learning about other things as well.
Monday, November 30, 2009
RJA #14: Annotated Bibliography, Part 2
Serial Killers: Nature vs. Nurture." Serendip N.p., 18 Dec. 2007. Web. 24 Nov. 2009.
- This web site was about the reasons why Serial killers do what they do. It revolved about the subject of nature vs. nurture. I found this site some what help full. It mainly helped with the nature part of my argument. Though it did not have a whole lot of facts the ones I did get were interesting and good for my paper.
Lacombe, Tania. "Are Serial Killers the Result of an Unstable Childhood?." AC Associated Content Associated Content, Inc. , 2009. Web. 24 Nov. 2009.
- This web site talked about the different and common characteristics in some of the most famous serial killers. This also went into detail about the things that trigger the mind in serial killers and make them do what they do. How they may have suffered as children and that being the cause of there psychotic tendencies. As my argument is I believe it is nurture this was help full to uphold my opinion. This web site was also good because it gave a lot of information.
Patil, S K. "Sadistic Nature OR Self destructive personality." Charming Health Ed. Ajay Gokhale. N.p., 2009. Web. 24 Nov. 2009.
- The personalities of serial killers is very important as it can explain a lot of their tendencies. This web site was very help full with the explanation of some of the personality disorders that serial killers suffer from. I liked this particular web site for all the good and true facts that it gave.
"Herman Mudgett." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2009. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 24 Nov. 2009
- This was also a very help full site as it gave a lot of info on one of the first serial killers to be apprehended in the United States. It gave a time line of his life and how he started killing and when he was arrested and why. This was full of a lot of good info on this individual and was help full for the writing in my paper about him.
Johnson, Brad , and David Haulsee. "Dorothea Helen Gray." Serial killer researched N.p., 2003. Google. Web. 24 Nov. 2009.
- Dorothea was a famous serial killer and sense female serial killers are so rare. This web site was a good source to find out about her and what here motives were. This was a good web site; however, a lot of it was also found on numerous different web sites.
Alloy, Lauren b., John h. Riskind , and Margaret j. Manos. Abnormal Psychology . 19th ed. N.p.: McGraw Hill Companies, 2005. Print.
- This was an excellent text book and very interesting read. This was not only on Serial killers but help explain anti-social and narcissistic behaviors as a result of serial killers personalities. A lot of this text book was on personalities of serial killers and was a big help and key factor in my paper.
- This web site was about the reasons why Serial killers do what they do. It revolved about the subject of nature vs. nurture. I found this site some what help full. It mainly helped with the nature part of my argument. Though it did not have a whole lot of facts the ones I did get were interesting and good for my paper.
Lacombe, Tania. "Are Serial Killers the Result of an Unstable Childhood?." AC Associated Content Associated Content, Inc. , 2009. Web. 24 Nov. 2009.
- This web site talked about the different and common characteristics in some of the most famous serial killers. This also went into detail about the things that trigger the mind in serial killers and make them do what they do. How they may have suffered as children and that being the cause of there psychotic tendencies. As my argument is I believe it is nurture this was help full to uphold my opinion. This web site was also good because it gave a lot of information.
Patil, S K. "Sadistic Nature OR Self destructive personality." Charming Health Ed. Ajay Gokhale. N.p., 2009. Web. 24 Nov. 2009.
- The personalities of serial killers is very important as it can explain a lot of their tendencies. This web site was very help full with the explanation of some of the personality disorders that serial killers suffer from. I liked this particular web site for all the good and true facts that it gave.
"Herman Mudgett." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2009. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 24 Nov. 2009
- This was also a very help full site as it gave a lot of info on one of the first serial killers to be apprehended in the United States. It gave a time line of his life and how he started killing and when he was arrested and why. This was full of a lot of good info on this individual and was help full for the writing in my paper about him.
Johnson, Brad , and David Haulsee. "Dorothea Helen Gray." Serial killer researched N.p., 2003. Google. Web. 24 Nov. 2009.
- Dorothea was a famous serial killer and sense female serial killers are so rare. This web site was a good source to find out about her and what here motives were. This was a good web site; however, a lot of it was also found on numerous different web sites.
Alloy, Lauren b., John h. Riskind , and Margaret j. Manos. Abnormal Psychology . 19th ed. N.p.: McGraw Hill Companies, 2005. Print.
- This was an excellent text book and very interesting read. This was not only on Serial killers but help explain anti-social and narcissistic behaviors as a result of serial killers personalities. A lot of this text book was on personalities of serial killers and was a big help and key factor in my paper.
RJA #13b: Annotated Bibliography, Part 1
Bardsley, Marilyn. "Jeffrey Dahmer." Tru crime library Criminal minds and methods N.p., 2009. Web. 26 Nov. 2009.
- This particular web site was about Jeffrey Dahmer. It gave detail of his life, murder and a time line of his crimes. This web site was one of the best that I came across for my paper. It gave a lot of detail and was efficient. As I wanted to talk about individual serial killers this was perfect to get my information from for Jeffrey Dahmer.
Thorn, Chloe. "Dorothea Puente - Profile of a Female Serial Killer." AC Associated Content N.p., 10 Sept. 2007. Web. 24 Nov. 2009.
- This web site was also help full by giving a full time line of Dorothea Puente, who was a women serial killer. She would kill the elderly and the time line is help full by how her crimes started in her life. This was mainly help full to my paper as I wanted to have an example of a women serial killer. Because she was famous there was a lot of information on her.
Pawlik-Kienlen , Laurie. "Why Female Serial Killers Kill." Suite101 N.p., 26 Feb. 2007. Web. 24 Nov. 2009.
- Sense I wanted to have a women serial killer as an example in my paper I used this web site for information on female serial killers. This was help full in explaining reasons and motives for females and how it differs from male serial killers.
Romero, Susan. "A Look At Serial Killers And What Makes Them." Murder On The Mind N.p., 12 Dec. 1998. Web. 24 Nov. 2009.
- I used this web site for a lot of my paper mainly in the beginning. This was interesting on how it gave so much info and insight into a serial killers mind. This was also help full by explaining some research on a few serial killers and there childhood. As my argument is about nature vs. nurture of serial killers growing up, this was help full in showing similar characteristics of serial killers childhoods.
- This particular web site was about Jeffrey Dahmer. It gave detail of his life, murder and a time line of his crimes. This web site was one of the best that I came across for my paper. It gave a lot of detail and was efficient. As I wanted to talk about individual serial killers this was perfect to get my information from for Jeffrey Dahmer.
Thorn, Chloe. "Dorothea Puente - Profile of a Female Serial Killer." AC Associated Content N.p., 10 Sept. 2007. Web. 24 Nov. 2009.
- This web site was also help full by giving a full time line of Dorothea Puente, who was a women serial killer. She would kill the elderly and the time line is help full by how her crimes started in her life. This was mainly help full to my paper as I wanted to have an example of a women serial killer. Because she was famous there was a lot of information on her.
Pawlik-Kienlen , Laurie. "Why Female Serial Killers Kill." Suite101 N.p., 26 Feb. 2007. Web. 24 Nov. 2009.
- Sense I wanted to have a women serial killer as an example in my paper I used this web site for information on female serial killers. This was help full in explaining reasons and motives for females and how it differs from male serial killers.
Romero, Susan. "A Look At Serial Killers And What Makes Them." Murder On The Mind N.p., 12 Dec. 1998. Web. 24 Nov. 2009.
- I used this web site for a lot of my paper mainly in the beginning. This was interesting on how it gave so much info and insight into a serial killers mind. This was also help full by explaining some research on a few serial killers and there childhood. As my argument is about nature vs. nurture of serial killers growing up, this was help full in showing similar characteristics of serial killers childhoods.
RJA #13a: Field Research Report
For my field research I conducted a survey. Serial Killers...do you think it is nature or nurture? The options where Nature, nurture or both. Out of 108 people 18 thought nature, 53 nurture, and 37 both. I asked this via facebook and in person.
Survey
Serial Killers...do you think it is nature or nurture?
Out of 108 people
Nature Nurture Both
18 53 37
Survey
Serial Killers...do you think it is nature or nurture?
Out of 108 people
Nature Nurture Both
18 53 37
Monday, November 23, 2009
RJA #12b: Presentation Plan
I will start by talking about serial killers and giving a little back ground. I want to sho a video on an interveiw by a phycologist to a serial killer. I will then state the agrument and both sides to the agreument. I will end by telling my reasons and giving examples.
RJA #12a: Progress Report
I have made great progress with my paper as far as knowing what i want to talk about in my writing. However, my paper still needs a bit of work and I am still working on my survay. There is a lot to cover and I am working on getting it all in to my paper with out over doing it.
Monday, November 16, 2009
RJA #11b: Visual Aids
1) Pictures of the Serial killers
2) Pictures of crime scenes
3) pie charts
4) lists of serial killers
5) lists of types of killings
2) Pictures of crime scenes
3) pie charts
4) lists of serial killers
5) lists of types of killings
RJA #11a: Introduction
In today’s society there is much talk about murder and how common it is, specifically Serial Killers. More and more people are becoming intrigued with this. Some out of fear some because it is interesting. Mainly, people want to know what posses an individual to commit such acts of violence. Serial Killers are a result in psychopathic behaviors stemming from childhood and the way they were treated as children. Or could this simply be genetic? Through this paper you will find examples on behaviors that result in the creation of serial killers dating back to early childhood years.
RJA #10b: Argument
My argument is about how serial killers develop. Is it genetic or they way the individual was raised (nature vs. nurture). I will talk about individual serial killers and the way they were raised as well as what they have in common.
RJA #10a: Thesis Statement
My reasurch question is: what creates Serial Killers?
Thesis Statement:
Serial Killers are a result in psychotic behaviors of killing stemming from childhood and the way they were treated as children.
Thesis Statement:
Serial Killers are a result in psychotic behaviors of killing stemming from childhood and the way they were treated as children.
RJA #9: Evaluation of Sources
Books:
Stephen G. Michaud and Debbie M. Price. "The tue story of serial Killer Robert Charels Browne" The Devils's Right Hand Man. Berkley Books, New York, 2007
Lauren B. Alloy, John H. Riskind and Margaret J. Manos. "Personality Disorders" Abnormal Psychology 19th edition. McGraw Hill Companies, 2005. 294-307
websites:
Jeffrey Dahmer." Biography.com 2009. http://www.biography.com/articles/Jeffrey-Dahmer-9264755.
Brad Johnson, David Haulsee, Angela Osborne, Kristen Intellini, & Ashley Amos. “Dorothea Puente” http://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Puente,%20Dorothea%20-%202005.pdf
Types of Serial Killers. http://karisable.com/crserial1.htm
HOW TO RESEARCH SERIAL KILLERS. http://www.pointpark.edu/Academics/AcademicSupport/Library/OnlineResourcesDatabases/CriminalJusticeOnlineResources/HowtoResearchSerialKillers
Stephen G. Michaud and Debbie M. Price. "The tue story of serial Killer Robert Charels Browne" The Devils's Right Hand Man. Berkley Books, New York, 2007
Lauren B. Alloy, John H. Riskind and Margaret J. Manos. "Personality Disorders" Abnormal Psychology 19th edition. McGraw Hill Companies, 2005. 294-307
websites:
Jeffrey Dahmer." Biography.com 2009. http://www.biography.com/articles/Jeffrey-Dahmer-9264755.
Brad Johnson, David Haulsee, Angela Osborne, Kristen Intellini, & Ashley Amos. “Dorothea Puente” http://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Puente,%20Dorothea%20-%202005.pdf
Types of Serial Killers. http://karisable.com/crserial1.htm
HOW TO RESEARCH SERIAL KILLERS. http://www.pointpark.edu/Academics/AcademicSupport/Library/OnlineResourcesDatabases/CriminalJusticeOnlineResources/HowtoResearchSerialKillers
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
RJA #8a: Websites & RJA #8b: Social Media
MetaCrawler
Keywords: serial killers
62 hits
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Homicide
Murder
Note: Varies by jurisdiction
Assassination · Child murderConsensual homicideContract killing · Felony murderHonour killing · Human sacrificeLust murder · LynchingMass murder · Murder-suicideProxy murder · Lonely hearts killerSerial killer · Spree killerTorture murder · FeticideDouble murder · Misdemeanor murderCrime of passion · Internet homicide
Manslaughter
in English lawNegligent homicideVehicular homicide
Non-criminal homicide
Note: Varies by jurisdiction
Justifiable homicideCapital punishmentHuman sacrificeFeticideMedicide
By victim or victims
Suicide
Family
Familicide · Avunculicide
Prolicide(Filicide • Infanticide • Neonaticide)
Fratricide / Sororicide
Mariticide / Uxoricide
Parricide(Matricide • Patricide)
Other
Amicicide
Genocide / Democide
Gendercide
Omnicide
Politicide
Regicide / Tyrannicide
Keywords: serial killers
62 hits
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Homicide
Murder
Note: Varies by jurisdiction
Assassination · Child murderConsensual homicideContract killing · Felony murderHonour killing · Human sacrificeLust murder · LynchingMass murder · Murder-suicideProxy murder · Lonely hearts killerSerial killer · Spree killerTorture murder · FeticideDouble murder · Misdemeanor murderCrime of passion · Internet homicide
Manslaughter
in English lawNegligent homicideVehicular homicide
Non-criminal homicide
Note: Varies by jurisdiction
Justifiable homicideCapital punishmentHuman sacrificeFeticideMedicide
By victim or victims
Suicide
Family
Familicide · Avunculicide
Prolicide(Filicide • Infanticide • Neonaticide)
Fratricide / Sororicide
Mariticide / Uxoricide
Parricide(Matricide • Patricide)
Other
Amicicide
Genocide / Democide
Gendercide
Omnicide
Politicide
Regicide / Tyrannicide
RJA #7c: Field Research Plan
For my field research I would like to interview a detective that has worked on a serial killing investigation. I have contacted Alpaso County serifs department to speak with a detective on the Robert Charles Browne case. I am currently waiting a call back. I would also like to interview a physiologist that has worked one on one with serial killers. I am still working on other things that mybe possibilities.
RJA #7b: Internet Research Tool Test
Search sit: Bing
Keywords: Serial Killers
3,230,000 results
Search Sit: Yahoo
Keywords: serial Killers
11,300,000 hits
Keywords: Serial Killers
3,230,000 results
Search Sit: Yahoo
Keywords: serial Killers
11,300,000 hits
RJA #7a: Internet Research Tools
The main one and usually the only search engine I use is Google. This is very easy to use and has formed a habit to use. Google also provides what you are looking for with in the first 5 listings. If you don’t exactly know what you are looking for Google usually knows. the only thing about Google is there are so many hits that are returned and after the first 2 pages they are usually irrelevant.
RJA #6a: Periodical Articles
Google Search
periodical articles
google news
America's newest captured serial killer was a collector and kept six bodies at his home.
by Doyle Wheeler
periodical articles
google news
America's newest captured serial killer was a collector and kept six bodies at his home.
by Doyle Wheeler
RJA #5b: Books
Google Search
Jeffco public Library
301,000 hits
Key words: serial killers
The encyclopedia of serial killers Newton, Michael, 1951-New York : Facts On File, c2006.vii, 515 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. -->-->
(put on hold to pick up)
The serial killers club : a novel Povey, Jeff.New York : Warner Books, c2006.279 p. ; 24 cm. -->-->
Jeffco public Library
301,000 hits
Key words: serial killers
The encyclopedia of serial killers Newton, Michael, 1951-New York : Facts On File, c2006.vii, 515 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. -->-->
(put on hold to pick up)
The serial killers club : a novel Povey, Jeff.New York : Warner Books, c2006.279 p. ; 24 cm. -->-->
RJA #5a: Reference Articles
Google Search
key word: serial Killers
Date: Nov. 3rd
700,000 hits
Written by Hasan
America’s Famous Serial Killers
2007-2009 Directory Journal
List of serial killers by country
Wikipedia
key word: serial Killers
Date: Nov. 3rd
700,000 hits
Written by Hasan
America’s Famous Serial Killers
2007-2009 Directory Journal
List of serial killers by country
Wikipedia
Friday, October 2, 2009
RJA #4a: Keywords
Monday, September 14, 2009
Developing Research Question
1) what makes a serial killer?
2) who fits the profile of a serial killer?
3) how does the environment effect the individual?
4) why do they kill?
5) should they be considered serial killers based on patterns?
6) could there be a cure for their insanity?
7) Is there a difference between male serial killers vs. female ones?
2) who fits the profile of a serial killer?
3) how does the environment effect the individual?
4) why do they kill?
5) should they be considered serial killers based on patterns?
6) could there be a cure for their insanity?
7) Is there a difference between male serial killers vs. female ones?
research topic eng122
I think that my topic on Serial Killers is a fairly easy topic to argue. I want to research the reasons behind what makes a serial killer. Is it nature vs. nurture? I will start by identifying the theories behind what makes up a serial killer. I will also identify 4 main serial killers that have made history and what if anything do they have in common. I think I would need to nerrow it just a bit in order to focuse on the argument. I will start by researching indivduals and find there common factor.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Research topic
The topic I have chosen to research is on the psychological aspect on what creates a Serial Killer. I have chosen this topic because I believe something in our lives helps us to become what we are. This is also a fascinating topic to me and I would like to learn more. When I started reading books on and about Serial Killers is when I got interested in them.
Everyday individuals walk around; go to work, and many other things. However, it would be hard to know if there was a stalker or Serial Killer walking right be side you. To be honest there is not a whole lot I know about what makes a killer. I can only figure there was something that happened in that person’s life they could not let go of. When trying to understand where a serial killer comes from you must understand their past.
I am hoping to learn more about what makes killing so exciting to serial killers. Also, what do each killer have in common along with what are the different techniques and why. Mainly I want to learn more on the psychological thinking of serial killers.
Everyday individuals walk around; go to work, and many other things. However, it would be hard to know if there was a stalker or Serial Killer walking right be side you. To be honest there is not a whole lot I know about what makes a killer. I can only figure there was something that happened in that person’s life they could not let go of. When trying to understand where a serial killer comes from you must understand their past.
I am hoping to learn more about what makes killing so exciting to serial killers. Also, what do each killer have in common along with what are the different techniques and why. Mainly I want to learn more on the psychological thinking of serial killers.
Monday, August 24, 2009
RJA #1: Areas of Academic Interest
- Forensic science
- Crime scene investigation
- Serial killers
- Murders
- Public speaking,
- Accounting
- Crime scene investigation
- Serial killers
- Murders
- Public speaking,
- Accounting
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