On November 14, 1959 four members of the Clutter family were murdered by two heinous men looking to find what they believed would bring them riches, but instead brought upon them a lot of stress/worry and eventually a death sentence. The Clutter family was known as the second richest family in Holcomb, and Mr. Clutter was a very respected man, father, and farmer by the Holcomb community. Many outsiders believed Mr. Clutter kept cash money in his house and this myth ultimately lead to him and his family to being robbed and killed. Holcomb, Kansas prior to this incident was an extremely safe and secure area with minimal criminal activity so much so that its residents felt safe enough to leave their doors unlocked at night, as well as this area…
Moore felt as if some of the daily activities such as listening to music causes teenagers to become more violent. Marilyn Manson a man known for his rock music was linked to the tragedy of Columbine and is known for “turning teens into little monsters.” Manson was to blame for the incident just because people said the two killers were motivated to commit this act, because they listened to him and because the boy's attire matched Manson typical attire. In this, Moore was appealing to ethos by convincing the audeience of a reliable character which was Marilyn Manson.…
If you were to google pictures of “war zone” and then google again “riots” you would see a lot of similarities between the images: fire, destruction, debris, thick plumes of smoke. These images will give you a good idea as to what transpired and the eventual aftermath, in the evening of the Vancouver Hockey Riot. Some would argue a series of unfortunate events, such as inadequate planning, closing liquor stores early that day, and allowing overcrowding of downtown Vancouver. However what really happened was a handful of “proud” Canadians taking it upon themselves to destroy property, each other, and their city. Perhaps these youths were suffering from a psychological shift “after where a loss almost seems like an attack on your identity,…
The topic I am interested in writing about is analyzing the character Tate from the first season of American Horror Story. Tate had a very some problems as a child. His father left when he was six years old and he has an unstable relationship with his mother. He had traumatic events that happened and depression may have influenced his desire to kill, but ultimately it more about the way he processes information. I am going to connect him to the Columbine shooting that took place on April 20, 1999.…
Part of the beauty of modern cinema lies within its ability to visually depict the culture and society of any given period of time; it can combine history or science with action and emotion to create an authentic ambience. Not all of these depictions, however, are accurate portrayals of the reality of the situations featured in the given film; in those cases, the work reflects a version of the truth altered by the filmmaker and accepted by the audience. In Quentin Tarantino’s film Pulp Fiction, the use of hyperreal violence and racial stereotypes reflects upon the attitudes of modern American society. By the 1990’s, a number of filmmakers had taken to hyperreal violence for use as a critical cinematic device.…
Judicial murder made by inequity legal system In the month after “Making a Murderer” premiered on Netflix, more than 129,000 Americans signed a petition to pardon Avery and Dassey for their convictions to the murder of Halbach and in the book ‘in cold blood’ written by Truman Capote, the two murderers were treated by ignoring the mental problem influence of theirs, they stayed in prison for five years and were finally performed death penalty. After reading the book and watching the TV show, I think these crimes sufficiently prove that there is a fundamental inequity at work in countless branches of legal system. Making a Murderer tells a story about the life of Steven Avery, who was convicted of rape in 1985 and imprisoned for 18 years, despite…
A way in which the media is influencing the way in which people behave is by reporting mass killings. Although just reporting it isn't bad it's that they leave out crucial details for example a student goes to school and is getting bullied everyday the student never speaks up about it out of fear of getting bullied even more. The student does not know how to assess the situation but can withstand the bullying not letting it go to his or her head resulting in the student being strong minded and willed. The student has one bad day the bullies choose to pick on him or her during that bad day the following day resulting in the mass shooting. This scenario was explained to show the importance of key details that the media leaves out of their report.…
A lot of people want to blame the parents of the offenders, asking “what did you turn your child into?” 36% of serial killers were physically abused, 26% were sexually abused, and 50% were psychologically abused (Mitchell and Aamodt 45). Many people have logically come to the conclusion that just because someone is abused, it does not mean that they will become a serial killer; or even a murderer; which is true. In the general population (people who have never committed murder) only 6% are physically abused, 3% are sexually abused, and 2% are psychologically abused (Mitchell and Aamodt 45). The dramatic difference of abuse frequency between people who are serial killers and people who are not seems evident enough to support that serial killers are created.…
Intellect nor the imagination define a person’s reason for killing, rather the deeper things like socialization and childhood express the reasoning behind the gruesome murders (Ioana). Despite two-sided evidence and common perceptions, the more supported answer to the question is that serial killers are made. People are the most impressionable in their early stages of life. Children tend to mimic the actions of the people they are around (Langdon).…
Thesis: Are we capable of self-destruction or is there a reason behind our self-destructive nature? In the film; From Hell, the transition of gothic elements are contained within the film and served as part of the plotline and evidence of this thesis. Throughout the film the notorious and mysterious butcher known only as Jack the ripper is claimed to have been an educated man who was believed to have suffered from an undetermined psychological issue that caused him to enact in murder, however, the true identity is never known. I. A Murder Spree…
People are fascinated with the human mind and what makes them tick. From violence to mental illnesses, media is a catalyst in promoting people to search out the reasons behind such absurd behaviors. We, as a society, are to blame as well as we often times promote such activities. We favor books, news headlines, movies and shows depicting the flaws and animalistic ways that we humans revert to when we feel threatened or provoked. Chuck Palahniuk is well known author for his artistic ways of incorporating the inner workings of the human mind into his novels.…
The cultural construction of rape, or rape culture, is a somewhat misunderstood term in mainstream society. Many people shy away from the expression because it seems at first glance to demonize all men as evil predators. In reality, however, rape culture refers to a much broader social phenomenon that addresses both men and women. In an article for the Globe and Mail, for instance, Jordan Venton-Rublee defines a rape culture as “the environment that puts the onus on the victim, not the perpetrator”. Marshall University Women’s Centre also addresses the concept on their website, establishing that while rape culture does largely refer to victim blaming, it also can be seen more broadly as “an environment in which rape is prevalent and in which…
In the movie “FEED” the killer that is portrayed can arguably be considered a serial killer or a spree killer. There are different characteristics of a serial killer and a spree killer that must be examined to explain how the murderer can dangle between the line of both types of killer. A serial killer is defined as being an individual that kills at least three people or possibly more over the course of a month. During this time the killer must also have some time between the killings.…
The killing occurred on October 31 at 11:59 PM. 38 persons were at the event, one survived. The interview with the one remaining witness did not go as planned. I asked if she saw the killer and she gave me one of those no-you-imbecilic-bagel looks. I asked if she suspected anyone of being the killer.…
Impact of Media on the Suicide: The Werther Effect Whether media description of suicide influence to suicide in society has been notable debate. This debate start in the late 18th century with Goethe’s novel which is The Sorrows of Young Werther (Pirkis, Blood, Beatrais & Burgess and Skehan, 2006). In this novel, the protagonist who is Werther falls in love with a woman and their togetherness is imposible. Finally, he decide to take own life.…