Jeffrey Kluger

“‘There are stereotypes out there about birth order, and very often those stereotypes are spot-on’” (qtd. in Kluger 405). It seems that to this day and age that there is a great deal of talk regarding the order that we were born in. Jeffrey Kluger suggests in his article, “The Power of Birth Order” that birth order matters. Since evidence shows that firstborns are more intelligent, the differences between earlier and later-borns, and that younger siblings’ like taking risks is why I agree with what Kluger has to say regarding the birth order. First of all, it is said that firstborns are more intelligent than any of the other siblings. Research has been shown that the eldest siblings are known to be smarter. For example,…

In the article “Simplexity” by Jeffrey Kluger compares a stream of water to humans and or human nature. Using this metaphor helps understand the process of how humans behave in a crisis and why. This Metaphor also clarifies how scientists form helpful exit routes for humans in a crisis like the one on September 11, 2001. Kluger's analysis of responses during an evacuation can show things about human nature. One of them being the "fight or flight" response. In the text, Kluger says, "People have…

The Effects of Birth Order What are the effects that birth order has on children? Birth order has great effects on children. Firstborn, middle born, and last born are three types of children typically seen with birth order effects. Therefore, why do children act like they do based on the order of their birth? This all started with the characteristics of a firstborn. Characteristics of a firstborn include: perfectionist, reliable, list maker, well-organized, critical, serious, scholarly,…

In the article “The Happiness of Pursuit” by Jeffrey Kluger, multiple tables are provided showing different data and percentages on certain factors of happiness. Looking at the tables on the page title “Got Joy,” there was three in specific that caught my eye. The first being the one labeled “Then and Now” which shows the difference in percentages from 2004 to 2013 in whether people described themselves as optimists or pessimists. The percent of Optimist decreased from 70% to 50%, which can…

George Palermo who was an expert witness of the case ordered by the judge, he testified saying “an organized, non-social, lust murderer`` who was methodical, shrewd and in control of what he was doing. Jeffrey Dahmer knew exactly what he was doing. He took precautions. He knew the consequences of his actions. But he did not want to stop.” Also saying, “``Nobody can deny that Jeffrey Dahmer is a sick person. he is not psychotic.. He was legally sane at the time of the offenses.” He testified…

giving caution she knew the company was at a great risk of finding themselves in a dilemma. The dilemma would be the product of many financial accounting scandals. Enron is a company that buys and sales energy from different companies and according to Patrick Rogers, was worth $74 billion in 2001, and was developed by Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling in 1985. Enron would be a successful company for years, until Sherron Watkins blew the whistle on them. According to Pamela Colloff, Watkins…

Among the most well-known serial killers are names like Charles Manson, Ted Bundy, Tommy Lynn Sells, and so on. These men are regarded as vicious and have killed multiple people. Common myths about serial killers that often cloud our visions of them are that these killers are white men, motivated by sexual desires, and are anti-social. Why do we see so many serial killers like this? The answer could be attributed to two infamous American serial killers. They go by the names Donald Henry Gaskins…

Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer was a happy little boy whose parents, Joyce and Lionel loved him very much. Dahmer was born on May 21,1960 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at Evangelical Deaconess Hospital. His parents would video him playing in playgrounds, his mother would make a scrapbook’s and photo albums of baby Jeffrey. Joyce and Lionel had been married for almost a year when Jeffrey was born. When Jeffrey was still very young his father Lionel started to work long hours in his laboratory, while his mother…

Hello Everyone! When someone commits any kind of murder and especially if this said person has done this crime more than once, we as a society tends to want to know why this has occurred? What has caused this person to commit these crimes repeatedly? In the case of Jeffrey Dahmer I think it is a variety of reasons. The first one being control theory. When you look into Jeffrey Dahmer’s childhood, he seemed to have lacked social controls which is usually formed in the early stages of one’s…

cannibalism…As explained by Peter Vronssky, lust killers typically need intimate skin-to-skin contact in their killings and often use a knife or strangulation to murder. They are highly organized in their crimes and normally fantasize extensively about murder. Lust killers may rehearse it in their minds for years before actually killing their first victim. Over time, lust killers become addicted to rape and murder much like an addict becomes addicted to drugs. Generally, as they progress, either…