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    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,…

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    Today, DNA profiling is well used all over the world. DNA profiling was developed by the geneticist of the Leicester University in 1985. DNA profiling is the process where a specific DNA pattern, called a profile, is obtained from a person or sample of bodily tissue (“DNA profiling Biotech Learning Hub”). By learning DNA profiling, it enable us to identify individuals. It is really common to use DNA profiling now and a lot of people starts to use the technology. While supporters of using DNA…

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    John Wayne Gacy was a serial killer who had 34 victims. Like most serial killers, John Gacy had a horrific childhood that caused him to become the predator to others. John Gacy’s father was constantly physically and emotionally harming him. Most of John Gacy’s victims were male and this may be because he had a grudge against males because of his father. John Gacy was a serial killer who molested his victims before killing them, his childhood was similar to most serial killers and could be the…

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    DNA testing which can also be label as DNA fingerprinting, DNA profiling and even DNA typing is considered a forensic technique that can be used to identify a person by their characteristics of their DNA. (What is DNA Testing?, 2016). DNA testing was developed in 1985, to identify a suspect and placed that initial suspect at the incident location during the time of the crime. DNA testing have evolve in the past decade that is can be used to study the animal populations. DNA testing can collected…

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    Jeffrey Dahmer was born on May 21, 1960 in West Allis, Wisconsin the first of two sons born to Joyce Annette (Nee Flint) and Lionel Herbert Dahmer. Dahmer’s mother worked as a Teletype machine instructor whereas his father was a student at Marquette University working towards a degree in Chemistry. His father was of German Ancestry, and his mother was of Welsh ancestry. Although Dahmer was doted upon as an infant and toddler by both parents, his mother was known to be tense and greedy for…

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    The Law enforcement system in the US is not always reliable and and trustworthy in every case. During 1993, in West Memphis there was news about three 8 year old boys being deemed missing from their families. Not too long later they were found dead in a stream. They were bruised, mutilated and tied up like hogs. These three boys were Christopher Byers, Michael Moore, and Steve Branch. Three young adults known as, Damien Echols, Jessie Misskelley, and Jason Baldwin, were eventually convicted in…

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    narrative. He proceeds to tell the reader that he is not going to tell of how he went home and got “sick,” instead he relates his plans to go to a new school and rethink his future. The Virgin Suicides is a brutally raw novel written in 1993 by Jeffrey Eugenides. This story is set during the summer, around June, in a suburban neighborhood. It opens at the present point of the story; however, the story line then backtracks to the beginning. A group of boys, who are friends of the…

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    Society is obsessed with monsters. Monsters surround us, they are in our schools, homes, and movies. Monsters are often identified monsters because society is unfamiliar or scared of them. They come in many different forms, some almost unrecognizable. Society is especially obsessed with serial killers, made up creatures, and ‘bad guys’ in books because we want to understand them. Serial killers intrigue society. They are broadcasted all over the radio, news, and social media. In reality, this…

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    The label serial killer is defined as a person who commits three or more killings. The killings have commonalities that propose the crimes were committed by the person or persons. Federal law provides this definition only to aid law enforcement agencies with investigations of serial killers. However, the definition is not meant to serve as all-encompassing description for serial murders. Serial killers vary in many ways so there is not a blanket profile for a serial killer. However, there…

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    The Pied Piper Arnold Friend, diversely known as Charles Schmid or “The Pied Piper of Tuscon,” in the story, “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been,” is a serial killer who has a name for himself. Throughout his life, Charles Schmid manages to kill three teenage girls from 1964 to 1965 by beguiling them to him by altering his appearance and intriguing his victims by his persuasive choice of words . In 1966, Joyce Carol Oates found inspiration to write ,“Where Are You Going, Where Have You…

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