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    Masks and Ideals have a great impact on the way everyone lives. Masks literally means covering for all or part of the face, as a disguise. However metaphorically for us, a mask can also be seen as different parts or different characters a person is besides themselves. For example, when people meet someone for the first time, they may wear a different mask than who they actually are because they do not know that person. Just like they might wear a different mask to fit in with their friends. In…

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    In and Of Words Paul Dunbar’s “We Wear the Mask” is a lyrical poem describing the human struggle of masking severe pain and turmoil through powerful language and blunt metaphors. The most obvious metaphor includes the mask, eyes, and cheeks. Dunbar writes, “We wear the mask that grins and lies, / It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,-” (11. 1-2). The mask is a metaphor for the face that black Americans put on to hide emotion and personality. This mask allows its wearer to emphasize a facade…

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    According to the Meriam- Webster Dictionary, a mask is, “something that serves to conceal or disguise” (“Mask”). A mask does not necessarily have to be a physical object, it could also be a façade that a person uses to protect themselves from being seen as vulnerable by others. “We Wear the Mask” by Paul Lawrence Dunbar and Townie by Andre Dubus, are pieces of literature that depict the use of an intangible mask in two very different ways. In both pieces the narrators put up a front to hide…

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    Fastpitch Research Paper

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    For safety purposes, and by rule, all fastpitch players must wear softball helmets with a face mask. Each helmet must meet NOCSAE safety standards to be legal. If you’re a fastpitch softball player, there are three important things to consider when determining the best softball helmets with a face mask. First, the helmet needs to provide adequate protection. All helmets with the NOCSAE stamp on the back meet safety standards. Then, you’re going to want to choose a helmet that has excellent…

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    Serial Killers: Born or Bred to Kill? Criminals like Charles Manson can attribute their sadistic nature from a childhood of neglect and abuse, whereas serial killers like David Berkowitz – who grew up in a healthy, supportive family – have no justifiable reason for their actions, other than their own desire to kill. Unfortunately, both types of men infamously manifested their destinies into become the human incarnation of the Grim Reaper himself. There have been numerous studies conducted in…

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    According to “Herb Baumeister and the Horrors of Fox Hollow,” Herb Baumeister was the oldest of four children to the parents Herbert and Elizabeth Baumeister. Baumeister’s parents perceived him as being normal, except his love of watching documentaries about serial killers. One of Baumeister’s childhood friends recalls him as being a bit odd by recalling one of Baumeister’s favorite pass times which was to play with dead animals. On another occasion he recalls Baumeister leavening a dead bird on…

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    Everything happens for a reason, even murder. Nonetheless, people believe murderers should not be able to explain why they ended a life, but this could be vital to preventing future homicides. However, most of the time, the motive is not clear. One explanation of this could be a personality disorder known as antisocial personality disorder. Many serial killers have this disorder. As he is described in Devil in the White City by Erik Larson, H.H. Holmes possesses symptoms of antisocial disorder.…

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    Arrigo (2001, n.p.) defined psychopaths as “an elusive and perplexing psychological construct”, which across history has experienced several degrees of social condemnation. Similarly, the public’s perception of a psychopath, such as Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer, is someone who has committed such horrific violent crimes as a serial and mass murder. As explained previously, a psychopath does not need to express violent tendencies to have developed a lack of emotional attachment, which many have…

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    Serial Killers Essay

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    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…

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    Have you ever wondered why we are the way we are or why we think differently from the people around us? Well, many of these characteristics come from our DNA that we inherited from our parents its part of our genetic make-up. Although, there are many things that we inherit from our environment as we grow. Have you ever thought about why the majority of psycho killers have no remorse towards their actions or why they commit these unexplainable tragedies? Psycho killers have an Antisocial…

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