Robert Graysmith

The tool of psychological profiling has gained a lot of notoriety both in fictional media as well as real life for its ability to aid in the capture of dangerous psychopathic serial killers. This type of offender is unique when compared to other criminals because financial motive is usually not the primary reason for murder. This is because what they seek to attain is psychological and sexual gratification with certain types. (LaBrode, 2007) Ultimately, why they all kill is to experience power…

Cornell professor of communication Jeff Hancock and colleagues at the University of British Columbia, Michael T. Woodworth and Stephen Porter conducted a well-known study on the language of psychopaths, “A growing set of research suggests that subtle patterns in word choice can reveal underlying cognitive and emotional processes” (Hancock, Woodworth, & Porter, 2013, p.103) Using the Wmatrix linguistic analysis and the Dictionary of Affect and Language, evaluated the speech patterns of convicted…

Robert Nozick, an American philosopher born in the 1960s, explores the concept of distributive justice through a minimalist state in his work, Anarchy, State, and Utopia. A minimal state refers to a state that obtains the least amount of power possible without becoming an anarchy. Throughout Anarchy, State, and Utopia, Nozick argues that the minimal state is the only state that can be justified and will not violate people’s rights. By exploring various theories and principles such as the…

Robert Lee Frost is one of the most famous American poets of all time. His work greatly reflects his life views and experiences. Frost’s poems may not be as simple as they seem. He often writes about the beauty of nature, but if you read closely there can be dark undercurrents beneath his work. What makes Frost’s poems so interesting is the idea that there is more than one way to interpret them. Frost’s poems are loved by many, but often misinterpreted as a result of their complexity and…

intercepted letters, one letter shifts, couriers, black chamber operations, dead drops, and specific collection requirements.6 The Culper Spy Ring mainly consisted of Abraham Woodhull—a farmer on Long Island and a childhood friend of Benjamin Tallmadge—Robert Townsend—a merchant in New York—James Rivington—known as the King’s Printer who was publicly known as a loyalist and wrote for a loyalist newspaper in order to gain credibility and avoid suspicion—Caleb Brewster—a whaleboat captain and…

was known as one of the most important figures in modernism. Her work has been regarded as highly intuitive to America on a personal and political level (Kelly 395), and as such should be part of the “Modernism Movement” unit. Robert Frost’s “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” although outwardly dissimilar to H.D.’s “Sea Rose,” would be a choice poem to be replaced by H.D.’s work. According to Songling Zhang from Chongqing Normal University, Frost incorporated Freudian theory…

election of 2016 will not be forgotten anytime soon. With a surprising turn of events of Donald Trump somehow winning. Millions of American citizens are in anguish with these results. The Best Man by Gore Vidal, November by David Mamet, All the Way by Robert Schenkkan, and Crucible by Arthur Miller share similar themes with the 2016 election. First off, The Best Man represents the cunningness between candidates. Secondly, November shows the ridiculousness of the election. Thirdly, All the Way…

marry and soon did Robert Browning. Works Cited Biography.com Editors. "Elizabeth Barrett Browning." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, 25 Mar. 2016. Web. 22 Nov.2016. . Hewlett, Dorothy, and Elizabeth Barrett. Browning. Elizabeth Barrett Browning. London: Cassell, 1953. Print. "Elizabeth Barrett Browning Biography." Elizabeth Barrett Browning Biography - Life, Family, Childhood, Children, Name, Death, History, Mother, Son. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Dec. 2016. . "Rereading: Did Robert Browning Do…

What Have I Contributed? (An analysis of each of the 4 Keats poems and their messages) John Keats is the last of the generation two poets, who wrote many influential writings. Throughout time Keat’s importance to the world of poetry has grown immensely. In Keat’s shorts life he feared that his writings would never grow to be significant, but his thoughts were completely opposite of reality. Dying at age 25, his world were definitely influential because of how although, he did not live a long…

One of Bruegel’s most alluring landscape paintings is titled, Landscape with the Flight into Egypt. Like many of Bruegel’s other compositions, this small landscape emphasizes the role nature plays in the lives of contemporary men and women. The jagged coastline along the estuary or lake stretches into the distance. The color palette of blues, greens, and browns, complement each other very well in that it creates an innovative way to give the impression of depth. Right off the bat, the viewer…