Ted Honderich

neighbor. Theodore Bundy, one of the most significant serial killers of all time, lived a complicated and vulgar life; many believe this was a result of a troublesome upbringing and an unhealthy relationship. There has been controversy on whether or not Ted Bundy’s childhood had influenced his behavior as a serial killer.According to Juan Blanco (2015) in the article…

Milestone Two The two poems being used for this assignment are Sylvia Plath’s “mad girls love song” and Nikki Giovanni’s “balance.” Mad girls love song is about a girl that feels like the man she fell in love with isn’t real, but just something she created in her own head because he suddenly disappeared and never returned. Balance is about the balance of black and white, truth and lies, love and loneliness. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the linguistic principles demonstrated in each of…

Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom is a novel on the end of Morrie Schwartz’s life. This book has many examples of the four reasons we do not express emotions and many examples of those reason being broke so people can express their emotions. Morrie was Mitch’s professor back in college and after college Mitch never contacted Morrie again until he saw Morrie on “Nightline”. Morrie was dying of ALS, which is why he was on “Nightline”. Mitch calls to see how his old professor is doing and they…

concern for others impossible. When asked to empathize, some are capable of activating their emotional processes, which could explain why a serial killer can make themselves appear “normal” at times to lure their victims in. Many serial killers such as Ted Bundy, Gary Ridgeway, Tom Lynn Sells, John Wayne Gacey, Jeffery…

predict their actions. Every serial killers life tells a story that reveals more information to investigators about their mental processes (“Psychological Profile”). Every killer puts on quite an act in public to cover his evil antics. Serial Killer Ted Bundy, to the public, was a conservative who did very well in his academics. He had a woman he fell in love with…

Criminal Profiling is a technique whereby the probable characteristics of a criminal offender or offenders are predicted based on the behaviors exhibited in the commission of a crime. The job of a criminal profiler is very crucial in homicide cases. It helps the law enforcement to find and arrest the killer by knowing little details that determine possible suspects for the crime. Criminal profilers investigating serial killers have always tried to formulate some idea of the characteristics of…

The poem “Two Sisters of Persephone” by Sylvia Plath demonstrates several themes. Among these are time, nature, and duality. As time progresses, so do the emotions of the two sisters. The nature of the sisters’ surroundings can influence them, and human nature may play a role in their perception. The duality of the two sisters demonstrates their differences and how they compliment each other. The usage of literary devices also supports these themes. Imagery and euphemism compliment the theme of…

An Ouija board is a “game board” that is used to communicate with spirits. Why would someone want to communicate with spirits? In Sylvia Plath’s case, to connect with her dead father and ultimately with herself. Sylvia wrote the poem, Ouija, after getting involved with dark magic through her husband. In the end, dark magic is what killed her, although her death is viewed as suicide. She was once innocent but then dark spirits and her husband changed her. Darkness was what Sylvia sought and due…

For thousands of years, women were told that they were inferior to men. Men wanted to control women to make themselves look good. Specifically, Sylvia Plath was oppressed in her literary life by Otto Plath and Ted Hughes. These two men influenced her writing in many different ways. Sylvia Plath’s “Daddy,” reflects the biographical context of how growing up with her father and her relationship with her husband affected her writings. Sylvia Plath’s father inspired her writings by their “bond” and…

Law enforcement officials and criminologists have attempted to study the motives of serial killers for years. Each serial killer has specific, distinct motivations, however, there are categorized patterns or typologies. The first typology is visionary serial killers. Visionaries commit murder at the command of psychotic breaks such as listening to voices from deities like God and the Devil. While many serial killers do not have a specific type of victim, visionaries have an ideal victim and…