Name: Burcak Eray
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I. Introduction
Some lies are big, some lies are small, but the one thing we have in common as humans is that we all lie. Here is a lot of mystery and discussion about the real reasons that we are tempted to lie. Research (and common sense) shows that a person’s initial instinct is to serve his or her own self-interest. If we feel that there is a justifiable reason for the lie, then we are more likely to actually follow through and lie to the person. The main reason that we lie is because we do not want something to happen or we are afraid of something. Lying is done to avoid consequences and conflict as well as to protect ourselves from harm, punishment, rejection or loss.
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''I didn't want to hurt them,I only wanted to kill them.'' This is a quote from David Berkowitz the Son of Sam. David Berkowitz and all of the other serial killers tend to think in unique ways. Dahmer killed various ways and then hacked his victims into several pieces, dumping the bodies into vats of acid, and Gacy molested little boys before strangling them and dumping them into the crawl space under his home. They often tend to have interesting stories behind their killings because they often see and hear things that the normal person doesn't. Schizophrenia is a common source are associated with psychotics. As we examine childhood abuse as a possible key to the serial killer's behavior, we must remember that many children have suffered horrible abuse at the hands of their parents, but did not grow up to be lust murderers. Childhood abuse is not a direct link to a future in crime. And while many girls are victimized as children, very few grow up to be sadistically violent toward strangers. Childhood abuse may not be the sole excuse for serial killers, but it is an undeniable factor in many of their backgrounds.
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