General Strain Theory and John Wayne Gacy Mandy Feldbauer Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania General Strain Theory and John Wayne Gacy There are many ways that criminological theories can explain the criminal behaviors of serial killers and other types of criminals. There are also plenty of theories and an abundance of criminals. For every criminal, there has to be some theory that could explain his or her behaviors in some way. This is especially true for the serial killer, John Wayne Gacy. General Strain Theory can clearly explain some of his behaviors.
My whole life I struggled to understand what made reading enjoyable to people. I struggled to focus on the ideas of books. It wasn't until about a year ago I was given a book to borrow from a friend. I saw this friend as a mentor in my life and she felt I needed to read this book. I put off reading the book as long as possible but when I finally started progressing through the book my opinion had been altered.
For me, books used to be the gateway to an adventure where you could experience new things in your mind, get to know the characters even if they were fiction, and just relax. Wilson Rawls is the author of my all time favorite book. Wilson Rawls took me on an amazing adventure in the Ozarks. Where The Red Fern Grows is an amazing book for all ages. If you read it, you'll join Billy (the main character) as he works his tail off for a couple of years to save enough money to buy two Redbone Coonhounds.
The Percy Jackson series. There was something about the adventure books that drew me to them. It was like an excape from the world around me. It even went further with percy Jackson. Percy was a Demi god, that was dyslexic just like all demigod in the book series, I related to him because I had so much trouble reading like my class mates did.
Books opened my eyes to enthralling revelations at a young age. They gave me solace in my times of worry and melancholy. Especially where the lost protagonist overcame her obstacles and fought her fears. I could always relate to such struggles. I understood what it meant to feel diminutive and powerless.
Adolescence is an interesting age filled with new experiences, emotions, and developments in all areas of a young person 's life. In the film series, Harry Potter, the young adolescent Harry Potter is no stranger to these complex developmental issues. In fact, there are many theories that can help categorize the many changes and behaviors Harry Potter presents throughout the film. The first theory, researched by Diane Baumrind, which is important to look at deals not directly with Harry Potter, but with the parenting style of his aunt and uncle. After this discussion, a conversation about Erikson 's eight stages of psychosocial development is important in determining how his past influences his present actions and behaviors.
My favorite author was the writer for Goosebumps when I was 4 years old and we read many books from the Goosebumps series. I also developed an interest in chapter books. I was in the second grade when my mom and dad would read to me these books. We read together the Hobbit, Phantom Tollbooth, and Percy Jackson series. I also read some current events on my own in school.
When my sister became too old to listen bedtime stories, she would read to me instead. Even though we watched our fair share of television, we were expected to spend just as much time, if not more, with reading. That wasn’t difficult, especially considering that we grew up while the Harry Potter books were starting to take the world by storm. Our mom supported our Potter mania and read the books alongside us, saying that the Harry Potter books shared a similar style to Charles Dickens, her favorite author- and now one of mine.
I read all of the books with her name at the beginning of the title. Reading was a way for me to escape from reality. It’s like I would get lost in the books. I’d spend hours reading. At times I felt like I was the characters in the book.
Better Reading claims that there are four main reasons why children favor reading book series: familiarity, accomplishment, reading momentum, and collectability. Many are overwhelmed when they have to choose a new book to read; however, if all the young readers have to do is pick the next one in the series, they will feel more at ease. Furthermore, children feel accomplished after completing many novels because they are capable of reading more after developing literacy skills. “A Series of Unfortunate Events” is a very popular series, and these four justifications make it much more enjoyable. Linda Bindner from Library Journal compliments Lemony Snicket by saying that his “energetic blend of humor, dramatic irony, and literary flair makes it all perfectly believable.
We could talk for hours about the books we read, and even had contests surrounding books. But the other people in our class didn’t understand at all how we could like books so much, especially books about magic and other worlds, stuff that our school was strongly against, to the point of banning them. So people thought we were pretty weird. Luckily, we had each other to be weird with, plus, the characters in our stories. As I grew older, I realized that I wasn’t special for feeling like that.
Keeping It Simple You would be hard pressed to find anyone who does not live under a rock that has not at least heard of Harry Potter, if not read a book or seen a movie. The series has become a cultural phenomenon that has people of all ages as loyal fans worldwide. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone was the first book in the series by J. K. Rowling that had to have some qualities to capture audiences. Sure, it is a book about magic and adventures, but there are plenty of books about magic in the fantasy genre that never will have the following that Harry Potter does, so what did Rowling do to make this a meaningful story?
They learn magic as much as experience and knowledge as possible to prepare for the future and defeat the bad witches and bad people. They involve themselves in adventures in the hope that they will obtain the happiness. In addition to Harry Potter, the successful novel and film adaptation and merchandise are ranging from toys to games to clothes, a wealth of popular and academic works discussing the phenomenon that is Harry Potter has been published over recent years- to varying degrees of acclaim. Some critics praise potter author J.K.Rowling for successfully negotiating the fine line between being ‘both utterly original and part of a literary lineage’ (caselli,
The novel I have chosen is “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” by J.K. Rowling. Which is one of the most well-known children’s novel in the world. It is about an 11 year old boy called Harry who before now has lived a very hard life with relatives who don’t like him. He suddenly discovers that he is, in fact, a wizard and is to be thought at the famous Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. This is where he finds out that he is famous in the wizarding community, for defeating Voldamort as a baby.
Books I think are powerful. Books contain so much more than just the story it 's a mindset, and by reading different books, I feel we can be alike in some ways but completely different from others. We will always have likes and dislikes, but once we start to read a book I think we can go in with an open mind set and when we finish, or if we don 't we have are own opinion. A different mindset from everybody else, and that 's extraordinary. That should say something to people and I don’t understand how some people don’t see
