Posted in Character, tagged Eyes for Lies on June 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Source: My Thoughts on the Admitted Liar
Eyes over at Eyes for Lies has a recipe for super liars. The traits that allow a person to be a super liar are:
A lack of a conscience (empathy or sympathy)
A keen wit to keep facts straight
An exceptional understanding of human behavior
She goes on to explain,
“…these cruel people know [...]
Posted in Endings, tagged Happily Ever After, HEA, New Beginning, Sadder But Wiser, SBW on June 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Much like my post on Basic Plots, I want to explore endings here.
How many endings are there? There are some common ones but can they be categorized some how? Here are the three that I’ve discovered so far.
Happily Ever After
Sadder But Wiser
At A New Beginning
More (probably) to come.
Posted in Character, tagged Arthur Shawcross, Brain Damage, Childhood Abuse, Dennis Rader, Dr. Jonathan Pincus, Gary Heidnik, Ian Brady, Mental Illness, Ted Bundy on June 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Source: Science of Murder – Discovery Channel
It’s a sobering concept and not for the faint of heart, but Dr. Jonathan Pincus, a veteran doctor, has developed a recipe for creating a violent criminal. These traits, in combination, drastically increase violent behavior. Serial killers and sociopaths often exhibit these traits in combinations. The traits are:
Brain Damage,
Mental Illness, [...]
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