John Wayne Gacy Research Papers

While attending school John did not only get good grades, he played basketball. The people in the African American culture in the 1960’s believed that the only way for a black person to get into college was to play sports for “the white man.” With many African Americans having this mind set, it pushed John to excel on

The film Boyz ‘n the Hood, directed by John Singleton is more than just a Hollywood blockbuster. The film incorporates numerous criminological theories and also demonstrates the concepts of conformity and deviance. This paper will analyze the characters of Tre, Ricky, Doughboy, Furious and other friends and family and show how criminological theories and the concepts of conformity and deviance play a part in their lives.

In the movie “Boyz in the Hood” director John Singleton, paints a clear image of the problems that happen very often in the African American communities. The movie deals with issues such as: the importance of a father in a young man’s life, the ongoing violence of black on black crime, and how black people are put in situations where they are put to fail and not succeed in life.

Gacy’s commitment to the community during his earlier years was not so good.. During his teenage years, Gacy attended four different high schools, but still was not able to graduate. He dropped out and moved out to Las Vegas to find work. Some time after, he moved back to his hometown and attended a business college. He found his first job at a shoe company after graduating and excelled in his positions. Around that

Biological factors in John Wayne Gacy was that he had the ‘Criminal Gene’ which was an extra Y chromosomes even though they have no solid evidence to predict that every person that has an extra Y chromosome would become overly aggressive and lacking empathy. Growing up in the Gacy household was no typical day; Gacy father was an alcoholic and was an abuser. Gacy father beat his children with a razor strap if he thought they misbehaved or thought they where lying to him. Gacy father also abused his mother right in front of the children to prove a point that no one is better than him. John Wayne Gacy was so used to beating that he toughens up and he wouldn’t cry anymore.

In “Who Shot Johnny” by Debra Dickerson, Dickerson recounts the shooting of her 17 year old nephew, Johnny. She traces the outline of her life, while establishing a creditable perception upon herself. In first person point of view, Dickerson describes the events that took place after the shooting, and how those events connected to her way of living. In the essay, she uses the shooting of her nephew to omit the relationship between the African American society, and the stereotypic African American society.

In “Tattoos on the Heart,” by Gregory Boyle, Boyle experiences how to deal with gangs. The novel, a compelling story about gang violence and one man’s response towards giving those buried within it, tells a story of gang members working for a chance of redemption and solace. Can others be seen as fathers or even as a role models when gang life is such a large force in their lives? Through the story gangbangers that try to change themselves for the pursuit of a better future and a desire to succeed and escape gang life, Boyle tells an emotional, human story about life in the Los Angeles barrios. Boyle characteristics represent him as a father for three gang bangers: Joey Cesar, and Scrappy. While

In the 1991 drama “Boyz in the Hood”, Written and Directed by John Singleton. He successfully attempts to portray what life was like and in some areas in America still is for African Americans living in a rough Los Angeles neighborhood. It displays a portrait of the harsh realities that plagues the black community and by displaying uninviting living conditions that is South Central L.A, Singleton aims to share to the world the self-destructive deviant behavior that is to this day, destroying the African American community. Some of the self-destructive deviant behaviors include gang life, selling drugs, and gun violence. Various issues are displayed in this movie involving the black community including deviance, poverty, gentrification, the importance of a father in a young man’s life and black on black crime. Singleton displays a tale of three friends growing up in the “hood”, plagued by drugs and violence and layers textures over rough and compelling visuals of black culture that shows us what it means to come to maturity, or die trying, as a black male. In this essay, I will be giving a thorough analysis of the film, as well as covering certain points from the movie from a sociological perspective to explain why singleton chose to write this film.

One’s childhood has a lasting impact on their entire life. Moore’s upbringing and the loving family he was born into, no matter how trivial it may seem, greatly contributed to his success. Wes seemingly grew up the same as any other kid in the Bronx – in a single-parent household, surrounded by bad influences… what separated him from the crowd? His support system: his family, and their ultimate support and sacrifices made all the difference. As a teenager, Wes seemed to be going down the wrong path. He constantly skipped school, his academic failures were overwhelming, and he was even arrested for vandalism. In the case of the other Wes, his family simply let these actions slide, and decision after decision ultimately landed him with a life sentence in prison. The author Wes’s mother, however, refused to allow this behavior to continue. As a method of intervention, she forced Moore to attend Valley Forge, and in doing so, probably saved his career. The extent of his family’s sacrifice was evident on page 95 when Wes realized that “my grandparents took the money they had in the home in the Bronx, decades of savings and mortgage payments, and gave it to my mother

United States National Parks are a beautiful way to preserve American history along with nature's marvels. This year they received an astonishing 307.2 million visitors. One of these such parks is Theodore Rosevelt National Park. In September 1883, Theodore Roosevelt went to the North Dakota Badlands to hunt buffalo and invested $14,0000 in the Maltese Cross Ranch. When he was there, he "fell in love with the rugged lifestyle and perfect freedom of the West."

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.-- West Virginia University senior Josh Lambert was one of 30 kickers named to the 2016 Lou Groza Award watch list on Thursday.

Christopher Boyce and Daulton Lee are two childhood friends who grew up together in the affluent area of Palos Verdes, California. They were raised Catholic and were active in their church, serving as altar boys together. Boyce performed well academically until his high school years when his grades began to drop. This can be attributed to lack of interest in the established curriculum and his drug use. Lee on the other hand was a very average performer in school. In fact, just about everything about him was average or below. He was short, not particularly of interest to girls, and not very bright either. These differences were minor, especially for two teenage friends who just wanted to have fun and get high. This was after all the 1960’s which were considered the ‘free love’ era. These two friends would not

Gacy grew up in Chicago Illinois and was the middle child of three children. His relationship with his father was northing short of complicated in that his father was a raging alcoholic, abusive to his spouse and children and a constant antagonist throughout Gacy's more impressionable years. Gacy would constantly seek the approval of his father but no matter how hard he tried, he would come up short, which only added to his father's frustration. Much of this was due to the fact that as a child and teenager, Gacy was overweight, unathletic and somewhat feminine. His father would constantly administer verbal and physical abuse because in his eyes, these qualities were not that of a true man and were not up to his alpha male standards. These physical characteristics also caused Gacy to be the target of bullying at school and because of his lack of support from his father, the mental torment only dug deeper into his already fragile mental state which made him more socially awkward and insecure. The strained relationship that Gacy had with his father also caused Gacy to become closer to his mother and sisters which (in his father's eyes) only solidified the point further that John Wayne Gacy was a mentally weak “mommas boy” who could not live up to his standards. When Gacy

Joshua Daniel Gibbons was born January 27, 1999, to Michael and Dawn Gibbons. He has five younger sisters (Julie, Jessica, Jill, Jenna, and Josie) who adore and look up to him. He has been homeschooled since he was three years old.

When Ronald DeFeo, nicknamed Butch, was younger he was abused by his father and bullied by his peers. At school the children made fun of him and at home his father yelled at him when he didn't stick up for himself. This might sound like nothing too serious, but it resulted in violent bouts. Butch and his father first just shouted at each other but soon it resulted in physical battles. When Butch's father realized this wasn't normal behavior, he took him to a psychiatrist. But his son insisted that there was nothing wrong with him. When Butch grew older he turned into a drug addict, had criminal records, and kept guns in his closet, making it easier for Butch to shoot his family.