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RP Post #1


 * 1) Presentation of research findings
 * 2) a. I am leaning towards the informative explanatory paper.
 * 3) b. I want to write this type of paper because the way my questions are worded, this paper would be the easiest to write. The questions I have are easy to create a thesis for and to explain to the audience the goal of the topic.
 * 4) c. The important functions are to have a thesis and sources that support the topic being researched.
 * 5) The pursuit of new knowledge
 * 6) a. How do drugs affect the human brain mentally? **How are psychopaths different from other people?** What does death feel like?
 * 7) Background and early knowledge
 * 8) a. I know that psychopaths’ brains are wired differently than others are. I know that they have different principles than we do. I know that their impulses are felt and controlled and handled differently than other peoples.
 * 9) b. My early findings are: psychopathy is a personality disorder; characterized by bold behavior, there usually is violence and crimes. Usually psychopaths have a poor childhood.
 * 10) Rationale
 * 11) a. I want to research this question because whenever I watch a movie with a psychopath I just want to learn more about them, but I never had a chance to research this question until now.
 * 12) b. I am personally interested in this question just from movies I have watched and stories in the papers and in history with serial killers and psychopaths.
 * 13) c. There are various directions because this could lead to causes of psychopathy and murderers. If murderers are psychopaths. How a psychopath is recognized. There are many paths this question could lead to.
 * 14) d. A downfall to this question is that there might not be any poetry or fiction sources to support the topic.
 * 15) e. I really feel that this topic is very interesting. There is so much unknown about psychopathy and I would like to increase my knowledge on the topic. I know that research on the topic would be difficult because I cannot go in role or interview a person for this topic. I can just research online or watch documentaries or look at crimes that were committed. This is a difficult topic, but I would like to see if I could increase my knowledge on the topic.