Aileen Wuornos: Serial Killer A crime of self defense or a passion for murder Abstract This paper attempts to go beyond the surface of the actual crime of murder‚ and explore Aileen Wuornos. Self defense‚ as well as insanity played major roles in this case. Aileen Wuornos utilized her past to dictate her current situation and attempted to protect herself. Whether or not she was protecting herself from herself or from the men that were murdered was the major concern. IN THE SUPREME COURT
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Monster (2003) Aileen Wuornos The movie I have chosen to do my movie review over is “Monster” by writer and director Patty Jenkins. This movie is based on a true story about a lady named Aileen Wuornos‚ America’s first female serial killers. Aileen was brought up in a difficult abusive childhood lifestyle. By the time of her teenage years‚ Aileen ad become a prostitute‚ hoping some guy would discover her and make her famous just like Marilyn Monroe. Aileen eventually moved to the state of Florida
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unfortunate experience‚ there is always a reason behind every criminal’s malicious act; for Aileen Wuornos‚ this happens to be the case. Because of her hapless childhood‚ Aileen’s crimes were mainly caused by nurture. Born on February 29‚ 1956‚ Aileen Wuornos did not live an ordinary life. At a young age‚ “her father killed himself while serving prison time for child molestation‚ while her mother abandoned Aileen and older brother‚ Keith‚ leaving them to be raised
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The circumstances of Aileen Wuornos’ life could be construed as tragic‚ and although an argument could be made that they ultimately lead to her demise‚ I feel those circumstances were a product of her free will or her power to make choices and engage in actions that originated within her (Williams‚ C. R. & Arrigo‚ B. A.‚ 2012). The question then is did she possess the morals that society feels is acceptable/ normal and did she have the freedom to make such moral judgments? A speculation can be
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Aileen Wuornos The First Female Serial Killer “ Id just like to say Im sailing with the rock‚ and Ill be back like Independence Day‚ with Jesus June 6‚ like the movie‚ big mother ship and all‚ Ill be back. “ Aileen Wuornos was born as Aileen Carol Pittman in Rochester‚ Michigan‚ on February 29‚ 1956. Her mother‚ Diane Wuornos‚ was 15 years old when she married Aileen’s father‚ Leo Dale Pittman on June 3‚ 1954. Less than two years later‚ and two months before Wuornos was born‚ Diane filed
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MISS JANE PITTMAN The movie that I watched is entitled‚ “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. It actually started out as a novel‚ written in 1971 by Ernest J. Gaines. It was produced as an award-winning television movie in 1973. The movie was produced by Robert W. Christiansen and Rick Rosenberg. It was directed by John Korty‚ with screenplay written by Tracy Keenan Wynn. The main actresses/actors are as follows: Cicely Tyson (Miss Jane Pittman)‚ Eric Brown/Arnold Wilkinson
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Profile: Aileen Wuornos Nature vs. Nurture: Aileen was born in 1956 to her 16 year old mother. She was not born with any physical or mental disabilities. At the time of her birth her father was incarcerated for child molestation and he was also believed to be a schizophrenic‚ he hung himself in jail and Aileen never met him. When Aileen was 3 years old her mother abandoned her and her 4 year old brother and left them with her own parents who legally adopted them. The family struggled economically
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Today I saw my special need patient‚ Aileen Cordero. She is 19 weeks pregnant and her chief complaint was that she has been bleeding when she brushes her teeth. The patient is under a gynecologist care and so far‚ presents a healthy pregnancy. She is taking prenatal multivitamins and does not have morning sickness. Her blood pressure was under 120/80 mm/Hg‚ pulse 100 bpm‚ and respiration was 25. Patient stated that she brushes her teeth twice a day‚ but flossed once a week‚ and uses the mouth
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Aileen Wuornos was a female serial killer who killed 6 men in a 1-year period (1989-1990) across the state highways of Florida. She worked as a prostitute‚ picking up potential clients from means of hitchhiking. Long before her killings‚ Aileen lived an abnormal and rough early life. Her father committed suicide in prison (imprisoned for child molestation) and her mother abandoned her and her brother Keith. Aileen and Keith were raised by their grandparents in which Aileen claimed that she was
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commuTorts Spring 2011 Pittman 1. Wrongful Death and Survival A. Wrongful Death 1. Moragne v. States Marine Lines 1. Facts: P’s husband killed working on a boat owned by D b/c of D’s negligence. 2. Issue: Can an action for wrongful death and a survival action be brought together? 3. Rule: Wrongful death suits can be brought along with survival suits for the pain and suffering in the time in between the injury and death 4. Wrongful death: action created by the death of a person due to the
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