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an argumentative essay with two clearly defined arguments , at least eight different sources in MLA format . Subject : Serial Killers Born to be Bad s : The psychology of the serial killer is present at a young age . Upbringing and environment have very little effect on behavior . Rehabilitation is not possible . A serial killer is a murderer who kills three or more people over a long period of time . Between 2 subsequent murders , a cooling-off period is observed , which does not exist in those on a killing spree . Most of the serial killer suffer from a personality dis (a pattern of thoughts , actions and behavior exhibited by the individual , but are not psychotic (condition in which the mental state is impaired . The term serial killer was created in the 1970 's . It was first used on Ted Bundy and David Berowitz . Serial killers are more frequently men than women , and Whites than African-American in the US . Many people suggest that the serial killer intentions are usually inherited , develop during childhood and adolescence , and are associated with a structural defect in the brain . Serial killers often have a history of serious problems experienced during childhood and adolescence . As children , the serial killer may have been physically , mentally and sexually harassed . Observations have shown that most of their crimes may be directly or indirectly related to the trauma they might have suffered . Some serial killers have murderous thoughts even during childhood and early adolescence . They begin to enjoy murder stories , death situations , rapes , torture , and other situations in which sadism is created . Fantasy plays a very important role in the development of the serial killer . Besides , thoughts of submission , domination , etc , also considered to be some of the preoccupations serial killers would have had during early life . JM MacDonald has described certain major traits that serial killers have during their childhood . These could be considered as warning signs for the development of a potential serial killer . The child may derive pleasure for destroying objects or setting things on fire . They enjoy causing trauma to animals . They like to separate out the body parts of small insects and often kill several larger animals such as cats and dogs . They also continue to bed-wet beyond the normal age . Most of the children do destruction acts to reduce the sense of boredom , imitate punished meted out by adults , try to build a tough image of themselves , reduce frustration or even impress others . These findings were demonstrated several times by serial killers . Bed-wetting and sadistic behavior was considered by...