Negative Influences Of The Full Moon

Negative Influences of the Full Moon

The believed (this should be belief instead of believed) (I also think that Ð''is' should have been used instead of that) that the full moon affects the behaviors of both

animals and humankind alike. During a full moon the number of crimes, homicides, and suicides increase. Has the moon received an unjust verdict

because of related superstitions or is it truly capable of rendering a sane man Ð''mad'. (Mary did not want us to use questions since she states that it is a sign of weak writing)Evidence shall provide the answers to many questions.

I. According to the research of some,(can you specify at least one source or research done?) it (What exactly indicates this?) indicates that the full moon is indeed responsible for the effects it has on humankind.

A. Psychologist, Arnold Lieber (,) along with his colleagues at the University of Miami, tested the theory of lunar affects on humankind and proved it to be true. (proved what exactly to be true?) Most scientists have determined that the effects of the Ð''full moon' are nothing more than an old wives tale. (Toenley, 1997) Most scientists have written off the full moon effects as an old wives tale. (According to whom?)

B. However, over a fifteen year period, Lieber's research in Dade County, Florida showed that there was (word usage, should be in past tense Ð''were') 1,887 murders, during which most of the homicides occurred during the full moon. To make sure this data was correct they (who conducted this research?) also conducted a similar research in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

C. The Philadelphia Police Department connected to American Institute of Medical Climatology, made a report entitled: "The Effect of the Full Moon on Human Behavior." Previously proved the same results of the full moon's marked rise in psychological crimes. (this sentence is a fragment, who exactly proved the results?) In England this has been a Ð''known fact' since the eighteenth century. During this time it was reported that "A murderer could plead "lunacy" if the crime was committed during the full moon and get a lighter sentence as a result." (where did you get this information?)

D. There are many speculations as to why the moon affects certain

individuals in such a negative manner. Dr. Lieber hypothesized that because the body is eighty percent water, it experiences some kind of Ð''biological tides that affect the emotions. For an individual who is already emotionally unstable, such a Ð''tide' can push him or her over

the edge causing them to do something they might otherwise

not do.

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2. Superstitious beliefs carried on from century to century.

A. Caroline Dyar who states in an article, that "Friday the 13th is about to roll around. Already a day packed with bogus superstitions, to make this one even worse, it falls on the day of the full moon". Even her mom and friends warn her of the coming dilemma, and those she meets during her day at the bank, store, or elsewhere. She explains that the beliefs evolving around the full moon have been transcending from century to century. (Dyar, 2000). Dyar lists one superstition, Ð''It's unsafe to go out on a bright moonlit night (despite the good lighting) for fear of werewolves, or, even worse! ' Influential individuals who relay this information through the public media often reinforce such beliefs unknowingly. (This paragraph was confusing, which in turn has lost me from here on out, you have lost my interest. What can you do to reword this paragraph to keep me interested? The reason you have