Charles Whitman's Analysis and the Influence of the AmygdalaWhat could lead an individual to commit acts of destruction, could it be that everyone has an inner desire to destroy everything in its path or whether that desire to destroy evolves as one experiences life. The case study report Charles Whitman: The Amygdala & Mass Murder by Rhawn Joseph provides insight into this topic. The article explains the important events in Whitman's life and the factors that cause each specific phase of his life, one can see biological or psychological factors that played into Whitman's desire to massacre his fellow peers. These genetic and environmental factors can be interpreted on a larger scale known as the nature-nurture debate. To understand the article as it analyzes it, it is necessary to understand the nature-nurture debate. The nature-to-nature debate concerns whether an individual is influenced more by his or her genetic inheritance or whether environmental factors contribute to development. Those who argue that nature plays an important role in a person's development...