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- 1301: Dyslexia
- ... was reported in 1895. Dr. Pringle Morgan diagnosed Percy a fourteen year-old boy with congenital word blindness. Percy was described as bright, healthy and skilled at mathmatics. He, apparently, however had difficulty reading and writing. In 1897 several cases similar to that of Percy were investigated. In 1900 Hinshelwood described word-blindness was a disorder that occurred in children with otherwise normal brains. The defect was disscribed as a disability ... teaching approach, which is, sounding-out using auditory memory to form words (Copper 1). Another important contribution to the understanding of dyslexia was made by an American psychiatrist and neurologist, Samuel Orton, observed reading and writing disorders in intelligent children. He observed mixed handedness and difficulty in using language. He also found that most of these children had a tendency to reverse letters and transpose the order of letters (Copper 2 ... an intelligent person to become fluent in the basic skills of reading, spelling, and handwriting in spite of prolonged teaching and tutoring. Dyslexia means that the person will always struggle to some degree with reading, writing with a pen or pencil, spelling accurately from memory, and developing sentences and paragraphs with correct grammar and punctuation. Dyslexia may also include difficulty telling information orally as well as listening to oral information ...
- 1302: Santiago Is Hemingway (old Man
- There is an old saying in the english language, "Every piece of writing is at least a little bit autobiographical." This may be true in all cases, but it is clearly predominant in Ernest Hemingway's "Old Man and the Sea." It is evident that Hemingway modeled the ... an elderly gentlemen and was such an avid fisherman throughout his life, that books such as "Ernest Hemingway, The Angler As Artist." were written on the sole subject of how this obsession influenced Hemingway's writing. Furthermore, he fished off the coast of Cuba so much that he decided to "buy the 'Finca Vigia' in Cuba, a substantial estate located about fifteen miles from downtown Havana . . ." For entertainment Santiago would "read the baseball." Meanhile Hemingway often "relied on baseball analogies" in his writing, suggesting that he also loved the game. These similarities between Santiago's lifestyle and Hemingway's cannot be ignored or passed off as coincidence because they are much too precise. Already, from these prominent ...
- 1303: The House Of Seven Gables - Sy
- ... subtle manner. In Nathaniel Hawthornes book The House of Seven Gables symbolism is eloquently used to enhance the story being told, by giving us a deeper insight into the authors intentions in writing the story. The book begins by describing the most obvious symbol of the house itself. The house itself takes on human like characteristics as it is being described by Hawthorne in the opening chapters. The ... and sunshiny existence" then he could ever find in the house (Hawthorne 162). Hawthorne portrays the street as containing light and life, while the house contains darkness and emptiness. Hawthorne uses many symbols in his writing, but the most obvious is the house. It is used to symbolize and tell us many things. The house, however, is not the only symbol Hawthorne uses in his novel. He also uses the portrait ... life, but they end up only lonely with no where to turn but back to the dreaded house (Arac 16). Nathaniel Hawthorne believed that many things in life had meaning. This carries over into his writing and help account for his frequent use of symbolism. Hawthorne is trying to write a good story, and to do this he incorporates many symbols that add depth to his writing. One of the ...
- 1304: Euthanasia And Suicide
- ... dead. But once again who defines quality of life, and who does it apply to. Does it only apply to rational adults that consent to euthanasia due to pain and suffering and not due to personal considerations like being a financial burden, depression, or loneliness. Or does it apply to anyone those in power say is unfit to live, such as the mentally ill, the disabled, or children with diseases. The ... the Oregon assisted suicide measure is that it does not provide adequate controls to avoid abuse, and that privacy issues leads to an inability to determine whether the patient was rational or done it for personal reasons. The wording of the act does not state that the deadly dose must be self-administered, which means that the doctor can practice active euthanasia. Also those in support of the act, such as ... been legally committed suicide with the assistance of their doctor. The information shows that not one of them was forced into the act by intractable pain or suffering, but those who died had a strong personal belief in individua autonomy, and chose suicide based mainly on fears of future dependence. This shows that such laws will be used by more than just those with terminal illnesses suffering from pain. Likewise ...
- 1305: Stanlislovski's System: Concepts on Acting
- ... Style, as described by Sonia More in her simplified view of the Stanlislavski System, are clear rudimentary concepts designed to help actors achieve a profound and truthful portrayal of their character on the stage through personal connection with their character. These concepts are designed as tools for the actor so that he may connect to a character or situation on the stage that he otherwise would not be able to connect ... and off as if by a switch. He also knew that no actor coming on stage without any reason for experiencing emotions would be unable to do so without some connection, or bridge, to the personal and emotional response of their character. So Stanlislovski designed tool for the actor to use to help him connect with the emotional and physical world of his character. Such concepts as The Magic If is ... question: "What would I do if I were in my character position?" By asking this question of himself the actor can personalize the given circumstances of the character. The situation of the character becomes more personal, and the stakes much higher, because the actor has divulged some particular issues of himself into the character. Due to these particularities the actor will work out the given circumstance of the character in ...
- 1306: Romanticism
- ... even ethereal and mystical. These are all ways that women were portrayed at this time, mostly the oppinions of men. Women, as writers, often went under male pen names due to the controversy of women writing. Some archetypes of women writers in romanticism were: Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin Shelly (the woman who married the poet Shelly and wrote the story of "Frankenstien"). There were the Bronte sisters and Mary Ann Evans (under ... the extraordinary writers Margaret Fuller and Emily Dickenson. These are only a few of the many female writers in romanticism. These women were courageous and as passionate, if not more so than men, in their writing. They faced restrictions and struggled to be recognized as respectable writers in their time, they eventually did, but did not live to see this happen. The revolutions of both Europe and the United States greatly ... almost resembles sandstone. This painting is also quite modern, Goya was similarly on the brink of the Modern Era of art. In Literature Keats, Dickenson, and Wordsworth were all very naturalistic in their approaches to writing. In a poem named "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud", natural objects are used to express a feeling of loneliness. Here is an excerpt from that poem to help prove this point. "I wandered ...
- 1307: Carl Gustav Jung
- ... attempt to restate the major ideas and terms in this book in a pseudo- outline. It will make the understanding a bit more clear. STRUCTURE --------- Jung said that there are three levels of mind. Conscious, Personal Subconscious, and Collective Subconscious. The conscious level serves four functions. The following are the functions of people (not types!): A. Thinking: connecting ideas in ordered strings. B. Feeling: evaluating ideas upon feelings about them. C ... dominates, and rarely does one see an individual with perfectly balanced classes of behavior. Jung said that an ego is a filter from the senses to the conscious mind. All ego rejections go to the personal subconscious. The ego is highly selective. Every day we are subjected to a vast number of experiences, most of which do not become conscious because the ego eliminates them before they reach consciousness. This differs from Freud's definition of ego, which we studied in class. The personal subconscious acts like a filing cabinet for those ego rejections. Clusters of related thoughts in the personal subconscious form Complexes. One type of complex we have talked about in class is the Oedipus Complex. ...
- 1308: Death of A Salesman: The Tragedy of One Man
- ... it is important to note that carpentry is no more his work in the world than it is Charley's. Willy marches in Karl Marx's army of alienated labor, performing work that is "not personal to him, is not part of his nature ; therefore he does not fulfill himself in work, but actually denies himself...It satisfies no spontaneous urges, but is only a means for satisfication of wants that ... upon himself. Arthur Miller wrote, "The tragic feeling is evoked when we are in the presence of a character who is ready to lay down his life, if need be, to secure one thing-his personal dignity" (Hadomi 162). This statement is critical in determining which of the two standpoints best describes Death of a Salesman as a tragedy. When viewing the drama from the Marxist stand point one is forced to believe that the changing capitalistic society is at fault for Willy's personal demise and his suicide. This view point wants the reader to believe that Willy Loman was a pathetic fool, who killed himself to escape a world in which he had outlived his usefulness. But ...
- 1309: Michael Crichtons Life
- Michael Crichton s life Thesis: Michael Crichton developed a passion for writing, which can be seen in his novels. I. Childhood A. Born October 23,1942 in Chicago. B. Parents were, John Henderson Crichton and Zula(Miller) Crichton. Oldest of four children. II. Growing up A. Lived ... was 6. B. Was a star basketball player in high school. C. Graduated in 1960, from Roslyn high school. D. Decided to go to Harvard University and become a Writer. III. Life at Harvard A. Writing was severely criticized, had grades around a C. B. Thought Harvard was an error. IV. Persuing other options A. Decided to study anthropology. B. Became a visiting lecturer in Anthropology at Cambridge university. C. Came back to the US and begun training as a doctor. D. Every year he tried to quit. He didn t. V. Writing Thrillers A. Wrote under different names such as John lange and Jeffery Hudson. B. The Andromeda Strain which was a best-seller and he sold it to Hollywood. D.In 1970 he was named ...
- 1310: Autobiography on Ernest Hemingway
- ... deals with a group of desultory people in exile from France and Spain-members of the "lost generation", a phrase made famous by Hemingway himself. In post-war years, Hemingway spent most of his time writing books. But, when his first marriage failed, and produced a son, John, he had married Pauline Pfeiffer, who had his next 2 children. Based in Paris, he had travelled for skiing, bullfighting, fishing, or hunting that by then had become what most of his work was all about. Hemingway, started writing short stories, among them was "Men Without Women" in 1927, and "A Farewell to Arms" in 1929. This story ("A Farewell to Arms"), shows a lovestory within a war time setting. Many people believe that Hemingway, did his writing at this period of his life. He once confessed "If I had not been hunting and fishing, I would have probably been writing." (Hemingway 283 (3)). Hemingway's stories were based on adventure, and ...
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