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    Robin Williams

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    Robin Williams: Iconic comedian and ‘advocate for all who serve this nation’ Chad J. McNeeley‚ U.S. Navy/ Wiki The tragic and sudden death of Robin Williams‚ 63‚ saddened the world on Monday morning‚ but his support for the troops is what many of his fans are talking about today. Williams was among the first of America’s celebrities to visit the armed forces in a war zone‚ and in the span of his life visited more than 89‚000 military personnel in both Iraq and Afghanistan with the United Service

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    Throughout the movie The AwakeningRobin Williams demonstrates his knowledge of the scientific method. The scientific method is a procedure of steps that is used to prove problems. In the movie it is used to show that patients suffering from an un-named disorder do have a slight opportunity to return to their normal state of being. The scientific method is a list of steps to prove something and make into a law or theory based on your final product and findings. It is composed of several

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    The movie Awakenings

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    Meagan McGee Psychology 1300 Awakenings The movie Awakenings starring Robin Williams and Robert De Niro portrays the true story of a doctor named Dr. Malcolm Sayer‚ and the events of the summer of 1969 at a psychiatric hospital in New York. Dr. Malcolm Sayer‚ who is a research physician‚ is confronted with a number of patients who had each been afflicted with a devastating disease called Encephalitis Lethargica. The illness killed most of the people who contracted it‚ but some were left living

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    Robin Williams Disease

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    On August 11‚ 2014‚ American actor and comedian‚ Robin Williams took his own life‚ he was 63 years old. The world was devastated‚ saddened and confused by this tragedy. The question on everybody’s mind was‚ why would this extremely gifted comedian and actor who won an Oscar and an extraordinary comedian take his own life when he had so much to live for? What we learned in the weeks following his death was shocking. Robin Williams had been suffering from severe depression for decades. Severe depression

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    Robin Williams Depression

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    depression and loneliness. I remember seeing an interview around the time of Robin Williams’s death that said Robin was always putting on a show and performing for everyone‚ even if only a few people were around. But when it came to one on one conversation‚ he was always a little off and uncomfortable. For someone who lived to entertain others I’m sure there was both worse than being alone. Depression and Anxiety was something Robin struggled with for a very long time. It surely added to his suicide‚ but

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    This is a very inspiring and touching movie. The Awakenings is an American fiction drama film that was release December 12 in the year 1990’s directed by Penny Marshall. This movie is based on a true story of Dr. Oliver Sacks‚ a British neurologist in America who has the heart of researching/discovering medicine that helped a lot of people to cure their diseases. According to Andrew Clapper (n d)‚ the film is based upon the book with the same name‚ which was written by Dr. Oliver Sacks. Dr. Sacks

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    closer look at as we watch the wonderful and touching movie Awakenings. The film is based on Oliver Sacks’ book in 1973. Sacks is a clinical neurologist who in 1969‚ administered a drug called L-Dopa to a group of catatonic patients with whom he diagnosed with post-encephalitis syndrome. The movie adaptation centers at Dr. Sacks‚ who is fictionalized as Dr. Malcolm Sayer‚ and Leonard Lowe‚ a patient who suffers from the said disorder. Robin Williams stars as the doctor

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    Awakenings Movie Project

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    Awakenings Movie Report · Neurologist- a neurologist is a doctor who has trained in the diagnosis and treatment of nervous system disorders‚ including diseases of the brain‚ spinal cord‚ nerves and muscles. Neurologists perform neurological examinations of the nerves of the head and neck; muscle strength and movement; balance‚ ambulation‚ and reflexes; and sensation‚ memory‚ speech‚ language‚ and other cognitive abilities. o Examples And Why They Are Examples § Dr. Malcolm Sayer · He is an example

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    His Achievements Robin Williams had many accomplishments and contributions to the acting world and history. His first successful job was when he was cast in an episode of “Happy Days” and had the part of a crazy space alien. He had many other important roles in T.V. shows‚ movies‚ and kids cartoons and animations. One of them that his is best known for is a T.V. show which he did from 1978 to 1982. During those years‚ he starred in a T.V. episode called Mork and Mindy” and it was one of T.V. watcher’s

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    Singer CeeLo Green has released a song called “Robin Williams” which is a tribute to the late actor. Williams‚ a seemingly happy man‚ was battling depression and committed suicide in August 2014. "Robin Williams" is the first single from Green’s upcoming album Heart Blanche. Although the song is good‚ I can’t help but think that it’s a blatant cash-grab. The upbeat and catchy song features lyrics that relate to Williams and his battle with depression. The lines "we don’t know what the next man’s

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