INATTENTIONAL BLINDNESS Inattentional blindness‚ also known as perceptual blindness is a lack of attention. It is not a visual disorder‚ but rather the inability to see what another may clearly see‚ or unable to see due to other distractions. What Causes Inattentional Blindness? Working Memory/Mental workload Expectation Capacity Conspicuity Why is Inattentional Blindness a benefit? Everyone inattentionally blind in most everything every single minute of the day. Inattentional blindness is actually
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In the play Oedipus Rex by Sophocles‚ the minor character of Teiresias is responsible for foreshadowing Oedipus’ fate by developing the theme of blindness‚ and also illustrating dramatic irony. Teiresias is responsible for further developing the theme of blindness‚ by using his own physical blindness to reveal to Oedipus his mental blindness. Teiresias is able to see the fate and destruction of Oedipus’ life. Teiresias uses his great ability to reveal to the reader the downfalls in Oedipus’
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leatherwear‚ needlework tools‚ beautification implements‚ toothbrushes‚ toys‚ writing materials‚ and coins. Archaeologists have performed comparative analysis of artefacts types across select sites (including whaling stations‚ 1830s–1840s; Cumberland/Gloucester Streets‚ pre-1833/post-1833; Casselden Place‚ 1860s-1870s; Paradise‚ 1890s; and Viewbank‚ 1850s-1870s)‚ to understand differences in people’s diet‚ health‚ class and status. This provides archaeologists a rare glimpse into the private lives of Australian
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scenario but even what is acted by our society or government. What is also pointed out in the story is that we must be aware‚ be really‚ really‚ really‚ re-a-lly aware of blindness. Ahem‚ it’s not the physical defect‚ thank you very much though that’s what Oedipus did on the last part – blinded himself‚ but on the blindness that we develop‚ yes develop‚ as authority‚ convenience‚ fame‚ power‚ wealth‚ abundance pass our way. Blinded Oedipus that even the fear of killing his father and mating
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The blindness‚ which Oedipus suffered‚ made him unable to accept and comprehend that Tiresias‚ although a blind prophet‚ can "see" the truth about his king‚ and yet Oedipus‚ with his perfect physical sight‚ cannot see this truth of himself‚ for he is still ignorant
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Eliminating River Blindness in Ecuador You notice a figure sitting on a porch in the North-Western region of Ecuador. As you approach it appears to be an elderly man but as you approach him you notice that he has features that you have never seen before. His skin looks as if it has been draped onto his skeletal frame causing him to lose all age indicators. Your eyes reach his and he does not make eye contact‚ a clear indication that he is blind. You approach the lizard man and ask his age‚ he
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diseases and conditions that affect someone’s vision. I also want to find out if myopia (near-sightedness) disappears by adulthood‚ considering my brother has just been diagnosed with it. Plus‚ I am curious to see if there is some type of cure for blindness‚ considering how many people it must affect. First‚ let me explain how the human eyeball works! The human eye works like a camera. The cornea acts like the window of the eye; when light enters through the cornea‚ the light rays bend in a way that
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Northamptonshire. His father was Richard Plantagenet‚ Duke of York and his mother Cecily Neville. Richard´s father and older brother died at the Battle of Wakefield in 1460. In 1461‚ Richard’s brother‚ Edward‚ became Edward IV and created him Duke of Gloucester. In 1470‚ Edward and Richard were exiled when Henry VI was briefly restored to the throne. The following year‚ they returned to England and Richard contributed to the Yorkist victories at Barnet and Tewkesbury which restored Edward to the throne
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In line 18‚ Gloucester had stumbled‚ and Clarence acted being a supportive brother to help him. However‚ Clarence had been framed by Richard and pushed down from the deck. Clarence’s fraternize action leads to his drowning‚ foreshadows later that Richard was trying to
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