Hunter Doherty "Patch" Adams (born May 28‚ 1945‚ in Washington‚ D.C.) is an American physician‚ social activist‚ clown and author. He founded the Gesundheit! Institute in 1971. Each year he organizes a group of volunteers from around the world to travel to various countries where they dress as clowns in an effort to bring humor to orphans‚ patients‚ and other people. Adams is currently based in Urbana‚ Illinois. In collaboration with the institute‚ he promotes an alternative health care model‚
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Of all‚ these only Polonius‚ Ophelia the King (Claudius)‚ the Queen (Gertrude) and one clown once or more than once say that Hamlet is mad. On the other hand‚ only once the King has expressed his doubt about Hamlet’s madness. Guildenstern‚ the courtier‚ merely expressed his doubt about Hamlet’s madness. And though‚ Claudius‚ the crafty king
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The identity of people is the mental representation of themselves. The formation of this mental image is formed throughout an individual’s life from birth to adulthood. Personal and social identity can be developed through participation in different activities‚ membership in various groups‚ or having a special talent. However‚ for black males and females in the 1920s‚ their identity have not been fully developed because they grew up in a white dominated society where blacks are negatively stereotyped
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The reality is I am not in any danger from the clown and as I sit reading the book in the safety of my living room I am fully aware of this fact. If a stranger was in my living room brandishing a knife and walking towards me in a threatening manner then my fear would have a purpose‚ in this case to motivate
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The Dark Knight is a 2008 film based on the Dc Comics character Batman and his struggle and journey in combating the most demented villain ever‚ The Joker. The Joker is a psychopathic‚ mass murdering‚ schizophrenic clown with zero empathy. Due to The Joker’s insane nature‚ it is appropriate to use Dr. Sigmund Freud’s method of Psychoanalysis to better understand why The Joker is the way he is. What is psychoanalysis? Psychoanalysis is a form of treatment invented by Sigmund Freud that usually
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costume changes between the two clowns of the stories was clever and comedic. There is one scene when they are at the rail station and the only difference between the characters was their hats. They actors were talented to enough to change everything in their postures‚ accent‚ and the pitch in their voice but the only true difference is the hats. One of the actors was very smooth with their constant costumes changes on stage was Kortnee Mcdowell she was the female clown‚ professor Jordan‚ and an unlimited
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A White Compromise In the short story‚ “Battle Royal”‚ Ralph Ellison uncovers a boy’s fight to maintain his dignity in a world of racial injustice. The first person narration portrays a naïve view of the boy’s values of what he believes is important in life that is only questioned by his grandpa’s firm conviction of dignity. On page 39‚ starting with paragraph 99‚ the text depicts the differences between the two segregated worlds of black and white. The text elucidates the boy’s conformity
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[pic] [pic] [pic] Film Duration: 153 minutes Name: Jane Doe Form: 11K Due Date: 06/08/09 Introduction The purpose of the following report is to critically analyse and deconstruct the character of "the Joker" within the film "the Dark Knight" and discuss the reasoning of why this character was interpreted in such a way. The Joker‚ played by late Heath Ledger‚ is a terrifying villain who will stop at nothing to manipulate and corrupt his victims. However it is not
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it is a trap‚ they hunt her down and come across the small steel door that leads to down under. Vic has to leave Blood behind in order to go into the underground society‚ which he later finds out is called Topeka. After getting captured by several clown-faced strangers (they paint their faces to distinguish themselves from people above ground)‚ Vic soon realizes Topeka may not be a utopia after all. The Nuclear War destroyed virtually everything in Arizona‚ besides canned food that is scattered
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The Effects of Alienation and Loneliness in Lives of the Saints Loneliness is a state of mind that leaves people depressed and emotionally weak. The members of the Innocente family suffer from alienation through various social groups. In Nino Ricci’s Lives of the Saints‚ Cristina and grandfather (Cristina’s father) are alienated from the community (grandfather is isolated from the community)‚ and Vitto is alienated from his family. Alienation makes the lives of these characters lonely and depressing
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