Charlie Gordon showed us that surgerys are very risky and we should really think before we do risky things. In the science fiction story “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keys‚ Charlie has a passion to get intelligent but in my perspective the surgery was useless and risky. Charlie Gordon should not have had the Artificial Intelligence surgery because i was risky and it wasn’t permanent. Charlie Gordon lost his friends because of the AL surgery. His “friends” didn’t like how smart he get and I
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persistent. This character is named Charlie Gordon. Charlie is 37 years old and has a condition where his brain power is ultimately very low. The story is written in the form of Charlie’s progress reports. In the progress reports it tells what he did and how he is feeling‚ it also shows his progress in his writing and vocabulary usage. Charlie Gordon is both brave and persistent and shows it in many forms. Charlie exudes bravery during “Flowers for Algernon.” Charlie is undergoing a mind altering
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welcome setbacks with open arms‚” (Travis Bradberry). Charlie Gordon‚ a fun interesting man who craves to be smart‚ has a mental disability which keeps him from being able to comprehend many things such as spelling and complex concepts. This is his setback. Luckily‚ there is a new experiment coming around trying to help people with that disability become super smart. Charlie‚ a thirty seven year old man‚ has a lovely teacher named Miss Kinnian. Charlie always tries his best to be smart and to learn new
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would you? Charlie Gordon is a 37 year old man with an I.Q of 68. Charlie Gordon is the main character of a science fiction story titled “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keys. Charlie was given the opportunity to increase his I.Q from 68 to 204. Charlie Gordon should have had the A.I surgery. Charlie was able to develop new complex emotions‚ recall memories‚ and establish more adult like relationships. After the A.I surgery‚ Charlie begins to feel more complex emotions. One new emotion Charlie begins
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you already are. This is what the mentally challenged man Charlie Gordon from the science fiction book “Flowers for Algernon” written by Daniel Keyes had always wanted. So one day Charlie had decided to volunteer have an experimental A.I. Surgery to increase his Intelligence and to allow him to be like everyone else. Charlie Gordon’s life was increased by a substantial amount for the better making it the right thing to do because Charlie was able to make a contribution to science and was happy because
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During Flowers For Algernon by Daniel Keyes‚ Charlie Gordon is the main character he is a thirty year old man trying to learn how to read and write again‚ as is his buddy Algernon the mouse. Charlie is doing the experiment with him to see how it will go at to get his test score up. He is also trying to accomplish so much even though his brain will not mentally let him‚ this is because he is main goal is to become like everyone else. In the story Charlie is realizing that becoming smart is meaning
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for Algernon a story about a man named Charlie Gordon with an IQ of 68 who is chosen to undergo a surgery to increase his intelligence greatly over time. What makes a character dynamic is how you can compare the character at the beginning of the story and the end. The author Daniel Keyes uses his own little “toolbox” to show indirect methods of characterization to show how Charlie Gordon can show how he changes over the course of the story. Prior to the surgery Charlie lives a simple life
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people use cloned humans to harvest their organs? How would they assimilate into society? In the story “Flowers for Algernon‚” scientists perform a controversial experiment on Charlie Gordon in order to triple his intelligence. For several reasons‚ Charlie Gordon was better of before the surgery. Before the surgery‚ Charlie had a good level of motivation and his life was fine. One reason he has a high motivation level is because he’s super enthusiastic
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Doesn’t everyone want to be intelligent. Some are very lucky to have intelligence but some are not so lucky. Like the character Charlie Gordon from the story “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes. Charlie Gordon has a chance to have a surgery to make him smarter. As you know enery thing comes with a risk. With surgery it might make him die. Their was only one animal that survived the the surgery and his name was Algernon. So I don’t think he should have had the operation. First than first he went
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Why would I like to be a senior officer? FFA is a passion of mine that started in the sixth grade‚ at McLaughlin Middle School. When I think of a FFA officer‚ I think of leaders‚ responsibility‚ determined men and women‚ creativity‚ team work‚ so many great things that everyone in life need! I have been a officer in the past. I have completed the following duties‚ reporter‚ vice president and currently I’m the secretary for the junior officer team. I do believe I am capable of being a great officer
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