living an easy simple life or leading a life full of hardships for the common good of the people around them. Although many people do it for personal gain like fame and glory‚ others do it to simply to help the needy people. In the short story “Flowers for Algernon”‚ Daniel Keyes wrote about a 37 year old man‚ Charlie Gordon‚ who is a mentally disabled. He got approved to have a surgery‚ to triple his IQ and enhance his knowledge. He put his life on the line to help other people. Two reasons he is a hero
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Flowers for Algernon Flowers for Algernon‚ is a science fiction novel written by Daniel Keys. The story is taking place in the mid 1960’s. The text is representing a diary written by the main character‚ 37-year-old Charlie Gordon. He is uncommonly unintelligent‚ which influences his life‚ especially the social part. Although he is stupid‚ he has an incredible drive for learning. This desire probably has something to do with his night schoolteacher‚ Miss Kinnian‚ who he adores. He loves his
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Jia Liang Zeng 11/11/13 Mrs. Guadagno Period 2 In the story “Flowers for Algernon” written by Daniel Keyes‚ the main character‚ Charlie Gordon‚ and he has a decision to make. Should Charlie make the decision by getting the operation to triple his IQ of 68? Charlie made the wrong decision by getting the operation because it brought pain; he was able to see the true side of his friends‚ and he was able to see the sad realities of life which he was oblivious to before the operation. He was happy
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FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON By Daniel Keyes Progris riport 1 martch 3. Dr Strauss says I shoud rite down what I think and remembir and evrey thing that happins to me from now on. I dont no why but he says its importint so they will see if they can use me. I hope they use me becaus Miss Kinnian says mabye they can make me smart. I want to be smart. My name is Charlie Gordon I werk in Dormers bakery where Mr Donner gives me 11 dollers a week and bred or cake if I want. I am 32 yeres old and next munth is
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Sarah McHugh Flowers for Algernon Daniel Keyes Points: 11 Period: 2 Flowers for Algernon The story begins with the main protagonist Charlie Gordon. He is thirty two years old‚ and works at Donners Bakery and goes to the Beekmin Center for Retarded Adults three nights a week. He starts off with an I.Q. Of 68. His teacher is Alice Kinnian and a major character in the story and becomes a love interest with Charlie as he progresses and regresses throughout the story. Charlie Gordon starts off
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the characters‚ setting and plot in the story "Flowers for Algernon"‚ and its movie. The characters in "Flowers for Algernon"‚ and its movie were very much similar; however‚ there were not as many differences. But one thing i realized‚ is that Dr. Strauss was a lot older then i had imagined‚ and in one of the movies Dr. Strauss was a woman. In the movie Charlie lived in an apartment with a land lady but in the story Charlie lived alone. In the movie Gimpy was Charlie’s friend and co-worker at the
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Flowers For Algernon: Quarter Four Book Review: Flowers for Algernon‚ is a science fiction novel written by Daniel Keys. Taking place in the mid 1960s‚ the story revolves around Charlie Gordon‚ a mentally retarded young man from New York‚ whose life is completely altered when he becomes the test subject for an intelligence science experiment. At this time‚ those with metal issues are considered to be less than human beings. Flowers For Algernon‚ is composed of progress reports written by Charlie
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Chapter 9‚ The Constitution: A More Perfect Union 9.1 Introduction: -The framers of the Constitution had to convince the people that the Constitution was the best idea for a government for the country. They wanted to make sure that ordinary citizens could understand it‚ so they gave it a short intro and organized it into parts‚ called articles. The articles were broken down into sections that discussed topics in a specific order. -The Constitution combines a strong framework for government
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The Sci-Fi Fiction Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes is about a 32-year-old man with a mental disability which makes him lack intelligence. His name is Charlie Gordon. In the book Flowers for Algernon ‚ Charlie Gordon want to be intelligent‚ he wants to fit in with his so-called “friends” like Gimpy and his real friends like Alice. He also wants his sister and his mom to come back to his life. So Charlie goes to his doctor and they test him against a mouse named Algernon that was once like Charlie
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To a large extent‚ ignorance is a bliss because before the operation‚ Charlie thought he had friends and enjoyed his job. However‚ to a certain extent‚ ignorance is not always bliss as Charlie felt inferior to others when his IQ was low. Firstly‚ ignorance is a bliss to a large extent as when Charlie was still ignorant‚ he always thought he had friends. He always thought that Joe Carp and Frank Reilly were his good friends and that they were laughing with him and not at him. From "My friends from
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