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    The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat Jennifer Curtin Pd. 1 Part One – Losses The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: Dr. P is a teacher at a School for Music who had trouble recognizing his students. He couldn’t recognize them by looking at them‚ but only by hearing their voice. He also saw faces when there weren’t any‚ like in fire hydrants and knobs on furniture. He didn’t think anything was wrong‚ until he developed diabetes‚ so he went to see a doctor. When he first talked to a neurologist

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    The eye catching title of the book‚ “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat” not only triggers readers to pick it up and start reading‚ but also makes one wonder what the plot of this unusual title really is. If I am being honest‚ that is exactly what persuaded me to read it. Now‚ although this atypical title may seem like it will lead into a fictional novel‚ it is surprisingly the exact opposite. This nonfiction publication reveals the stories of Dr. Sacks many odd neuropsychiatric patients. One

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    General Psychology 2301 Fall 2009 Pathology of Select Neurological Diseases “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat” written by Oliver Sacks‚ is a book of case studies in which individuals with neurological dysfunctions are described. “Hippocrates introduced the historical conception of disease‚ the idea that diseases have a course‚ from their first intimations to their climax or crisis‚ and thence to their happy or fatal resolution.” (Sacks‚ Preface vii). The cases chronicled

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    The Man who Mistook his Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales was written by Oliver Stacks. The novel is about the Neurologist Oliver Stacks and his tales at his clinic. He has witness many strange patients‚ and in the book are descriptions about some of the patients he has seen during his time of practice. This novel particularly focuses on Right Hemisphere damage and what is does to his various patients. The novel is split up into four sections “Losses”‚ “Excess”‚ “Transports”‚ and “The World

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    2. In this chapter Jenni Ogden describes the case of Michael‚ a young man who crashed while riding a motorcycle. Afterwards he sustained many injuries to his body and his brain‚ because of his bodily injuries and Michael’s appearance of normality the doctors focused on his external injuries and did not focus on his brain. Later Michael went blind and was eventually diagnosed with visual object agnosia. Ogden then gives a brief broad history of agnosia and describes the three types: visual‚ auditory

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    the contest. Their success at winning alternated their viewpoint on writing mysteries. Shortly after‚ Frederic and Manfred developed into full time writers at the ages of 25 and 26. Ellery Queen was officially brought to life. The novel‚ The Roman Hat Mystery‚ was their first release. Many individuals found themselves entertained while reading it. The Ellery Queen mysteries continued as they grew more popular. Ellery Queen was an all-time favorite for all readers. However‚ when the two authors approached

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    red hunting hat and The Museum of Natural History. These symbols show the theme how alienation is a form of protection and how Holden likes to alienate himself from the world. By Holden wearing his red hunting hat when he feels like he doesn’t belong. The ducks run away from their problems. The Museum of Natural History is Holden’s favorite place to go ever since he was a kid. A memorable symbol was the red hunting hat. The red hunting hat first came in when Holden bought the hat in New York‚ after

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    adjust to his peers and society in general. Caulfield is immature and refuses to grow and doesn’t like to moved on. He wears the red hunting hat is certainly a peculiarity at Pencey Prep and in New York City. And that is precisely what Holden himself wants to be‚ different and unique. In short‚ the hat is his red badge of individuality. Holden’s hat could also symbolize his own personal hunting expedition

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    In Oliver Sacks’ The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat‚ Dr. P‚ a teacher at a local school of music started acting in weird ways‚ not recognizing students by their faces‚ but once he would hear them speak he would know exactly who they were‚ by recognizing their voice. After a few doctor visits and a lot

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    Holden Caufield’s red hunting hat as a symbol to show Holden’s growth from a young man terrified of becoming an adult to one who begins to accept that he must be able to live in an imperfect world. In the beginning of the story‚ Holden introduces the hat as being red and floppy‚ and he purchases it in a store in New York when the fencing team traveled to the big city. In this part of the story‚ Holden wants to connect with Allie and does so by wearing on a red hunting hat‚ which is a connection to his

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