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    The funny fact about insanity is‚ no matter what people tell you the reason you go insane is because of the reality that has been brought to life‚ you get hit with the reality that society tries to hide‚ and while people shun you and play it off  like you know nothing the reality is you know more about the real world than they ever will‚ this happens in lord of the flies‚ when a group of boys get stranded on a deserted island fear gets the best of their own created society‚ one of the boys named

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    decided that the ultimate way to get her attention was to assassinate President Ronald Regan. In 1981‚ Hinckley Jr.’s defense team pled insanity defense and succeeded. Yoong (2012) states that he was acquitted of all thirteen charges of assault‚ murder and weapon counts and because of this ruling‚ the public perceived the insanity defense had a major loophole in the legal system which allowed a clearly guilty criminal to avoid responsibility and eventual

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    in prison‚ but he pleas insanity and gets out of his sentence and is put into a hospital. Next instead of going to a high security prison‚ they are put into a less secure atmosphere. For example‚ a criminal does not want to be watched 24/7 and pleas insanity to get out of it‚ if it is accepted he could have more freedom than he would of had in the prison. Finally‚ instead of dealing with the sentence they deserve and dangers that can come with it‚ they fake their insanity to get out. For example

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    point the stops pretending and starts actually being crazy?". In Hamlet by William Shakespeare‚ the way others interpret Hamlet’s behavior is different from the way Hamlet views himself. Hamlet is in a situation where his sanity is turning into insanity. He is like one of those people who tell so many lies that they start believing their own lies. Hamlet’s acting is so vivid to him that‚ unconsciously‚ his state of mind has become irrational. He is turning against everyone in order to follow the

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    punishment from a court standing. While the one raised in a bad environment would possibly say punishment of extreme measures like death for example. The problem with right and wrong‚ like I stated before‚ there can be no real correct answer. My definition of right‚ probably agrees with mostly everyone. My

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    This paper will include what the insanity statutes are in Ohio‚ the state that I live in. I will also talk about how often the insanity defense is used in the United States. As well as how successful this defense is. I will also discuss if psychologists should give their ultimate opinion in regards to sanity cases as well as the ethical issues that may rise from their opinions. Lastly‚ I will discuss how difficult it is to provide adequate psychological care for mentally ill patients while they are

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    Macbeth’s State of Insanity An insane person is one who demonstrates irresponsible actions due to their poor mental state. In the beginning of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth”‚ Macbeth is illustrated as a brave and valiant soldier who defeats a number of enemies on the battlefield with great courage‚ earning the title of Thane of Cawdor and Glamis. The play immediately leads the reader to affirm that Macbeth is surely sane and stable. Despite being a great and noble soldier‚ an insane character

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    The Oxford Dictionary defines insane as‚” Not of sound mind; extremely foolish; psychotic‚ neurotic; demented‚ out of one’s mind.” Insanity is typically thought as someone who is acting different from society whether it is in words‚ thoughts‚ or actions. Hamlet‚ a play by William Shakespeare‚ shows how craziness can affect one’s mind and other people’s minds. Hamlet‚ the main character‚ is shown as being psychotic on multiple occasions throughout the play which leads to the formation of other people’s

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    William Shakespeare’s Hamlet was insane or just pretending to be mad. As with many things in the play‚ the interpretation of this lies in the eye of the beholder (Pressely). To answer this question though we must know what insanity is. Webster’s dictionary defines insanity as “a deranged state of the mind usually occurring as a specific disorder”. After reading and researching Hamlet thoroughly‚ we can come to the conclusion that Hamlet was not in a crazed state of mind but simply playing a role

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    Edgar Allan Poe and Insanity Edgar Allan Poe shows how subconscious fears and guilt can lead to insanity through the irrational behaviors shown by the narrators in “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Black Cat”. Both narrators have committed a crime due to their insanity in an attempt to relieve themselves from their fear and guilt‚ but instead ultimately cause their further decline of mental stability. Edgar Allan Poe was orphaned at an early age‚ later being adopted by John Allan. In his early

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