Flowers for algernon- CHAPTER SUMMARIES Progress report 1 -Dr Strauss tells him (Charlie Gordon) to write down what he remembers from now on -Works in Donner’s bakery‚ 32 years old -Learns 3 times a week at the Beekmin College for retarded adults -Charlie talks about being tested by Dr Strauss to see if they can make him smart Progress report 2 -Charlie has a test in the psych department that includes looking at cards with ink blots on them and is told to say what he sees on the cards with
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has been known to be harsh and cruel. The aggressive unfairness toward the mentally ill and the advantage taken of them has not decreased through the years‚ but very well hidden from the innocent eye of the public. To American people‚ those with mental illnesses seem to be treated much better than they have been known to be in the past. Though born the same way as those around them‚ the people with disabilities were not actually looked at as people. It used to be that they were looked at as some
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Chapter 2 Genotype-phenotype • Phenotype: an individual’s directly observable physical and behavioral characteristics‚ which are determined by both genetic and environmental factors • Genotype: an individual’s genetic makeup Genes-chromosomes • Chromosomes: rodlike structures in the cell nucleus that store and transmit genetic information • DNA: are what chromosomes are made out of; long‚ double-stranded molecule that looks like a twisted ladder‚ each ladder consists of a specific pair
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anything else because of his frail body‚ while Lennie can do almost anything he wants physically. It is their extremes that make them similar in their vulnerability. Another thing I see when analyzing the characters of Lennie and Doodle are their mental differences. Doodle is a very imaginative‚ intelligent‚ child‚ always telling stories and pretending. Lennie is a slow adult‚ like a big child‚ Lennie by today’s standards would be considered mentally retarded. As said before‚ Doodle has a very expansive
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remove children from the education system who‚ for whatever reason could not attend school‚ struggled or did not ’make substantial progress in scholastic and manual work’. These children were thought of as uneducable and placed under the charge of the Mental Deficiency Authorities. Lower limits were identified and were considered to be an IQ of around 50 or less. Differentiation was made by the Committee between ’educable defectives’ and ’uneducable defectives’‚ this put earlier categories of ’dull or
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the film stating " you have the mental capacity of a 7 year old." This movie revolves around Sam fighting for the right to raise his daughter beyond the age of 7. The film also has many sociological aspects that correspond to Sam and his daughter‚ Lucy’s relationship as well as the effects on them separately. In the large amount of legal proceedings Sam goes through in the movie‚ I expected to hear a formal diagnosis or at least a technical term for Sam’s mental capabilities‚ but there was none
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impairments in using eye gaze to achieve joint attention and to understand the mental states of others. There is numerous research to determine how eye gaze can affect social
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career. She became involved with the neediest of patients. The neediest‚ she soon found‚ were what were then called “idiot children.” They were the mentally retarded who were kept in horrific conditions in asylums along with adults suffering severe mental illnesses. With her usual energy‚ she researched methods of helping them and soon gained fame for her remarkable successes. Maria Montessori later returned to university to study Philosophy
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Speech Name _________________ Today silently read Chapter 14‚ “The Informative Speech‚” on pages 321-353. Then label your paper and do one of the following: *Define the terms listed on page 349 and write answers to the “Review Questions” on page 350 for an A. *Write answers to the “Review Questions” on page 350 for a B. *Define the terms listed on page 349 for a C. Start thinking of a subject for your informative speech. It may be on any topic (appropriate for school)
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Many feel that the mentally challenged are put through the many hardships of prejudice and maltreatment by people who lack the knowledge and understanding of their mental conditions. Usually what people don’t know about‚ they consider strange or awkward and this is the case with the hardships of the mentally challenged. Prejudice‚ maltreatment and ignorance towards the mentally challenged are illustrated by the novel‚ Flowers for Algernon. In Flowers for Algernon‚ Charlie Gordon‚ being mentally
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