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    6.) We are going to examine each element of negligence/malpractice that exists with Randall McMurphy. Is the facility responsible for malpractice in their handling of Randall McMurphy? (YES or NO) Yes 1.) A counseling duty must exist between the client and counselor: After listing this first issue in assessing negligence/malpractice. Then provide “specific” information to justify your answer. There was an existing counseling duty between McMurphy‚ Dr.Speevie and Nurse Ratchet. It was

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    no means fair. He perceives one type to be the bossy domineering woman‚ and the other type to be submissive whores. He is subjective to the inmates being futile‚ perceiving us to think that their wives and especially Big "Powerful" Nurse took away their manliness. Kesey tries to imply that whores such as Candy Starr‚ contradict that‚ and offer them courage and pleasure. In this book‚ there are no regular women‚ just these two extremes. One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest does not seem to intentionally

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    Darkness and One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest The definition of classism is the belief that people from certain social or economic classes are superior to others. When viewed from a Marxist perspective‚ Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest and Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness can be seen as a comment on negative treatment of lower class individuals. In the Heart of Darkness the way the Europeans treated the lower class Africans was quite inhumane. As for in One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest the patients

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    An antagonist is defined as a person who is opposed to‚ or the "bad guy." In Cool Hand Luke and One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest the Captain and Nurse Ratchet played this role‚ respectively. They both appeared to be what I would call and "control freak." Although Nurse Ratchet and the Captain are similar characters‚ I feel that their need and reason for control‚ as well as their methods‚ differ. I believe that Nurse Ratchet’s need for control was a part of who she was. Everything had to be perfect

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    O’Brien offers a tale about Rat Kiley that he guarantees his peruses is genuine: Rat’s companion‚ Curt Lemon‚ is murdered‚ and Rat composes Lemon’s sister a letter. Rodent’s letter discusses her sibling and the insane tricks he endeavored. Rodent trusts the letter is impactful and individual; notwithstanding‚ from Lemon’s sister’s perspective‚ it is improper and exasperating. The sister never composes back‚ and Rat is outraged and incensed. He is left to gather as the sister stays away for the indefinite

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    The movie‚ One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest describes the inner details of a psychiatric ward. The total institution was extremely dull and also depressing watching how they were treated. The staff did not treat them as adults‚ but as children with no hope. The nurses were cold hearted and often even mistaking them as human beings. The institution compares greatly to C.H Cooley’s‚ "Looking Glass Self Theory"‚ because the nurses do not interact with the patients the way they should. The patients

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    One Flew the Cuckoo’s Nest: The Id‚ Ego‚ and Superego “Sometimes a manipulator’s own ends are simply the actual disruption of the ward for the sake of disruption” (27; pt.1). In One Flew the Cuckoo’s Nest‚ Ken Kesey shows us the different sides of the id‚ ego‚ and superego. Although Ken Kesey differentiates in the subconscious forces of the mind within the characters‚ they are all affected by the combine. In One flew the Cuckoo’s Nest‚ McMurphy is categorized as the Id because of his instinctive

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    In Ken Kesey’s One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest‚ the author refers to the many struggles people individually face in life. Through the conflict between Nurse Ratched and McMurphy‚ the novel explores the themes of individuality and rebellion against conformity. With these themes‚ Kesey makes various points which help us understand which situations of repression can lead an individual to insanity. These points include: the effects of sexual repression‚ woman as castrators‚ and the pressures we face

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    benefit of others. In the book‚ One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey‚ McMurphy sacrifices himself for the other patients in the ward. Kesey uses many symbolic references to show McMurphy sacrificing himself‚ just as Jesus Christ did for his own disciples. Many events occurring in the book depict McMurphy as a Christ like figure. Nurse Ratched‚ the head of the mental ward‚ treats the patients unfairly. She‚ along with the black boys‚ have free reign over the patient’s lives. A savior is

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    Importance of Sexual Freedom The world portrayed in the hospital ward is one of sexual repression and inhibition. This is exemplified in the Big Nurse as well as in Nurse Pilbow‚ who is frightened of the patients’ sexuality. It is frequently emphasized that the Big Nurse has large breasts‚ the mark of her femininity‚ but she tries to conceal them. Everything about her and the ward is sterile‚ cold‚ and lifeless‚ from the Big Nurse’s manner down to the white starched uniforms of the staff. The

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