The Southern Gothic genre of literature portrays the moral blindness of the South in the past‚ or through a specific era. There are five themes of Southern Gothic which include; Being an Outsider‚ Unrequited Love‚ Violence‚ Good vs. Evil‚ and Race/Class/Social Structure. A few of the traits that you can add to the theme‚ are disturbed personalities‚ macabre situations‚ and moral blindness. Throughout this unit of Southern Gothic there were three stories that were apart of this genre. “A Good Man
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Problem of blindness - Figures and Facts: • As of 1992: Total 32 billion blind people in the world out of which 20 million are in Asia. India also had 20 million blind people out of which only 12 million were classified as blind. • Major cause of blindness being cataract esp. In developing countries accounting for nearly 75% of all cases in Asia. 80% of cataracts are age related (starts with 45 years and increases dramatically after 65 years of age) Cataract as a major cause of blindness Cataract
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St. Paul’s Cathedral St. Paul’s Cathedral has had a very interesting and long history. It involves natural disasters‚ sabotage‚ invasions‚ lies‚ and deception. It has been through a lot over the many years of its existence‚ including several reconstructions. While there has been many changes to it‚ the one thing that could be counted on was the fact that there was always something unexpected happening to it. Even though St. Paul’s Cathedral has had some hard times‚ it has re-bounded with the
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I happened upon a book by Marius von Senden called Space and Sight. When Western surgeons discovered the necessary steps to safely operate on cataracts‚ they travelled across Europe and America operating by the dozens. Von Senden collected accounts of such cases. The vast majority of patients had no sense of space whatsoever. A patient "had no idea of depth‚ confusing it with roundness" (Senden). Prior to operation‚ the patient would be given a cube and a sphere‚ and through whatever means necessary
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Through the Eyes of the Blind in Cathedral by Raymond Carver You can never seem to know what’s going on in another ones life‚ unless you put your feet in there shoes‚ so to judge‚ is simply ignorance. Raymond Carver’s "Cathedral" is a story about how the narrator is uncomfortable with having his wife’s blind friend‚ Robert‚ over. Roger has lost his wife‚ and to cope with her death‚ he planned to visit the narrator’s wife. Without any knowledge whatsoever on how to act in accompany towards a blind
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Nike Maxsight Contact Lenses Descriptive Research Design Designed for athletic individuals in need of vision correction‚ Nike’s Maxsight contact lenses were developed through a partnership with Bausch and Lomb. The new lenses are available in grey-green or amber colors‚ depending on the primary sport of choice. Offering distortion-free optics by reducing glare and boosting contrast help Nike athletes “See Sport Better.” In addition‚ the Maxsight lenses filter over 90% of harmful blue light
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Even since the beginning women have been a vital asset to the world. God made women‚ because no other creature was suitable or capable of the great works God had planned for women. Women are not perfect‚ but neither are men and we see this exhibited in the fall of man. No matter what‚ women are the back bone of society. With the work they do that’s unseen‚ as mothers‚ teachers‚ and caregivers. God put an incredible design and purpose for them. God created men to be leaders‚ and women to be helpers
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Fry’s First 100 Words 1. the 2. of 3. and 4. a 5. to 6. in 7. is 8. you 9. that 10. it 11. he 12. was 13. for 14. on 15. are 16. as 17. with 18. his 19. they 20. I 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. at be this have from or one had by words but not what all were we when your can said 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. there use an each which she do how their if will up other about out many then them these so
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surrounding noises to focus on one stimuli‚ listening to the clanking of coffee cups while at the same time listening to the couple gossiping about their friend who happens to have your same name are all factors of divided attention. Inattention blindness is also at play since you are listening to the conversation between the couple but also listening to the cappuccino being made while actively thinking about whether you should get another. There is less attention being devoted to the conversation
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Professor Bentley-Baker February 25‚ 2010 Raymond Carver’s “Cathedral”: Religious Undertones Revealed Over 4‚000 religions exist in the world today‚ yet the exact number is unknown. Religion from the root “ligare‚” means‚ “to bind.” To bind into‚ meaning to connect what is broken. Every day people experience spiritual revelations‚ some in minute happenings‚ and others through compelling events. In Raymond Carver’s short story “Cathedral”‚ it is clear that the narrator experiences an epiphany.
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