...was just a below average, slow guy society spits on him and felt better. People who are exceptionally smart are rare and special. Those who have it can wield it to aid themselves. It may not be fair, but intelligence is a gift only some possess. In general being at either end of the spectrum makes people odd. Moreover, high intelligence people are too smart to slow down for others, and people of low intelligence cannot comprehend what is going on. They are both different, but each type gets treated different than average people. Additionally, average people feel better than below average, but they are jealous of high intelligence people. People like Nemur, who are slightly above average but not enough to be a genius, so they pretend. They read books, attend conferences and spend their lives in the pursuit of answers to the worlds unknown. It usually is not until someone such as Charlie, high intellect, points out they are average men trying to do above average things that you notice it. People are self-conscious about not sticking out, and in the same breaths they will hurt others who do. After the surgery when Charlie began seeing results, he noticed people were acting odd he even said, “Everyone seems frightened of me” (Keyes, 2004, p. 59). Every intelligence level, whether you are at the top or the lower tier, you still have battles to fight. There is a medium point on the intelligence spectrum. Charlie said, “I think I remember my mother told me to be good and always be...
Words: 894 - Pages: 4
...“It is anything but agreeable to be haunted by the suspicion that one’s intellect is dwindling away.” He mocks everyday life as he begins thinking about writing once more. He makes an analogy to the dwindling phial that is emitting and evaporating. He is saying that as the phial is leaking so is his passion and intrigue for writing. Like the phial, his intellect is dying and so is his literature. During his stay at the Custom House, Hawthorne is elected in office and starts to become the person he dreads the most. He begins to conform to whoever wins, the party, just to gain security in his job. He begins to join the crowd or corruption, and of having an easy life. He believes you need self worth in your job because you won’t be able to get back on the horse when you fall off. He is using both a metaphor and irony. Hawthorne notes that the Republicans like to chop everyone’s head, sparing the occasional few. This metaphor is ironic in the sense that he believes...
Words: 495 - Pages: 2
... Being a southerner according to Scout is being able to trace ones ancestry back to the time of the Battle Of Hastings which occurred in 1066. 2.Describe the town of Maycomb,Alabama. The town of Maycomb, Alabama can be best described as hot at least in the summer,Secondly it can be described as tired, old, poor, and in relative disrepair. 3.Describe Charles Baker Harris(Dill). Dill Can be described(as thus introduced) as an eager boy the age of seven, diminutive in size but not in intellect, and as relatively curious; He is also not a permanent resident to Maycomb but only a summertime visitor from Meridian. 4.What is spooky about the “Radley Place”? The primary thing that is queer about the Radley Place is it's occupancy by a character named “Boo” who is quite likely mentally challenged or insane as he stabbed his father in the leg once also the the home oozes a persona of unwelcomeness which is extremely strange in the south where it is odd to have one's doors or shutters closed on Sunday. 5.Describe Scout's first few days at school. Scout's first day at school goes very poorly,She gets scolded by the teacher and even disciplined for already knowing how to read write in cursive and explaining why the Cunninghams don't have money or lunch, she also whitnesses her teacher having a mini-breakdown and gets in trouble for beating up Walter...
Words: 265 - Pages: 2
...Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1886 novel The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde delves deep into the topic of duality. It follows a London lawyer by the name of Gabriel John Utterson who investigates the odd circumstances surrounding his old friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll, and Jekyll’s evil counterpart, Mr. Edward Hyde. Like many other gothic novels from its time, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde shows a prevalent theme of duality, in that it centers on the polarity between good and evil. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde deals with a Dr. Henry Jekyll who is widely respected, successful, and possesses a brilliant intellect but is only too aware of the duplicity of the life that he leads, and of the evil that resides within him. Dr. Jekyll covertly...
Words: 319 - Pages: 2
...Book VII Summary: Book VII, 514a- 521d In Book VII, Socrates presents the most beautiful and famous metaphor in Western philosophy: the allegory of the cave. This metaphor is meant to illustrate the effects of education on the human soul. Education moves the philosopher through the stages on the divided line, and ultimately brings him to the Form of the Good. Socrates describes a dark scene. A group of people have lived in a deep cave since birth, never seeing the light of day. These people are bound so that they cannot look to either side or behind them, but only straight ahead. Behind them is a fire, and behind the fire is a partial wall. On top of the wall are various statues, which are manipulated by another group of people, lying out of sight behind the partial wall. Because of the fire, the statues cast shadows across the wall that the prisoners are facing. The prisoners watch the stories that these shadows play out, and because these shadows are all they ever get to see, they believe them to be the most real things in the world. When they talk to one another about “men,” “women,” “trees,” or “horses,” they are referring to these shadows. These prisoners represent the lowest stage on the line—imagination. A prisoner is freed from his bonds, and is forced to look at the fire and at the statues themselves. After an initial period of pain and confusion because of direct exposure of his eyes to the light of the fire, the prisoner realizes that what he sees now are things...
Words: 3699 - Pages: 15
...Reason and Experience DAA March 09 I. Mind as Tabula Rasa The Specification: - The strengths and weaknesses of the view that all ideas are derived from sense experience - The strengths and weaknesses of the view that claims about what exists must ultimately be grounded in and justified by sense experience. This is an analysis of the "empiricist" view: both Hume and Locke are empiricists as they argue that all knowledge depends on experience. Note that the first item asks us to evaluate empiricism as an explanation of the origin of ideas, and the second asks us to evaluate the claim that knowledge must be justified with reference to experience. Locke on the origin of Ideas AO1 Position and its implications: The mind is a tabula rasa or "blank slate" at birth, empty of all ideas and knowledge; it is gradually filled through experience AO1 Detail, Illustration: An Essay Concerning Human Understanding II.1 Locke's definition of "idea" = "the object of thinking" He gives examples: "such as are those expressed by the words whiteness, hardness, sweetness, thinking, motion, man, elephant, army, drunkenness, and others" We might say concepts rather than ideas, the basic mental building blocks of propositions or declarative sentences Ideas are acquired through two processes, sensation or reflection; each is a type of perception, the first of external objects, the second an inward perception of mental processes. Sensation ...
Words: 8854 - Pages: 36
...Gary Leon Ridgway was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and after a string of killings that extended roughly 20 years he was dubbed, by local police, as the Green River Killer. He had admitted to killing over 90 prostitutes and had “lost count because it was so many”. Despite his IQ of 82, he had this serial killing down to a science and evaded police for quite sometime before a DNA test eventually convicted him of a murder and tied him to the whole string of murders that he had committed over the past decade. One has to ask themselves, “What makes a person such a monster?”, in this paper I will attempt to explain what may or may not have contributed to these horrific murders. However it is important to keep in mind that these are theories and not actual factual explanations for these acts of violence. Neurosis is defined as various forms of mental disorders of less violent nature. Now you think how could I have chosen this, “less violent behavior”, when the man killed prostitutes by strangling them, one of the more violent things a person is capable of. I chose it because it includes anxiety disorders which I believe Ridgway must have had that stemmed into his adult life, I based this theory off the fact that his mother would embarrass him in front of family and friends because he had a bed wetting problem later into life than most. Also the list of disorders that neurosis had, one stood out to me, Post traumatic stress disorder or PTS. He did serve in the military during Vietnam...
Words: 837 - Pages: 4
...Mythological and Modern-Day Heroes Paper Over the years, there have been many heroes embarking upon quests, overcoming odds that are extraordinary for the common person and triumphing over evil. Each hero has shared many of the same characteristics as other heroes before him/her. From literature there are the tales of Odysseus, Beowulf and Sherlock Holmes. From popular culture, the tales of Harry Potter and Hogwart’s Castle, Frodo and Bilbo Baggins from the shire and Korben Dallas and Leeloo from the movie “Fifth Element”. Starring Bruce Willis (Korben Dallas), Milla Jovovich (Leeloo) and Gary Oldman (Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg), the modern day hero complete with quest, lady fair and evil provides a pop culture version of the mythological hero and the mythological quest. Korben Dallas’ Hero’s Journey starts off as a regular joe taxi driver in the year 2263. Strong, compassionate, gruff, kind, skilled, intelligent and determined, Korben is the epitome of a hero. The strength of character, will and heart are characteristics shared by all heroes. The skills Korben possesses as well as the keen intellect, seen in his witty repartee, are true standards for a hero. His Achilles’ heel is the inability to express softer emotion. His one failing is not calling his mother. Korben Dallas exemplifies a mythological hero almost solely by his Heroic personality. Throughout the movie, the charisma and manly aura Dallas possesses in great quantities is exhibited by the hero with an...
Words: 759 - Pages: 4
...approaching and I can nearly taste it on the tip of my tongue. However, this essay going to be my first hurdle to cross over. As a child, I have grown to despise essay writing. I have always had the grammar rules memorized, but never had the artistic flow of my classmates. This results in me having lower opinion of my intellectual prowess and value. I can see even the lowest in my class achieving significantly better grades in me. Could this be jealousy or a part of my ego? No. It was me simply not having the writer’s touch. Nonetheless, there was a different touch that I was gifted and that was the tremendous interest and appreciation for technology and computers. As a child in elementary school, I had exactly 0 friends. I was typically the odd one out. The...
Words: 500 - Pages: 2
...1. Augustine asked, “How can anyone suffer an unhappy life by the will, when absolutely no one wills to be unhappy?” How would the Consolation of Philosophy answer this question? a. How can anyone suffer an unhappy life by the will when absolutely no one wills to be unhappy? i. We found that it is by the will that human beings deserve and therefore receive either a happy or an unhappy life. ii. How can we claim that it is by the will that human beings achieve a happy life, when so many are unhappy despite the fact that everyone wills to be happy? iii. It is one thing to will rightly or wrongly, and quiet another to deserve something because of a good or bad will iv. Just because you will to be happy does not mean you are going to be happy v. No surprise that unhappy human beings do not attain the happy life that they will vi. So when we say that it is by the will that human beings are unhappy we don’t mean that they will to be unhappy, but that their will is in such a state that unhappiness must follow whether they will it or not. (On Free Choice of the Will, PAGE 23) b. How would the Consolation of Philosophy answer this question? vii. Book III is taken up with the proof of God’s existence viii. Based on the inadequacy of human desires to produce true happiness ix. Being capable of perfect happiness-in fact the source of that perfect happiness is innate and no human beings...
Words: 568 - Pages: 3
...Concerning the book Falling in Love for all the Right Reasons I learnt about the twenty-nine crucial dimensions one needs to search for in a future companion. The first group of dimensions is called the Screening Dimensions which consist of Good Character, the Quality of Your Self-Conception, Watch Out for Red Flags, Anger Management, Obsteperousness, Understandings About Family, and Family Background. These first 7 are probably the most important things that must be observed. Character being foremost I would say. A Christian character will easily reveal itself in the heart and attitude of a man or woman. The second group is called the Core Personal Dimensions which consists of Intellect, Similar Energy Levels, Spirituality, Education, Appearance, Sense of Humor, Mood Management, Traditional Versus Nontraditional Personalities, Ambition, Sexual Passion, Artistic Passion Values, Industry, Curiousity, Vitality and Security, and Autonomy Versus Closeness. I personally consider this group as the individual personality traits of an individual. Suprisingly these dimensions are difficult to alter. Once one has a certain amount of Ambition or Artistic Passion it is difficult for them to increase or decrease it. The third group is known as the Skills that Can be Developed. This group consists of Communication, Conflict Resolution, and Sociability. Although these seem to fall under Characteristics they don't. These three; through love, understanding, and soft words are alterable...
Words: 620 - Pages: 3
...Essay on The Function of a University The university occupies a place of overwhelming importance in our educational system. All our eyes are turned towards it. The universities in our country were originally planned by our colonial rulers to be factories for producing, on a large scale, certified clerks and copyists. Hence, the function of an India University was for a long time to test the students, after a prescribed course of studies has been completed in the colleges. Nominal provision was made for the study of law, medicine and engineering and commerce. And so a vicious system has grown up; teachers help the students to memories for examination; students cram and load their mind with the odds and ends of learning; papers-setters demand of the examines a moderate reproductions of what they have memorized. A country excepts its universities to provide leadership for different filed of the society. A University as the seat of higher learning may be said to have succeeded in its primary mission if it has given us leaders. It is not merely an examining body but has to serve as a centre of high academic studies and research. But an Indian University with decided bias for arts and commerce is only turning out graduates. The complaint that our graduates are unemployed is a charge not against the University, which is not an employment bureau, but against the State whose duty is to remove unemployment. To require a University to find employment for her alumni will be a diversion...
Words: 768 - Pages: 4
...My Friend, Mark Twain By Owen Pangilinan Dr. Hemington English 001A 21 July 2015 Owen Pangilinan 7/20/15 July 20, 2015 My friend, Mark Twain What are the characteristics of a good friend? A good friend is someone that is giving, not only with physical possessions but with their intellect as well. Someone that will loan you money without expecting to be repaid, let you borrow their clothes, and give you good advice. A true friend is honest and loyal. They will protect your secrets and “tell it like it is.” They will not mislead you because they have your best interests in mind. A real friend is a person who accepts you as you are. They know you are not perfect, because no one is. Flaws, imperfections and fears, are what make friendships such a beautiful thing, and these things are one of the many reasons why they love you. They aren’t expecting you to change and are understanding when you make mistakes. They are also always there for you, through the best and worst times in your life. Your true friends will be there by your side on the most boring of afternoons, and will be the first to come to your aid in the event of a disaster or in times of crisis. Mark Twain is a man that possessed many of the characteristics of a true friend. Through his books, articles, movies and personal friends you can get an insight as to what he was like in real life. Some people might argue you that his sarcasm and tenacity are not the makings of a true friend rather than a trouble...
Words: 2195 - Pages: 9
...In contrast to King, Coleridge placed the burden of suspending disbelief squarely on the writer’s shoulders; provided that a writer sufficiently interjects “human interest and a semblance of truth” (qtd. in Jackson), readers will naturally overlook any fundamental lack of believably. In this way, individuals first respond aesthetically, for enjoyment, and only after they stop perceiving will they begin to think about what they have seen or heard. Although King asks readers to consider “the odd Döppler effects” that are a part of the process of “selective forgetting that is so much a part of ‘growing up’” (446), in doing so, he actually asks readers to consider not only what is forgotten with maturity, but also what it means to be a child. Picture the process of growing up moving like a wave; where each successive crest away from childhood carries adults closer to a time where they will no longer remember what it meant to be children, therein forgetting that “almost everything has a scare potential for the child under eight” (King 446). In turn, readers can see how as children themselves move along this path of selective forgetting, they are afraid “at the right time and place,” hence each wave toward adulthood also carries kids...
Words: 859 - Pages: 4
...but not yet recognized until the active psychosis takes place (Cameron, 1938). He was socially awkward and suffers social rejection. His social behavior was often mocked upon by classmates but did receive support by his close friend, Charles. There are many occurrences of social psychological theories that were depicted in this film. Some of the many social psychological phenomenons that were used in this film were person perception or attribution theory, the self, cognitive dissonance, attitude, and conformity. The self theory is "the individual's belief about himself or herself, including the person's attributes and who and what the self is" (Baumeister, 1999). Nash had distinct sensory ability and high self esteem in regards to his intellect. Self esteem is the degree to which we comment ourselves (Morse and Gergen, 1970). Nash had a positive view of himself. He was able to see the light pattern through a glass and was able synchronize it with patterns on the tie of his classmate. This shows that he considered himself intellectually superior than his classmates. The grandiosity of his intelligence was well taken and often attempted challenges were made by his classmates. He does not believe in social niceties and has no interest in attending classes. He believes in his own truly original ideas and seems obsessed with his ideology of finding success in exploring his own ideas. His brilliance was recognized and awarded. He had a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree. He had confidence...
Words: 1562 - Pages: 7
