Dwarfism

If you go to the circus today, you'll see elephants, clowns and cotton candy - not much of a freak show. Circus acts focusing on physical abnormalities might be a thing of the past, but that doesn't make them any less interesting. Below we present the 10 most bizarre circus performers who used their abnormalities to their advantage.Myrtle Corbin was born a dipygus, which means her pelvis and legs were duplicated.Prince Randian, also known as the snake man, was born without limbs.Here we have…

common in the United States only affecting pregnant women and infants. Supplements can prevent or alleviate diseases or condition associated with the deficiency. These diseases and conditions include but not limited to dwarfism, fatal diarrhea,…

heterochromia resulting in mismatched green and black eyes, hair blonde in some places while black in others and the front half of his nose cut off in the Battle of the Blackwater, yet none of these features alienate him from his family as much as his dwarfism and the fact his mother died in his childbirth. He is considered a monster by society and his family, his father Tywin and sister, the Queen Regent Cersei, hating him openly. Tywin reminds him often that Tyrion should be thankful that he…

Human culture has a constant drive for perfection in all aspects of life. People are determined to achieve the best jobs, the best homes and the best form of “living”. Even if all those things are well achieved, humans are driven to strive for more. There seems to be no point where this controlling behavior will get to a stopping point. Recently, technological advancements in medical sciences have allowed potential parents to genetically “play” with preferred traits in an unborn baby. Parents…

the book is mostly about what he is remembering. Max is both dyslexic and illiterate, but is rather tall and strong for his age. Kevin, the other main character, suffers from Morquio Syndrome, a ridiculously rare and also rather dangerous form of dwarfism (earning him the nickname “Freak”, due to his bell-shaped chest and small height), although is very intelligent and is never afraid to display such knowledge. Kevin cannot walk very easily without assistance, but can crawl on all fours rather…

population, and Josef Mengele the man behind it all. Medical experimentations done on humans; doctors were using prisoners as laboratory animals. If a person is born different, and has an unique body form. That includes identical twins, having dwarfism, or having any physical abnormalities. With a flip of a switch, people were automatically got chosen to be tested on. The scientific reason was given behind it. The “Mother Country” (Germany) should last and be the utmost powerful. The Nazi’s…

For example, a lab-created hormone, called Human Growth Hormone (HGH) was initially created as a treatment for dwarfism (Bender, 1998). Unfortunately, over the years HGH, has been repeatedly misused and turned into a cosmetic hormone. Similar to the twisted uses of HGH, it is a major concern that genetic engineering may attract the attention of young parents who want…

Early on in the series A Song Of Ice And Fire George RR Martin forshadows many, series changing plot twists and important plot lines. One of which occurs when Tyrion Lannister and Jon Snow are on their way to the wall for Jon to join the brotherhood of the nights watch. The two exchange stories of their childhood and past, during this Tryion drops a subtle line which many don’t read to much into because kids have wild dreams “I always wanted to ride a dragon” and “Sometimes I would look into the…

only has about 400 reported cases worldwide. During the years of 1953 and 1954 two doctors, Dr. H. K. Silver and A. Russell discovered and wrote about a dwarfism the could be recognized at or before birth. The condition was obviously later named after the doctors themselves. As stated above Russell-Silver Syndrome is a condition of dwarfism, and factors for it can even sometimes be recognized before birth. However some of the calling cards from this condition after birth include distinct…

Labeling theory is the theory of how the self-identity and behavior of individuals may be determined or influenced by the terms used to describe or classify them. Analyzing obesity as deviance from a labeling perspective is Werner Cahnman stating that obesity is a social phenomenon and stigma. He claims that obesity is "detrimental to health, a blemish to appearance, and a social disgrace." Further, he argues that obesity is morally reprehensible. According to Cahnman, there is a connection…