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Child abuse and neglect is the topic for my Civic Engagement speech. In this speech I will persuade students to donate to the Kempe Foundation for The Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect. I will be using three of the following concepts: Availability Heuristic, Authority, and Friendship or Liking. Availability Heuristic is a mental short cut the human brain makes when evaluating things such as concepts or decisions. Humans estimate the likelihood of events based on the…

the White City, uses all the background information he can get to come up with an amazing story about to completely different men, but then oddly connects them to each other. The book is third person omniscient feature the two characters known as Daniel Burnham and H.H Holmes. Their stories are separated by each chapter through out the book. Larson uses many quotes and sayings from the actual individuals dairies, or he uses old news paper articles to make the story vivid.…

“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.” ( Einstein ) This greatly applies to the story, “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes which is about a young man named Charlie Gordon who unfortunately has a low intelligence level. Just like the quote, Charlie had the ability all this time to become very smart with an IQ of over 200 after a neurosurgery. Later on the story, Charlie’s operation backfires putting his IQ back down to sixty-eight. Although the result of the intelligence was…

Kusai Abusafi French 109 Moliere’s Miser A well known comedian known mostly by his stage name: Molière (pronounced "mohl-yair"), whose real name was Jean Baptiste Poquelin, was one of the greatest masters of comedy in western literature; he put together 12 of the most long-lasting, powerful and full-length comedies of all time, some that rhyme, some in story, not to mention six more shorter slapstick, dramatic comedies. He used his knowledge for the modern French comedy and combined it with…

Flowers of Algernon Essay Thomas Durham 10/9/2017 1st Period Flowers of Algernon is a short story by Daniel Keyes A 37 year old man who is mentally disabled and he wants to be smart so more people will like him, so he can have more friends.Charlie Gordon was better off after the surgery because the people who used to make fun of him now stood up for him and even though Charlie wasn’t smart anymore it was a good experience to have. The Surgery was still a good experience for Charlie Gordon…

Well… Mind telling me why I.Qs are about as important as food & water? Yeah, I know, it´s apparently a measure of intelligence… But STILL. ¨Flowers for Algernon¨ is basically a Science Fiction written by Daniel Keyes. A man named Charlie Gordon has a I.Q. of 68, and consequently, is increased to 204 after an A.I. operation. Charlie Gordon should NOT have had the A.I. surgery since he left Miss Kinnian behind, became angrier, & regressed. Charlie shouldn't have had the surgery since he had to…

Nehemiah Leading Through Change Nehemiah was considered a great leader, and decided with the help of the Lord to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. Once Nehemiah set his heart to help the people of Jerusalem, many obstacles were faced. Nehemiah through faith and perseverance proved to be a great leader. Nehemiah served as a cupbearer for the king of Babylon. When Nehemiah heard that the walls of Jerusalem were never rebuilt and the city was going through turmoil, Nehemiah felt obliged to help his…

Having friends is a crucial part in having a healthy sociable side. In Flowers for Algernon, Charlie learns the hard way that not everyone is friendly. “I never knew before that Joe and Frank and the other liked to have me around just to make fun of me. Now I know what they mean when they say “to pull a Charlie Gordon”.” (pg. 42) Once Charlie started to become smarter, many of his friendships were exposed. He realized that his bakery “friends” weren’t really his friends and just took advantage…

The Bronze Bow, a book written by Elizabeth George Speare, tells of Daniel’s struggle between revenge and forgiveness. Daniel despises all Romans because of his father’s crucifixion, which also lead to his mother’s death. Daniel’s sister, Leah, was traumatized after witnessing her father’s crucifixion. Daniel thinks she won’t leave her home because of demons. Daniel, seeing an old friend named Joel and his sister, Malthace or “Thacia”, talks to them about Leah and Daniel’s grandmother. Due to…

If someone asked you to have surgery that would triple your I.Q. in just a matter of weeks, would you take it? Should Charlie Gordon have had the surgery? In the science fiction story “Flowers for Algernon” By Daniel Keyes, A man named Charlie Gordon wants to be smart and feel normal like everyone else, he takes an opportunity to have A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) surgery which would triple his I.Q. of 68. It was a good idea that Charlie had the surgery because he got to finally experience…