Flowers for Algernon

In Daniel Keyes’ story, Flowers for Algernon, Dr. Nemur and Dr. Strauss perform surgery to make Charlie three times smarter. Even though the story is fictional, doctors today can do many things to alter a person’s appearance or personality. After reading the article, “ Ethical Issues in Flowers for Algernon”, I came up with three reasons for surgery being unethical. These reasons are misleading role models, possibilities of overcoming obstacles that mental illnesses cause, and Patient not…

of lipstick. It wasn 't long before he wanted to stop seeing each other because he said he could see how upset I was seeing him change that. I couldn 't help but to feel upset , but not for me, for Charlie. But when Dr Strauss informed me on how Algernon was starting to isolate himself and act more erratically I understood that this was not Charlie, Charlie Gordon has been ostracized from his mind as he has been from society. What now posses his body is not Charlie but merely a bunch of…

A dream is just something everyone gets automatically, it is a thought in the back of your mind that is somewhat wanted even though it would never come true, but is it? In Of Mice and Men characters like Lennie, Candy, and Curly’s wife prove that a dream is more than just an idea in your head, it is what they live for. It is what helps them get through hard times and keep persevering when nobody else believes in them or listens. These three characters, especially, have it hard but they have…

Is a dream just an idea, a random thought in the back of your mind, right? In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, characters like Lennie, Candy, and Curly’s wife prove that a dream is more than just an idea in your head, it is what they live for. This dream is what helps them get through hard times and keep persevering when nobody else believes in them or listens. These three characters, especially, have it hard but they have dreams in their minds that they have had for a while and that stand with…

Severus Snape is an idiot with a few redeeming moments. James Potter is better that Severus Snape in many ways, James was a bully but he started to change while Severus did not, James was willing to forgive Severus and say sorry for Lily’s sake, while Severus was not, and Severus was a bully to his students that were not Gryffindor. James improved himself for the better in the 6th year where he started to change, while Severus never did. First, James was a bully, and he was mean and cruel, but…

People are constantly trying to define what happiness is and if you are happy or not, but have you ever wondered where it is? In Eric Weiners humorous travel memoir, The Geography of Bliss (335 pages),he travels to several countries, including The Netherlands, Switzerland, Bhutan, Qatar, Iceland, Moldova, Thailand, Great Britain, India, and America, in search for where one can find true contentment. In every location, he observes several different ways those countries have become some of the…

Ironically, this was not the case as he lost multiple friends along with their respect. The pattern of Charlie’s development is like that of a flower and as temporal. He is compared to a lotus, which induces forgetfulness. In Homer’s Odyssey, the Lotus-eaters were those who forgot homeland and ties of friendship and family. The Halifax Regional School Board (HRSB) makes a great comparison between…

David Letterman was born on April 12, 1947. David Letterman was very famous because of his shows that he was in. David was a very popular guy just because of all the viewers he had on his show Late Night With David Letterman. He was on many shows growing up and then he got his own TV show and he became even more popular. David Letterman was very shy as a kid and didn’t want to be in front of cameras a lot until he got his own show. David said, he was very excited about having his own show.…

was before, but it was the experience that counts. Firstly, according to Dr. Strauss, “even if this fails you are making a good contribution to science.” (Keyes 11) What Dr. Strauss has done with doing the surgery is help science evolve. It made Algernon get smart and that was tested on a mouse so it was time to try it out on a human. It was ethical because now they can get further into…

Handicap story by Matisse “Hey! How many trees does it take to screw in a light bulb?” Asked Roger, as he took another shot of whatever he was drinking.”How many?” replied Henry, just as drunk as Roger. “To get to the other side!” explained Roger, mixing up the jokes. They had been in the casino for two hours, twenty three minutes and forty seven seconds; the time was ten thirty four P.M. Lee knew this without a timepiece, and he was thinking of leaving. Lee had Savant Syndrome, so he…