Hydrocephalus

Sherman Alexie, as one of the best-known Native American authors in the United States, grew up on a Spokane Indian reservation enclosed by poverty, alcoholism, disease, and against all odds, transpired to become one of the best American writers under forty according to The New Yorker and Granta (Cline 197). Moreover, the New Yorker named Alexie one of the top twenty writers for the twenty-first century (Anonymous 35). Chadwyck-Healey (1) stated that Alexie was influenced by the poetry of Allen…

Sherman Alexie is by far one of the most controversial authors in American and Native American literature history. His most notorious works focus on the despair, poverty, and alcoholism that were known to circulate amongst the Native American people, some of which he experienced first hand. He is best known for using a bold, outspoken style in many poems, novels, and short stories. At one point in time, the author states that his “only purpose is to teach children to rebel against authority…

Unable to cognitively process the questions, “Who am I?” and “Who do I want to be?” at a very deep level during childhood, the exercise of self-reflection begins with early adolescence. The teenager moves away from childhood towards adulthood and feels the confusion of being “in between”. Self-consciousness is magnified; as one scrutinizes himself, he believes everyone else is scrutinizing him, too. A teenager experiments with different modes of identity—through peer groups, fashion,…

He knows that my brains are fragile.”(21). Rowdy was concerned about Junior because he knows his brain is very easy to damage. Junior has Hydrocephalus which is one of the reasons he is made fun of so much. Rowdy has known Junior for forever so he knows that life has been tough for him. In addition Junior really values Rowdy and his friendship “I didn’t want to laugh. I wanted to stop laughing…

So far we have been learning about different psychological behaviors and the research done by famous psychologists who conduct behavior modifications projects to study the human behaviors. We have learned that each project was directed to explain how these behaviors are interacted with the environment to influence behavior and development. One behavior modification study that has been controversial is, Watson’s Little Albert, which was done by behaviorist John B. Watson and Rosalie Raynor. The…

will to power since everything in life is constantly reoccurring. There will be no instances of moments that the will to power will last permanently by itself since it will have to end and restart again from the view of eternal recurrence. The Nazi’s wanted a will to power that would last forever and not ever have to reoccur again and start over. They interpreted Nietzsche as an individual who advocated the will to power, where individuals use their expressive and aggressive will to claim power…

The parents may also manipulate the embryo to try and get rid of certain diseases that can be passed down, like cancer or sickle cell for example. While this may solve health issues, which will be discussed more later on, it can cause a human being to never be able to live. “…for the disabled embryos never receive the chance to live” (Kim). It could be very possible that a child could grow up and live a perfectly healthy life, but since even the slightest chance of a child having that disease…

Consanguineous marriages are major responsible risk factors for Bipolar disorders. This marriage system has been reported as an important factor in the appearance of autosomal recessive diseases and congenital anomalies, including hydrocephalus, postaxial hand polydactyly and bilateral cleft lip cleft palate, bipolar disorders, depression, dysferlinopathy, reproductive disorders, sterility, infant mortality, child deaths, spontaneous abortions and stillbirths etc. Also there are reports…

readers understand his literary works better. Like with many authors, life experience has influenced Alexie’s writing. In ninth grade, the narrator fainted, later finding out due to diabetes. Alexie suffered from seizures due to be diagnosed with hydrocephalus. Even though it’s slightly different in the story, I believe that he drew from his own experiences as a child. He also attended a public high school that was off the reservation, like the narrator did in seventh grade. Another connection…

membrane coverings of the brain and spinal cord. Due to Bacterial meningitis’ close proximity to the brain and spinal cord it is potentially life threatening. If not treated promptly it may lead to life-long complications such as deafness, epilepsy, hydrocephalus and cognitive deficits. Bacterial meningitis is contagious and prolonged close contact can spread the bacteria that cause meningitis. The bacteria can spread from person to person be the means of bodily fluids. In many instances,…