Idiot

term “mental retardation” was first used in 1862. The treatment and care of individuals with mental retardation varied from kindness to even death. Over time, the term “mental retardation” became a derogatory remark used to replace words, such as idiot, imbecile, moron, and feeble-minded. Throughout history, individuals with mental retards were looked upon to as defiant and dangerous members of society. Between 1920s to 1960s, individuals with mental retardation were confined to hospitals and…

In “ The Possibility of Evil,” Shirley Jackson uses the narrator and the subordinate characters to characterize Miss Adela Strangeworth. Through the narrator as a non-participant, the reader can see how arrogant and self-centered Miss Strangeworth is. Shirley Jackson starts the story with “ Miss Strangeworth’s little town,” as well as having her think the “town belongs to her,” (line 11) makes the point of her being arrogant from the beginning. Miss Strangeworth believes because it is her…

secret. A staff member for Radar Online wrote to Mikhail to find out the truth. Was he hired by Bill Cosby to kill Ennis? Unfortunately, Mikhail did not answer the question. His response was, “Ennis’ only fault was in being in the path of a wicked idiot like myself.” Mikhail is serving a life sentence in the Corcoran State Prison in California.…

Ambition is a trait some admire; but it can lead to one’s demise without them even knowing. A great example is the tale of Macbeth. Throughout the play Macbeth’s ambition blinds him to do the unholy and realizes his faults during his downfall. Macbeth’s ambition causes him to do an abundance of dirty deeds. His thirst for blood made him kill off his friend Banquo by telling some men that “Banquo is your enemy and so is he mine”; (Act ii scene ii) manipulating the men to do his bidding. This…

my hand along his jaw. I smiled as it tickled my palm. "Jane, what are you doing" River said as meet his eye, he had an amused smirk on his face as I felt my face turn red, "nothing, I just wanted to feel it" I said looking away feeling like an idiot as I bit…

Imagine a nice quiet evening. Your enjoying dinner with your family and all of a sudden you see your child bring some sort of deformed human to your table and saying that it’s a harmless alien trying to get home. Dinner has just been ruined. Well in Steven Spielberg’s 1982 film “E.T” something similar happens. The movie starts off with aliens on earth harvesting some plants. After a few minutes the aliens started to signal that they are leaving. One alien who traveled too far from the ship…

disadvantage. The quote “Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you might get” is another populist trope found within the film. By simplifying the complexities of life down to a box of assorted candy, Forrest’s mother makes a claim even an idiot could understand. The average person will understand that when buying a box of chocolates, there are no guarantees as to what candies are…

In 16 years, I have heard people call others names plenty of times, and I’ve often found myself at both the delivering and receiving end of name calling. When I was 3, I called a girl a "bucket head" and threw a hula hoop at her. At age 7, upon moving to America, I someone called me an "alien." The other day I called my friend a “dumbass.” While I’ve experienced many different versions of name calling, only recently have I sat down to ponder the effects of using these phrases and what they mean…

Third-person omniscient POV lets the reader know more than the main character knows. “’The village idiot,’ said Phoebe, trying to comprehend these things, with her inexhaustible unappreciated politeness” (Munro). The reader knows what is happening in Phoebe’s mind, and what she is thinking. There is no way the protagonist would know that much detail about…

In Shakespeares twelfth night, the comedian ridicules established stereotypes associated with gender and social hierarchy, ultimately creating a comic effect which can be in multiple layers of depth in the play. He symbolically, through character development and course of action, underlines the ways in which human nature can undermine stereotypes and shows, that these rooted ideas have little to do with the way humans actually turn out to be. This, in turn, creates a comic effect, because all…