Inattentional blindness

Reaction Paper In a world in which sight is the most commonly used sense, people gifted with the ability to see often do not take advantage of all of the wonderful perceptual cues around them. People like Mike Mays, John Hull, and Sabriye Tenberken have overcome the obstacles of being blind, and have inspired others to do so. One of the many challenges people without sight have to face is ridicule. I was not surprised at how poorly blind people were treated because I learned in my…

When someone tells you a story you are expecting to hear what actually happens. That is not always the case. We have certain characters from stories whom we encounter that they way the story is told is so believable, even though is not true. But there is always the case when story is told unbelievably, and we end up believing the facts that are presented to us, as readers. Two stories that come in mind about main characters or narrators whose stories are told in different aspects – believable…

When I walk past someone that is physically and mentally different than myself, I assume and judge; but my assumption is not always right because I haven’t been in their shoes to where I can completely fathom their situation. People tend to evaluate others harshly when they don’t know them personally. In “The Cathedral” by Raymond Carver, the husband has a hard time understanding the relationship between the wife and the blind man, Robert. Throughout the story, Carver shows us that assumptions…

Having Sight But No Vision Often times when people are younger they’re told “you’re hearing me, but you are not listening.” What people don’t realize is that they are looking at how people appear to be and not seeing a person on a deeper level, which is reflected through the narrator in “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver. The character that stands out the most is the narrator. Even though the narrator isn’t actually blind, he lacks awareness that makes him more blind than the actual blind person…

interesting impression towards the theme of the story. The narrator’s actions towards Robert flowed from beginning to end leading to the narrator’s realization of his newfound feelings of what Robert, as a blind man, had been going through. His blindness and loss didn’t hinder his way of life, yet allowed him to teach the narrator something important. Robert’s visit and stay at the narrator’s home with him and his wife, lead to the narrator achieving this realization. Even though the narrator’s…

Blindness is a strict term meaning to be unable to see even with glasses (Dahl). Blindness is a condition that someone can get or be born with (Dahl). There are two types of blindness that someone get from physically hurting someone's eyes, one is called “temporary blindness” and the other is called “permanent blindness” (Dahl). Temporary blindness is a scratch or small cut on the eye that inflicts pain but goes away if treated correctly (Dahl). Permanent blindness is if the small scrape gets…

best sight of any character in the book. He can see people’s true personalities, answers from past events, and the blindness of other characters. In the story, Edward Bloor uses the motif of sight to show that sight is not only about what people can view, but what people can infer and find meaning in. Paul can see people’s true motives, find meaning in past events, and the blindness of others. For example, he often has flashbacks followed by more of an understanding of his life such as when he…

glaucoma is a chemical group of eye disease that can wind to sightlessness by damaging the optic nerve. Here is some story behind glaucoma. Glaucoma has been known in medicine since antiquity. According to nbci Hippocrates described “glaykoseis” as blindness which occur in the elderly . the first person to discover glaucoma and the connection between increased tension of the eyeball was the english eye doctor ophthalmologist. Glaucoma can get worse overtime Most people get glaucoma because…

We all tend to judge people by what we see on the outside occasionally. Either from what they are wearing or how they are going about their days. This is just a small issue in this book that the author uses to make sense of the plot of the story. The details in this story are very specific to what’s happening which makes it very easy to understand the author’s perspective. The author uses an interaction between a blind man and a stressed husband to get the point across you should never assume…

In the article “The Mystery of Being in Gattaca”, the author Dmetri Kakmi illustrates the different ways that the film projects disability. Kakmi believes that what makes a person crippled is not always the physical part, but also outside factors that can also make them impaired. The author states that Eugene, the disabled man in the movie, was mentally crippled by his own expectations that he could not meet. When Eugene was born he was a 9.3 rating on the perfect scale, he was born great, yet…