Smell

I would choose to give up my sense of smell. This seems like the most sensible choice to me as it is far less traumatic than the sudden loss of eyesight or hearing. While all five senses are typically vital to survival, domesticated species and humans can typically survive losing a sense without any serious repercussions. We even have the ability to improve certain senses that are not up to par, such as eyesight. Anosmia – the medical term for loss of smell – is commonly associated with…

Rough Draft Research Paper: Abby Connor How Does Smell Affect Taste? There are many different ways smell affect taste, one reason for this is because of the way the brain percepts how the food smells. For example, if you smell something that might smell like strawberry, like a slushie that may have strawberry in it but mostly smells like strawberry , you might think that it is strawberry or, but it could really be blueberry flavored, your brain may still think that is strawberry, this is…

in 2011,"Olfactory loss in Parkinson's Disease", talks about how when the elderly lose their sense of smell it could be an early indicator on if they are developing Parkinson's. Although not everyone who has lost their sense of smell develops the disease. A recent study that included over 2,462 people over the age of 75, 1,510 were white while 952 were black. They were all required to do a smell test on 12 different…

While the smell of victory is said to be sweet as roses, it can often be tainted by the foul stench of foul play. When someone is so caught up in what they are doing to achieve a goal, their actions can be immoral and their victory is not always fair. In both Macbeth by William Shakespeare and Ambition by Kevin M. Sorbello, both main characters are seen to be ruthless in their tactics for victory. Macbeth goes to great lengths to become king after the three witches told him he would be “king…

written to show the story from a narrator’s unbiased perspective. 3rd person often include partial thoughts of many characters. The narrative account is the way a story is told, so it would either be 1st or 3rd person. Written by Tina M. Beller, “The Smell of Fresh Paint” is a letter written to Tina’s parents.. The story is about Iraqi insurgents launching a rocket strike at an abandoned Iraqi Palace Tina was poised at. Written by Amy Vaughan, “International Reality Consultants, LTD,” is a…

imagine what it would be like to not be able to smell anything? Research shows that many people take their sense of smell for granted and would likely not consider losing it as a catastrophic thing. However, if you stop and think about how much of your daily life involves smell, it actually could be a terrible loss. Smell effects our emotions, our moods, enhances (or sometimes detracts from) our atmosphere, and most importantly, our sense of smell has a great deal to do with our sense of…

Smell the roses. Taste the lemons. Hear the bells ring. The best ways for me to engage with a text is to employ every sensibility through the use of visualization. When I’m reading a novel or poem, I employ visualization techniques as they become applicable. If the text mentions roses in the garden”, I literally “see” the garden and “smell” the roses; the sound of a train, I imagine the “sound” of the train’s whistle. If the text doesn’t mention the color of the train, I imagine that it’s red…

an example of how the smell of the vampire has been omitted or spoken about in a less irritating way to get the audience more interested in vampire narratives. Hensley presented a survey in his article where young American women were presented with various smells in a romantic setting. and the results were that the various smells were noticed by the young women regardless of the environment (90). This finding made Hensley question why Mina and Lucy did not notice the smell when Jonathan express…

“Smells Like Teen Spirit” soared high in records and radios in the 90s and still known to many until today, because of its remarkable tune and lyrics made by the legendary band, Nirvana. Now, because of its worldwide hit and undisputed popularity, it was dubbed as the most Iconic Song of All Time. The University of London’s study resulted that the Kurt Cobain hit is the most popular song in music’s history. According to Music Times, the greatest track described the “grunge movement of the 90s”…

The Smell of Dirt I kicked the dirt again, I could barely breath as the dust filled my lungs, the sweat dripped down my face mixed with the dust making my skin crawl with itchiness. I could hear my kids screaming at me from the stand. I looked back and saw my girls jumping up and down, I saw my oldest son holding his hands in prayer with his eyes looking above, my other boys looked as nervous as I felt. For a brief moment, my eyes connected with Mitch's. They were as wide as a deers caught in a…