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controversy about the moral issues the book has raised. Throughout the book, Holden Caulfield is narrating from a rest home or mental hospital. In the end, the question that still stirs controversy is if Holden Caulfield should really be in a mental institution? After a thorough investigation, it will be proven that the author does indeed display why Holden should be in a rest home because of his attitude towards death, his need for psychological help, and the positive outcomes that are shown…

all of the patients were held in cages, closets, pens, and stalls often times in cellars. Most of the patients who were disobedient were chained up naked and beaten/ lashed with rods and other sorts of items. After some time, asylums soon became institutions, where instead of just holding and punishing the mentally ill, they began trying to treat the disorders as well. One of the most common ways to “treat” a mental disorder was electroshock therapy, this is still used and there’s controversy on…

such being the “combine”. Chief mentions the “combine” at various locations in the book. The combine in his mind are the outside organization and the nurse who try to reshape the people at the mental institution to their own idea of a perfect person, even though as chief says everyone in the institution is the normal people in their own eyes and the combine are the insane ones trying to change them even though they are just making it worse. Another symbol found in the novel is the fog machine.…

world. Although at the end the bell jar is lifted and she can resist the oppression of society and the mental institutions she is still tainted by the fear that someday the bell jar will drop again, and she will descend into madness because of the control she may face again by others. Also, this could be a critique of psychiatry and how people are diagnosed and treated in mental institutions. Susan Bassnett…

“Elexis, your birthday is in February, there is no way we can have your party at the zoo.” This line would be repeated throughout my household from the beginning of January until February 20th, ten days after my birthday had already passed. The zoo is a thrilling place for a kid; fantastic animals all around them running and playing, lions roaring and polar bears swimming in the little pools in their enclosures. These are common memories children have when looking back on their trips to the zoo,…

The education system has always been a driver of social policies. Its primary purpose is to develop each individual passing through the system to their fullest potential, imparting the knowledge of social norms and values as well as preparing a work force that is able to contribute to the economy. In recent years we have seen the education system dealing with much more than education and social norms. For some time now the extent to which the education system is failing black boys has been a…

nature, an interest fostered by their father and the other great naturalists such as Agassiz and Audubon (Goode, 1897). After attaining bachelors and master’s degrees from Dickinson College and being appointed professor of naturalism, the Smithsonian Institution…

Why? The non- profit I would focus on is the Smithsonian National Museum of American History built in 1846. I have choice the Smithsonian because it’s the largest museum and research complex. The Smithsonian National Museum of American History claims to “Shape the future by preserving our heritage, discovering new knowledge, and sharing our resources with the world”. What would be your research question? The Smithsonian is an educational institution that provides knowledge through the use of…

American Indian Paper Review I have chosen to write about the amazing and incredible American Indian art work of Dennis R. Fox Jr. and the Buffalo Hide Painting. The artist Dennis R. Fox Jr is a member of three-affiliated tribes (Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara) of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation of North Dakota. Dennis R Fox Jr. has American Indian paintings and artwork prominently displayed at Lewis & Clark University and Montello – Peabody native Indian hall of the Thomas Jefferson…

First of all, what does digitization in a museum context means? The Smithsonian Museum gives an accurate definition of it: “a set of processes that convert physical resources to a digital form or that create materials […] in a digital format. […] They form a new type of collection — a digital collection — that requires special care and preservation” (Smithsonian Institution, 2010, p. 3). Processes of digitization started with the appearance of CD-ROM invented by Philips in 1979, when technology…