Journal of the History of the Neurosciences 2000‚ Vol. 9‚ No. 3‚ pp. 286–293 0964-704X/00/0903-286$15.00 © Swets & Zeitlinger Epilepsy and Catalepsy in Anglo-American Literature between Romanticism and Realism: Tennyson‚ Poe‚ Eliot and Collins Peter Wolf Epilepsiezentrum Bethel‚ Germany ABSTRACT Epilepsy and catalepsy were not clearly separated in the minds of people in the early 19th century‚ and catalepsy may have been used as a diagnostic euphemism for epilepsy. Tennyson‚ in ‘‘The
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grove; on the opposite side the land rises abruptly from the water’s edge‚ into a high ridge on which grow a few scattered oaks of great age and immense size. Under one of these gigantic trees‚ according to old stories‚ there was a great amount of treasure buried by Kidd the pirate. The inlet allowed a facility to bring the money in a boat secretly and at night to the very foot of the hill. The elevation of the place permitted a good look out to be kept that no one was at hand‚ while the remarkable trees
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Romantic literary works. “The Devil and Tom Walker” was written during a time and setting when Puritans should devote their lives to God. Tom decides to sell his soul to the devil and go against his beliefs and influences. When he heard about the buried treasure‚ he tries to stay strong but falls prey to his greed for money and riches. His marriage to his wife was not going well and both of them secretly wanted a different reality; this and his greed made his focus change to
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black (bad). They live on the base of trees and termite mounds. If their homes are disturbed or destroyed they take revenge by giving bad luck‚ lingering illness or even death. White dwarves when treated with respect and kindness bring good luck and treasures. Sometimes a dwarf prince/princess may fall in love with a human and bring their spirit to their underground kingdom. Psychological disorders and retardation are often blamed on dwarves. Kapre: Pronounced ( Ka-Pre) This black hairy giant likes
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to fight the dragon‚ his men abandon him. Beowulf is injured‚ fatally‚ and does manage to give a fatal blow to the dragon with his dirk but only by the help of one of his men. In the end of the fight the dragon lays dead and Beowulf is buried with some of the treasure from the
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The main theme within ’Stand by Me’ is the closeness of pre-teen boys‚ ’hanging around’ in gangs and generally trying to grow up too fast. It is in the ’coming of age’ movie genre. The opening sequence reflects the close bond still shared by the two main characters (Gordie and Chris); as we see from the headline that Chris has been shot dead. The young boys wanting and trying to grow up quickly is shown in the tree house; they have decided upon a secret knock to gain entry to the tree house‚ as if
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Ancestor Hunting: As a beginner you need to keep it simple. Embarking on an ancestor hunt can be as exciting as looking for buried treasure. For the hunter the early enthusiasm can‚ however‚ quickly drain away if early successes are few‚ and a clear route is not apparent to finding that nugget of information about an ancestor. The sheer enormity of the task may then seem overwhelming. So‚ as a beginner‚ keep it simple‚ and go for the lowest hanging fruit first. A family tree chart should start
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perpetually points out a very good point; we are‚ in fact‚ very wasteful beings. To us‚ everything is replaceable. We do not value the things we have to their full potential; and so when it eventually ends up in the trash‚ buried under broken eggs and spilled coffee grinds‚ it becomes a treasure to someone eager enough to appreciate
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Meanwhile‚ Watson finally meets some au pair girls‚ pursuing them in as “goal-oriented” a way as he pursues the secret of DNA. 6. “Buried Treasure” Wilkins and Watson become reacquainted over lunch at Crick’s flat. Wilkins sees science as a communal activity and resents Franklin’s secrecy; he subconsciously lets the “Rosy” nickname slip. (Watson later received some scorn from fellow scientists
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discovery of a covered town and its secrets of the ancient civilisation buried by the natural disaster‚ the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Following the discovery the process of excavation began over the 19th Century there was an increase in the changing methods used by archaeologists in order to further develop our understanding of the ancient civilisation of Pompeii. Before the 19th Century archaeology was used as way to treasure hunt‚ such as Alcubierre whose sole intention was to find treasure1
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