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    are different either mentally or physically. Most people with physical and mental disabilities are mo different then the norm. The short story " Arrangement In Black and White"‚ by Dorothy Parker‚ can be compared and contrasted to the novel Flowers For Algernon‚ by Daniel Keyes. Both the novel and the short story can be compared in terms of characterization. Walter Williams‚ the main character of the short story‚ and Charlie Gordon‚ the main character of the novel can be compared to each other

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    Response To Prompt 1 Think about the narrative form of the novel. How does the diaristic‚ journal- entry form affect the emphasis of the narrative? Is Charlie dependable as a narrator as he progresses through his various stages? Is Charlie capable of providing insight into the other characters‚ or is he too preoccupied with himself? Flowers for Algernon The Flowers for Algernon written by Daniel Key engages many human topics such as intellectual abilities over moral character‚ the

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    The film‚ Charlie and the story Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes have many similarities and differences such as in both versions Charlie is motivated to be smart and figures out that he will revert to his old‚ not smart ways while one version shows that Charlie doesn’t write progress reports and Charlie discovers that Algernon is dead. One similarity is that in both versions Charlie is motivated and wants to learn. He wants to gain more knowledge and is willing to work for it. Another similarity

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    Does Charlie really deserve to die? Charlie just wanted to become smart and live longer; but the Doctors didn’t tell Charlie that the intelligence would be temporary. In the story‚ Flowers for Algernon‚ I strongly feel that the Doctors did not follow their ethics of fieldwork and made a bad choice by choosing Charlie Gordon as their test subject for the intelligence surgery. If Charlie didn’t take the surgery‚ he could have lived longer with an IQ of 68‚ but instead dies. Charlie made a contribution

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    At this point in the book his mother is in denial because she seems to not accept the fact that he is a mentally retarded person that needs help and that needs to go to special school for disabled children. His mother just wants Charlie to fit in like the rest of the kids and act normal. His mother thinks that being different is bad and that he will have a lot of problems in the future just because he is really different. From the mother’s perspective she is right about the fact that he will

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    A person’s level of intelligence can increase or decrease‚ but no matter what‚ their true nature will always stay the same. In the narrative “Flowers for Algernon” written by Daniel Keyes‚ Charlie‚ a grown man with a low IQ‚ is given a neurological operation to “enhance” his intellect. Over the course of the text‚ as Charlie’s intelligence shifts from low to high‚ Keyes reveals aspects of Charlie’s character. In the story‚ Daniel Keyes reveals Charlie’s true nature‚ describing how Charlie is honest

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    Scientists are developing ways to edit the DNA of tomorrow’s children. In the short story “Flowers for Algernon”‚ by Daniel Keyes‚ there is an intellectually disabled man named Charlie Gordon that is also going to operated on to promote his intelligence. As informed scientists are developing ways to edit the DNA of babies. That means that people are making their babies with requested traits: intelligence‚ eye color‚ athleticism‚ and disease prevention. They are known as designer babies. As informed

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    Has there ever been something that others can do or they are good at and you wish you could be as good? Well if so that’s just like Charlie Gordon. In the science fiction story “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes is about a mentally challenged 37 year old named Charlie Gordon. Charlie gets the opportunity of a lifetime when he is offered to get a surgery that may triple his I.Q. All Charlie has ever wanted was to be accepted by society. He felt that he wasn’t accepted because he wasn’t intelligent

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    American Lit 2 Flowers For Algernon By Daniel Keyes Pp. 149-216 Here is a quick overview of the plot for this section. Charlie goes back to the lab and he takes over the experiment. Burt tells Charlie that Algernon is losing his intelligence. Charlie goes to the Warren home to see what it is like. At the lab Algernon continues to decline and Charlie works hard to find out why. At a party Charlie gets into an argument with Nemur. Charlie comes up with his "Algernon-Gordon Effect" which

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    Society’s Misunderstanding Society tends to believe that the mentally challenged are at a disadvantage compared to a person of high intelligence‚ is this always true? In Daniel Keyes’ short story “Flowers for Algernon”‚ that wasn’t the case with Charlie Gordon. Due to an experimental surgery‚ Charlie experienced advantages and disadvantages in his life and in his mind. Charlie’s operation benefitted him in many ways. For instance‚ Charlie‚ already knowing history‚ geography‚ and arithmetic‚

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